January 26, 2022 With a return of live poker hopefully on the cards, PokerNews wants to make sure that you are up to date on what players could be making a splash in events and tours during 2022. Over the next couple of months, we’ll be taking a close look at which poker players we
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January 26, 2022 PokerStars is inviting players from around the world to join in the Lunar New Year celebrations with a 12-event micro-stakes festival fronted by Georgina “GJReggie” James. GJ’s Lunar New Year runs from February 1-6 and features 12 micro-stakes tournaments themed around the Lunar Zodiac. Ten of the tournaments have $2.20 buy-ins, one
January 26, 2022 In fewer than six and a half hours on the final day, the 2022 World Series of Poker International Circuit crowned a champion in the €1,700 Main Event at King’s Resort, Rozvadov. Out of a field of 808 entries, Turkey’s Feyzullah Karaarslan prevailed in heads-up against Aleksandar Tomovic to claim the biggest
January 25, 2022 Welcome to the Wild Wild West, the supposed “land of the free,” where residents can do as they please so long as they don’t steal, kill, or open a poker room, apparently. Texas has some strict anti-gambling laws, perhaps a bit odd considering how “free” the state is otherwise (except marijuana). In
January 25, 2022 The $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open, hosted at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, is down to the final six players, one of whom will walk away with $975,240. Tuesday’s Day 4 session concluded with three-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus busting
January 25, 2022 The team at 888poker are back once again with another instalment of their Made to Play strategy videos. Fold More from Early Position It is not ideal to play marginal hands from early position when a majority of the table is still to act. There is a solid chance someone has woken
January 25, 2022 Social media can be a precarious place, a mistimed tweet or ill-judged Facebook post can be seen by millions of people the second it hits the internet. This has often landed people and companies in hot water and one of the latest organisations to join that club is French poker operator Winamax.
January 24, 2022 What started with 1,982 entrants is down the final 16 following Monday’s Day 3 session at the $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida. Play inside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino wrapped up at around 11 p.m. ET, and the remaining players will come
January 24, 2022 Last week, PokerNews brought you part one of an exclusive interview with Team Grosvenor Pro Katie Swift where she looked back at 2021. Now it is time to look forward to the year ahead, including the full 2022 GUKPT schedule. The 2021 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) put up some incredible figures,
January 24, 2022 Jeremy Ausmus is attempting to win a World Poker Tour (WPT) title just months after scooping his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The poker pro with over $10 million in live tournament winnings enters Day 3 at the Lucky Hearts Poker Open in Hollywood, Florida fourth in chips. Day 2
January 24, 2022 GGPoker is known for hosting some massive tournaments every Sunday but January 23 was off the charts. Super MILLION$ Week kicked off in style, which increased traffic in the site’s high stakes events, and created some jaw-dropping prizes. Niklas Astedt added yet another high roller title to his already impressive poker resume
January 23, 2022 Zynga Poker, a free-to-play mobile poker game, is changing things up a bit by adding short deck hold’em to its popular app. It marks the first time Zynga has added a new poker variant since its launch 14 years ago! Short deck is a common game spread among high-stakes games in certain
January 22, 2022 The Baltimore Ravens struggled down the stretch of the 2021 NFL season and missed the Playoffs. That meant defensive end Calais Campbell, a 14-year veteran, had some free time on his hands this weekend, so he took a shot at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open, where he bagged
January 22, 2022 PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. In fact, right now we’re offering various updates right here. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history. In this column, we will bring you some
January 21, 2022 Day 1a of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Lucky Hearts Poker Open was a huge success as the $3,500 buy-in tournament already obliterated its $2 million guarantee, and there’s still one Day 1 starting flight remaining (Saturday). Among the 893 entrants in attendance at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in
January 21, 2022 In this week’s strategy column, we’ve got a classic Phil Hellmuth outburst for you! The hand comes from Brad Owen’s vlog! Owen, who you might recall recently invested in a Texas cardroom alongside Doug Polk and Andrew Neeme, was happy to pick up aces but was devastated when he had four callers
January 21, 2022 The Texas Card House (TCH) in Dallas mysteriously had its permit revoked by the city months after it was approved, but the room is still in operation and games were spread as of Friday evening. PokerNews reached out to the Dallas City Attorney’s Office for an explanation as to what violations the
January 21, 2022 Comedian Louie Anderson was no stranger to mainstream audiences. He performed a clean stand-up comedy routine for decades, won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2016 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in FX’s Baskets, and hosted Family Feud from 1999-2002. Unfortunately, Anderson passed away Friday at the
January 21, 2022 The iconic PokerStars Sunday Million celebrates its 16th anniversary this March and is doing so with an awe-inspiring $10 million guaranteed prize pool! Those of you entering this historic tournament are in for a real treat if past anniversary editions are anything to go by. March 20 at 5:05 p.m. GMT is
January 21, 2022 One day after shipping a high roller in the Stairway to Millions, Nick Petrangelo wrapped up the series at the PokerGO Studio Thursday afternoon with a $1,026,000 victory in Event #8: $102,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Not only did the high-stakes crusher go back-to-back and cash for nearly $1.6 million within a 24-hour period,