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Poker-Playing Attorney Who Won $50 Million Indicted for Alleged Tax Fraud
A prominent Maryland attorney who allegedly won and lost tens of millions of dollars playing high stakes poker has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a handful of charges ranging from tax evasion to making false statements to mortgage lenders. The details within the 22-count indictment against Thomas C. Goldstein, the 54-year-old lawyer,…
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Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival X Coming to Resorts World Las Vegas in February
Next month, X marks the spot at Resorts World, Las Vegas, as in Cardplayer Lifestyle’s Mixed Game Festival X. Presented by PokerGO Tour, the five-day poker party highlighting mixed-games will take place Feb. 16-20. Anchored by two tourneys — a $300 Omaha 8/Stud 8 event Monday, Feb. 17, and a $300 H.E.R.O.S. tournament on Thursday,…
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Ausmus Celebrates Winning PokerGO Player of the Year Award by Scooping $1 Million Championship
It’s a storybook ending to a storybook year for Jeremy Ausmus, who pulled an exacta off this weekend in Las Vegas. A day after he was honored for winning the PokerGO Tour’s 2024 Player of the Year, he took down its $1 Million Championship invitational freeroll for $150,000 in prize money and a $350,000 PPT…
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Short Stacks: GGPoker Partners with Canadian Casino, WPT Releases Partial Schedule
Playing poker with professional hockey player in New York, GGPoker partnering with a casino in Toronto, and the World Poker Tour letting us know where the’ll be in the first part of 2025 are some of the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. GGPoker goes live GGPoker is now…
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Shannon Shorr, Nick Schulman Winners at PokerGO Tour’s Last Chance Series
Shannon Shorr and Nick Schulman are the winners of the first two events of the PokerGO Tour’s final series of their season, which ends with a $1 Million Championship Freeroll Jan. 10. Nick Schulman continues crushing After a fantastic 2024, Schulman began 2025 by winning the first event in the Last Chance series, turning $10,100…
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World Series of Poker Circuit Series Restarts with a Bang in January
After a few weeks off, the World Series of Poker Circuit series starts the new year with a very busy January with four stops in Oklahoma, California, Mississippi, and Florida. It’s the beginning of the second act of the 2024/25 Circuit season, which runs until May. Doing it in Durant Starting on Monday, Jan. 6,…
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Pennsylvania Will Begin to Share Online Poker Player Liquidity in 2025
Pennsylvania will become the sixth member of the Multi-State Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) in 2025, the pact that allows online poker operators to share players over state borders. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Communications Director Doug Harbach told pokerfuse that Pennsylvania has been invited to join MSIGA, and if everything goes as planned, it could become…
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PokerStars Unveils New European Poker Tour
The online giant PokerStars released details about the PokerStars Open, a new series of tournaments for 2025 that will bring high profile events to cities throughout the continent. The PokerStars Open replaces the online room’s regional tours and puts most of its live European events under one brand. So say goodbye to the Eureka Poker…
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World Series of Poker Reveals Dates for Summer Festival in Las Vegas
Save the dates: The World Series of Poker and Caesars Entertainment announced that its signature series will return to Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip May 27 to July 16. The $10,000 Main Event begins on July 2, with the final table scheduled to take place July 15-16 inside…
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Short Stacks: WSOP Falls Short of Massive Guarantee, Fuller Wins BetMGM Poker Open
The World Series of Poker barely missing the largest prize pool guarantee in history, a new poker room in New Hampshire, and a former pro returns to the felt are the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. WSOP misses guarantee The prize pool guarantee was the largest in history,…
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Chase Bricker Wins Club WPT Gold $5 Million Freeroll, Zak VanKeuren is the WPT Prime Champion
The World Poker Tour’s dream-making machine continues this month at the Wynn in Las Vegas with its World Championship series that included a historic $5 million freeroll. The WPT also saw a new champion in its $1,100 WPT Prime Championship that attracted 9,669 entries. That means two newly minted millionaires were crowned last week. Freerollin’…
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Alex Foxen Wins Third World Series of Poker Bracelet, Second Triton Trophy and a Huge Pile of Cash in the Bahamas
Alex Foxen is still seven years away from being eligible for the poker Hall of Fame, but the 33-year-old is on a trajectory that should make him a shoe-in once he hits 40 — the cut-off age for potential inductees. He added another accolade to his bulging poker resume by winning his third World Series…
