SOLD: World Poker Tour Acquired by Private Investment Firm for $78 Million
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>The World Poker Tour</strong> announced Tuesday that it had been sold to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">privately-held investment firm <strong>Element Partners</strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The tour had been owned...
NEGREANU-POLK CENTRAL (Day 29): Polk Rolls to Another Score; Next Session Set for Wednesday
<p><strong>Doug</strong> <strong>Polk</strong> made it three in a row over <strong>Daniel Negreanu </strong>during Monday’s session for his third win in a row. A late surge moved him to a...
HANDICAPPING HEROICS: Poker Pro David Baker Discusses Huge NFL SuperContest Win
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">No stranger to success on the felt, <strong>David “ODB” Baker</strong> has scored in some of the biggest events in poker. That’s included two <a href="https://www.uspoker.com/online/wsop/" target="_blank"...
LEGAL WATCH: Indiana, Kentucky Introduce Online Poker Bills; Michigan iGaming Expected to Launch Soon
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After a year that saw record revenues in the <strong>US online poker</strong> industry, there may be some good news on the horizon. Indiana legalized <strong>sports betting</strong>...
BRACELET BATTLE: Damian Salas Wins Heads-Up for WSOP Main Event Title, Extra $1 Million
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite some bumps along the way, the 51st <strong>World Series of Poker</strong> $10,000 <strong>Main Event</strong> wrapped up on Sunday at the Rio in <strong>Las Vegas</strong>. After...
BACK IN ACTION: WPT Heading to Venetian in Las Vegas as Live Poker Slowly Returns
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After months of postponed tournaments, the <strong>World Poker Tour</strong> is returning to the live poker felt. The tour announced this week that <strong>Season XVIII</strong> will continue...
MAIN MAN: Joseph Hebert Wins WSOP Main Event US Final Table in Memory of Mother
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After coming to the table as chip leader with more than twice his nearest rival, <strong>Joseph Hebert</strong> closed the show on Monday. He won the <a...
WSOP DRAMA: Upeshka De Silva Will Miss Main Event Final Table After Positive COVID Test; $1M Duel Possibly Delayed
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The <strong>World Series or Poker $10,000 Main Event</strong> has seen some interesting twists. That continued on Monday just hours before the US half of the series...
ON THE LIST: Poker Hall of Fame Finalists Announced; PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg Included for First Time
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The final slate of candidates is now set for poker’s biggest honor. After two weeks of <a href="https://www.uspoker.com/blog/cast-your-vote-nominations-now-open-for-2020-poker-hall-of-fame/32225/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">open nominations</a>, 10 finalists for the...
ONLINE STRATEGY SESSION #2: Sit & Go’s, Short Stacks, and More with Maria Ho
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maria Ho may be one of the busiest people in poker. That includes commentating on major events on the <a href="https://www.uspoker.com/blog/polk-train-rolls-again-for-100k/31830/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>PokerGO</strong></a> streaming service...