The online event raised more than $150,000 to help the casino company’s employees who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Galfond erased a huge deficit over the past few weeks to win a heads-up challenge match. Three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Galfond erased a huge deficit over the past few weeks to win a heads-up challenge match.
Some of golf’s biggest names will participate in the Chipping All-In charity poker tournament Thursday to raise money for the MGM Resorts’ Employee Emergency Grant Fund.
Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, Jason Bateman and others are slated to participate in a livestreamed event Saturday to raise money for Feeding America.
When casinos closed, many professional card players lost their main source of income. Online poker and coaching are helping them wait out the pandemic.
WSOP.com, the major legal online poker operator in Nevada, reported recent traffic that is 46 percent higher than during its usual yearly peak.
The race and sportsbook and the poker room at Wynn Las Vegas will close Sunday, the company confirmed late Friday.
While some believe poker rooms have little chance for success, Sahara Las Vegas has high-hopes for the future of its venue, which held its grand opening Friday .
Dorothy Boone of Temple, Texas, had been playing for about an hour when she hit a royal flush in spades.
Sahara Las Vegas will hold a Friday grand opening for its new poker room — part of a $150 million renovation project.
In the early 2000s, the Bellagio was the property of choice for serious poker players. Then, Aria opened.
The 51st World Series of Poker will begin May 26 at the Rio and run for 51 straight days through July 15.
A man who exposed himself during the World Series of Poker Main Event was indicted on a terrorism charge in connection with threats against a Strip casino.
A British poker pro has been sued by financial backers after making the final table of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event and winning $1.5 million.
