February 18, 2022 The third annual Global Poker Awards took place on Friday, Feb. 18 at PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort and Casino, celebrating the achievements of poker players, content creators and media personalities across the industry. The ceremony, which was hosted by Jeff Platt and Drea Renee, marked the end of a two-year
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February 18, 2022 Guests: Steve Begleiter Ryan Beauregard Ray Pulford In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk about living it up in Vegas, dive into the weight-loss bet between Doug Polk and Bill Perkins, share how Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are connected to billionaire Elon Musk, and recap the 2022
February 18, 2022 The World Poker Tour (WPT) made a German recreational poker player’s dream come true Wednesday night. Christophe Osse, perhaps the most passionate Steve Aoki fan in the world, won a sit-n-go tournament inside the famed DJ’s Las Vegas “playhouse” (home) and earned some incredible prizes and memories that will last a lifetime.
In this week’s PokerNews Interview, Chad Holloway spoke to Steve Begleiter to talk Las Vegas,his poker origins and his World Series of Poker Main Event experience – facing up against the legendary Phil Ivey. — CHAPTERS — 00:00 – Intro01:10 – Where Steve has been03:47 – WSOP Main Event Final Table with Phil Ivey05:30 –
February 17, 2022 Unibet Poker’s popular Unibet Open Series returns to your computers, tablets, and mobile phones from February 20. The latest instalment of the Unibet Open Series runs right through to March 6, and brings with it more than €600,000 worth of guaranteed prize pools, leaderboard prizes, and added extras. The Unibet Open Series
February 17, 2022 The poker world can often be a confusing one, even if you already know how to play poker. You can read as many poker strategy articles and books as you like, but it’s always an intimidating moment when you don’t quite understand the meaning of a certain word or phrase. There are
February 16, 2022 Dreaming of Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker? Wanna be the next Main Event champion? Trust us, you’re not alone. The poker world is counting down the days until the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins on May 31, and you could be part of it! Although the details
February 16, 2022 For some people it’s their dream to become professional poker players and win millions of dollars in tournament winnings. But for others, that’s just the first step in a much larger plan. For former PokerStars Team Pro member Igor Kurganov the next step was philanthropy, by setting up the poker-based non-profit organization
February 16, 2022 “Imagine having the same lobby that most online poker sites have, but for live poker. Everything about live poker, in real time, on your phone on a modern app.” Those are the words of LetsPoker founder and poker player Andrei Alecu and he believes he’s created an app that does exactly that.
February 15, 2022 Aleks Ponakovs has navigated his way to the final table of the GGPoker Super MILLION$ for the tenth time in his career, but this could be his best shot of walking away with the tournament’s top prize. Some 241 players bought into the 30th edition of the Super MILLION$ second season, and
February 16, 2022 Sung Joo “ArtePokerTV” Hyun is the latest GGPoker player to become a Super MILLION$ champion after outlasted his eight final table opponents on February 15. Hyun’s impressive victory came at the expense of Dario Sammartino, who sat down at the final table with the shortest stack but made it all the way
February 16, 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
February 16, 2022 When the world’s best players hit form they tend to reel in more than their fair share of prizes. 888poker ambassador Dominik Nitsche is testament to that. The ultra-talented four-time WSOP bracelet-winning German enjoyed a super Sunday on February 13, helping himself to a brace of victories and navigating his way to
February 15, 2022 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Isle Casino Pompano Park in Florida had a big highlight on Monday, Feb. 14 when Brian Altman took down Event #13: $1,700 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT to earn his third Circuit ring and the first-place prize of $204,935. Altman’s victory came on the last day
February 15, 2022 Following the cancellation of the Super High Roller Bowl Russia, the PokerGO Tour is adding a new stop in Las Vegas at the Wynn poker room March 1-8, which will coincide with the highly-anticipate Wynn Millions. The mini series features five high-stakes no-limit hold’em poker tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $10,000 (plus
February 15, 2022 A new chapter in poker history is set to begin in four months. The World Series of Poker (WSOP), which is entering its 53rd year, will move to the Las Vegas Strip for the first time, while the historic Horseshoe brand will return by taking the place of Bally’s. As the page
February 14, 2022 “High Stakes Poker,” one of the most iconic poker shows ever, returns for its ninth season starting February 21 on PokerGO. Many of the popular pros from the Game Show Network days — Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Tom Dwan, etc. — return to action in Season 9, and will be joined by
February 14, 2022 GGPoker will celebrate two years of poker’s richest freezeout tournaments with a special GGMasters Overlay Edition as part of the sites popular ongoing GGMasters series. The two-day freezeout event starts on Sunday, March 20, with a $150 buy-in and a guaranteed prize pool of $5,000,000. The GGMasters series was launched by GGPoker
February 13, 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
February 13, 2022 Brandon Bloom The sixth edition of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,100 buy-in Poker Bowl at The Venetian in Las Vegas featured a $500,000 guarantee, and a massive turnout of 1,027 entries over two starting flights resulted in a $991,055 prize pool. In the early hours of Sunday morning, the day of