Page 40 - Us Network News Today

The US online poker market continued showing big year-over-year gains for January. Revenue reports show the industry had nice numbers again.

Take part in eight events on the partypoker US Network in New Jersey as BetMGM, Borgata Poker, and partypoker US are hosting the innovative PKO Online Series.

The two companies have teamed up to make poker education more accessible to online poker players. The program is dedicated to helping players have more fun by learning poker strategy and developing their own style of play. Team LearnWPT will provide in-depth strategy content for PKOs leading up to the event and analysis of key hands across social. “I truly enjoy teaching and developing new methods to help students learn faster and have more fun playing,” said president and LearnWPT fo...

February 14, 2021LearnWPT With a 100 big blind effective stack, you open-raise to 3bbs in the Cutoff seat and get called by the player in the Big Blind. This scenario shows a common spot where you are in position against a tough opponent in the Big Blind on the flop after you were the preflop aggressor. Against a less-skilled opponent automatically c-betting a standard size is often the best play. These types of opponents are less likely to put pressure on your c-bets by making moves on the fl...

In addition to free training and strategy content, the partypoker US Network will host special events and tournaments featuring Team LearnWPT. The first, LearnWPT Progressive Knockout (“PKO”) Bounty event powered by partypoker US Network, is set to kick off on February 21. This featured event is part of the partypoker US Network Progressive Knockout Bounty Online Series, which runs from February 21 through 28. Team LearnWPT will provide in-depth strategy content for PKOs leading up t...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   This was a rich week for the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee as we took testimony regarding some of the programs we consider our legacy. Early in the week, we heard from folks who work on the Working Lands Enterprise Initiative. Working Lands was created in 2012 to increase investment in our agriculture and forestry sectors. It was based on the hard work of many people appointed by the Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) to t...

Share this article Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Accion Opportunity Fund, the nations leading nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) to small businesses, is working swiftly with its partners at Silicon Valley Black Chamber of Commerce and San Francisco African-American Chamber of Commerce to support Bay Area Black-owned businesses with advising, grants, and funding support, including Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans available no...

Partypoker is hosting nice events to keep grinders busy in January. The series’ biggest event comes on Jan. 24 and includes a $100,000 guarantee in a Progressive Knockout eight-max tournament. The buy in is $535 includes a starting bounty of $250 on each player’s head.  In a PKO, when a player is knocked out only a part of his bounty goes to his opponent. The other portion is placed on the winning player’s head. The more a player eliminates others, the more that player’s own bount...

PokerNews awarded a free $3,500 seat into the WPT Online Poker Open powered by partypoker US Network. It was a part of our “Give the Gift of WPT” giveaway where we asked folks to nominate deserving players. Andrew "pokasmoka7" Benedict was ultimately selected as the winner, and not only did he have a lot of fun playing, he got paid to do it as he finished ninth out of a 395-entry field to bank $22,179. According to The Hendon Mob, Benedict had just $11,977 in lifetime earnings inclu...

Seminole Hard Rock with a $1 million guarantee. Both events offer a look at the bounce back of the live poker scene. In announcing the Venetian tournament, the tour and property stressed their commitment to safety during the pandemic. The Venetian operates under its “ Clean Commitment” program, featuring 800 initiatives to minimize risk for guests, players, and employees. The poker room safety measures include: all players sanitizing their hands before sitting down at a table cleaning proto...