The Best Poker News Story of the Day
Guillaume Nolet Kickstarts GGPoker Spring Festival with a $1 Million Win
Once again, GGPoker Spring Festival is breaking records in the online poker arena. This year’s edition of the online poker series will run from April 4 to April 28, with…
Apple Gets Sued For Reportedly Launching Illegal Gambling Apps
Apple, an American and global tech giant, faces a lawsuit for alleged claims that it has been offering illegal gambling software through its Apple Store. The disputable apps have been…
DraftKings Acquires BlueRibbon Software
DraftKings announced that it is acquiring a Tel Aviv-based jackpot and gamification company, BlueRibbon Software Ltd. BlueRibbon is considered a leading global company that provides real-time gamification tools for fully-customized…
Player with Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease Wins a Poker Tournament
Last week, the Pearl River Resort in Mississippi was home to a big poker tournament called the Pearl River Poker Open. The series featured nine events and distributed more than…
World Series of Poker to Return Live in Fall of 2021
One of the biggest poker tournament series in the world is back! The World Series of Poker was interrupted by the pandemic and was forced to postpone its in-person events,…
Pragmatic Play Releases New Exciting Slot Power of Thor Megaways
This latest release is the company’s 15th slot in 2021, and it has the potential to be its leading title of the year. That’s mainly because the game features very…
North Dakota Senate Passes on Online Poker Legalization
The whole ordeal began well for the online poker community in the state. The House of Representatives introduced the House Concurrent Resolution 3012 last month, and the bill was set…
WSOP and 888 Extend Their Partnership to 2026
After reports that Caesar Interactive Entertainment (CIE) and the poker room operator 888 Holdings PLC have agreed to continue their partnership, now we know the new contract is valid for…
Poker Room COVID-19 Closures and Re-Openings Across the United States
In America, it looks as though we’re finally seeing the light at the end of the dark, dark tunnel that has been the coronavirus pandemic. With over 468 million vaccines…
Lucky Hearts Poker Open Underway – WPT’s First Live Tournament In A Year
It’s been a very long time since there was a major poker tournament held where players could actually interact face-to-face. Ever since early 2020 when many businesses started closing to…
WSOP Brings 2021 Circuit Events Online
What the coming year holds for the world of live poker still remains a mystery, so the World Series of Poker has decided to shift its circuit events into the…
Best Gift Ideas for Poker Players: A Buying Guide
It’s that time of year. You’re wracking your brain trying to come up with thoughtful and useful ideas for Christmas presents. Well, if you’re buying for a poker fan, we’ve…
Could Lewis Hamilton Join Team GGPoker?
Yesterday, record-breaking Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton made his debut at GGPoker. It was a big surprise for the poker world, and soon members of the online poker community were…
Gambling Industry Hits Jackpot in US Elections
Gambling expansion in the United States is on a hot streak, as the result of the recent elections has allowed for many states to permit sports betting and certain casino…
GGPoker Breaks Guinness World Record for Biggest Online Poker Prize Pool
Today, GGPoker has announced that it has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest prize pool for an online poker tournament. The event in question was the $5,000 Main…
Pokerstars PA Online Poker Monopoly Will Extend Into 2021
It’s been almost a year, and PokerStars is still the only operator in Pennsylvania’s online poker market. While it seemed like the brand’s monopoly would come to an end before…
Pennsylvania’s First Poker Rooms Reopening on Friday
Poker rooms in Pennsylvania have been closed for months due to the global outbreak of COVID-19, but players across the state will finally be able to get back to the…
The Biggest Poker Scandals of 2020 (So Far)
2020 has been a crazy year, and the poker world has seen its fair share of madness. From violent threats to cheating to ghosting, we’ve seen all manner of poker…
Wynn Encore Poker Room Reopens With COVID-19 Safety Measures
Wynn’s Encore is the latest Las Vegas casino to reopen its poker room. A number of safety measures will be enacted to help prevent the spread the COVID-19 among customers,…
No Prison Time for Isai Scheinberg in Final Black Friday Ruling
Almost a decade after Black Friday, the saga is now over. The last of 11 defendants to be indicted, Isai Scheinberg, has received his sentence. The former PokerStars CEO will…
Has Fedor Kruse Been Cheating at Online Poker?
