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Feb 20, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Justin Zaki won the eighth and final event of the 2025 PokerGO Cup — $25,200 No-Limit Hold’em — on Thursday. But Joey Weissman, who finished in second place, was the star of the series. Weissman began the series last week by losing heads-up to Michael Moncek

Feb 19, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents The Global Poker Grizzly Games VIII series was a rousing success on the US-facing social poker site. But for some players, namely the Gold Coin (GC) and Sweeps Coin (SC) champions and overall series winners, it was an even bigger success. Global Poker hosted the massive

Feb 18, 2025 3 min read Chamath Palihapitiya floated the idea of starting a unique high-limit poker tournament circuit that would prohibit players from wearing facemasks or using recreational drugs. The billionaire entrepreneur who is close friends with Phil Hellmuth tweeted out some general details about his proposed poker tour. He asked his followers to

Feb 17, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek didn’t win PokerGO Cup Event #5: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em. But he took third place in the 100-entrant tournament, continuing his dominance the past week against a series full of top pros. The Texas Longhorns fanatic doesn’t like to be referred to as

Feb 16, 2025 2 min read The poker world received sad news over the weekend when it was announced that actor Kevyn Major Howard (January 27, 1956 – February 14, 2025) passed away on February 14. Howard died in Las Vegas after being hospitalized for several weeks with a respiratory illness. “It is with a

Feb 15, 2025 2 min read Ali Imsirovic, the high-stakes crusher who admitted to some cheating allegations against him, entered Saturday’s Day 1 flight in the $1,500 Champions Club Winter Poker Open Main Event. But he was quickly tossed from the event by the tournament director and banned from the Texas poker club. The Bosnian

Feb 14, 2025 2 min read Poker players in several US states and Ontario can look forward to the upcoming Red Spade Sunday on PokerStars North America, featuring three tournaments of various buy-in levels and $325,000 in guaranteed prize money. Red Spade Sunday will kick off with a $100 buy-in Red Spade Special event with

Feb 13, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents No, you weren’t experiencing deja vu on Thursday at the PokerGO Cup when Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek and Joey Weissman battled heads-up for the title in Event #2: $10,100 No-Limit Hold’em. The same two players finished first and second place on Wednesday in Event #1: $5,100

Feb 12, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents A heart condition won’t get in the way of Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek, who won another poker tournament on Wednesday. The poker player who isn’t actually a Texan but did attend the University of Texas took down the first PokerGO Cup event of the series, a

Feb 11, 2025 6 min read Table Of Contents Less than a month after being federally indicted for alleged tax evasion related to high-stakes poker matches, attorney Tom Goldstein was accused of “more of the same conduct” after investigators said they discovered previously undisclosed cryptocurrency wallets that sent and received millions in transactions this past

Feb 10, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Alan Keating returned to the High Stakes Poker streets for the fifth episode of Season 14, released Monday on PokerGO, and he played, and lost, a $700,000 pot after getting it all in drawing dead. But there was another equally entertaining pot that nearly became the

Feb 09, 2025 3 min read Daniel Negreanu was among the numerous poker players on social media who were none too thrilled with Kendrick Lamar’s musical performance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans, 40-22, with an efficient offensive

Feb 08, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) wrapped up its 11th season and will pay tribute to its players, sponsors, staff, and volunteers for the third straight year with the 2024 CSOP Awards. The CSOP Awards includes several categories, including People’s Choice Award/Event of the Year, Emcee

Feb 07, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents YouTube star Ethan Klein won Thursday night’s Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) Game Night V in Las Vegas for $10,000 as he defeated content creator Steiny during heads-up play. The first CPT event of the year was headlined by Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame, a newcomer to

Date Day of Week Event Number Game Event 14-Feb Friday 0:00 NLHE SCOOP Warm-Up 01: $20 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive Big KO, Midstack Madness, 60BB Stack], $3K Gtd 14-Feb Friday 0:00 8-Game SCOOP Warm-Up 02: $20 8-Game [Friday Mix], $4K Gtd 14-Feb Friday 0:00 NLHE SCOOP Warm-Up 03: $50 NLHE [Progressive KO, Friday Brawl], $10K Gtd

Feb 05, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is returning to Jamul Casino in southern California for the Mission RunGood San Deigo stop running Feb. 18-23. The RGPS stop will feature a dozen ring events across six days of action. It will culminate with the $600 buy-in RGPS San

Feb 04, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Harrah’s Cherokee is always one of the biggest stops on the World Series of Poker Circuit. This February’s edition of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee festival will be no exception, with a massive $5,870,000 in guarantees across 18 events. These guarantees include two seven-figure amounts —

Feb 03, 2025 2 min read Over the last few years, Texas has become one of the major loci for live poker in the United States. This fact is reflected in the scale and frequency of the local poker festivals. A case in point: coming up this Thursday, the Winter Poker Open kicks off at

Feb 02, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Global Poker is an exciting social poker site that provides most Americans with an opportunity to play poker online legally, either by playing for fun with Gold Coins or playing with an opportunity to redeem prizes for cash with Sweeps Coins. Not only is Global Poker

Feb 01, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents It’s almost time for the World Series of Poker Circuit festival at the Graton Resort & Casino in sunny California. The WSOP Circuit Graton will be just short of two weeks worth of low to mid-stakes poker tournaments with 18 gold WSOP Circuit rings up for