Poker World in Motion: Legal Battles, Big Wins, and Exclusive Tournaments

In late 2015, a Kentucky court fined Amaya $870 million for illegal PokerStars operations from 2006 to 2011. Amaya attempted to freeze $300 million intended for the Shaynbergs, but the previous owners expressed dismay. Amaya's fourth-quarter revenues were C$389.5 million, with a net loss of C$15.8 million.

The number of registered players increased to 99 million, but the number of real-money players decreased by 4% to 2.4 million. Ivan "Negriin" Luka won the main event of the Eureka Poker Tour in Rózvadov. Dietrich Fast won the LA Poker Classic main event, earning $1,000,800. Stefan Schillhabel won the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star main event.

All 49 seats for the Super High Roller Bowl tournament at Aria were sold out. Three Russian-speaking players – Igor Kurganov, Timofey Kuznetsov, and Vitaly Ryzhkov – will participate in the Super High Roller Bowl. Daniel Cates discussed various topics including his duel with Tom Dwan, Victor Blom, and the merger of Full Tilt with PokerStars.