Op-Ed

Chuck Sklar brings you a weekly breakdown of the biggest events to have happened in poker over the past seven days (or so), plus a blast from the past.

One HCL hand in 2022 changed everything, as Garrett Adelstein potentially got cheated on a live poker stream, forcing show runners to take security more seriously.

Will we see the return of the November Nine concept is some way, shape, or form for this year’s Main Event, and what do players think about that idea?

Black Friday put the poker world on hold, but in the years since the event, the game has bounced back and grown to new heights thanks to new generations of players.

Barbara Enright’s 1996 WSOP triumph proved women could go head-to-head with men at the poker tables, setting the stage for generations of female poker champions.

The first month of the new year is already in the books, and Chuck is back with another recap of events that created the most buzz in the poker world.

Antonio Esfandiari won the world’s first million-dollar poker tournament in 2012, and reshaped the tournament poker world, with high rollers becoming the norm in subsequent years.

Ever since the prediction market operator Kalshi started offering betting odds on poker, the world’s largest tournament seemed ripe for a lucrative future. In the past five months, Kalshi has gone past $1 billion in monthly trading volume, paired up

Chris Moneymaker changed the world of poker forever with his 2003 WSOP win. Was he solely responsible or just a piece of the puzzle?

With constant changes and innovation, especially when it comes to rewarding players, is online poker creating a lot of unnecessary confusion?