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May 08, 2024 The inaugural 2024 Jin Bei Cup is off to a great start on the first of three days, thanks to 77 entries in the opening $5,000 NLH Event. This created a prize pool of $385,000 at the five-star Jin Bei Palace Hotel, which was split among the top ten finishers. In the

May 08, 2024 Welcome back to PokerNews‘ coverage of the 2024 PokerStars Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP). The 2024 SCOOP is only a couple of days old yet some of the prizes awarded have been out of this world, and will only continue dazzling PokerNews readers as the biggest buy-in events crown their worthy

May 07, 2024 Two years after buying the largest poker room in Texas, Doug Polk had ambitious plans of branching out to other cities by building another large card room. Those plans hit a wall on Tuesday night as the Farmers Branch City Council voted against a measure that would have allowed card rooms in

May 07, 2024 Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. For the fourth episode, Connor spoke with Texas poker vlogger Nick of OnTiltPoker during the WPT

May 07, 2024 With 149 remaining in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, the 16-year-old inside me watched as his poker dream unfolded in real-time. It was surreal, and before the day began, I vowed that no matter what happened, I was going to do my best to take it all in

May 07, 2024 Poker fans who were looking to sweat Ethan “Rampage” Yau during the upcoming $1 million buy-in game on Huster Casino Live unfortunately won’t be able to as the popular poker vlogger announced he was “backing out of this game.” “Sad to not be able to play but hopeful to be in a

May 07, 2024 The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Jeju 2024 Main Event was a tournament to remember, breaking the record for the largest-ever poker tournament held in South Korea. By the time late registration closed on the last flight, some 1,083 players had bought in, creating a KRW 2,376,742,500 ($1,726,493) prize pool and a massive

May 07, 2024 Every poker players wants to head into an online poker tournament series in good form to maximize their chances of coming away with a victory and a bankroll-boosting prize. Denmark’s “dawoudski” did precisely that over the weekend, coming out on top in the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event for $10,602 at 888poker,

May 07, 2024 The $3,800 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Championship reached its final table of six on Monday evening in Durant, Oklahoma. There were many exciting hands that helped bring the tournament to this point. Play will resume and conclude May 30 in Las Vegas. James Mackey, a 2016 Choctaw champion, has the

May 07, 2024 WPT Global continues to serve as the exclusive online poker gateway to World Poker Tour live events, with the next destination on the radar being the eagerly anticipated WPT Montreal stop, featuring a staggering prize pool of over $3.5 million CAD. As a premier online platform, WPT Global offers players the opportunity

May 07, 2024 Attention all Free Spins fans! Sky Vegas is back with another free spins offer for new & existing players in the shape of Reel Rivals this May 2024! This totally free-to-play, no wagering required promotion will see Sky Vegas players gain the chance to win up to 100 Free Spins three times

May 07, 2024 Mystery bounty tournaments are relatively new at PokerStars but that has not stopped the online poker giant from running three dozen such tournaments during the 2024 Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP). Every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, mystery bounty tournaments are on the SCOOP schedule, waiting for you to get involved and

May 06, 2024 In the dynamic landscape of mobile gaming, fresh releases often spark excitement and anticipation among players hungry for new experiences. Enter McLuck Candy Blitz Bombs, the latest sensation to tantalize taste buds and test wits in the world of social casino gaming. With its vibrant visuals, innovative mechanics, and irresistible charm, McLuck

May 07, 2024 When Fintan Gavin‘s Irish Poker Tour announced it was putting a €200,000 guarantee on the prize pool of The Monster event, a tournament costing only €150 to enter, a few people raised their eyebrows. Such a large guarantee for an affordable buy-in seemed ambitious at best. However, those who thought The Monster

May 07, 2024 Welcome back to PokerNews for day two of our daily coverage of the 2024 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars. As the tournaments unfold, we’ll continue to deliver the freshest updates, tracking the progress of PokerStars Ambassadors and keeping a close eye on the thrilling SCOOP League action, where poker

May 07, 2024 Lightening has struck twice for Chris Johnson, who can now call himself a two-time Grosvenor UK poker Tour (GUKPT) Main Event champion. Johnson triumphed in the GUKPT Leeds Main Event in September 2022, taking home a career-best £73,070. Fas-forward to May 2024, and Johnson was the last player standing in the GUKPT

May 06, 2024 Day 3 in the $3,800 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Championship on Monday began with 35 players, but only six of them still have a shot at the $361,600 first place prize. One of those individuals — Eric Afriat — has an opportunity to make history. There won’t be a Day

May 06, 2024 High Stakes Poker Season 12, which airs on PokerGO, continued Monday night with the penultimate episode of the season. It was a continuation of last week’s $1,000/$2,000 game featuring Santhosh Suvarna and Andrew Robl, who two weeks earlier squared off in a $992,000 pot, the largest in High Stakes Poker history. The

May 06, 2024 The final day of the $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty, running at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino in Northern Cyprus as part of the 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party, has now concluded. It took more than 18 hours of grinding on Day 2 for Aleksey Savenkov to emerge as the winner,

May 06, 2024 Known as one of the best in the world during the 2000s, Erick Lindgren is back in the spotlight with a deep run in the $3,800 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Choctaw Championship. On a Day 3 break Monday afternoon, with 23 players remaining out of 606, “E-Dawg” spoke with PokerNews to