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Feb 28, 2025 4 min read The 2025 edition of the Merit Poker Carmen Series runs from March 11 through March 25 at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel & Casino in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, and it promises to be bigger than ever. Merit Poker has placed a guarantee on every prize pool, including a $1.5

Feb 27, 2025 3 min read Self-proclaimed “best sports bettor in the world” Sean Perry will step back into the poker arena to face Matt Berkey, whom he referred to as a “clown,” on PokerGO’s next High Stakes Duel contest. Berkey defeated Jared Bleznick in a pot-limit Omaha/no-limit hold’em mixed cash game battle on High

Feb 26, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) is returning to Toronto under the new leadership of GGPoker for a Circuit stop running April 10-22 with 11 Circuit ring events. WSOP and GGPoker announced the WSOPC Circuit Toronto stop today, which will take place at Great Canadian

Feb 25, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents A week to the day after Miami John Cernuto’s passing, poker players honored the mixed game legend with a commemorative poker tournament in Las Vegas. The inaugural Miami John Commemorative O/E event took place on Feb. 17 during the Cardplayer Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival X at

Feb 24, 2025 5 min read Table Of Contents It took over 24 hours, but Ebony Kenney eventually responded on Sunday to a year-old image that surfaced showing a real-time assistance (RTA) chart on her computer screen while playing online poker. But the poker community doesn’t seem to be buying the excuse. The same can

Feb 23, 2025 2 min read The GGPoker online poker site experienced major technical issues causing a crash on Sunday during one of its biggest winter events. Kevin Martin, a GGPoker ambassador, shared with his X followers some information he was provided by the site’s web developers. The former reality TV star had been competing

Feb 22, 2025 2 min read Ebony Kenney is the second ACR Poker pro in the past few weeks facing criticism for having an exposed real-time assistance (RTA) chart visible while playing on the controversial unregulated online poker site. Instagram user Eric James (@nemoplayspoker) clipped a screenshot from a January 2024 IG story that clearly

Feb 21, 2025 3 min read Back in 2008, a poker book was published with little to no fanfare. Confessions of a Crossroad Gambler was written by “Gentleman” Jack Newton, a high-stakes gambler from the post-depression era through the birth of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in the 1970s. The book was filled with

Feb 20, 2025 3 min read Poker vlogger Ethan “Rampage” Yau’s downswing continued on Hustler Casino Live Wednesday night when he lost $150,000 thanks to a brutal bad beat against his friend. The WPT Global ambassador entered the $25/$50 ($50 big blind ante) no-limit hold’em game against some familiar foes such as Eshaan “Brown Balla”

Feb 19, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Long before Phil Ivey was regarded as one of the greatest poker players of all time, his mom knew he was gifted. Pamela Ivey realized this 25 years ago when her son won a $500 buy-in event at the First Annual Jack Binion World Poker Open

Feb 18, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The third annual Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Awards took place in Las Vegas and had some heavy hitters in attendance. Eleven-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Phil Ivey headlined the Feb. 12 ceremony at Via Brasil Steakhouse in Las Vegas alongside a few

Feb 17, 2025 14 min read Table Of Contents The schedule is out for the first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) under GGPoker’s ownership, and it will feature a 56-year record for most live gold bracelet events. Poker players from all over the world will flock to Las Vegas from May 27 to compete

Feb 16, 2025 2 min read A hand on the stone-bubble of the PHP 150,000 (USD $2,600) High Roller at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Manila Classic took quite the dramatic turn after the flop. The single-day no-limit hold’em side event on Feb. 13, which attracted 85 players, had a PHP 11 million prize pool

Feb 15, 2025 2 min read While negative headlines often dominate the poker news cycle – such as Charlie Carrel calling out a scammer and SCOTUS lawyer Tom Goldstein getting in trouble for failing to pay poker taxes – it is important to remember that the game can be used for good. Perhaps the greatest

Feb 14, 2025 Guests: Charlie Carrel In the 878th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which has been nominated for ‘Podcast of the Year’ at the Global Poker Awards, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz remember poker legend “Miami” John Cernuto, who recently passed away from cancer at the age of 81. PokerNews’ Calum Grant

Feb 13, 2025 2 min read A federal judge ordered the release of Tom Goldstein from custody in Maryland after the prominent attorney was arrested this week for allegedly violating his bail. Goldstein was arrested Monday after investigators said they discovered undisclosed cryptocurrency wallets that sent and received millions in transactions this past week. Goldstein,

Feb 12, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit went big for the WSOP Circuit Pompano Beach, paying out $3,692,700 in prizes at the festival over the last two weeks. Thousands of players escaped the Florida sun by piling into the poker room of Harrah’s Pompano Beach Casino between

Feb 11, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents After a crazy and chaotic day of wild Houston poker, the 71 players that returned from a total field of 627 have been whittled down to one man left standing. When the dust settled, it was Kassim Panjwani who claimed the victory in the Champions Club

Feb 10, 2025 2 min read High-stakes poker-playing lawyer Tom Goldstein is back in custody in Maryland as the prominent legal figure indicted for tax crimes continues to fight his conditions for release. Court records filed on Monday stated that Goldstein was in custody with a bail hearing set for 2:30 p.m. local time. This

Feb 08, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) wrapped up its 11th season and will pay tribute to its players, sponsors, staff, and volunteers for the third straight year with the 2024 CSOP Awards. The CSOP Awards includes several categories, including People’s Choice Award/Event of the Year, Emcee