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World Poker Tour sold for US$78 million

January 20, 2021 Ben Blaschke 0

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has a new owner after Allied Esports Entertainment announced overnight it had signed a definitive agreement to sell off its all poker-related business and assets including the WPT brand to […]

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Two players miss final table, heads-up battle postponed as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on hybrid WSOP main event

December 30, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

The decision by WSOP organisers to host live final tables in the United States and Europe as part of a makeshift 2020 World Series of Poker main event has come under fire after COVID-19 wreaked […]

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Cash poker returns to Brisbane, Gold Coast casinos from Friday

December 8, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Star Entertainment Group has announced that cash game poker will return to its two Queensland casinos, Treasury Brisbane and The Star Gold Coast, from this Friday 11 December. According to an update on Star Poker’s […]

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World Poker Tour planning up to three Australian series each year

November 19, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

The World Poker Tour is planning to hold up to three regular tournament series on Australian shores each year once an easing of the COVID-19 pandemic allows international travel to resume. The success of the […]

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2021 Aussie Millions on hold … for now

November 13, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Crown Poker has announced that scheduling for next year’s Aussie Millions at Crown Melbourne has been placed on hold pending further updates on health and safety regulations around COVID-19. In a notice posted on social […]

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2020 WSOP Main Event to go ahead using unique online/offline format

November 13, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

The World Series of Poker has announced that the WSOP Main Event will proceed in 2020, with a combined online/offline tournament that will culminate in a heads-up duel between a domestic US and an international […]

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Las Vegas home of the World Series of Poker to reopen in December

November 13, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

It remains to be seen exactly what the World Series of Poker will look like in 2021, but at least it will have a place to call home after Caesars Entertainment, Inc announced plans this […]

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Crown Melbourne to reopen this week but long road back for poker

November 10, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Crown Melbourne will reopen some gaming operations this week for the first in almost eight months, but it will likely be some time before the famous Crown Poker room can shuffle up and deal once […]

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The PMA Podcast: David Miles

October 2, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

The Australian Poker Tour is hoping its new APT App will eliminate queuing as part of its COVID Safe plan when the tour returns to action at Eatons Hill Hotel in Brisbane this Wednesday 7 […]

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Poker NSW given green light to resume live events

September 14, 2020 Ben Blaschke 0

Poker NSW, a cooperative comprising a majority of poker operators across the state, have been informed by NSW Police that they are free to resume poker events pending certain new COVID-safe restrictions. The approval comes […]

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