Oct 15, 2024 8 min read Ever wonder how an online slot machine knows exactly when to stop spinning or how a virtual Blackjack dealer never misses a shuffle? The answer isn’t luck or magic—it’s all thanks to Random Number Generators (RNGs). These digital wizards ensure that every spin, card, and roll in online casinos
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Oct 15, 2024 2 min read A former poker pro with over $2.4 million in lifetime earnings recently became a champion. No, he didn’t win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, though he’s come close on several occasions including a 13th-place finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event for a career-high $400,000. Instead,
Oct 15, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents After a grueling 16-hour Day 2, four players returned to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for an unscheduled third day of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus. With the biggest prizes of the $2,610,600 prize pool
Oct 14, 2024 4 min read Last updated Oct 15, 2024 Table Of Contents We’re always on the look out for a free coin bonus: good, bad or downright spooky, but where can you find the biggest coin haul this Halloween? Step forward Pulsz Social Casino and their 13 Games of Halloween promotion! This spooktacular
Oct 15, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents I don’t play as much poker as I used to. Like many members of the poker media, I got my start in a playing capacity, usually £0.10/0.20 while at university. Over time, I eventually moved up to where they respected my raises – £35 tournaments at
Oct 15, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Every player wants to head into a major online poker tournament festival in hot form and with an ample bankroll to fall back on. 888poker has unveiled the schedule for the popular KO Games, and Ukbekistan’s “PokerKron” has warmed up for the series in some style.
Oct 15, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Who doesn’t love a great deal? Whether it’s scoring 50¢ off a gallon of milk or discovering an exclusive promo code for Gold Coins and Sweeps Coins at one of America’s favorite social poker sites, the thrill of a bargain never gets old. So when Global
Oct 15, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 Irish Poker Festival is heading to the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and bringing with it €1 million in guaranteed prizes pools, helped by a €700,000 guaranteed Main Event. PokerNews‘ live reporting team will be on the ground throughout the €3,000 buy-in Main Event,
Oct 14, 2024 5 min read Table Of Contents Episode 10 of High Stakes Poker Season 13 aired Monday night on PokerGO, and it was a continuation of the $500/$1,000 no-limit hold’em cash game from recent weeks at PokerGO Studio featuring Andrew Robl, Jennifer Tilly, Stanley Tang, Brandon Steven, Justin Gavri, Humboldt Mike, and Nik
Oct 14, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents After a failed bill, social media campaign and months of advocacy from players, Pennsylvania is set to enter the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). That means The Keystone State will soon join a shared playing pool with others states in the compact, including Nevada, Delaware, Michigan
Oct 14, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents Psychology author Maria Konnikova burst into the poker world six years ago when she won a PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) event for $84,600 while researching her next book. Now, the Biggest Bluff author is a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner. Konnikova took down an
Oct 14, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit will be stopping at Harveys Lake Tahoe from October 24 to November 4. This stop is the last chance to win a WSOPC ring before Halloween. The series will culminate in a $1,700 buyin Main Event, with plenty of side
Oct 14, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The PokerStars European Poker Tour $1,100 Eureka Main Event saw 2,803 entries try their hand at winning a piece of silverware here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. All who entered wanted to get their hands on a coveted Shard trophy, but only
Oct 14, 2024 7 min read Table Of Contents It’s time for PokerNews to examine another ‘rainbow unicorn’ of the casino world: the $1 for $60 bonus from Chumba Casino! Like many casino bonuses that seem too good to be true, this one doesn’t unfortunately exist, and whilst Chumba Casino has plenty of bonuses that
Oct 12, 2024 2 min read The upcoming Big Deal for One Drop at Resorts World Las Vegas will feature some big names, including Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and inaugural Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari. The $10,000 buy-in poker tournament, a partnership between the World Poker Tour (WPT) and One
Oct 14, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Many consider WPT Global’s multi-table tournaments to represent the best value in the online poker world. Soft fields and juicy prize pools attract players from far and wide, and that’s before they learn that WPT Global awards over $14,000 worth of prizes every week via its
Oct 13, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents On Saturday night, Resorts World Las Vegas played host to the PokerNews Podcast & Life Outside Poker Meet-Up Game (MUG) inside the poker room. Not only were hosts Kyna England, Mike Holtz, Connor Richards, and Chad Holloway in attendance, but friends and fans joined them for
Oct 12, 2024 5 min read Last updated Oct 13, 2024 The break came at just the right time for Elias Gutierrez. The Team PokerStars Pro could feel the tournament slipping from his grasp. Gutierrez began his heads-up match with Russia’s Alexander Zubov with a massive chip lead, but Zubov steadily wore him down until
Oct 14, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents The 888poker LIVE Coventry double-header is off to a flying start, with the £560 UK Poker League (UKPL) Main Event crowning its champion over the weekend. Some 224 players bought in, creating a £106,390 prize pool, and Jamie Morris came out on top, capturing £19,831 after
Oct 14, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents ICM is an essential tool for understanding tournament strategy, particularly the value of survival. Although players cannot run ICM calculations like the ones on GTO Wizard during play, studying it off the table helps develop intuition for key decisions. In tournaments, maximizing your tournament equity is