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December 05, 2023 Reigning world champion Daniel Weinman nearly won a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring playing in his first tournament since the WSOP Main Event. The current Circuit series at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina began on Nov. 23 and wrapped Dec. 4 with some big winners, including 2022 World Poker Tour

December 04, 2023 Guests: Adam Pliska Lynn Gilmartin Ryan Beauregard Eliot Hudon On a special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen talk all things World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, a festival that is currently underway. Hear about highlights from the Premier Meet-Up Game (MUG), including appearances by Gus

December 03, 2023 Two Hustler Casino Live regulars — Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot and Wesley Fei — have accused their peer, a player who goes by the name “Mars,” of cheating a Southern California private game out of millions of dollars. “Wes Side” Wesley shared details of the alleged scandal with PokerNews, including text screenshots.

December 02, 2023 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the

December 01, 2023 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the

November 30, 2023 Thursday night’s Hustler Casino Live stream has brought in over 20,000 concurrent viewers thanks in large part to hands such as the one you’re about to witness involving Dan “Jungleman” Cates. The $200/$400/$400 game with a $100,000 minimum buy-in began at 5 p.m. PT at Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. By 8:00,

November 29, 2023 After he finished on the top of the leaderboard on Days 3 and 4, Istvan Briski closed the deal on Wednesday to win the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open. The win was good for $647,300 after a heads-up deal with Rayan

November 28, 2023 The fourth day of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open played down to its final six players and Istvan Briski is still on top of the chip counts. Down from a field of 1,447 entries, the final 15 players showed up

November 27, 2023 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the

November 26, 2023 The bubble burst on Day 2 of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open here in Hollywood, Florida and the top 181 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $5,700, down from the field of 513 players that started the day. The field

November 25, 2023 Thanksgiving is always a great time to reflect on what you are grateful for, and there are plenty of reasons for poker players in the United States to be grateful this year. From the return of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) to the upcoming $40 million guaranteed World Poker Tour

November 24, 2023 As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas draws ever closer, PokerNews has been checking in with some of the players who have won their way into the event online. Ontario-based poker player Dana Karlson is one such player who won their way into the event by playing the

Date Time (ET) Event Name Buy-in Guarantee Sun 26 Nov 18:30 KO Games #01 – $30,000 Opening Ceremony PKO 109 $109 $30,000   19:00 KO Games #02 – $12,000 Sunday High Roller PKO $525 $12,000   19:00 KO Games #03 – $2,500 Mini Opening Ceremony PKO 22 $22 $2,500   19:30 KO Games #04 –

November 22, 2023 A Brazilian poker player and bracelet winner was suspended indefinitely from the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) after he added extra chips to his stack at the currently underway BSOP Millions festival in Sao Paulo. The incident occurred on Day 2 of the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT) BRL 5,000 buy-in Mystery

November 21, 2023 It was expected to be wild from start to finish, and the final day of the Bar Poker Open Florida World Championship more than lived up to those expectations, crowning Ian Auvil of the No-Limit Pub Poker Tour its newest champion. After a thrilling roller coaster of a final table, Auvil defeated

November 20, 2023 Hundreds of thousands of Formula 1 fans gathered on the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night for the long-anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix as three-time world champion Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing picked up his 18th win of the season. The race capped off an exciting and event-filled weekend in

November 19, 2023 From March 31-April 6, 2024, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will take over an entire Virgin Voyages cruise ship – the 1,400-cabin Valiant Lady – for a six-day poker festival that features $1.5 million in guarantees, including a $5,000 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD WPT Main Event. It’s called the “WPT Voyage” and it

November 18, 2023 While the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to a bumpy start with the first two practice races, things were fully back on track by Friday evening’s FP3 and a captivating Qualifying Race that produced several notable upsets. Up in the Red Bull VIP Hospitality suite, several members of the PokerStars

November 17, 2023 After an exciting week of buildup that included the unveiling of PokerStars-branded ‘Poker Chip’ wheel covers and an RB19 car hanging from the ceiling at Omnia nightclub, the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix kicked off on Thursday evening with two practices around the Las Vegas Strip. The long-anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix

November 16, 2023 The field for the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop that will take place in December at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas keeps growing as five more players confirmed their participation in the seven-figure event. High-stakes veteran Jason Koon will once again be taking