On April 15, 2011, the online poker industry in the United States went from thriving to basically non-existent. In one day (now termed “Black Friday” by many poker players) the Department of Justice shut both major online poker sites (Pokerstars and Full Tilt) as well as other minor sites. While strides have been made to legalize online poker, as of right now, playing poker online in the U.S. for money is still illegal. But, Pokerstars, as well as other sites are open for business in other countries. The lack of online qualification tournaments has not negatively impacted live tournaments as much as some have thought it would.  Many professional online grindershave moved out of the United States in order to continue to play. In fact, there are services that help American players relocate to more online gambling-friendly areas.

Since Black Friday there have finally been some positive steps towards legalizing online gambling. Poker players can once again play poker for real money as long as they are in the states of Nevada, New Jersey or Delaware. Hopefully other states will follow suit.

Champions Club Winter Poker Open - Houston, Texas

RESULTS

Champions Club Winter Poker Open (Houston, TX)
Main Event - 2/17/24-2/20/24
$1,500 NLHE
123rd place

Malta Poker Festival (St. Julian’s Malta)
Event #8 - 5/1/22
€150 NLHE - Win the Cross
23rd place

WSOP-C Horseshoe (Tunica, MS)
Event #3 - 01/18/20-01/19/20
$400 NLHE
24th place

Planet Hollywood Goliath Series (Las Vegas, NV)
Event #28 - 6/18/19-6/19/19
$300 NLHE Ladies
17th place

WSOP-C Planet Hollywood (Las Vegas, NV)
Event #2 - 8/25/16
$130 Nightly Double Stack NLHE
2nd place

LIPS MS State Ladies Championship (Tunica, MS)
Event #2 - 3/22/14
$175 NLHE Ladies
10th place

LIPS MS State Ladies Championship (Tunica, MS)
Event #3 - 7/29/12
$140 NLHE Bounty Ladies
4th place

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