The COVID-19 pandemic continues to force poker event cancellations across the globe. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Filler
January has lost its meaning. It is no longer the start of a new year but the continuation of an old one. It is the 25th month of 2020 and how coldly the sun burns as winter cloaks us in a gown of frost, blinding the eyes, stiffening the muscles, freezing the fingertips. We are stuck in yesterday. We are in stasis. Like Vladimir and Estragon, we do not move.
The poker world is frozen, too, as the omicron variant spreads like wildfire, forcing the cancellation of events in Bali, Ireland, and Estonia. As stricter measures in many countries curtail life, the algorithms quietly nudge us farther apart, evidenced by more polarization and divisiveness. Poker Twitter is no exception. It might be winter, but it is not the winter of our discontent.
There were a flurry of poker stories the week after Christmas, but that has been followed by a dearth of news. I tried to find something worth talking about, but it was slim pickings. As a consequence, this article has so much filler that I expect Jungleman to write a dopey tweet about it. Closures
At the end of December, PokerShares announced that they are leaving the poker realm, moving their business interests into pastures new and what they believe will be more lucrative fields. A combination of regulations and the distraction of other ventures had curbed the enthusiasm of owners Mike “Timex” McDonald and Veron Lammers. Then on January 3, there was the announcement of another poker business segue as Run It Once closed their online poker room with a plan to pivot to a new life in legal and regulated United States markets. Players were told that they have three months to withdraw their funds. Fortunately, the excellent Run It Once training site remains open for business. In a public statement, Run It Once CEO Phil Galfond was crestfallen, but also determined to make the pivot a success. “My goal when we started this was to become a major competitor […]
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