Poker World

Poker is a game of risk and more Wall Street firms are turning to Texas Hold’em to help train new hires about investing. The Wall Street Journal’s Gunjan Banerji recently headed to the table with some investment traders to get their insight on how the game can help investors.

The new poker film Dead Money is heading to theaters in September and some buzz has developed among poker players looking forward to the premier.

Most players know that poker is a game of skill and a court in India also affirmed that this week after an establishment in the state of Uttar Pradesh was denied a gaming license and appealed the ruling.

Poker has not only received a pop culture shot in the arm with the release of the new movie Dead Money, but is also making headlines in the world or literature.

The sports betting saga surrounding Major League Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has made some big news over the last few months and that continued last week after poker player Damien Leforbes pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business.

Crime in the world of poker and casinos is nothing new. Poker legend Doyle Brunson and his contemporaries faced robberies as they traveled the U.S. looking for high stakes games.

Poker solvers at the table have received quite a bit of discussion recently and one major tour has announced a crackdown on the use of this type of technology in the tournament area.

The $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl is one of the most prestigious high roller events in poker and Seth Davies took down the latest edition on Sunday for $3.2 million.

Davies topped a 24-entry field for the biggest score of his career after beating Spain's Juan Pardo Dominguez ($1.9 million) heads-up in North Cyprus.

When the poker boom kicked off two decades ago, it seemed every player making a major final table was given a sponsorship deal. Players simply showed up to play, wore an online poker site patch, and appeared in commercials and advertisements.

Most players would love to win a share of a bad beat jackpot and players at the Lodge Card Club in Texas last week were poised to cash in. However, an extremely unfortunate river card left players hoping for a payout instead heading home empty handed.

Head to any poker tournament or card room and the odds are that the vast majority of players are male. Efforts to bring more women to the tables have been underway for several years, with mixed results.

Live cash game streaming has attracted plenty of viewers in recent years and adding a celebrity to the mix can mean even more interest from poker fans. However, a recent appearance by one NBA player drew some negative reactions.

One of poker’s most successful players recently offered insight into his entry into the game via a passion for other strategy games. Justin Bonomo, who has $64 million in live tournament winnings, grew up playing Magic: The Gathering and the immersive EverQuest online game.

Chris Moneymaker is having one of his best years in poker and scored his second tournament win and fourth final table appearance this week at an Enjoy Poke Tour event in Punta del Este, Uruguay. He came out on top in a $1,650 buy-in event for a $179,770 score.