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New York pro Nick Palma beats Adrian Mateos for first PokerGO Tour title

Palma topped 84 entries in Poker Masters Event #2 ($10,500 NLH) for $235,200, winning heads-up against Mateos with a river straight. The win had poker X buzzing on Wednesday night.

X (trending story) · Oct 15 ↗

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Who will power WSOP Online's new platform?

Pokerfuse reports Caesars is preparing a new platform for WSOP Online, the biggest site in NJ, PA and MI, and looks at who could supply the tech, from GGPoker to iPoker.

X (@pokerfuse) · Oct 15 ↗

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Lions of the East $2M GTD rolls on at Borgata and MGM National Harbor

The $600 Lions of the East series has been running starting flights at MGM National Harbor and Borgata, with players posting deep runs (and bad beats to a royal flush) from Day 1A at Borgata. The final day flight is set for Saturday.

X (@RJPoker1110, @MGMNH_Poker) · Oct 14 ↗

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Rooms we track that have no listings right now

Harrah's Atlantic City (NJ): Poker room open (cash games); no recurring tournaments. Hosts WSOP Circuit (Aug 13-25, 2026, past).
Tropicana AC (NJ): Poker room open (cash); tournaments suspended.
Bally's AC (NJ): Poker room closed.
Golden Nugget AC (NJ): Poker room closed.
Hard Rock AC (NJ): No poker room listed among AC poker rooms.
Ocean Casino (NJ): No poker room listed among AC poker rooms.
Harrah's Philadelphia (PA): Poker room permanently closed (2020).
Rivers Philadelphia (PA): Weekly NLH tournaments run but no current dated schedule found (June listing showed $80-$160 events). Holiday Deepstack Series was Columbus Day weekend (past).
Hollywood Casino Morgantown (PA): Poker room open; no tournament schedule found.
Valley Forge Casino (PA): No poker tournament schedule found (only an Ultimate Texas Hold'em table-game tournament, summer).
Hollywood Casino at Penn National (PA): Not researched / no 2026 schedule found.
Plainridge Park (MA): No poker room.
Encore Boston Harbor (MA): Has a poker room with tournaments, but no current dated schedule found.
MGM National Harbor (MD): Has an October PDF calendar with daily events and 'The National' ($1,100); not parsed yet. A 'Grand Prix' (Oct 27-Nov 3) appeared in search but is unverified.
Horseshoe Baltimore (MD): WSOPC was Feb 19-Mar 2, 2026; no fall series found.
Resorts World Catskills (NY): Has a November PDF calendar ($125+$25 bounty 10:30 AM, $150 6:15 PM, etc.), but the PDF path is dated 2024; weekdays not verified.
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa (FL): Last listed series was Pinktober (Oct 6-18, now ending); no Nov-Dec series listed.
Rivers Portsmouth (VA): Weekly $90/$150 NL seen on a July listing; current schedule not verified.
Caesars Virginia (Danville) (VA): WSOPC was Sept 3-14 (past); no fall listing found.
New Hampshire charitable rooms (NH): Rooms exist (e.g., Gate City, Lakes Region); no current tournament listings found.
Maine / Rhode Island / Delaware (ME/RI/DE): Not covered yet: no schedules found in this pass (Oxford, Hollywood Bangor, Bally's Twin River, Delaware Park).
South Carolina / Georgia (SC/GA): No legal casino poker rooms (only cruise-ship/charity games).

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