Category: Nevada

Nevada

Jorstad wins WSOP Championship, $10M

After nine days of intense main-event play, Norway’s Espen Jorstad solidified his place in poker history as the first World Series of Poker champion to be crowned on the Las Vegas Strip. Defeating 8,662 players from around the world, Jorstad took home $10M in earnings and was presented with the bracelet. On Saturday afternoon, Jorstad […]

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A bittersweet day

JAN. 28 POKERCAST RECAP: It’s a bittersweet day as we announce the upcoming end to our poker show. After 16-plus years, we have decided Feb. 18 will be our last PokerCast. We may return for a special episode, so don’t delete us, but for now, the weekly version is coming to an end. We complete […]

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World Series of Poker begins

OCT. 1 POKERCAST RECAP: With the World Series of Poker beginning today, we follow PokerNews’ lead and discuss some predictions for how the series will go. And are there too many trophies and awards up for grabs in poker these days? We weigh in. We also complete an O’Mally’s Move and Don Hannam has the […]

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More WSOP online events and Stars settles

SEPT. 24 POKERCAST RECAP: The World Series of Poker has added even more WSOP online events to its series that kicks off next week; PokerStars settles its suit with Kentucky, and a British casino owner pledges $1.2M to help with poker lobbying worldwide. We also have some more poker room reopenings, a new O’Mally’s Move […]

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Nevada

Three Las Vegas poker rooms close for good

Three MGM Resorts poker rooms – Excalibur Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Resort and The Mirage – have been closed permanently. The money left in all three rooms’ bad-beat jackpots are being awarded in a series of freerolls at MGM Grand. The first – for Mandalay Bay’s $24,022 – is today but is already sold […]

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