Poker fans are in store for a “Who’s Who” of well-known players when the cash game show No Gamble, No Future returns to PokerGO on March 22. The premiere features back-to-back episodes beginning at 8 pm ET. New episodes continue every Wednesday through May. Players tuning in will find quite a roster of players including 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, high stakes live and online player Patrik Antonius, and high stakes player and Maverick Gaming CEO Eric Persson.\ Former Canadian Survivor contestant, GGPoker ambassador, and Twitch streamer Kevin Martin also join ..read more

After recently announcing the complete 2023 schedule, the World Poker Tour also announced the dates for the season-ending WPT World Championship on Tuesday. The record-setting event returns to Wynn Las Vegas from Dec. 7-12 with the entire festival running Nov. 29 to Dec. 23. The inaugural championship at the Wynn was received well by players. That helped lead to winning the 2022 Event of the Year recently at the annual Global Poker Awards. “The WPT World Championship festival was such an extraordinary milestone during our 20th season last year, thanks to our partner Wynn Las Vegas and the ent ..read more

With almost two months complete in 2023, poker’s various ranking systems are starting to take shape after numerous tournaments to start the year. That includes Jeremy Ausmus continuing to make waves on the Global Poker Index and Cary Katz rising to the top on the PokerGO Tour. Online, some familiar names are also making nice runs already and climbing on the WSOP.com standings. Once again USPoker takes a look at some of the top players across the poker world. THE BEST SOCIAL POKER ROOM IN AMERICA 1 Visit Global Poker GET 150,000  GOLD COINS FOR $10 PLUS 30 FREE Sweeps Coins Global P ..read more

US online poker revenue saw some nice growth in January as Michigan and New Jersey merged player pools via PokerStars. The merger saw immediate dividends and helped propel online poker in both states. Online gaming was also strong with record-breaking numbers in legal states. American markets opened the year with some of its biggest results to date. States like New York and Illinois are also considering bills to possibly legalize online poker. In the US, online poker is currently live and legal in the following states: New Jersey Pennsylvania Michigan Nevada Delaware THE BEST SOCIAL POKER R ..read more

Online poker players have the chance to be a big shot starting Thursday. BetMGM is hosting the Big Shots Series from Feb. 23-26 with $200,000 in guaranteed payouts. The series runs in all three legalized states. The BetMGM/partypoker US platform is available in these markets: New Jersey – partypoker US, BetMGM, and Borgata Poker skins Pennsylvania – BetMGM, Borgata Poker Michigan – BetMGM “Big buy-ins, big guarantees, Big Shots,” the company noted in a news release. “BetMGM is raising the stakes … compete in bigger versions of your favorite weekly events including bigger Dail ..read more

It’s been a busy few weeks at PokerGO with the Mixed Games series recently wrapping up. The festival had players competing in numerous non-Hold’em formats and saw some big names rise to the top. Some of those included Shaun Deeb, Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier, and John Monnette. Dan Zack also emerged as the overall series champion. In other news, the platform also announced the new commentator for High Stakes Poker following Gabe Kaplan’s retirement. The platform also offered some more details on the “Dream Seat” promotion allowing recreational players to compete with some of the biggest names in ..read more

Poker buddies and podcasters Anthony Cicali and Brian Keane are taking their love for competition to a new medium – a CBS game show. Cicali, a USPoker contributor and recent winner of a $100,000 Borgata mystery bounty, and Keane are regular poker players and co-hosts of the Nerdthusiast Poker Podcast. The pair are now set to battle on the new Lingo game show, which airs Wednesday night on CBS. Being asked to possibly appear on the show came as a bit of a surprise. “Anthony and I applied for an unrelated game show several years prior and never heard back,” Keane says. “I’m assuming the ca ..read more

Small-field sit and go tournaments have become a huge part of the online poker scene. Players like the fast action and ability to finish a tournament in a short time. Tournament like PokerStars’ jackpot-style Spin & Go’s promise even faster action and a chance at even bigger payouts. Some players zero in on these events, polishing their skills for some nice long-term results. PokerStars ambassador Nick Walsh was one of those players earlier in his career. Walsh, originally from Wisconsin and now living in the United Kingdom, put in plenty of volume in these events. That success helped lead ..read more

Online poker players saw the merger of the New Jersey and Michigan PokerStars player pools on Jan. 1. Players can now battle it out for larger prizes, but for Pennsylvania players may be feeling left out. One of those is trying to do something about it. Keith Becker is planning on getting the Keystone State on board and is working to make that happen. “I’m working on a grassroots advocacy campaign,” he tells USPoker. “I began by reaching out to a few folks that I’ve come to know as leaders and influencers within the Pennsylvania poker player base. “We carefully determined that the best course ..read more

For poker players, January is a fresh start and a chance to start building a nice bankroll throughout the year. Numerous players saw some victories in the legal US online poker markets last month. A couple recurring names grabbed headlines in some online events. Legendary Twitch streamer Jason Somerville made a reappearance and grabbed a World Series of Poker Circuit championship ring. Growing fan favorite Conrad Simpson started off the year strong with a win. Other grinders such as Dan Schill, Corey Paggeot, and Jeremy “Jermz” Sissman continue to dominate nightly events. WSOP.com, BetMGM ..read more