Very excited today to finally launch the biggest overhaul to @pokerindpro in the 12 years since we first launched. Introducing PRO DB: An all new data platform powered by Sharkscope data covering MTT and cash games over 35 networks.

PokerStars is dead. Long live PokerStars (Exclusively on FanDuel). 🧵 ITS THE POKERSTARS X FANDUEL LAUNCH THREAD 🧵 In this thread i'm going to detail everything that's JUST happened - and, perhaps more critically, what has _not_ - to PokerStars US online poker today.

Here's a thread about everything we know about the regulation of online poker in Maine, and the likelihood of any sites launching in the state. 🧵

Hot new biz idea: Start offering prediction markets but on who has the best five card poker hand. Do it so that 6 or so people all enter a live prediction market pool, and everyone can then buy a contract on how good their hand is in turn.

*Breaking* How ClubWPT Gold - arguably one of the largest online poker sites in the world - now works. - No Gold Coins - No Sweeps Coins Instead: - Buy credits for GTO analysis - Get "chips" (which are sweeps coins by name only) WAT? read on 👇

Less than 1yr ago @ClubWPTGold launched. Gold was added to the WPT brand to distinguish its platform - a modern sweepstakes site with gold coin dual currency - from ClubWPT, the existing traditional subscription sweepstakes site. Today, ClubWPT Gold is ... losing Gold. 👇

At EPT Barcelona, @IvanPotocki was there on the ground for us and he conducted v interesting interviews with ambassadors and team at @PokerStars. We pubbed narrative-style pieces from these recordings, and i'm v happy w/ the end result. Really good reads imo! links below 👇

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I'm going to make the case for why you should care about BetRivers Poker and why its expansion this week is the best thing we've had in US online poker in a decade. And why, if you're in MI, PA, WV or DE, you should give them a try. Not an ad. 👇

BetRivers poker just launched simultaneously in Delaware, West Virginia and Michigan - First ever WV online poker site - Return to DE after 18 month blackout - First ever simultaneous launch in multiple states Here's everything we know.

Today we reported @BetRiversPoker is planning a big expansion to its online poker - from one state to four, in one move. - First ever launch in West Virginia - Return to poker in Delaware after 18 months blackout - Michigan completes the set Thoughts & details 👇

Published today a deep dive on @pokerindpro into what might be happening at PokerStars to explain the delay in PA shared liquidity. 👇

Six years after Pennsylvania launched regulated online poker, a year after pokerfuse launched its grassroots movement #GrowPAPoker , the day has finally arrived: Two online poker networks in PA have connected with their US networks. Some top line facts and a few thoughts 👇

Among other changes, PokerStars Live is adopting slide dealing for all live events. Partial rollout in Monte Carlo, full switch by Barcelona - they have been training all dealers of this method since last year. An exclusive on pokerfuse today :- pokerfuse.com/features/in...

On Monday, I wrote an in-depth piece on PRO regarding the sale of PokerStrategy and other vintage poker domains to an SEO marketing company that specializes in parasite content promoting crypto sites. I've now written a follow-up piece on @pokerfuse 👇

My exclusive article on @pokerindpro today covers the sale of PokerStrategy.com to a digital market company that specialises in parasite SEO content promoting crypto online casinos. The company has bought PokerScout, CardPlayer and CasinoBeats in the last 12 months.

My best article of 2025 so far is going to be published tomorrow. Has 28 links in citations, 25 of which external, + there's 7 subheadings so you know it's a belter. Will be published on @pokerindpro tomoz morning, aiming for supporting piece on @pokerfuse soon after.

WSOP 2025 is here, as promised. Here's some links and some top line thoughts.

In-depth piece from me on Alex Scott's departure from WPT Global, and what this likely means for the brand - went out on @pokerindpro this morning [paywall]. "Pivot to Asia" is basically "return to roots" - and how WPT Global as a brand fits into that is unclear. 👇

Poker media is by far the most self-destructive, self-defeating little cottage industry i've ever been familiar with. Every week i'm blown away by how isolationist it is - everyone acting like it's a a zero-sum game, not the collective effort to grow the game.

