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Jan 21, 2025 5 min read Table Of Contents Years before he was federally indicted on tax evasion charges related to millions in poker winnings, Tom Goldstein’s high-stakes poker and gambling escapades were documented in Dan Bilzerian’s 2021 autobiography The Setup. The social media playboy, whose dad and former company are facing some legal issues

Jan 20, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents After being branded as the bubble boy of the Warm Up event earlier in this series, Sergei Varnaev raised himself from the dust of the desert to claim the coveted title of the 2025 Merit Poker Western Series $5,300 High Roller. In true Wild West fashion,

Jan 18, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents After a swift and commanding performance, Georgios Skarparis has secured the $2,200 Warm Up title at the 2025 Merit Poker Western Series. In a day that spanned just five levels inside the iconic Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino, Skarparis took the reins early and never let

Jan 17, 2025 7 min read Table Of Contents As one of the most established and respected private lawyers in the country, Tom Goldstein spent much of the past decade appearing before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and writing for a prominent legal blog that he co-founded. In the same time period, Goldstein played in

Jan 17, 2025 In the 874th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz talk about Phil Hellmuth‘s new poker sponsorship with Bet Rivers. That means he joins a team that includes another Phil in Phil Galfond. They then look at some in the poker world impacted by the fires in

Jan 16, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents The first PokerStars at The Hippodrome series of 2025 is right around the corner, with the Winter Series running in London from January 30 to February 2. Although the Winter Series only spans four days, that quartet is crammed full of poker action, including a £550

Jan 15, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents A professional poker player with a violent criminal history is now being accused of scamming poker players from Las Vegas to Florida. Lenard Adams, aka “Lucky” in the poker world and the “Sweetheart Swindler” to police, was charged in 2017 with rape, fraud, intimidation, kidnapping, and

Jan 14, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Former King’s Resort owner Leon Tsoukernik is reportedly fighting for his life following a suspected overdose. Reports indicate that this overdose came as a result of the sedative propofol, the same drug that claimed the life of music icon Michael Jackson in 2009. This is a

Jan 13, 2025 2 min read Phil Hellmuth has become a brand ambassador of BetRivers, the name behind the newest online poker site in Pennsylvania. The 17-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner has been sporting a BetRivers hat in live tournaments the past couple of months. But now the presumed deal is official,

Jan 11, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents It was a fitting ending to the 2024 PokerGO Tour season for Jeremy Ausmus, who won the PGT Championship $1 million freeroll on Saturday, one day after officially securing the PGT Player of the Year award. The two-day tournament at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas

Jan 11, 2025 2 min read On January 2, Midwest poker player Chris Roth passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 42. Born May 21, 1982, Roth graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and was well-known within the Wisconsin poker community, especially as an Omaha hi-lo player. He had amassed $402,340 in lifetime

Jan 10, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2025 Free Poker Network (FPN) Desert Dash-for-Cash National Championship is in swing at the Golden Nugget in North Las Vegas and saw a one-day tournament play out Thursday in the form of $200 WPT Passport. Craig Ashley of Office Bar in Illinois battled through the

Jan 09, 2025 4 min read Hi! I’m Keith Becker, PokerNews Ambassador and Pennsylvania native, here with a PA poker update for January 2025. It’s an exciting time in America for the game we all know and love, and I’m excited to be bringing you state highlights every month. What are the big issues and

Jan 08, 2025 5 min read Table Of Contents After over a dozen years as one of the most recognizable faces of Team Winamax has announced her departure. Gaëlle Baumann joined the roster five months before the 2012 WSOP, famous for her narrowly missing out on the November Nine, and departs almost 13 years later

Jan 07, 2025 Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. In the 23rd episode, Connor speaks with Hollywood producer and 2006 Main Event champion Jamie Gold

Jan 06, 2025 4 min read What better way to welcome in 2025 than by heading to warmer climes and playing poker for big money? The Merit Poker Western Series gives you the opportunity to do both because the festival, held in Northern Cyprus, boasts over $4.5 million in combined guaranteed prize pools, including a

Jan 03, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Liv Boeree is donating more than a half a million of her historic score at World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise to fight factory farming, the science communicator and former poker pro revealed today. Boeree, who in December finished fourth in the first-ever $25,000 buy-in Super

Jan 03, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Just weeks after winning his sixth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, Nick Schulman continued his winter hot streak by taking down a $10,100 High Roller tournament at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $283,050. Fittingly enough, it brings Schulman his sixth PokerGO Tour (PGT) title.

Jan 03, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents While millions of people worldwide were celebrating the start of 2025, Andras “probirs” Nemeth was busy working his way to yet another major online poker tournament victory. Nemeth was one of 149 entrants in the $2,025 No-Limit Hold’em New Year Special, part of the PokerStars New

Jan 02, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents The 2025 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) explodes into action on January 8 when the first of 12 scheduled stops shuffles up and deals at the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry. If the 2024 edition of GUKPT Coventry is anything to base judgment on, the 2025