May 27, 2024 “Wait, he’s going on the board already!?” That was the exclamation from Jason Koon, who knows a thing or two about being a multiple Triton Poker champion, after seeing Finland’s Samuli Sipila join the Triton Hall of Fame after winning his second title in the space of two days. Sipila took down
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May 27, 2024 While the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Main Events kicked off yesterday evening on PokerStars, there were still plenty of other events going on. There were still titles to be won, mystery bounties prizes to be claimed and the small matter of SCOOP League points for a certain PokerStars Ambassador looking
May 27, 2024 Seven years ago, Chris Frank won a maiden bracelet aged just 22. In his winner’s interview, he told PokerNews that he’d “always dreamt of winning something big.” Well, something big just got a whole lot bigger with a $2 million payday after defeating Dylan Weisman heads-up and taking down the Triton Montenegro
May 27, 2024 Last night the Main Events in the Spring Championship of Online Poker got underway on PokerStars with the traditional low, medium and high tournaments. There was reason to be cheerful if you’re a fan of several PokerStars Ambassadors, especially Spain’s Ramon Colillas, who bagged the overall chip lead in the medium Main
May 26, 2024 Guests: Daniel Negreanu David Baker In the 832nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway welcomes Daniel Negreanu and David “ODB” Baker to Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to talk all things fantasy poker. That includes Negreanu’s 2024 World Series of Poekr (WSOP) $25K Fantasy, which will host its annual draft
May 26, 2024 Daniel Negreanu’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) $25k Fantasy Draft, which will hold its draft for the 2024 WSOP this Monday at the PokerGO Studio (it’ll be streamed and PokerNews will also be there to live report), was originally the creation of Howard Lederer, a once prominent poker pro who no longer
May 26, 2024 There may be days left in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars, but there are still plenty of titles to be won. Team Lex looks to be assured of victory in the inaugural SCOOP League, and was helped on Saturday night by three of his picks winning titles —
May 25, 2024 Love him or hate his style (or just dislike pizza), Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy competing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) would bring even more attention to poker’s summer extravaganza. And it appears, based on a couple tweets, the “One Bite” pizza reviewer might show up in Las Vegas
May 25, 2024 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to make a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the upcoming launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together. Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each
May 25, 2024 The Big Game On Tour saw the wheel of fortune spin almost off its axis with the leaderboard getting a thorough shuffle in Episode 3 which aired on Fox Sports 1. The Big Game On Tour is a $100/$200 ($200 big blind ante) no-limit hold’em game with a twist. In each six-player
May 25, 2024 A woman at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino faces six gambling-related cheating charges after allegedly conspiring with a dealer she was in a “relationship” with. Yuk Wong, 42, now faces five counts of cheating at a gambling game and one further charge of attempting or conspiring to cheat at a gambling game
May 25, 2024 It’s now less than 200 days until Election Day, and while most polls have the contest delicately balanced between the two candidates, there’s one area in which Donald Trump appears to hold a sizeable lead over Joe Biden. In a Echelon Insights poll last month, participants were asked ‘Between Joe Biden and
May 24, 2024 After three days of poker at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, Dong Meng became the first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner of the summer as he took down the Tournament of Champions for $200,000 and his second bracelet. The $1 million freeroll event was open to bracelet and Circuit
May 24, 2024 PokerNews has learned that Phil Hawkins, a longtime poker player and former cardroom owner from Northern California, has passed away. In that late 1990s and early 2000s, the late NorCal poker legend owned the Dealers Choice Cardroom in Auburn, California. He also had success as both a tournament and cash game player,
May 24, 2024 Nick Vertucci made a bold play on Hustler Casino Live that saw him all in on the river with just king-high and a missed flush draw. But was the HCL co-owner able to get the bluff through? The hand took place during the HCL Thirsty Thursday stream. With blinds of $10/$20/$40 and
May 24, 2024 Adrian Mateos was unable to capture his second Triton Poker Montenegro title of the series after losing heads-up to online poker crusher Wiktor “limitless” Malinowski in the $200,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em 8-handed event. The high stakes affair, which concluded on Friday, attracted 93 entrants and paid the winner $4,789,000. Second place took
May 24, 2024 Two days ago, Mikalai Vaskaboinikau topped a 171-player field to win the Triton Montenegro $125K Main Event for $4,737,000 and was looking good deep in Event #12: $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha to clinch back-to-back victories. However, a heads-up comeback from Finland Samuli Sipila denied him the chance, with Sipila taking home $535,000
May 24, 2024 With the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) around the corner, it’s time to look at the best poker players who have yet to win a WSOP bracelet. While these players may not have bracelets, it may only be a matter of time before they do. Some players who have appeared on
May 24, 2024 Looking for a fun way to play your favorite slots without spending a dime? Among the many reasons to enjoy playing at social casinos (or sweepstakes casinos), one of the best is that you can enjoy some of the biggest slot titles on the market totally free of charge. And, it doesn’t
May 24, 2024 Guests: Nikki Limo In the 831st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by PokerStars, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by Nikki Limo, who is filling in for Mike Holtz, at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about her time as the Loose Cannon on the PokerStars