January 14, 2022 Jon Sofen Brad Owen, Chance Kornuth, and Joseph Cheong were just a few of the big name pros who took a shot at the first level of the unique PokerGO series, Stairway to Millions, which kicked off Wednesday at the Aria poker room in Las Vegas. After two days of play and
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January 14, 2022 Will Shillibier Let’s get ready to rumble as Chris Eubank Jr. joins the 888poker family! The former two-time IBO-super middleweight has joined 888poker in time for their 20th anniversary as their new Cultural Ambassador. Eubank joins the likes of Dominik Nitsche, Vivian Saliba, Kara Scott and Sam Abernathy in the 888poker ambassador
January 13, 2022 Jon Sofen The 2021 Global Poker Awards at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas will take place February 18, and you — yes, you — can have a say in who will win one of the most intriguing categories. Poker Personality of the Year, a People’s Choice Award, is up for a
January 13, 2022 Jon Sofen The World Poker Tour (WPT) made a huge splash on the heels of Season XX by adding talented American DJ Steve Aoki as a brand ambassador. Aoki, 44, has over 8.2 million Twitter followers and is a regular performer in the hottest nightclubs in Las Vegas and all around the
Andrew Neeme is one of the best content creators in the poker industry. He and fellow vlogger Brad Owen essentially created the “meet-up game.” During their travels they wanted to try to start their own card room where they could integrate content, fans and best poker practices. However, the logistics seemed insurmountable until…Doug Polk. Doug
January 13, 2022 Chad Holloway Guests: Andrew Neeme In the second PokerNews Podcast episode of the New Year, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss Dan “Jungleman” Cates‘ controversial tweet about lip fillers, recap winners from the Venetian High Rollers, and preview the upcoming Phil Hellmuth vs. Tom Dwan High Stakes Duel match to take place
January 13, 2022 Chad HollowayNicholas Baltz 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
January 13, 2022 PokerNews Staff 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.
January 13, 2022 Calum Grant The XL Winter Series on 888poker is right around the corner and there is more than $1.5 million up for grabs across 44 events. The series, which runs from January 16-31, has several of tournaments with affordable buy-ins so all players can get involved in the action regardless of the
January 13, 2022 Matthew Pitt Many poker fans and players consider a prime Phil Ivey to be the G.O.A.T. Ivey has an almost unnatural ability to extract chips from his opponents, regardless of their skill level, and can sniff out danger like a Great White shark can detect a drop of blood in miles of
January 12, 2022 Matt Hansen The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returns to Sycuan Casino Resort in El Cajon, California this weekend from January 13-16 to kick off their 13th season with the $1,100 Main Event of the 2022 Showdown Series. The flagship tournament of the series offers a $300,000 guarantee with three opening flights and
January 12, 2022 Matthew Pitt All three Winter Series Main Events crowned their champions at PokerStars on January 11 and there were some familiar names among them. Ognyan “cocojamb0” Dimov dominated the $5,200 High Main Event from start to finish to become a worthy recipient of $384,447. Gleb “Ti0373” Tremzin and Jamie “Ship It 2020”
January 12, 2022 Jon Sofen The 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) first half schedule is out, and it includes some familiar venues. Season XIX wrapped up in December with the conclusion of the prestigious Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio in Las Vegas. Taylor Black won the 716-entrant tournament for just over $1.2 million.
January 12, 2022 Jon SofenLuciano Del Frate 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
January 12, 2022 Matthew Pitt 888poker is the online poker site for you if you are a fan of freerolls that boast massive prizes. Ace The Slopes is a new promotion running at 888poker from January 12 through April 12, during which time players can win a share of $1 million across a range of
January 12, 2022 Matthew Pitt The incredible run of Australian high roller guru Michael Addamo continued on January 11 when he took down the GGPoker Super MILLION$. Addamo collected $518,640 for this latest victory, and he wrote himself into GGPoker’s history books by becoming the first five-time winner of this massive weekly tournament. Addamo has
January 12, 2022 Calum Grant Last year saw the return of live poker on a global scale and the events keep on coming in 2022. It has been announced that two High Roller series are to take place in March this year for two weeks of non-stop high stakes tournament action. Triton Poker and PokerGO’s
January 11, 2022 Matthew Pitt The $525 buy-in WSOP Winter Online Circuit Series Main Event has reached the business end of the tournament after the 14,235 players who bought in were whittled down to a final table of nine. Those nine finalists return to the action at 6:00 p.m. GMT on January 15 where they
January 11, 2022 Chad Holloway After a long, twelve-month battle against thousands of other players, Mike “BrockLesnar” Holtz handily finished atop the 2021 WSOP.com Player of the Year leaderboard to win $10,000 in cash and an exclusive WSOP.com Player of the Year ring. Holtz follows in the footsteps of YK “LuckySpewy1” Kwon, who won WSOP.com
January 11, 2022 Jonathan Little If you’ve been considering moving up in stakes, this week’s video and strategy column is for you! Poker Vlogger Lex O (AKA Lex Ozias), who grinds mid-stakes cash games primarily in South Florida, gets involved with an aggressive player at higher stakes than he normally plays. After flopping top pair