Jeffrey McMillan
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Latvian Hockey Player and Poker Pro Pavels Spirins Wins ACR’s Venom PKO
America's Cardroom's (ACR) Venom no-limit hold'em progressive knockout (PKO) finished with a Latvian hockey player taking home the top prize. Pavels 'Rigapols81' Spirins conquered the 2,498-entry field for the massive combined $675,224 grand prize. That comprised the $378,372 first-place prize and $296,852 in bounties. Spirins is a former semi-pro hockey...
WSOP Paradise Documentary ‘No Limit’ Aims to Bring the Human Side of Poker Back to the Mainstream
A World Series of Poker Paradise documentary, titled No Limit, is set to premiere on Nov. 4, aiming to bring the human element back to poker storytelling. The documentary will...
Vietnam Charges 141 People in Illegal Gambling at French-Owned Pullman Hanoi Hotel
Vietnam charged 141 people in an illegal gambling bust at the French-owned Pullman Hanoi Hotel. The Hanoi People's Court started processing trials on Tuesday for the individuals charged in the...
Chance Kornuth Highlights WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Final Table
The World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star final table was set on Tuesday, with Chance Kornuth highlighting the final six players. The decorated high-roller ended the final day of...
‘Down to the Felt’ Movie Review: A Decent Addition to the Poker Movie Collection
The new poker movie Down to the Felt is a decent addition to the archive of poker flicks. It faithfully adapts the game and crafts a narrative that uses poker...
Truth Social Partners With Crypto.com, Establishing a Trump Family Connection to Every Major Predictions Platform
Crypto.com has announced a deal with Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. to link the social media platform Truth Social to Crypto.com's prediction markets. Truth Social will be the first...
Poker-Themed Korean Drama ‘The Dealer’ Coming to Netflix
A poker-themed Korean drama, The Dealer, is coming to Netflix. The series will follow a casino dealer who enters a Texas hold'em poker tournament after being scammed out of her deposit...
Las Vegas Casino Eastside Cannery to be Demolished
Eastside Cannery, a casino on the outskirts of Las Vegas, will be demolished after more than five years of inactivity. The casino never reopened after the nearly two-month Nevada-wide shutdown...
NHL Signs Multiyear Deal With Both Kalshi and Polymarket
The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced a new agreement with Polymarket and Kalshi, making it the first U.S. professional sports league to partner with prediction markets. Such deals have...
Chicago’s Former Kingpin of Illegal Video Poker Arrested for Burglary
Casey Szaflarski, known as the one-time "kingpin" of underground video gambling in Chicago according to the Sun-Times, has been arrested on unrelated burglary charges. The 67-year-old was indicted on May...
