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The top online poker rooms in Ontario in 2024

The top online poker rooms in Ontario in 2024

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Poker remains one of the most popular casino games for people to enjoy recreationally on a global scale. One location where it has an especially passionate following is the province of Ontario in Canada, which launched its own legal iGaming market in April 2022. This followed the passing of…
How Card Games Influenced Early Roulette

How Card Games Influenced Early Roulette

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In the history of roulette, it’s widely accepted that the Italian game Biribi was one of the first to use the game’s mechanics. It was played on a single piece of card, while actual playing cards were also used for the obscure English game Ace of Hearts. When Blaise…
GPI Asia Poker Festival Returns This May At The Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City

GPI Asia Poker Festival Returns This May At The Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City

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Organized by Global Poker Index Asia and CTP Club, GPI Asia Poker Festival is set to make a triumphant return in Taipei City, Taiwan with ten days of games taking place at the Asia Poker Arena. Now in its third installment, the annual event takes place from May 17…
Championship: John Thornton Eliminated in 12th Place by Landon Tice

Championship: John Thornton Eliminated in 12th Place by Landon Tice

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | PayoutsLevel 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 antePlayers Remaining:  11 of 1,869 John Thornton Landon Tice opened to 350,000 from the hijack, John Thornton moved all in for 1,725,000 from the button, and Tice called to put him at risk. Tice: Thornton: Thornton…
Event 69: Jim Collopy – 9th Place (,100)

Event 69: Jim Collopy – 9th Place ($62,100)

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$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | PayoutsLevel 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 antePlayers Remaining:  8 of 81 Jim Collopy Jim Collopy was all in preflop for 465,000 with pocket queens, and Martin Carnero had him covered holding pocket jacks. The board ran out , and Collopy was…
Championship: Scott Wright Eliminated in 13th Place by Dylan Smith

Championship: Scott Wright Eliminated in 13th Place by Dylan Smith

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | PayoutsLevel 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 antePlayers Remaining:  12 of 1,869 Scott Wright Dylan Smith opened to 400,000 from middle position and Scott Wright called from the big blind. The flop was , Wright bet 400,000 and Smith raised to 1,200,000. Wright…
Championship: Pavlin Karakikov

Championship: Pavlin Karakikov

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | PayoutsLevel 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 antePlayers Remaining:  13 of 1,869 Pavlin Karakikov Right before the first break, action folded to Pavlin Karakikov on the button. He moved all in for 1,350,000, and Jesse Lonis called in the big blind. Lonis: Karakikov:…
Event 74: One Last Omaha

Event 74: One Last Omaha

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$600 Six-Max Five-Card PLO (Re-Entry)StructureLevel 1:  100/100 The Showdown schedule was packed full of all varieties of Omaha action and we had to throw one more on the schedule to close out the series. Event 74 is a $600 Six-Max Five-Card Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with deep stacks and one-day…
Dutch Court Rules Online Gaming Losers Should Be Paid Back

Dutch Court Rules Online Gaming Losers Should Be Paid Back

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A pair of poker players in the Netherlands are set to receive a six-figure repayment of poker and online gaming losses after a court recently ruled that PokerStars and sportsbook … Full Article
Championship: Jackob Datashvili Eliminated in 15th Place

Championship: Jackob Datashvili Eliminated in 15th Place

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$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown ChampionshipPrize Pool:  $5,980,800  | Structure | PayoutsLevel 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 antePlayers Remaining:  14 of 1,869 Jackob Datashvili Jackob Datashvili opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Dylan Smith called on the button. The flop was , Datashvili continued for 275,000 and Smith called. The turn…