A scandal has erupted in the online poker world, as Fedor Kruse has been accused of using a Real Time Assistance (RTA) poker solver to win in high stakes hands….
Park MGM to Reopen As Vegas’ First Non-Smoking Casino Resort
When Park MGM reopens this month on September 30th, it will be a non-smoking venue. This is the first time that a casino resort on the Las Vegas strip will…
5Dimes Announces Sudden Suspension of US Offshore Operations
5Dimes has made a sudden and surprising announcement that it will be suspending its services for US players. On September 21st, 2020 at midnight, American players will no longer be…
Industry Mourns Poker Legend Mike Sexton
The poker world has lost a legend this weekend, as World Poker Tour commentator Mike Sexton passed away from prostate cancer on Sunday. His death was made known by Linda…
Ripstone Brings Poker Back to Video Game Consoles
It’s not often that you see poker made available on video game consoles. Tournaments and cash games are usually reserved for real-money poker sites and mobile apps, but indie developer…
Ivan Zufic Wins 2020 WSOP Mini Main Event for $843K
Ivan Zufic of Croatia has won is his first World Series of Poker in the $500 Mini Main Event at GGPoker. After outlasting 15,205 players from around the world, Zufic…
The Easiest Ways to Bring Your Home Poker Game Online
The global pandemic, social distancing, quarantining, and the closure of casinos and cardrooms have been devastating to live poker games, particularly friendly home games. Live poker mixes close physical proximity…
Dan Bilzerian Launches BlitzPoker, Online Poker Brand in India
Dan Bilzerian is an infamous figure in the poker world, renowned for his crazy, dangerous antics and his playboy lifestyle. As an avid poker player who is well-known in high-roller…
Daniel Dvoress Wins 2020 Millionaire Maker, Dominates Final Table
Daniel Dvoress is one of the most successful professional online poker players from Canada, but he’s been missing an important accomplishment on his resume – until now. In this year’s…
Esfandiari and Hellmuth Face-Off in $200K High-Stakes Duel Rematch
Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Hellmuth have a long history as adversaries, and they are embroiled in the ultimate clash of skills as they take each other on in the Poker…
WSOP 2020 USA Series Ends with Over 44,000 Entries
The American leg of the 2020 World Series of Poker has come to an end, with all 31 bracelets available to US residents having been awarded. The series has attracted…
Facebook’s New ReBel Poker AI Scores Higher than Pluribus
Just one year after developing Pluribus (which amassed a total of $1,000 per hour when competing with human pros), Facebook’s researchers have created ReBel. This new AI system that learns…
WPT Renames Champions Cup Trophy in Honor of Mike Sexton
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced that it will be changing the name of one of its most prestigious honors. The WPT Champions Cup will now be called the…
First GGPoker WSOP Event Won by Shoma Ishikawa
American players have been competing in the 2020 World Series of Poker for three weeks, and the international leg has just gotten underway with its first bracelet having been awarded….
888Poker Introduces Hand of the Day Promo
888Poker has announced the launch of its brand-new Hand of the Day promotion. By winning with specific hands each day, you can earn cash prizes and bonuses – with up…
Ryan Depaulo Wins WSOP Bracelet While Playing from a Parking Lot
This year’s World Series of Poker is a landmark event, for a number of reasons. It’s the first WSOP to be held entirely online, and one player has made history…
No Disciplinary Action for Matusow’s WSOP Threats of Violence
Poker can be a very volatile game that doesn’t always bring out the best in us – but Mike Matusow took things to a whole other level over the weekend….
