Fintan Gavin is a legend of Irish poker, both as a player and tournament organizer. Equally adept at running small events as major ones, such as hosting the first ever UK and Ireland Poker Tour in his home country, Gavin has ensured that tournament poker continues to go from strength to strength on the Emerald…
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Pennsylvania Beginning Process to Join Multi-State Online Poker Compact
Governor tells regulator to get going It looks as if Pennsylvania poker players may get an exciting gift this holiday season. Late last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) began negotiations to join the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). It would become the sixth state in the interstate online poker consortium. According to PlayPennsylvania,…
Poker TDA Releases Its Updated 2024 Rules
TDA met in June The Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA) hosts a biennial summit which brings together tournament directors, floor staff, organizers, and players from all over the world with the objective of improving and standardizing rules, procedures and policies for the overall betterment of poker. In the last weekend of June, the TDA met…
Killarney Poker Festival Attracts Huge Numbers
Memories of Killarney Since the start of my poker career, I’ve been attending the Killarney Poker Festival, and making memories. Some highlights include traveling southwest to play my first one the day after I’d made my TV poker debut (losing heads-up to a boxer who apparently didn’t know the hand rankings and definitely didn’t know…
Airball, Polk, Adelstein, and Berkey: Poker Pros United in Disdain for Nick Vertucci
The next big scandal In case you missed it this week, Nick Vertucci is the name on everyone’s lips in the world of professional poker. The Co-Owner and Showrunner of Hustler Casino Live has lost his position on the livestream poker show after accusations surfaced of sexual harassment. a series of suggestive text messages and…
Simone Andrian Wins WSOP Europe Main Event for €1.3m
Wire-to-wire In my role as commentator at Merit in North Cyprus, I have presided over dozens of final tables. Over the years, a few names have stood out as consistent deep runners, players who put themselves in contention for glory time and time again. One such name is Simone Andrian, a supremely talented young Italian…
Nick Vertucci Axed by Hustler Casino After Veronica Brill Speaks Out on Harassment Claims
Vertucci out As reported by VegasSlotsOnline News this week, Hustler Casino Live Co-Owner and Showrunner Nick Vertucci is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The poker player and Founder of Down Swing Poker has been accused of sexual harassment. On X this Wednesday, Hustler Casino Live announced that Vertucci would “no longer be…
Hustler Casino Live’s Nick Vertucci in Hot Water Over Sexual Harassment Claims
X accusations The professional poker sphere of social media is a fascinating one, where it seems we see a new scandal unfold every month. This time around, the spotlight is resting on Nick Vertucci, the Producer of popular poker tournament show Hustler Casino Live. the producer used his control of the show “to harass women”…
Second Edition of Irish Poker Festival to Take Place October 29
Pulling off the impossible Fintan Gavin’s ambition to bring higher stakes live tournaments back to Ireland was never more evident than when he announced the inaugural Irish Poker Festival last year, with a €700,000 ($768,261) guarantee on the €3,000 ($3,293) buyin Main Event, and a total of €1m ($1.09m) in total guarantees across the festival….
Legendary Gambler and Poker Player Archie Karas Dies at Age 73
Karas passes away Renowned gambler Archie Karas, who claims to have gambled more money in casinos than anyone in history, has passed away at the age of 73. He eventually turned a $10,000 loan into $50m before giving it all back. Karas, born Anargyros Karabourniotis, was famed for “the run,” a legendary heater in 1992…