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Oct 30, 2024 4 min read The CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship attracted 840 runners, but it was nearly 839 as Michael Wang almost didn’t make the trip. He’d been traveling Europe and was anxious to get back home to Las Vegas, but he decided a pitstop

Oct 29, 2024 2 min read Caesars Entertainment has finalized the $500 million sale of the biggest brand in poker to GGPoker’s parent company, according to an announcement on Tuesday. In August, Caesars Entertainment shocked the poker world when it announced that it would be selling World Series of Poker (WSOP) to NSUS Group Inc,

Oct 28, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Day 3 of the CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship had 53 players from the 840-entry field return to action, but by the end of the night just the final table of six remained with Baron Ha and his

Oct 27, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents Day 2 of the CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship saw 286 players from the 806-entry field return to action, but thanks to late registration being open until the start of play, 34 players joined the mix to bring

Oct 26, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The second-ever PokerGo Tour (PGT) Super High Roller Bowl: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha wrapped up on Saturday with Seth Davies winning $1.5 million and his second SHRB title in two months. The high-stakes PLO event drew 42 players for a prize pool of $4.2 million, an increase

Oct 25, 2024 3 min read WSOP Online issued a statement about game integrity in the wake of real-time assistance (RTA) allegations against the reigning WSOP.com Michigan Player of the Year while also asking that “players not rush to judgment without complete information to which they may not have access.” The statement comes after recent

Oct 24, 2024 2 min read The CAD $3,500 buy-in, CAD $1.5 million GTD World Poker Tour (WPT) Playground Championship kicked off on Thursday with Day 1a action. The first of three starting flights attracted 143 runners to the Montreal poker mecca, and after 10 levels of play just 44 remained with Giuseppe Corapi and

Oct 23, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents PokerNews has learned that Cory Zeidman, a longtime poker player, will plead guilty to his role in a $25 million sports betting fraud case. The Floridian was arrested in May 2022 and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. He initially entered a

Oct 22, 2024 5 min read Table Of Contents Reigning WSOP Online Michigan (formerly WSOP.com) Player of the Year Kevin “GR4ND_THEFT” Ruscitti has been suspended from the poker site in the wake of real-time assistance (RTA) allegations against him, which he denied to PokerNews. Ruscitti won his first bracelet this weekend in the online $500

Oct 21, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) returns to Resorts World Las Vegas next month, and there have been dozens of opportunities to win seats into the $5,300 buy-in Main Event. Those opportunities included a Gold Pass giveaway on the PokerNews Podcast and Life Outside Poker

Oct 21, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents The $10,200 No-Limit Hold’em was one of the final opportunities to win a trophy at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus, and nobody wanted it more than Mikalai Vaskaboinikau. Vaskaboinikau has been on a heater this year, taking down a Triton event for $4,737,000 in May

Oct 19, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The 2024 Norwegian Poker Championship took place recently in Norway with nearly 4,000 participants and ten new national champions crowned. There were plenty of notable Norwegian players present, including high-stakes pro Kayhan Mokri, 13-time WCOOP champion Tobias Leknes and former WCOOP POY Mikal Blomile, who took

Oct 18, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The countdown has begun for the second annual PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) stop at Resorts World in Las Vegas, and this year’s edition comes with $4 million in guarantees. Action begins on the Strip Nov. 1, and the series runs through Nov. 10. There

Oct 17, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents Federal investigators have a mountain of evidence against Dan Bilzerian’s father, Paul Bilzerian, and the cannabis company the poker player runs in a high-profile wire fraud case. Paul Bilzerian and Ignite International Brands, Ltd. were charged last month with defrauding the United States by allegedly falsifying

Oct 16, 2024 7 min read Table Of Contents Jim Weger rode in the Pawn Stars Poker Run in Las Vegas every year and wasn’t going to make an exception for last weekend’s 10th-anniversary event. However, he didn’t make it to the annual gathering of Las Vegas bikers. The night before the poker run, Weger

Oct 15, 2024 3 min read Table Of Contents The $800 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa has concluded. This event attracted 472 entrants across three Day 1 flights, generating a prize pool of $330,400. The 56 players who returned for Day 2 secured a minimum

Oct 14, 2024 2 min read Table Of Contents After a failed bill, social media campaign and months of advocacy from players, Pennsylvania is set to enter the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). That means The Keystone State will soon join a shared playing pool with others states in the compact, including Nevada, Delaware, Michigan

Oct 13, 2024 4 min read Table Of Contents On Saturday night, Resorts World Las Vegas played host to the PokerNews Podcast & Life Outside Poker Meet-Up Game (MUG) inside the poker room. Not only were hosts Kyna England, Mike Holtz, Connor Richards, and Chad Holloway in attendance, but friends and fans joined them for

Oct 12, 2024 2 min read The upcoming Big Deal for One Drop at Resorts World Las Vegas will feature some big names, including Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and inaugural Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari. The $10,000 buy-in poker tournament, a partnership between the World Poker Tour (WPT) and One

Oct 11, 2024 3 min read High Stakes Duel is back! The popular heads-up poker show hasn’t been seen since August 2023 when Daniel Negreanu defeated Eric Persson in Round 1 of High Stakes Duel IV and then Doug Polk to pocket $200,000. Before that, it was December 2022 when Jason Koon defeated Phil Hellmuth