Jan 10, 2025 In the 873rd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is the second episode of Season 16, Chad Holloway, Kyna England and Mike Holtz talk about the surprise PokerStars shoutout by actress Elle Fanning on the red carpet of the Golden Globes, where she also revealed that one of the hottest actors in
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Jan 10, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2025 Free Poker Network (FPN) Desert Dash-for-Cash National Championship is in swing at the Golden Nugget in North Las Vegas and saw a one-day tournament play out Thursday in the form of $200 WPT Passport. Craig Ashley of Office Bar in Illinois battled through the
Jan 10, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Who doesn’t love the excitement of a jackpot? I know I do. Just hearing the word makes my heart race and my mind dream of those mega wins. So, when I heard that WOW Vegas had launched their brand-new WOW Jackpots, I couldn’t wait to check
Jan 10, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has unveiled its highly anticipated 2025 season schedule, promising an unforgettable year for players and fans alike. This season brings exciting changes, including the debut of the APT Championship (APTC)—a groundbreaking series finale offering the largest prize pool guarantee in APT
Jan 09, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 PokerGO Tour season has just one remaining event, and it’s a $1 million guaranteed freeroll that takes place on Friday. Shannon Shorr wrapped up the “regular” season with a $290,000 win for taking down Event #6 of the PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series in
Jan 09, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents Yunkyu Song can start his World Poker Tour (WPT) Player of the Year title defense Feb. 18 in Cambodia, the site of the first Season 23 event. The schedule is now out for the first portion of the upcoming season, including both the WPT Prime Tour
Jan 09, 2025 5 min read Table Of Contents Your chance to win a 2-week, all-expenses paid trip to Vegas starts here—welcome to week 3 of the action! Play WSOP’s Free Poker Frenzy and let your mobile transform into the gateway to the Strip. Every hand brings you closer to the ultimate prize, so keep
Jan 09, 2025 3 min read In 2024, Poker Hall of Famer and 1983 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Tom McEvoy released the 15th book of his career. However, what was different this time was that it was his first non-strategy book. Poker Pioneer, written with the help of Brad Smith (PR
Jan 09, 2025 10 min read Table Of Contents 2024 was a headline-grabbing year in the US (there was some kind of election, apparently), but here at PokerNews, we’re focused on the stories that really matter. Specifically, which states are poised to legalize online casino gambling next? No new states joined the current seven that
Jan 09, 2025 4 min read Hi! I’m Keith Becker, PokerNews Ambassador and Pennsylvania native, here with a PA poker update for January 2025. It’s an exciting time in America for the game we all know and love, and I’m excited to be bringing you state highlights every month. What are the big issues and
Jan 09, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The inaugural National Poker Series (NPS) France festival takes place at the Pasino Grand in Aix-en-Provence, and PokerNews France is live reporting from the €800 buy-in Main Event. Texapoker are the brains behind the NPS, so you know the festival will be exciting throughout and run
Jan 08, 2025 2 min read The wildfires around Los Angeles has caused devastation to the area, impacting the lives of thousands of people, including two prominent entertainers within the poker community. Actor James Woods, in a video on CNN, broke down in tears describing the fire that left his Pacific Palisades home in shambles.
Jan 08, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents This past weekend, Minnesota’s Canterbury Park hosted a $400 NLH Monster Stack Event, which attracted 1,116 entrants and offered up a $368,280 prize pool. That made it the venue’s largest-ever standalone tournament, which was quite the accomplishment given it’s one of the Midwest’s longest-running cardrooms. The
Jan 08, 2025 4 min read As the calendar flips to 2025, Brazil’s rapidly growing betting industry is off to a strong start. The Ministry of Finance has announced that 68 businesses have officially secured full licenses to operate in the market, signaling the start of a landmark period for the industry. The government’s implementation
Jan 08, 2025 5 min read Table Of Contents After over a dozen years as one of the most recognizable faces of Team Winamax has announced her departure. Gaëlle Baumann joined the roster five months before the 2012 WSOP, famous for her narrowly missing out on the November Nine, and departs almost 13 years later
Jan 08, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is returning to Oklahoma’s Hard Rock Casino Tulsa this month for Mission RunGood: Tulsa, a stop that will feature 11 ring events over six days of tournament poker action. The RGPS Tulsa stop, running Jan. 21-26, will culminate with an $800
Jan 08, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents All good things must come to an end, and that’s the case with the PokerStars New Year Series. The final events shuffle up and deal on January 14, but before then, there are a trio of No-Limit Hold’em Main Events for you to play, Main Event
Jan 07, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents The World Poker Tour (WPT) has officially announced that Yunkyu Song is the Season 22 Player of the Year. With that in mind, Bin Weng is no longer the reigning champion. Weng had an unforgettable year of poker in 2023 that included a WPT Seminole Hard
Date Tournament 17-Jan Winter Series 01: $10 NLHE [Winter Nightly Mini Stars], $4K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 02: $100 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Friday Defroster PKO], $20K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 03: $200 NLHE [Series Starter], $25K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 04: $20 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Friday Defroster PKO], $7.5K Gtd 17-Jan Winter
Jan 07, 2025 2 min read A-list actor Timothée Chalamet may play a poker player in 2019’s A Rainy Day in New York, but the 29-year-old also has poker chops in real life. That much was revealed during the 2025 Golden Globes, where Chalamet was nominated for Best Performance by a Male actor for his