Tim Fiorvanti

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Managing Editor, WPT dot COM | Writer, editor and enjoyer of wrestling, gambling and poker-related things. Formerly: @ESPN, BLUFF | #YaGottaBelieve #LFGM #YNWA

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Articles

WSOP bans phones and other devices late in tournaments this summer

1 week ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

With the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker just a few weeks away, the WSOP has released several updates and clarifications to rules around coaching and electronic devices. Rule 64 — and, to a lesser extent, Rule 63 — in the official 2025 WSOP rules includes new and enhanced language specifically prohibiting coaching with any technology involved in the process, along with new restrictions for the use of phones and other electronic devices.
APT Taipei 2025 shatters records over 10 action-packed days

1 week ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

The eyes of the poker world were focused squarely on Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday as the largest and most lucrative Asian Poker Tour Main Event in the tour's history played out. Akira Takasugi of Japan emerged as the champion and the biggest winner of the APT Taipei festival, claiming a first-place prize of over 19,009,440 TWD ($586,710).
Late night Vegas food to fuel the hungry poker player

1 week ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

Las Vegas has long been known as a haven for night owls, and if there's one universal need for poker players who play sessions deep into the late night and early morning hours, it's a place to find a good bite to eat and recharge before they fall asleep.
Vegas poker spotlight: Wynn Las Vegas delivers 20 years of max value

1 week ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

There’s something just a little bit different about walking into the Wynn Las Vegas poker room. Technically, poker is played on the Encore side of the property, but from the moment you step into the poker room or the adjoining tournament space the player experience is top notch across the board. Wynn Las Vegas recently celebrated 20 years of operations, and poker has been available since opening day at Wynn Las Vegas, on April 28, 2005.
GGPoker and GTO Wizard team up for cutting-edge tournament streams

2 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

If you tune into the next GGMillion$ live stream on May 6, you’ll see a brand-new element in play — one that may represent the most dramatic advance in poker coverage in recent memory. GGPoker is teaming up with GTO Wizard to provide real-time, on-screen hand analysis. During selected hands of the weekly $10,300 buy-in tournament — which features a $1 million guaranteed prize pool — you will be able to compare GTO Wizard’s optimal plays with the decisions made by players.
WSOP Online adds Pennsylvania as four-state bracelet series confirmed

2 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

One week after Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro signed onto the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, WSOP Online officially became the first platform to combine four states into their player pool. Pennsylvania joins WSOP Online's previously established liquidity between Michigan, Nevada and New Jersey, making the platform the first to expand to four connected states.
HCL Million Dollar Game: Bluffing with nothing in a pot worth almost $2M

2 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Game has seen some predictably gigantic and historic pots over the last few years, and it should come as little surprise that there were fireworks early on in the kickoff episode of the latest edition on Monday. The first major splash of this $1 million buy-in game happened between two players who have gotten to know each other well: Alan Keating and Peter Wang.
Poker has a major YouTube problem

3 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

When it comes to long-form videos, live streams and shorts, no platform offers as versatile a catalog of content options as YouTube. 20 years after its launch, it's still the best option for poker content creators. Or at least that seemed to be the case until recent weeks. On April 10, vloggers and streamers started getting emails and messages from YouTube that delivered wave after wave of bad news.
Vegas poker spotlight: South Point's local charm draws big crowds

3 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

The poker room at the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa occupies a unique space in the Las Vegas poker ecosystem — both in terms of location, and the action in the room. Well removed from the density of the Las Vegas Strip, the South Point poker room features 30 tables and prides itself on being a space that focuses on a loyal, local clientele while providing ample reasons for players who are visiting the city to make the trek south on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Pre-WSOP power-up: Join Galfond, Seiver, Rast & more at the 2025 BTG Summit

3 weeks ago | poker.org | Tim Fiorvanti

Summers are where poker players' years can be made or broken, battling it out at the World Series of Poker and across Las Vegas at stakes high, low, and everywhere in between. A single hand or decision can swing things in a drastically different direction. If you're looking to optimize your approach to the game or sharpen yourself before stepping headfirst into the jaws of the summer grind, Phil Galfond is offering a space where a single investment could pay off all summer — and well beyond.