This Week

Latest PokerNews Podcast breaks down the Lodge situation.

Although there hasn’t been much new information about the recent raid at the Lodge Card Club in Austin, the latest PokerNews Podcast brings a good breakdown of everything that we know so far and potential implications of revealed charges.

While a lot of it is on the level of speculation right now, it sounds like the investigation could take a while (if powers to be decide so), which would be a real bad beat, not only for the Lodge employees, but poker in Texas in general.

If you have not checked your WPT Global account lately, now might be the time.

Their Tournament Ticket Super Giveaway is live, and all it takes to qualify is a deposit.

You could win up to one tournament ticket a day, with the prize pool drawn from any event that failed to meet its guarantee the previous day. Some of the most notable tickets up for grabs include the $110 Sunday Slam Mystery Bounty, $530 Thursday Crown Throne, and $530 Grand Slam PKO.

Who did it better? Chris Moneymaker or Kylie Jenner?

You can be the judge.

Vamos! PartyPoker Seville starts this week 🇪🇸.

As Seville is legitimately my favorite city in the world—yes, that is a hill I am prepared to die on—I’m very jealous it’s the start of PartyPoker Seville this week.

PokerStars Open Philadelphia starts today!

And famous faces will be in tow.

DNegs and Hellmuth fans of the new Triton Tempo.

Since the announcement of the new Triton Tempo clock to keep action moving, two of the highest-profile poker players on the globe are bona fide fans.

Lodge card room calls for show of solidarity in the comments.

In their lengthy post about what is happening at the Lodge, they sign off by asking for some love in the comments.

In the meantime, if The Lodge has meant something to you — as a place to play, work, or build friendships — we encourage you to share your support in the comments. Hearing from this community means more to our staff and leadership team than we can put into words.

Caitlin Comeskey leads the charge, but I can’t help but think the request is a little tone-deaf. Has the club really done nothing wrong? Is this just a witch hunt? It seems too early to tell.

Jaime Staples has a suggestion for poker content creators.

He proposes starting a new site to host videos, breaking free from the chains of YouTube.

The comments are definitely mixed, with not everyone thinking this idea can work.