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Oct 27, 2024 3 min read When it comes to Meet-Up Games (MUGs), Brad Owen was one of the early pioneers. He’s played in MUGs all around the world, most recently at Playground during the World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal. On Monday, October 21 at 1 p.m., the poker room was packed with players battling

Oct 27, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents Kristen Foxen and husband Alex Foxen had quite a week of poker. The couple had a combined five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets six days ago. They now have seven. The WSOP Online bracelet series on the Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey shared liquidity poker

Oct 27, 2024 8 min read Table Of Contents 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse,

Oct 26, 2024 2 min read Just after midnight as the clock ticked over into Saturday, the Bad Beat Jackpot was triggered at Playground located just outside Montreal, Canada. The CAD $964,471 jackpot – which came three weeks after the property’s CAD $2.2 million jackpot (the second-largest in history) – hit when Aymen Rhammaz won

Oct 26, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The second-ever PokerGo Tour (PGT) Super High Roller Bowl: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha wrapped up on Saturday with Seth Davies winning $1.5 million and his second SHRB title in two months. The high-stakes PLO event drew 42 players for a prize pool of $4.2 million, an increase

Kyle Anderson Oct 26, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents 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. Remember, ON players can legally play real money poker in Ontario, so PokerNews has come up

Oct 26, 2024 2 min read Just five players remain in the PokerGo Tour (PGT) Super High Roller Bowl: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, and leading the way is defending champion Jared Bleznick. Bleznick, who won last year’s inaugural event for $1.3 million, will enter the third and final day of play with a dominant chip lead

Oct 26, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents On Friday night, the CAD $1,100 World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Playground Championship, which had attracted 1,587 runners over four starting flights, crowned a winner in Yunkyu Song, who won a CAD $241,620 first-place prize plus a seat into December’s WPT World Championship at Wynn Las

Oct 26, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Whether running a six-figure bluff on the Hustler Casino Live stream or stacking off on the Big Game felt, Alan Keating is consistently one of the most entertaining poker players to watch. The high-stakes cash game specialist confirmed for Season 2 of PokerStars The Big Game

Oct 25, 2024 2 min read On Friday, Day 1b of the CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship attracted 229 runners, which along with Day 1a’s 143 brought the total field up to 372 entries with Day 1c still to go. After 10 levels of play, 74 players

Oct 25, 2024 3 min read WSOP Online issued a statement about game integrity in the wake of real-time assistance (RTA) allegations against the reigning WSOP.com Michigan Player of the Year while also asking that “players not rush to judgment without complete information to which they may not have access.” The statement comes after recent

Oct 25, 2024 2 min read The World Poker Tour (WPT) crowned a new Prime champion on Friday night in Montreal! The CAD $1,100 WPT Prime Playground Championship attracted 1,587 runners over four starting flights, with just 16 players returning for the third and final day of action. After approximately 10 hours of play, Yunkyu

Oct 25, 2024 3 min read Live reporting a poker tournament is often a thankless job comprised of long hours. Like the players, reporters are subject to the tournament clock, albeit with fewer breaks, arriving earlier and leaving later than everyone else. Many do it because their passion for the game is so strong. Sure,

Oct 25, 2024 1 min read The Sahara Poker Room is closing next month to make way for slot machines in the latest hit to live poker in Las Vegas post-pandemic. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Thursday on the upcoming closure, which is slated for Nov. 16. In a statement, Sahara General Manager Paul Hobson

Oct 25, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The biggest-ever Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) tournament is back with the PokerGo Tour (PGT) Super High Roller Bowl: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha, a six-figure, four-card event that debuted last year and saw Jared Bleznick winning the historic event for $1.3 million. One year later, the sports cards enthusiast

Oct 25, 2024 Guests: Hayley Hanna In the 862nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by special cohost Hayley Hanna at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas for our Halloween episode! The trio discuss poker, of course, such as the bracelet

Oct 25, 2024 6 min read Table Of Contents Poker industry veteran Rebecca McAdam Willetts has been nominated for induction into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame in recognition of her contributions to the industry. In a candid conversation with PokerNews, McAdam Willetts reflects on her remarkable career journey—from her early days as a

Oct 25, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents The weekend is upon us, and that means many PokerNews readers are preparing to swap the daily grind of their nine-to-five for battling at the virtual felt in some prestigious poker tournaments. This weekend has plenty of stellar events for you to sink your teeth into,

Oct 24, 2024 2 min read The CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship kicked off on Thursday with Day 1a action. The first of three starting flights attracted 143 runners to the Montreal poker mecca, and after 10 levels of play just 44 remained with Giuseppe Corapi and

Oct 24, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Unless you’re Allen Kessler, you’ve no doubt heard of Jeremy Renner, one of the most popular and successful actors in both television and film. He’s Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, had breakout roles in The Hurt Locker and Wind River, is a part of both