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Dec 20, 2024 6 min read Table Of Contents It’s hard to imagine anyone busier this December than World Poker Tour CEO Adam Pliska. A constant presence at the WPT World Championships (WPTWC), Pliska has been at the heart of the action at Wynn Las Vegas, engaging with players from all walks of life as

Dec 19, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents On Thursday, Day 2 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event #14: Super Saver $1,000,000 Invitational played out. The freezeout tournament – which invited either bracelet holders who participated in the Super Main Event, $100K Package Early Bird purchasers, or GGPoker Package winners to

Dec 18, 2024 2 min read The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is wrapping up 2024 down in The Bahamas with WSOP Paradise, but they’re already looking ahead to the New Year by announcing the dates for the 56th Annual WSOP in Las Vegas. For the fourth consecutive year, the summer WSOP will take place

Dec 17, 2024 2 min read Poker content creator extraordinaire Joey Ingram is rebuilding a stack after losing a cooler monster pot on Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn. The $10,400 buy-in tournament attracted 2,392 players and is scheduled to play five 90-minute levels on Tuesday. It’s unlikely the

Dec 16, 2024 2 min read Phil Hellmuth has a reputation for being on the tighter side of things, but that wasn’t the case in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25,000 Super Main Event when he called off preflop with queen-deuce after starting the hand with 26 big blinds. The hand took

Dec 15, 2024 6 min read Table Of Contents For the second year in a row, 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Jamie Gold made his way to The Bahamas for WSOP Paradise. It was an easy decision for the bracelet winner, who won $12 million for winning the Main Event, a

Dec 14, 2024 2 min read Daniel Negreanu is in contention for his eighth gold bracelet and the second of the year. On Friday night at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, the GGPoker Ambassador took a break from live play and instead took time to play chess, stock up on groceries –

Dec 13, 2024 2 min read On Thursday night, before the action kicked off in the highly-anticipated ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, players were invited to special event. For the third year in a row, the WPT World Championship hosted an epic players party at AREA15. Complete with a world-class DJ, DJ LEFIH, and complimentary food

Dec 12, 2024 4 min read Kristen Foxen, Jeanne David, and Starla Brodie were officially inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHOF) on Wednesday during a ceremony sponsored by PokerStars at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Brodie, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, passed away

Dec 11, 2024 5 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, which is taking place on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, got off to a big start with the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million, which marked the WSOP’s first partnership with Triton Poker. It was a unique tournament that paired

Dec 10, 2024 2 min read Phil Ivey is going to drop down in stakes to play in the Wynn Las Vegas poker room on Dec. 17. No, he isn’t trying to rebuild his bankroll. The WPT Global ambassador, along with many others from the World Poker Tour (WPT) crew, will compete in a Christmas

Dec 09, 2024 3 min read Just last month, Jason Koon was revealed alongside Caitlin Comeskey as a PokerStars US Ambassador. “It’s awesome. I’m thrilled,” Koon told PokerNews while wearing a PokerStars patch at the World Series of Poker Paradise, his first stop since the announcement. “It’s the perfect match for me, there’s no doubt.”

Dec 08, 2024 3 min read World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is in full swing at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas and saw the WSOP’s first partnership with Triton with Event #2: $1,000,000 Triton Million, a unique event pairing VIPs with the world’s best high-stakes poker pros. The day wrapped up with 67 players remaining

Dec 07, 2024 3 min read The World Series of Poker Paradise, which is in its second year, has partnered with the Triton Poker Series for the Triton Million, a unique tournament that paired an invitee with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then each competing in their respective

Dec 06, 2024 In the 868th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, sponsored by the free-to-play WSOP App, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are at Level 9 Studio to discuss the bitter social media feud between Vanessa Kade and Ryan Depaulo, which started over a sponsorship for Benjamin “Bencb” Rolle and saw the likes

Dec 05, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) crowned its Grand Final Main Event champion on December 1, and the tour has wasted no time in announcing the stops for the 2025 GUKPT. Now in its 19th season, the 2025 GUKPT features 12 stops plus two 888poker

Dec 04, 2024 3 min read Cory Zeidman, who told PokerNews he wouldn’t plead guilty, entered a guilty plea on Thursday for his role in a $25 million sports betting fraud case. The longtime poker player pleaded guilty to conspiracy and wire fraud more than two years after his arrest. He issued a statement shortly

Dec 03, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents In early November, Resorts World played host to the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The festival proved to be a tremendous success with Nick Marchington ultimately winning the $5,000 NAPT Main Event for $765,200. In addition to plenty of no-limit hold’em action, the stop

Dec 02, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents With December upon us, the Christmas bonus offers are rolling in—and good news, casino fans, the team at PokerStars is definitely feeling more Santa than Scrooge this year! Daily free spins and weekly raffles are up for grabs in PokerStars Casino’s festive Christmas edition of Spin

Dec 01, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Last December, Dan Sepiol won $5.2 million in the $10,400 buy-in WPT World Championship, one of the biggest tournaments in poker history. Now, 11 months later, he secured another seven-figure score, but not one that will make it onto Hendon Mob. On Thanksgiving Day, Sepiol won