California Poker Rooms to Shut Once Again
Poker rooms across America are slowly opening their doors once again, looking forward to getting their businesses back to normal – but, California is taking one step backwards. Today, the…
WSOP Addresses Criticism About Online Tournament
Last month, it was confirmed that the 2020 World Series of Poker that is usually held in Las Vegas would take place online – an announcement that was met with…
Mobile Sports Betting Is Now Up And Running In Illinois
Illinois now has mobile sports betting, and it’s doing extremely well say gaming officials in the state. The Spanish Football League’s La Liga soccer was the first sports event that…
Grading the Most Likely NBA Finals Matchups
With the NBA starting training camps soon, it’s a perfect time to look forward at what potential matchups in the NBA Finals we could see. There are several solid teams…
Is Online Poker Traffic Going to Decline in the Following Months?
Online poker has been flourishing in the US in the previous couple of months. Many associate the online poker traffic rise to the lockdown and the fact that land-based casinos…
Betting Odds To Win The US Open
With every passing week, it seems that another sport is coming back. NASCAR is racing again, and several different soccer leagues, including Bundesliga and Serie A, are back to playing…
Daniel Negreanu decided to continue with his WSOP-related blog to prepare for the upcoming WSOP Online that is set to start next week. Negreanu has been self-isolating for a couple…
New Jersey Will Start Taking Sports Bets In Person On July 2
New Jersey had some exciting news to relay on Wednesday. The state will begin taking in-person sports bets on July 2 at various authorized locations. According to Governor Phil Murphy,…
Contents
- 1 The Best Poker News Story of the Day
- 1.1 Guillaume Nolet Kickstarts GGPoker Spring Festival with a $1 Million Win
- 1.2 Apple Gets Sued For Reportedly Launching Illegal Gambling Apps
- 1.3 DraftKings Acquires BlueRibbon Software
- 1.4 Player with Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease Wins a Poker Tournament
- 1.5 World Series of Poker to Return Live in Fall of 2021
- 1.6 Pragmatic Play Releases New Exciting Slot Power of Thor Megaways
- 1.7 North Dakota Senate Passes on Online Poker Legalization
- 1.8 WSOP and 888 Extend Their Partnership to 2026
- 1.9 Poker Room COVID-19 Closures and Re-Openings Across the United States
- 1.10 Lucky Hearts Poker Open Underway – WPT’s First Live Tournament In A Year
- 1.11 WSOP Brings 2021 Circuit Events Online
- 1.12 Best Gift Ideas for Poker Players: A Buying Guide
- 1.13 Could Lewis Hamilton Join Team GGPoker?
- 1.14 Gambling Industry Hits Jackpot in US Elections
- 1.15 GGPoker Breaks Guinness World Record for Biggest Online Poker Prize Pool
- 1.16 Pokerstars PA Online Poker Monopoly Will Extend Into 2021
- 1.17 Pennsylvania’s First Poker Rooms Reopening on Friday
- 1.18 The Biggest Poker Scandals of 2020 (So Far)
- 1.19 Wynn Encore Poker Room Reopens With COVID-19 Safety Measures
- 1.20 No Prison Time for Isai Scheinberg in Final Black Friday Ruling
- 1.21 Has Fedor Kruse Been Cheating at Online Poker?
- 1.22 Park MGM to Reopen As Vegas’ First Non-Smoking Casino Resort
- 1.23 5Dimes Announces Sudden Suspension of US Offshore Operations
- 1.24 Industry Mourns Poker Legend Mike Sexton
- 1.25 Ripstone Brings Poker Back to Video Game Consoles
- 1.26 Ivan Zufic Wins 2020 WSOP Mini Main Event for $843K
- 1.27 The Easiest Ways to Bring Your Home Poker Game Online
- 1.28 Dan Bilzerian Launches BlitzPoker, Online Poker Brand in India
- 1.29 Daniel Dvoress Wins 2020 Millionaire Maker, Dominates Final Table
- 1.30 Esfandiari and Hellmuth Face-Off in $200K High-Stakes Duel Rematch
- 1.31 WSOP 2020 USA Series Ends with Over 44,000 Entries
- 1.32 Facebook’s New ReBel Poker AI Scores Higher than Pluribus
- 1.33 WPT Renames Champions Cup Trophy in Honor of Mike Sexton
- 1.34 First GGPoker WSOP Event Won by Shoma Ishikawa
- 1.35 888Poker Introduces Hand of the Day Promo
- 1.36 Ryan Depaulo Wins WSOP Bracelet While Playing from a Parking Lot
- 1.37 No Disciplinary Action for Matusow’s WSOP Threats of Violence
- 1.38 California Poker Rooms to Shut Once Again
- 1.39 WSOP Addresses Criticism About Online Tournament
- 1.40 Mobile Sports Betting Is Now Up And Running In Illinois
- 1.41 Grading the Most Likely NBA Finals Matchups
- 1.42 Is Online Poker Traffic Going to Decline in the Following Months?
