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August 24, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Patrick Serda beats Ema Zajmovic to win WPT Montreal

Despite clashing with the World Series of Poker Europe, partypoker LIVE and the World Poker Tour attracted 792-entrants to a Montreal Main Event that went the way of Patrick Serda. “If you play well, titles will come,” said Patrick Serda in the aftermath of his 2017 decision to hand William Kassouf the trophy in the […]

August 23, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Aussie Millions update: Lewis leads $50k Challenge; rings for Huang & Arrilucea

A round-up of news from the Aussie Millions in Melbourne with Toby Lewis leading the final five in the AUD 50,000 Challenge, and side event victories for Vincent Huang and Luis Arrilucea. Stretch marks in a fashion magazine. Northerners in a doctor’s surgery. A headmasters’ cane thrashing the hands of a teenager. Three things that […]

August 16, 2022 By samuel-andrew Casino No Comments

Resorts World Manila owner to resume Westside City construction

Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., the joint venture between Philippine-listed Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) and Genting Hong Kong Limited, will continue the construction of the Westside City casino resort in early 2019, to meet a scheduled 2021 opening. The planned resort, located in Entertainment City in Parañaque, Metro Manila, had previously been set for […]

August 15, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Live tournament news: Matthias Eibinger wins the €50k single-day high roller

Matthias Eibinger wins his third $50k buy-in event after taking down the €50,000 Single-Day High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour in Monte Carlo. The last of the Single-Day High Rollers is as dead as Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, and the Austrian, Matthias Eibinger, is the man who took the last […]

August 13, 2022 By samuel-andrew Casino No Comments

Imperial Pacific shuts casino “until further notice” after storm

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International (IPI) is temporarily closing its venue after a tropical storm damaged the island’s international airport. In late October, Super Typhoon Yutu hit the US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), killing two local residents and destroying thousands of homes. The Saipan International Airport also suffered extensive damage […]

August 7, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Stout, Gross and Manuel Run It Up; Ricky “ratedGTO’ Guan joins the gang

Matt Stout, Jeff Gross and Nathan Manuel win at Run It Up Reno, and Rocky “ratedGTO” Guan joins Team Run It Up. I got married in a drive-through in Las Vegas. To save $10, I parked the car on the sidewalk, and the pair of us walked to the window to […]

July 30, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Deaf Poker Australia championship finds a winner

Deaf Poker Australia (DPA) works to support deaf culture and identity in the country by using poker. It has been around for 10 years and has made a significant impact on the lives of individuals through cards. It recently held its DPA X tournament, also called the 2018 Australian Deaf Poker Championship, at Crown […]

July 19, 2022 By samuel-andrew Poker No Comments

Kiriopoulos Wins WPT Fallsview; WPTDS to host two more Rivers Casino events

Two snippets from the World Poker Tour including Demo Kiripoulos winning the WPT Fallsview Main Event, and Chris Torina and the team at WPT DeepStacks returning to the Rivers Casino for two more events during 2019. One of the problems with hosting a poker tournament on the cusp of Niagara Falls is the slight chance […]

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July 16, 2022 By samuel-andrew Casino No Comments

Carl Icahn now holds largest stake in Caesars

If there were any doubt as to the intentions of billionaire Carl Icahn for Caesars Resorts, that doubt is quickly being erased. After purchasing 10% of the casino giant in February, Icahn has upped his stake and is now the largest shareholder of the company. He is undoubtedly preparing the company to be put up […]

July 6, 2022 By samuel-andrew Casino No Comments

MGM looks for full-scale casino license in New York

New York has begun to loosen up on gambling and casino operators are seizing the opportunity to push for further expansion. MGM Resorts, which purchased the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, NY this past January, wants to take Las Vegas-style gaming to the state and is hoping it will be able to […]

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