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May 12, 2024 After a rest day on Friday, the PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) was back in full swing on Saturday night, with 21 new champions crowned. PokerNews is here and ready to give you The Inside SCOOP on SCOOP matters all this month, so keep reading to find out who emerged

May 11, 2024 Kyle Anderson Hey, everyone. I’m Kyle Anderson, PokerNews ambassador and Ontario resident. Here is an update on everything that’s happened in the poker world in Ontario in the last month and going into May. Kyle Anderson Remember, ON players can legally play real money poker in Ontario, so PokerNews has come up

May 10, 2024 It’s been 12 years, but the PokerStars Big Game on Tour is back, with the first episode of one of the most popular poker TV shows airing on Fox Sports 1. It’s been a long time coming, since the show was shot during the NAPT festival in Las Vegas in November 2023,

May 10, 2024 One lucky Virginian has struck it rich at MGM National Harbor, walking away with a staggering $1.259 million progressive jackpot while playing Ultimate Texas Hold’em. The seven-figure win, which occurred on Sunday, May 5th, is thought to be one of the largest payouts ever recorded in the United States. The player, whose

June 18, 2023 When it comes to strategy tips for the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), you really want to be hearing from the absolute best in the business. So how does getting to hear from ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey sound? Ivey’s cashed for over $9.2 million at the WSOP alone, and

May 10, 2024 The online poker world is heading toward a naturally busy period thanks, in part, to the $75 million guaranteed PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) running from May 5 to May 29. With so many events to choose from, poker players will be looking to buy and sell action for the

May 10, 2024 In the 829th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Kyna England are back at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about Doug Polk being denied a new poker room in Texas. Check out some highlights and clips from a city council

May 10, 2024 One of the richest short deck live poker tournaments has crowned a champion at the lavish five-star Jin Bei Palace Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. After two days of fireworks at the tables in the inaugural 2024 Jin Bei Cup $50,000 Short Deck Main Event, Kobe topped a 105-entry field to claim the

May 10, 2024 It’s been a busy year for additions to the roster of PokerStars Ambassadors. In February, former EPT Barcelona Main Event champion Simon Wiciak was unveiled with Barny Boatman joining him the following month hot on the heels of his EPT Paris Main Event victory. And now, a third European is joining the

May 10, 2024 The PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) was full of action yesterday before the tournament takes a break for Friday. In total, 24 champions were crowned, and there were a number of close calls for PokerStars Ambassadors, and some equally big Day 2s to look forward to when SCOOP resumes on

May 09, 2024 The wait is over. Several months after the successful return of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in Las Vegas, PokerStars announced that the NAPT will be back at Resorts World Las Vegas this year for ten days of tournament poker action. The 2024 NAPT Las Vegas festival will take place Nov.

May 09, 2024 Daniel Negreanu is known to be a master in the live poker arena and he perfectly read the situation to lay a trap on the river before attempting to get extra value on the way to winning the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl for $3.3 million. Can world-class poker professional Nick Petrangelo

May 09, 2024 OlyBet ran its OlyBet Showdown Vilnius – Ace Breaker festival at the Olympic Casino in the heart of the Lithuanian capital in January and February 2024, and it was so well-received that they are returning to the same venue in June for the OlyBet Showdown Vilnius – Jacks of June festivities. Running

May 09, 2024 If you’re a regular slot machine player, I’d make a fair bet that at one time or another, you’ve been offered some slots ‘advice.’ The casino’s most popular game is rife with myth and legend, from newbies to veterans – when to up your stake, when is the machine going to pay

May 09, 2024 The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) continues its international tour with a trip to Paris, France, from May 19 through May 28. The Stade Jean-Bouin in the French capital plays host to ten WSOPC ring-awarding events, including a €1,200 buy-in Main Event that PokerNews‘ live reporting team will bring you updates

May 09, 2024 After a thrilling thirteen-hour showdown at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, the $2,200 Eurasian Poker Tour (EAPT) Grand Final crowned its champion from a pool of 16 hopefuls who battled it out on the final day. Boris Kolev entered the final table as the shortest stack with just six big

May 09, 2024 The PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) continued on May 8, crowning almost two dozen new champions. PokerNews has the inside scoop on all SCOOP matters, so pull up your favorite chair and feast your eyes on the biggest stories coming out of the latest round of PokerStars SCOOP Events. In

May 08, 2024 Last week, PokerNews Ambassador and Pennsylvania native Keith Becker, offered his first PA poker update. Part of it focused on the #GrowPAPoker campaign, which took place on Tuesday, May 7th. PokerNews joined forces with Pokerfuse.com and poker players all over Pennsylvania to promote the inclusion of Pennsylvania in the Multi-State Internet Gaming

May 08, 2024 Steve Albini, a legendary music figure and a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, passed away of a heart attack on Tuesday at 61. A self-described audio engineer, Albini helped pioneer noise rock in the 1980s with bands like Big Black and Shellac and later produced some of the most

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