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February 15, 2023 Earlier this month, the poker world received the news that longtime grinder Mike McClain passed away from stomach cancer. McClain had a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and previously worked in the computer industry before taking up poker full-time. “Mike had been a poker mentor to me. Just listening to him

February 14, 2023 If you love the competitive nature of leaderboard challenges and contests, then TigerGaming is the online poker room you need to check out. The leaderboards, exclusive to the platform, are all about giving back to players while they play their favorite games. Each month, more than $80,000 is up for grabs in

February 13, 2023 PokerNews have been named ‘Best Poker Affiliate’ at the 2023 iGB Affiliate Awards in London, rounding off another stellar year for the industry’s leading poker media site. Nominated alongside iBetMedia and Worldpokerdeals, the site wins the award for the seventh time in its history. Powell-Bevan “Proud” of Industry-Leading PokerNews Head of PokerNews

February 10, 2023 Guests: Eric Persson On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen, and Connor Richards wrap up the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC), which was won by Aliaksandr Shylko. Hear what the champ had to say after the win. They also make predictions for the 4th Annual

February 11, 2023 After wrapping up at Jamul Casino in San Diego, the award-nominated RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) will stick around in California and will head up to Graton Casino in the Bay Area for the latest stop in its “Checkpoint” season taking place Feb. 28-March 8. It’s an exciting time for the RGPS team

February 10, 2023 PartyPoker recently revamped its multi-table tournament (MTT) schedule, adding hundreds of new tournaments, and increasing weekly guarantees to more than $3 million. The new-look schedule has a trio of brand-new majors for you to get your teeth into. Today, PokerNews takes a deeper look into all three of those events. The Big

February 09, 2023 Anyone looking for some high-octane poker action should look at the upcoming 2023 Tampa Poker Classic. Held at the famous Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa, Florida, the 2023 Tampa Poker Classic builds on a hugely successful 2022 edition, which saw guarantees blown out of the water. The 2023 Tampa

February 08, 2023 After a 2022 that saw Alexandre Mantovani join 888poker, represent the site at live events around the world and cash in the WSOP Main Event, the Brazilian is looking forward to 2023. PokerNews caught up with “Cavalito” to find out just how ready and raring to go he is, and found him

Three and a half years after the previous PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship, a new Player’s Champion has been named. Belarus’ Aliaksandr Shylko took down the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship for $3,121,838 after reaching an ICM deal with Germany’s Max Menzel (2nd – $2,859,990) and Brazil’s Philipe Pizzari (3rd – $2,524,871) and navigating

February 06, 2023 The latest instalment of the 50/50 Series is in full swing at PokerStars, but you still have plenty of time to get in on the action and fight it out across some excellent $50 buy-in events. The PokerStars 50/50 Series sees a schedule of 50 events, each costing $50 to enter, running

February 04, 2023 The 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) is in the books. While Aliaksandr Shylko wound up winning the prestigious tournament for $3,121,838, there were 175 players who walked away with a piece of the $24,843,000 prize pool, including some of the more than 400 Platinum Pass winners. One of them was

February 04, 2023 The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) has once again been nominated for “Best Mid-Major” at the annual Global Poker Awards. Not only that, RGPS founder and president Tana Karn has also been nominated for “Industry Person of the Year.” Needless to say, it’s an exciting time for the tour, and that’ll be doubly

February 03, 2023 In case you didn’t know, PokerStars is back in the United States. It actually has been for quite some time in New Jersey as well as in Michigan and Pennsylvania, though each was a segregated market. At the start of the New Year, PokerStars hit the ground running by becoming the first

February 02, 2023 The dates for the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) have been in your diary since December, but now get ready to plan your entire summer with the release of the full WSOP schedule. A total of 95 bracelets — the most at a live WSOP in history — will be awarded

February 01, 2023 It is all happening at PartyPoker. Not only has the online poker site transformed its multi-table tournament and satellite schedule but it has also launched Daily Legends Leaderboards that award more than $25,000 worth of tournament tickets every week. Hit the No-Limit Hold’em Daily Legends tournaments at PartyPoker between 12:00 a.m. CET

Canada’s Glen Craigen won his Platinum Pass while at work in spectacular fashion. Now he’s trying to convert that into a life-changing cash at the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship. — LATEST POKER NEWS, STRATEGY AND UPDATES —https://www.pokernews.com — LEARN TO PLAY TEXAS HOLD’EM —https://www.pokernews.com/poker-rules/texas-holdem.htm – OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS —Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pokernewsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pokernewsdotcomTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pokernews.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/PokerNews

January 30, 2023 PokerStars is currently hosting the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), and today the second ever PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) begins and runs through February 3. The buy-in for the PSPC will be $25,000, mirroring that of the first installment. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been on-site to offer live

January 29, 2023 The 30th Anniversary Los Angeles Poker Classic (LAPC) kicked off at The Commerce back on January 13 and is slated to run through March 5. This past week, the $400 Mixed Omaha tournament attracted 91 runners who competed for a $30,030 prize pool. Coming out on top of that tournament was poker

January 28, 2023 Only 15 players stand between Michel Dattani and the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event title after Day 4 of the $10,300 buy-in saw the returning 54 hopefuls whittled to a more manageable 16. Everyone who returns for Day 5 does so having locked in at least $68,000 for their efforts,

Another busy day during the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) festival at the lavish Baha Mar Resort in The Bahamas has all but concluded. The flagship 2023 PCA $10,300 Main Event bubble was cracked and we are now down to 54 players. With $1.5 Million up top, we look forward to seeing how day 4