On Monday, we started a tweet series on changes to the poker landscape we expect this year. We're focused on three English-speaking markets outside the US that will go through regulation this year. Last time, we did Ireland. This time we'll tackle New Zealand. 🧵 🧵 🧵

First in a series of threads on what we expect from regulation outside of the US in 2025. There's three holdout grey markets - all English speaking - that will all make key moves this year towards regulated online poker. Today, let's tackle Ireland ☘️

Excited to make the shortlist for the Global Poker Awards 2024 Best Journalist awards. I'm even happier that @gpi have resurrected this award after it being benched the last few years. 🧵

An exclusive on @pokerfuse from @anuj2212 today - PokerStars has launched a new game in the international market - All In Poker. It's exactly as it sounds, and replaces the slightly more complex Tempest Hold'em, which was retired a few days ago.

An exclusive on @pokerfuse from @anuj2212 today - PokerStars has launched a new game in the international market - All In Poker. It's exactly as it sounds, and replaces the slightly more complex Tempest Hold'em, which was retired a few days ago.

🚨PA Online Poker Shared Liquidity Launch Likely Before WSOP 2025🚨 ✅Pennsylvania has officially received an invitation to join the multi-state online poker compact from its current members pokerfuse.com/news/industr...

Exclusive on @pokerfuse.com today - first sites with shared liquidity with Pennsylvania should happen this side of the WSOP. pokerfuse.com/news/industr...

2000 Golden Passports were given away for the WPT $5 Million freeroll. Only 1457 actually played. I realize the passport didn't including accoms/flights etc, but hard not to see this as something of a fail that over 1 in 4 players who won a ticket worth $2500+ just didn't show?

One thing I've been wondering since the GG purchaes of WSOP is whether under GG's ownership there would be a shakeup of the WSOP festival - in particular, cutting back substantially on the number of bacelets (especially online). pokerfuse.com/news/live-a...

Thanks. I hadn’t understood this, and it is an interesting hybrid. Very curious if it takes off. @pokerprojones.com has some great coverage/background on it.

As promised, exclusively for followers on Bluesky, this link takes you behind the paywall to read the full piece. Remember, follow @pokerprojones.com and @pokerfuse.com to help us keep investing in this new social platform. pokerindustrypro.com/prolink/2174...

Right, so Nevada has had, for the last year, an online poker network that you nor I have ever heard about. It five skins, it apparently fully legal and regulated by the NGCB, and is seems to have more to do with video poker than real money poker. Here's what I found 🧵

I've read it now. Basically it's an ideological position that doesn't appear to be informed by any engagement with the complexities of the betting product range, nor with lessons learned from mature markets.

Follow Pokerfuse on Bluesky to Win a Clubs Poker SC 55 Nightly Ticket Don’t miss your opportunity to pick up a free ticket to the newly added SC 55 Nightly tournament with 2,500SC guaranteed over at Clubs Poker. pokerfuse.com/news/poker-r...

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Also good time to mention that we are booting up the @pokerfuse.com official account here on Bluesky. We're hoping to build a following on this platform and put more and more resources into this over X and other sites. So if you're interested in poker, would appreciate a follow and interactions 🙏

Some interesting backstory and context in today's article about Phil Hellmuth's ties with BetRivers Poker as company looks to be preparing to announce him as their ambassador. Could be to promote both sportsbook and poker. pokerfuse.com/news/live-an...

I just completed "Red-Nosed Reports" - Day 2 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/2

I just completed "Historian Hysteria" - Day 1 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/1

Great thread about all the recent positive changes in the #Poker community in the USA.

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More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything* you might have missed. (* i will probably miss stuff too) ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️

More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything you might have missed. ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️

More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything you might have missed. ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️

More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything* you might have missed. (* i will probably miss stuff too) ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️

More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything* you might have missed. (* i will probably miss stuff too) ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️

More positive things have happened in US online poker in the last eight months than they have in the last eight years. Here's a very high level overview of everything* you might have missed. (* i will probably miss stuff too) ⚠️ BIG 🧵 ALERT ⚠️