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Short Stacks: Linda Barber Wins Women in Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Event, WPT Kicks Off Series in Las Vegas
Linda Barber is a bounty champion, the World Poker Tour begins it’s December at the Wynn with a bang, and the Borgata Winter Open schedule is released are the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. Linda Barber won the Women in Poker Hall of Fame Bounty tournament that took…
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Alejandro Lococo Wins First World Series of Poker Bracelet in Triton Million
Alejandro Lococo outlasted the pros in Paradise to win his first World Series of Poker bracelet, his first Triton title, and a humungous pile of cash. The “amateur” player who exists in another life as Papo MC, the rapper from Argentina, won a staggering $12 million in the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million that took place…
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World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner Could Face 20 Years in Prison for Running Sports Betting Scam
A World Series of Poker bracelet winner is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting he defrauded sports bettors so desperate for what they thought was inside information that they paid him about $25 million. Cory Zeidman, 63, who won a WSOP bracelet in a $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better…
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Dylan Smith Wins $3,500 World Poker Tour Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship
Dylan Smith turned his second World Poker Tour final table of the year into something special. Smith won $662,200 in the $3,500 WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship that wrapped-up yesterday at Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The flagship event attracted 1,435 who built a prize pool $92,000 north of $4.5…
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World Series of Poker Changes Tournament Rules to Stymie Electronic Assistance and Coaching
The World Series of Poker updated its tournament rules in time for its series in the Bahamas to prevent players and their observing friends from using any “form of electronic assistance in the tournament room.” The changes also bans coaching during the events. The rule-changes come in time for the WSOP Paradise series and its…
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Short Stacks: Live! Casino Pittsburgh Opens New Poker Room, Dealer Steals From Pot in Cleveland
Live! Casino Pittsburgh opens a new poker room, PokerStars partners with another NHL team, and a dealer in Cleveland caught steeling from the players are the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. Poker dealer indicted A poker dealer at Cleveland’s JACK Casino was fired and indicted after a player…
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Global Poker Index Player of the Year Honors Coming Down to Wire
With November coming to a close and December soon following, it’s time to check out who is in contention for the Global Poker Index Player of the Year honors. With so many great players sitting on top of the leaderboards, once again, it’s going to come down to the wire. Lonis holds lead Jesse Lonis…
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Matthew Salsberg Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Commerce Casino for $286,134
The World Series of Poker made Commerce Casino in Los Angeles its home the last few weeks, and the series was a resounding success, bringing in massive numbers for most of the events, including the $1,700 Main Event, which saw 1,209 entries that swelled the prize pool to $1,831,635. He’s now $286,134 richer. Salsberg, who…
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Short Stacks: Poker Recognized as a Mind Sport, Maria Ho Goes Back-to-Back, WSOP Circuit Returned to Las Vegas
An international organization recognizes poker as a mind sport, Maria Ho beating up on celebrities and athletes for a second time, and the World Series of Poker returning to Las Vegas are the short stacks CardsChat scooped in its latest orbit of poker news. Maria Ho beats the celebs again Maria Ho did it again.…
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Phil Hellmuth Hosts Big Deal for One Drop Charity Poker Tourney at Resorts World in Las Vegas
Celebrity poker players and Formula 1 race stars will descend on Resorts World Las Vegas tomorrow to raise money for the One Drop Foundation, which aims to provide clean water to communities in need throughout the globe. Phil Hellmuth will MC the $10,000 Big Deal for One Drop Nov. 22. He’ll be there alongside Guy…
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Nick Yunis Wins First Major Title at World Poker Tour bestbet Scramble Championship
After 16 years of grinding on the poker tournament trail, Nick Yunis finally broke through and won his first major title in Florida. Yunis is the winner of the $5,000 World Poker Tour bestbet Scramble Championship. He won $315,791 plus a $10,400 entry into the $10,400 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas this December, as well…
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Short Stacks: EPT Stops Announced, Bryn Kenney Hits $70 Million, New Casino Opens in Chicago
The European Poker Tour releases a partial schedule for 2025, a new casino in Chicago, and Bryn Kenney moving into a very expensive neighborhood are some of the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news. $73 million for Kenney Bryn Kenney became the first player in the world to win…