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May 15, 2024 The Mirage, one of the most iconic casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, will close its doors on July 17 to make way for a newer, more instrument-shaped hotel expected to open in 2027. The megaresort, which was once home to the biggest poker games in Las Vegas, has been a staple

May 14, 2024 On May 14, 2023, poker legend Doyle Brunson passed away at the age of 89. His loss was immeasurable and was the biggest poker story of the year. While the community mourned the loss of the 10-time bracelet winner just weeks before the start of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP),

May 12, 2024 The inaugural SCOOP League is one week down, and there are some familiar faces at the top of the leaderboard. After over 80 winners have been crowned, no drafted player has won an event, but there have been some close calls, and the overall lead changes daily. Overall SCOOP League Standings However,

May 12, 2024 Arden Cho had a cash game session made for nightmares on Hustler Casino Live where she was stacked several times — in a row — and ended the night down nearly six figures. The Teen Wolf star was having a good night in the Friday game and up $32,600 before things took

May 12, 2024 It was a big weekend for 17-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, who traveled from his home in California to Las Vegas for both a high-stakes poker cash game and a celebrity-filled 60th birthday bash, though he doesn’t actually turn the big 6-0 until July 16. Hellmuth

May 13, 2024 In a whirlwind of high-stakes action at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel, Azamat Lamkov etched his name in poker history as the newest champion of the $5,300 Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event. What makes Lamkov’s victory truly remarkable is not just the size of his win—$1 million—but the humble beginnings from which

May 13, 2024 Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis has given himself two chances to capture high buy-in Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) titles after going deep in two events on May 12. The Dutch Team PokerStars Pro finds himself at the final table of the $5,200 Titans Event, where $140,278 awaits the winner, and third

May 13, 2024 The MILLIONS Online has returned to PartyPoker, bringing with it ten events and a host of side events between May 9 and June 4. The ten numbered events have buy-ins from $11 to $530 and guaranteed prize pools worth as much as $500,000. The first events, the $162 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed Opener

May 13, 2024 In the latest installment of 888poker‘s acclaimed podcast series, 888Ride, host David Tuchman welcomes a titan of the poker world, none other than Daniel Negreanu. Renowned as a luminary of the Poker Hall of Fame and boasting a staggering $50 million in live tournament winnings, Negreanu stands as an icon within the

May 13, 2024 Lex Veldhuis is continuing his Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) dominance and picked up another title as he took down a SCOOP 41-H: $5,200 NLHE Titans for $140,279. One of the tougher events on the SCOOP schedule, the Titans Event drew 128 runners and ended up with a final table full

May 13, 2024 The first episode of the PokerStars Big Game in over a decade aired last weekend, with the reboot featuring a lineup that includes Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Tilly, Alan Keating and two loose cannons. The first episode delivered on the hype, with highlights including Tilly getting active and Lex Velduis crushing the table

May 13, 2024 The RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event at Graton Casino and Resort in Rohnert Park, California has come to its end. 773 entrants made sure that prize pool guarantee was passed, as a total of $541,100 was collected to be awarded to the final 97 players. As the dust settled, it was

April 29, 2024 Finnish superstar Patrik Antonius has been crowned the €100,000 Super High Roller champion here at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo, taking home €1,967,440 and the prestigious title after defeating Christoph Vogelsang heads up. Antonius’ victory adds to his already stellar poker resume, and cements his status as one of

April 28, 2024 Should Shaun Deeb finish in ninth place, which pays $40,000 in the $3,300 buy-in Texas Poker Open Main Event, the East Coast poker pro would actually lose money. The tournament at Champions Club, one of the top Texas poker rooms and is co-owned by Phil Hellmuth, attracted 735 entries, most of which

April 27, 2024 There are poker ambassador announcements, and then there are poker ambassador announcements. Danish poker legend Gus Hansen — who needs no introduction — has joined Team Winamax as their latest sponsored pro in a surprise move from the site that also features Adrian Mateos, Mustapha Kanit and Davidi Kitai. “It’s the best

April 26, 2024 Canadian high stakes poker player Matthew Bergart was murdered in a targeted heist, and police say he was just at the “wrong place at the wrong time.” He was just 30 years old. The online poker pro was shot dead inside a Toronto townhome early Thursday morning. Police were called to the

April 25, 2024 Canadian poker-pro Arlie “Prince Pablo” Shaban has been having a good spring, and he has the livestream recordings to prove it! The Team PokerStars Pro just won big in the PokerStars Ontario ONSCOOP series with a red-hot run in which he earned himself thousands of dollars and emerged as the ONSCOOP (M)

April 24, 2024 The New Jersey online poker market was down a bit in March compared to the same month last year, but still put up some impressive numbers. There are five operational legal poker sites in the Garden State, licensed through three Atlantic City casinos (Borgata, Caesars, and Resorts World). As has been the

April 23, 2024 Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker. For the third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas “Tony G” Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in

Date Start Time (ET) Start Time (WET) Event 05-May 08:05 13:05 SCOOP 02-L: $5.50 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $50K Gtd 05-May 08:05 13:05 SCOOP 02-M: $55 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $200K Gtd 05-May 08:05 13:05 SCOOP 02-H: $530 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $250K Gtd 05-May 10:05 15:05 SCOOP 03-L: $22 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up], $150K Gtd 05-May 10:05 15:05