- 1.43 Betting Odds To Win The US Open
- 1.44 Daniel Negreanu Shares His WSOP Online Plans in His Vlog
- 1.45 New Jersey Will Start Taking Sports Bets In Person On July 2
- 1.46 Poker News FAQs
- 1.47 Do you cover online poker news?
- 1.48 Do you provide updated poker news for US players?
- 1.49 What about news on the US poker legal front?
- 1.50 Does Beat The Fish cover tournament poker news?
Poker News FAQs
Why follow your poker news instead of the big guys?
The poker news section is populated with stories that I feel will mostly likely matter to you as a player. What does that mean exactly?
Firstly, no one is going to top the big teams and massive coverage at the namesake poker news site anytime soon. They’ve largely perfected it and every day you can find straightforward reporting on dozens of poker news minutiae.
That’s not what I want to do with Beat The Fish Poker News. Tapping myself and a small team of experienced news writers I want to narrow the focus of poker news, bringing players the most significant stories of the week with personality.
What type of poker news will I find here?
Essentially, I want to give players the type of poker news coverage I look for myself.
- New Events Coming to This Year’s WSOP Schedule
- US state passes bill regulating online poker
- Results from the latest WSOP bracelet event
- High-stakes online winners and losers
- Poker pro wins lawsuit against cardroom
I don’t like to wade through dozens of insignificant stories to get to the ones about the biggest high-stakes games of the week, the newest laws affecting US players, and the results of the biggest tournaments of the year. I want to give you the wheat without the chaff.
The Internet is information overload incarnate and big poker news sites are no different. Let us hand-pick the stories you’ll want to know to stay informed about the poker world. We promise to minimize the time spent in front of your eyeballs.
Poker news you won’t find here
- 37-year-old plumber wins Indiana Poker Circuit Main Event for $6,850
- PokerStars set to add 451st tournament to daily schedule
- Daniel Negreanu Tweets that he likes New Star Wars Movie
- Bottomfeeder Poker Announced New Rakeback Scheme
Do you cover online poker news?
Absolutely, and with online poker sites keeping players in the dark by design getting current online poker news could save your bankroll.
Who is launching that you want to know about? Who is having trouble paying players? Who is running a promotion unique enough that you will actually care about it?
Making a list of minor self-serving promos isn’t news. It’s advertisement. That isn’t the kind of online poker news you’ll find in this space.
Do you provide updated poker news for US players?
Yes, and it will be a major focus. The night the UIGEA passed in 2006 I turned off C-SPAN in disgust (I guarantee that’s the only time you’ll see me write that phrase) and became devoted to poker news for US players
I knew how important information was going to be – getting facts directly to players that cut through the misinformation all over the media.
I also think US poker news is the only way to keep current players updated as to what the status is of where they’re playing. The poker sites aren’t going to tell you when they are in trouble.
What about news on the US poker legal front?
As select US states have finally realized what the federal government hasn’t, namely that online poker should be regulated and taxed, an entire subset of poker news can be devoted to legal news.
The latest regulated US poker news on which states have introduced new legislation, the latest numbers and studies, which poker rooms are launching, and which corrupt politicians are attacking our favorite game are all included in our coverage.
Does Beat The Fish cover tournament poker news?
Yes, although not in the same way as the poker media heavyweights. We cover the most essential tournament poker news without filler, from the bracelet events of the World Series of Poker to the largest online events.
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