August 23, 2021 Chad Holloway Five years ago, Costa Rica’s Steven Thompson nearly won a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet. He fell just one spot shy of victory finishing runner-up to Calvin Lee in the 2016 WSOP Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed, good for $328,487. The now 41-year-old and father of two,
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August 22, 2021 LearnWPT Today’s hand features a common spot from a small stakes cash game ($1-$2 binds) where an opponent plays back at our aggression in late position. In this cash game spot you are out of position against a tough opponent on the Button who 3-bet your 5BB open in the Hijack to
August 21, 2021 Lyle BatemanJason Glatzer Renan Bruschi added yet another notch to his belt by winning his first career WSOP gold bracelet on Friday, Aug. 20 in the 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online after defeating Leonid “Mikleler” Bilokur heads-up in the two-day Event #14: $500 The BIG 500 to win the $150,327 top prize. The
Want to see some BRUTAL bad beats? Keep watching to see EasyWithAces a.k.a. Fintan Hand on the brink of quitting poker for good…Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS —————– Get ready for some epic highlights from online poker tournaments with live commentary! Every Thursday we will be looking at some of the most insane moments
August 19, 2021 Matthew Pitt Team Grosvenor’s Katie Swift loves the GUKPT Goliath Main Event. Swift was one of a crowd of 4,210 players who bought into the 2015 edition of the tournament, helping smash the £250,000 guarantee by £171,000. Plenty of grinding later, Swift found herself heads-up against Miikka Toikka. Swift fell at the
August 18, 2021 Matthew Pitt $5 million is guaranteed to be won in the 2021 WPT World Online Championships (WPTWOC) at partypoker, and you can give yourself a shot at that monster-sized pot for an outlay of a single cent! How? By entering partypoker’s fantastic satellite tree. partypoker has given the Phase treatment to the
August 17, 2021 Lyle Bateman Russia’s “kuzya174” defeated Brazil’s Leonardo “LeoSouza9” Souza in heads-up play to win the ChampionChip Main Event at 888poker for $60,000. A total of 8,130 entrants got into the action during dozens of opening flights. Despite the event’s popularity, the tournament had a whopping $130,085 added by 888poker to meet the
August 16, 2021 Hill Kerby The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) wrapped up another successful stop with the Ballys Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event drawing 651 entries over three starting flights to generate a total prize pool of $631,470. Eighty-three of those players returned for Sunday’s Day 2 to play until the end, and ultimately bringing
August 13, 2021 Jon Sofen It’s Friday the 13th, a day that keeps the most superstitious poker players away from a card game. Connor Drinan may have wished he avoided the $1 million buy-in WSOP Big One for One Drop in 2014, especially after he suffered one of the most memorable bad beats in televised
‘Full houses everywhere!’ Parker ‘Tonkaaaa’ Talbot and Fintan Hand had an epic run last week on Twitch. Get ready to watch some incredible hands and try to get on the same level of poker mastery. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS —————– Get ready for some epic highlights from online poker tournaments with live commentary!
August 11, 2021 Chad Holloway On Monday night, PokerGO aired the latest episode of “Poker After Dark” Season 13, which was Part 1 of “Action Arden.” It was actually Phil Hellmuth’s online home game going live as many of the regulars joined the lineup including Hellmuth, Arden Cho, Jeremy Levin, Julie Yorn, Danielle Andersen, and
Bryn Kenney absolutely smashes Erik Seidel with a Royal Flush and it’s honestly (painfully for the loser) a beautiful thing to watch. #ShortsSubscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS —————– Because sometimes less is more. This is what #Shorts is about: The best plays, the best players, the best tables. We present you the top moments
Can actors bluff better than professional poker players since, well, it’s basically their job? Watch this compilation of actors like Kevin Hart and Jason Alexander playing poker, and draw your own conclusions. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS 00:00 Introduction00:10 Don Cheadle: Poker Machine02:32 “And the Academy award goes to…”03:17 Jason Alexander vs Phil Laak05:23
Maria Ho, one of the top ranked female poker players in the world shows her amazing skills and sends player after player to the “shark cage” in this compilation of clips from The Shark Cage series. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS 00:00 Introduction00:07 Theo has no choice but to bet this02:33 I’d give up
August 07, 2021 Chad Holloway PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. In fact, right now we’re offering various updates right here. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history. In this new column, we will
August 06, 2021 Matthew Pitt It is less than a month since WSOP.com launched in Pennsylvania and they have wasted no time in bringing some prestigious tournaments to the Keystone State. From August 8 through August 16, there are eight coveted gold WSOP bracelets waiting to be won by players who call Pennsylvania home. The
What’s worse than getting a bad beat? Clearly, getting a bad beat when you had Bullets. Get ready to watch some of your favorite streamers getting their Aces cracked! Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS —————– Get ready for some epic highlights from online poker tournaments with live commentary! Every Thursday we will be looking
Top-tier PokerStars veterans are battling each other, AGAIN. This is part II of Phil Hellmuth Vs Tony G, where we’ll find out whether the Poker Brat is able to make a crazy comeback. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS 00:00 Intro00:10 Hellmuth with the Big Slick 01:53 The comeback Phil’s been waiting for? 03:44 “Now
#ShortsDaniel Negreanu goes from being a 5-to-1 underdog to hitting Quads, all in the blink of an eye. Stay tuned to see how the hilarious player got lucky. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS —————– Because sometimes less is more. This is what #Shorts is about: The best plays, the best players, the best tables.
It’s a known fact that some celebrities have a special affinity for poker, and footballers are no less! Neymar Jr, Piqué, Lo Celso, and Ronaldo all seem to be quite comfortable spending chips and bluffing one another. Subscribe here to our channel: http://psta.rs/SubscribetoPS 00:00 Introduction00:15 Ronaldo with Ace-Deuce02:19 Piqué with low stakes03:25 Ronaldo and his