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September 06, 2022 Longtime poker pro Patrik Antonius made an incredible call at the final table of a $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em high roller in at Triton Poker Cyprus holding just bottom pair, a call that left his opponent and viewers alike completely stunned. The hero call for his tournament life gave Antonius a double-up through

September 06, 2022 Through your experience of poker, you can add another layer to your poker experience, so why not challenge yourself with Governor of Poker’s Poker Win Challenge. Being able to train your poker hand skills and quickly judge the poker win ranking – once you choose the right hand, this is when you

September 04, 2022 At around 4:15 p.m. in Tampa on Sunday, the 148th place finisher in the $3,500 buy-in World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Main Event was eliminated, effectively bursting the bubble. The tournament, which attracted 1,165 entrants, improbably enough the exact same turnout as last year, still has a number of high-profile players

September 03, 2022 Dan Bilzerian may not be a GGPoker Ambassador anymore, but the controversial playboy is still making headlines. The “King of Instagram’s” most recent foray into the mainstream news isn’t poker related but rather concerns his cannabis company, Ignite International Brands Ltd., which was launched in 2017 in Canada. Following an inquiry by

September 03, 2022 The ChampionChip Games at 888poker continue marching towards their thrilling conclusion, and once again it is poker stars hailing from Brazil that are shining the brightest. In the recent batch of ChampionChip Games events, Brazilians picked up another five medal finishes, including four outright victories, extending their lead over Ukraine in the

September 02, 2022 Mystery Bounty tournaments are all the rage right now thanks, in part, to the lottery aspect adding a fresh dynamic and much excitement to a standard bounty tournament. The Goliath X Mystery Bounty event proved exceptionally popular with 814 players piling into the £440 buy-in event and creating a £325,600 prize pool.

August 31, 2022 After an action-packed 11-and-a-half hours of Day 2 play here today at the 2022 Luxon Pay Mediterranean Poker Party at the incredible Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Casino, there could only be one winner of the $500 PokerNews Cup: Arnaud Enselme. After a grueling 30-and-a-half levels of play, Enselme bested Dmitry Koleznev

August 31, 2022 Hot off the reels of Relax Gaming comes Big Bucks Bandits, a slot game based on chasing down adventure in the Wild West. Running with the Megaways system, Big Bucks Bandits includes some interesting ideas over a 4×6 layout. So is this slot game worth taking an adventure out into the prairie

August 29, 2022 The latest champion of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event took to social media on Aug. 29 to address a swap dispute between himself and Greece’s Alex “Pwndidi” Theologis that left many prominent poker players backing the Main Event champ. For the uninitiated, a “swap” refers to an agreement between

August 28, 2022 Day 1b is underway at Parkwest Bicycle Casino for the 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) Legends of Poker Main Event and the field has grown with more familiar faces from around poker. The field reached 165 players at the midway point of the fourth level, which already eclipses the total field of

August 27, 2022 Hustler Casino Live’s Friday live-stream ran so long that McDonald’s was almost done serving breakfast Saturday morning, and it wrapped with a memorable $650,000 four-way pot. Not everyone at the table stuck around for the entire 15-hour session. Jean-Robert Bellande, who made his HCL debut on Thursday, left early but with an

August 27, 2022 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online on GGPoker continues to roll on, with Pieter “Daniele Sesta” Aerts and Ami Barer becoming the latest players to get their hands on a coveted gold bracelet. Aerts took down Event #8: $5,000 6-Handed NLH Championship on Tuesday night for $400,213, while Barer claimed the

August 26, 2022 It’s the most famous gambling city on the planet, otherwise known as the Entertainment Capital of the World. Las Vegas is the epicentre of the gambling sector, and it’s famous for its bustling casino floors packed full of brightly lit slot machines. Now, you don’t need to travel to Nevada to get

August 24, 2022 There’s no denying that Phil Galfond is one of the most respected figures in the poker industry. He doesn’t always say much, but when he does speak up people tend to listen. Recently, Galfond was kind enough to accept our invitation to appear as a guest on the PokerNews Podcast where he

August 24, 2022 The tenth live edition of the Grosvenor Poker Goliath Main Event gets underway this weekend and it is expected to biggest on record ever! The prize pool has already been estimated at hitting seven-figures, which is crazy for a tournament that has a buy-in of just £150. And not only is there

August 22, 2022 After two full days of play, there is a new Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Main Event champion in the MSPT world. Beau “Don K. Nado” Wilshire has bested the stacked field of 503 entrants and win the MSPT Grand Falls Casino $1,110 Main Event. There may not have been a more interesting

August 22, 2022 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online is finally back on Natural8! This year, the WSOP Online series will run from 14th August until 27th September 2022 and feature 33 numbered events that come with 33 WSOP Online bracelets. In addition to the numbered events, there will be plenty of side events

August 21, 2022 Ian Simpson After joining 888poker in May 2022, Ian Simpson has dived headfirst into his role as an Ambassador. Not only has he been winning at the online tables, but he also headed to Las Vegas to play in the WSOP. The popular Twitch streamer has a wealth of poker knowledge, and

August 20, 2022 Two more GGPoker players became World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners over the past couple of days, joining Stefan Schillhabel and Claas Segebrecht in the winner’s enclosure. Austria-based Italian Jacopo “JESUSYAAZY” Achille and Rafael “BruxoR10” Caiaffa triumphed in their respected WSOP bracelet-awarding event and forever get to call themselves a world

August 19, 2022 Dad-Mode over. Niall Farrell is back and ready to play in the 2022 WSOP Online on GGPoker. Having taken some time away from playing to focus on parenting, the latest GGPoker Ambassador is ready to take his brand new avatar out for a spin, starting with this weekend’s $1,000,000 Mystery Bounty. Check