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Feb 08, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents The 2025 DeepStack Showdown Series series ran at Venetian Las Vegas from January 13-February 2. During that time there were 37 numbered events that catered to a combined 3,943 entrants and awarded $952,675 in prize money not including satellites. Among those to claim titles were Darrin

Feb 07, 2025 In the 877th 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 discuss ACR calling Nacho Barbero a “goofball” after serious accusations arose when the Argentinean pro shared a social media post that showed him

Feb 06, 2025 6 min read Table Of Contents The Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT), which debuted in 2023 and then continued its first season through 2024, is gearing up for its second season, which officially kicks off tonight with Game Night V, a $10,000 winner-take-all all nine-handed Sit n’ Go with two alternates. Among those

Feb 05, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents The poker industry is evolving, and Pokercaster is leading the charge, redefining how poker content is created and consumed. Whether you’re a casino looking to transform your venue into a state-of-the-art poker studio or an operator seeking cinematic storytelling that captivates audiences, Pokercaster delivers. For Casinos:

Feb 04, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Harrah’s Cherokee is always one of the biggest stops on the World Series of Poker Circuit. This February’s edition of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee festival will be no exception, with a massive $5,870,000 in guarantees across 18 events. These guarantees include two seven-figure amounts —

Feb 03, 2025 2 min read A small township in Ohio, after months of debate, has officially banned the opening of new poker clubs. The same rule applies to medical marijuana dispensaries in Perkins Township, a community within the Sandusky metropolitan area. But local card players can still legally play live poker, they’ll just have

Feb 02, 2025 3 min read A one-of-one Doyle Brunson autographed poker trading card sold on eBay last week for $1,603 at auction, making it one of the highest selling poker cards ever. The five-day auction ended Jan. 29 after 41 bids were placed on the rare collector’s item. Twenty one unique bidders attempted to

Feb 01, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents It’s almost time for the World Series of Poker Circuit festival at the Graton Resort & Casino in sunny California. The WSOP Circuit Graton will be just short of two weeks worth of low to mid-stakes poker tournaments with 18 gold WSOP Circuit rings up for

Jan 31, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents After three years of failing to get online poker through the state legislature, New York’s Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is back asking lawmakers to bring online poker to the state’s nearly 20 million residents. Addabbo, who spoke to PokerNews about his Senate Bill S2614, is not

Jan 30, 2025 2 min read Table Of Contents At the start of 2024, one of the most successful mid-stakes poker tours in the world had awarded $176 million in prize money since its inception in 2009. Now, less than a month into 2025, they’ve crossed the $200,000,000 milestone! Actually, through three stops already in

Jan 29, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents Brazilian poker players dominated the latter stage of the latest PokerStars Sunday Million, with five samba stars navigating to the $1 million guaranteed event’s final table. Two of those Brazilians, Yuri “tecaoo” Martins Gama and Thiago “KKremate” Crema found themselves heads-up. Between them, they took home

Jan 28, 2025 6 min read Table Of Contents There have been countless books about Las Vegas, but there’s never been one quite like The Las Vegas Book, a new, high-end coffee table book by Joris Dekkers. “It’s been a great project driving it forward from the first idea to towards completion and I’ve loved

Jan 27, 2025 6 min read Table Of Contents In the RunGood Poker Series Tulsa $800 Main Event, a total of 517 entrants smashed the initial guarantee, creating a $361,900 prize pool. Of those, 63 players cashed, each hoping to end the day with a shiny black ring on their finger. After ten hours of

Jan 25, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Kristen Foxen won the $10,100 PokerGO Tour (PGT) Kickoff Series finale for the second consecutive year on Saturday, and it paid $197,625. The almost certain future Poker Hall of Famer dominated a final table that included Jeremy Ausmus, Andrew Moreno, and four other high-stakes crushers. Intense

Date Time (ET) Event GC Buy-in GC Guarantee Sun 26 Jan 2025 2:00 PM Grizzly Opening GC 2,000,000 Freeroll [Turbo] 0   Mon 27 Jan 2025 7:30 PM GPC Grizzly 01-L: NLHE GC 4,000,000 Guaranteed 11,000 4,000,000 Mon 27 Jan 2025 8:30 PM GPC Grizzly 01-M: NLHE GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed 33,000 10,000,000 Mon 27 Jan

Jan 24, 2025 3 min read Table Of Contents Like father, like son. Phil Hellmuth ended up at the same table as his son, Phillip Hellmuth III, on Thursday in a $5,100 buy-in PokerGO Tour Kickoff Series event, and the father and son duo were eliminated by the same player. John Riordan took out the

Jan 23, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit at Harrah’s Pompano Beach kicks off in two weeks’ time. The festival will include 18 WSOPC ring events and almost daily satellite events. The first tournament will kick off on January 30. The event is the Double Stack Opener, a

Jan 22, 2025 4 min read Table Of Contents From January 9-21, Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood hosted the 2025 Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO), which was comprised of 54 events. The series catered to a combined 12,531 entrants and awarded $11,478,070 in prize money. Among those to win titles were Fabian Foster (Event #1:

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,