Aug 07, 2024 3 min read 888poker is the virtual home of Mystery Bounty poker tournaments, with their $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event being the flagship tournament of their weekly offering. The format continues to prove popular as, once again, the six-figure guarantee was surpassed thanks to the 1,072 entries that created the $107,200
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Aug 07, 2024 2 min read The WPT Global Summer Festival is in full swing, and from now until August 18, you can still compete for your share of over $8 million in total guarantees. And in addition to the cash prizes handed out across the extensive schedule, WPT Global is hosting freerolls where there
Aug 06, 2024 1 min read The Summer Poker Open is in full swing at Champions Club Texas in Houston with the series running July 31-Aug. 20. The series consists of dozens of events and is offering more than $1.8 million in guaranteed prize money. The bulk of that will be in the $1 million
Aug 06, 2024 3 min read Controversial poker pro Maurice Hawkins sought a record-tying 17th World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring on Monday at Harrah’s Cherokee. But he was denied during heads-up play by Susan Faber in the $600 No-Limit Hold’em event. Event #5 attracted 305 entrants, creating a prize pool of $157,075 at
Aug 06, 2024 3 min read Via a six-way chop, Karl Creazzo took down the first event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open — $400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $146,829 — and he isn’t even old enough to play in most US card rooms. The 19-year-old primarily cash game player not only won
Aug 06, 2024 Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. In the 14th episode, Connor speaks with Brazilian poker vlogger and WPT Global ambassador Romulo
Aug 06, 2024 4 min read The Destination RunGood Season Finale began with an over-the-top kickoff of its third-annual $1,000,000 guaranteed RGPS Main Event, a $2,500 buy-in tournament that attracted 455 entrants and offered up a $1,015,105. It concluded with another celebration atmosphere as Terrance Reid stood atop the heap after a three-way ICM chop,
Aug 06, 2024 6 min read It’s official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival. Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes
Aug 06, 2024 3 min read The latest instalment of the 888poker World Series of Poker docuseries was released over the weekend, and the 888poker team gear up to take on the WSOP Main Event. Eastwood Gets a Piece of Barone Nick Eastwood The episode kicks off with StreamTeam members Aaron Barone and Nick Eastwood
Aug 05, 2024 3 min read The cards were back in the air Monday night on PokerGO for Episode 2 of the newest High Stakes Poker season. Jennifer Tilly spent much of the session in some tough spots facing difficult decisions. When the episode began, picking up where the show left off last week, nosebleed
Aug 05, 2024 2 min read Days after acquiring the World Series of Poker (WSOP) from Caesars Entertainment, GGPoker has announced the schedule of an online bracelet series that will take place later this month. The series begins Aug. 17 and runs until Sept. 30, with 33 bracelets to be awarded. Players in the United
Aug 05, 2024 3 min read The Global Poker GOAT VI Main Event had a familiar champion in the Sweeps Coins (SC) tournament. A name Global Poker players are certainly becoming familiar with — Ryan “MrGoldenPair” Smoot. You might be thinking to yourself, didn’t this same player just win a major event on the social
Aug 05, 2024 3 min read Out of the 215 entrants recorded in the 2024 Marrakech Poker Open Main Event, nine players returned on Day 3 to compete at the final table. Four of the finalists were Spanish, dominating the top positions. Orey Canarinho emerged victorious, defeating his friend Aitor Cruz to claim the first-place
Aug 05, 2024 4 min read Action has concluded in the $600 Kickoff Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship hosted by Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and sponsored by PokerStars. Nick Kocman has emerged victorious, earning his biggest score to date with a massive payout of $77,869. The six Day 1 starting flights
Aug 05, 2024 3 min read While the buy-in for the Grosvenor Poker Goliath may be a humble £200, it’s arguably the centrepiece of the United Kingdom’s poker scene. Each year, players from all over the UK and the world travel to Coventry, England, for one of the best-value tournaments around. Despite a £50 increase
Aug 05, 2024 4 min read Federico Fellini’s classic 1960 film La Dolce Vita is a commentary on the “good life” of Italian cafe society and the flamboyant excess of Italy’s postwar elite. Today at the final table of the Merit Poker Dolce Vita Series $2,200 La Notte Degli Assi Main Event, it seemed like
Aug 04, 2024 4 min read Last week, PokerNews told you that Dave Krosky would be a star in this instalment of The Big Game on Tour, and from the latest episode, you’ll surely see why. The Las Vegas Entrepreneur brought the heat and made some out-of-the-box plays that will surely raise a few eyebrows.
Aug 03, 2024 3 min read The Royal Card Club in Austin, Texas has a unique poker room concept that just might help bring more women into the game of poker. Lisa Pickell, VP of Operations and Business Development for the poker club, which opened in April, explained some of the challenges her business faces,
Aug 03, 2024 4 min read Ongoing renovations to the famous Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London forced 888poker LIVE to switch to a new venue for the latest stop of the popular tour, with London’s loss being Manchester’s gain. The Grosvenor Casino Bury New Road is putting final preparations for 888poker LIVE Manchester, a 12-day
Aug 02, 2024 2 min read With the PokerStars 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship underway, excitement is already building for the first-ever Pennsylvania State Poker Championship taking place Aug. 21-Sept. 8. The series, taking place at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, will feature over $1.1 million in guarantees and will culminate with a $2,200 buy-in