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Jan 17, 2025 In the 874th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz talk about Phil Hellmuth‘s new poker sponsorship with Bet Rivers. That means he joins a team that includes another Phil in Phil Galfond. They then look at some in the poker world impacted by the fires in

Jan 18, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents After a swift and commanding performance, Georgios Skarparis has secured the $2,200 Warm Up title at the 2025 Merit Poker Western Series. In a day that spanned just five levels inside the iconic Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Skarparis took the reins early and never let

Jan 17, 2025 7 min read Table Of Contents As one of the most established and respected private lawyers in the country, Tom Goldstein spent much of the past decade appearing before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and writing for a prominent legal blog that he co-founded. In the same time period, Goldstein played in

Jan 16, 2025 2 min read A top US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) attorney was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for reportedly failing to report millions in poker winnings and diverting legal fees to pay for his personal poker debts. Tom Goldstein, who according to CNBC has appeared before the Supreme Court “more times

Jan 15, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents A professional poker player with a violent criminal history is now being accused of scamming poker players from Las Vegas to Florida. Lenard Adams, aka “Lucky” in the poker world and the “Sweetheart Swindler” to police, was charged in 2017 with rape, fraud, intimidation, kidnapping, and

Jan 14, 2025 8 min read Table Of Contents The real court system, not the Court of Public Opinion, was correct in finding football star Orenthal James “OJ” Simpson, who died last year, not-guilty of murder in 1995, so says a guest on the Mania Podcast, hosted by Daniel Negreanu and Amanda Negreanu. Alex Tomé,

Jan 13, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents High Stakes Poker Season 14’s opener featured a barrage of coolers and a gross river card that cost Jared Bleznick a $450,000 pot. The sports card hobbyist and poker star was among seven players in the $200/$400 no-limit hold’em cash game, which aired Monday night on

Jan 12, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents PokerGO is just one day away from launching the first episode of High Stakes Poker Season 14, a season that features some of the most entertaining players in the game, including Phil Hellmuth, Jared Bleznick, and Alan Keating. The season begins Monday, January 13 at 5

Jan 11, 2025 2 min read On January 2, Midwest poker player Chris Roth passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 42. Born May 21, 1982, Roth graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was well-known within the Wisconsin poker community, especially as an Omaha hi-lo player. He had amassed $402,340 in lifetime

Jan 10, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit‘s second festival of the year will be hosted by the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. As the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Durant gets underway in Oklahoma, across the country in Lincoln, California, the Thunder Valley casino is prepping for the next festival.

Jan 09, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 PokerGO Tour season has just one remaining event, and it’s a $1 million guaranteed freeroll that takes place on Friday. Shannon Shorr wrapped up the “regular” season with a $290,000 win for taking down Event #6 of the PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series in

Jan 08, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents This past weekend, Minnesota’s Canterbury Park hosted a $400 NLH Monster Stack Event, which attracted 1,116 entrants and offered up a $368,280 prize pool. That made it the venue’s largest-ever standalone tournament, which was quite the accomplishment given it’s one of the Midwest’s longest-running cardrooms. The

Date Tournament 17-Jan Winter Series 01: $10 NLHE [Winter Nightly Mini Stars], $4K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 02: $100 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Friday Defroster PKO], $20K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 03: $200 NLHE [Series Starter], $25K Gtd 17-Jan Winter Series 04: $20 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Friday Defroster PKO], $7.5K Gtd 17-Jan Winter

Jan 06, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents Cherish Andrews and David Coleman dominated the tournament poker world last year. As such, they’ll receive two of the most prestigious awards at the Global Poker Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. Andrews, for the second time in three years, won the GPI Female Player of the

Jan 03, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Happy New Year, everyone. I’m Kyle Anderson, PokerNews ambassador and Ontario resident. Here is an update on everything that’s both happened and is coming up in the Ontario poker world. Remember, ON players can legally play real money poker in Ontario, so PokerNews has come up

Jan 03, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Just weeks after winning his sixth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, Nick Schulman continued his winter hot streak by taking down a $10,100 High Roller tournament at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $283,050. Fittingly enough, it brings Schulman his sixth PokerGO Tour (PGT) title.

Jan 03, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Liv Boeree is donating more than a half a million of her historic score at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise to fight factory farming, the science communicator and former poker pro revealed today. Boeree, who in December finished fourth in the first-ever $25,000 buy-in Super

Jan 02, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) launched in December 2009, and since then they’ve consistently broken records across the United States. By the end of the month, they’ll hit another major milestone by crossing the $200,000,000 mark in prize money awarded! As 2024 came to a close,

Jan 01, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents If your goal for 2025 is to elevate your poker tournament results, mastering the Independent Chip Model (ICM) is essential. Understanding ICM can help you make smarter decisions at every stage of a tournament, maximizing your equity and minimizing costly mistakes. Stoyan Obreshkov and GTO Wizard

Dec 31, 2024 11 min read Table Of Contents As we look ahead to the New Year and the rewards that (hopefully) lie in store at your favorite online casinos, thoughts also turn to resolutions… So we’ll help you out with possibly the easiest resolution to stick to – finding the biggest and best no