Sam Bevington
Live Poker Editor
With a background in marketing and PR, Sam has been a staff writer with pokerfuse and Poker Industry PRO for over a decade. With experience covering every aspect of the online poker industry, today she leads our live poker content and spearheads our new section, The Rail.
PokerStars Pulls The First Stop on The LAPT
The LAPT stop in Chile has been cancelled making it the first time in a decade that the tour will not stop on Chilean soil.
Online Poker Could Be Live in Pennsylvania By The End of The Year
As Pennsylvania starts to accept online gaming applications, players hope to be able to start hitting the online poker tables by the end of 2018.
TCOOP Becomes Turbo Series: Full Schedule for PokerStars’ Next Big Series Revealed
Running over 16 days, the Turbo Series will guarantee $15 million over 74 events.
Why PokerStars Has Opened its French-Spanish Shared Player Pool to an International Audience
Players outside of Spain can now sign up on PokerStars.ES to play on the newly created “PokerStars Europe” player pool.
The Players No Limit Hold’em Championship: PokerStars to Host Their Biggest Ever Live Tournament in 2019
An expected prize pool of at least $16 million, including $1 million added to first place, will make it the biggest live tournament in the operator’s history.
Rising From The Ashes: PokerStars To Bring Back the European Poker Tour in 2018
Along with the iconic EPT brand, the LAPT and APPT will also return next year as PokerStars rethinks its live tour strategy.
November Trial Date Set For Former Amaya CEO David Baazov
The trial is set to be the largest insider trading investigation in Canadian history.
Nominees Revealed for American Poker Awards
Mike Sexton is up for a recording breaking three awards: Tournament Performance of the Year, Poker Moment of the Year and Media Content of the Year.
More Than $6 Million Guaranteed at the Borgata Winter Poker Open
Qualifiers and satellites are running daily.
Over 250 Online Qualifiers From Over 40 Countries To Attend The PokerStars Championship Bahamas
Players are coming from as far afield as Australia, making the 10,000 mile trip to play in this prestigious event.
Top Poker News You May Have Missed Over the Holidays
Here is a round up of top stories that you may have missed over the holidays.
Six Additional Stops Added to WSOP International Circuit Schedule
Australia, Morocco, Italy, France, Portugal and Belgium are now all part of the World Series of Poker international rotation.