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September 25, 2023 The 2023 PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland (UKIPT) London Main Event, running at the Hippodrome Casino, has reached its conclusion. A total of 374 entries were made across three starting flights, which generated a prize pool of £359,040. Of those entrants, 56 players made it through to Day 2 to lock up

September 23, 2023 The poker player with the runaway lead on the Poker Masters Leaderboard isn’t Alex Foxen, Sean Winter or Sam Soverel. It isn’t Stephen Chidwick, who recently took down Event #8: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $400,000. No, the player who has found the most success inside the PokerGO Studio this week is Lithuania’s

September 22, 2023 Another day of the North American Championship of Online Poker (NACOOP) has come to an end and 10 more winners have been crowned on PokerStars US. The USCOOP continued on in the shared markets of Michigan and New Jersey, while the PACOOP crowned five more winners in Pennsylvania. The action continues as

September 22, 2023 It’s a busy time for the folks over at 888poker, as the platform’s $2 million guaranteed XL Autumn Series recently kicked off. At the same time, the company is also getting ready for its upcoming 888poker LIVE Coventry festival. And with all these action-packed tournaments scheduled, you’ll probably want to brush up

September 21, 2023 The 2023 WSOP Online has passed the halfway point and has seen a few more poker players hit milestones of their own with the likes of Yuri Dzivielevski and Ognyan Dimov adding to their bracelet collection. Dzivielevski romped to his fourth piece of WSOP hardware in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, while

September 19, 2023 With the blinds getting large at the Poker Masters $10,000 buy-in final table, short-stacked Daniel Negreanu made a move against the big-stacked Jonathan Little, but it didn’t pay off. The GGPoker ambassador busted in sixth place out of 91 in the no-limit Hold’em tournament (Event #4) for $54,600, his first cash of

Date Time (GMT) Event Buy-in Guarantee Tue 19 Sep 16:00 $8,000 XL Autumn – Mystery Bounty 11 $11 $8,000   16:30 $6,000 XL Autumn – PKO Rumble 22 $22 $6,000   17:00 $15,000 XL Autumn #06 – Mystery Bounty Mini High Roller $55 $15,000   18:00 $10,000 XL Autumn – Mystery Bounty 22 $22 $10,000

September 18, 2023 Episode two of of the PokerStars Mystery Cash Challenge picks up right where episode one left off. Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot had been silenced on pain of forfeit and Alexandra Botez was sitting behind the only seriously big stack at the table. Each episode of PokerStars Mystery Cash Challenge is made up of

September 16, 2023 Chicago’s own Aaron Massey had another strong showing at the most recent Mid-Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) Main Event at the Venetian, but this one was for the record books. Massey’s seventh-place finish was enough to make him the first player to qualify for the MSPT Hall of Fame with his 10th top-ten

September 15, 2023 Rudy Gavaldon, a Michigan World Series of Poker (WSOP) online bracelet winner from this past summer who is awaiting trial for allegedly brutally assaulting his wife to near death, violated his bond agreement and is back in jail. The poker player won Online Event #3: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 6-Max in July

September 14, 2023 There’s a new “King” in town on Hustler Casino Live, and he might just be the wildest player the show’s ever seen. A new player on HCL who goes by the nickname “The King” randomly moved all in during Wednesday’s stream for $50,000 in one hand, and sucked out to win the

September 13, 2023 Star Casino Sydney is apparently banning poker players without providing a reason, and one high-profile pro believes it could be the result of the casino’s recent money laundering allegations. The Star Entertainment Group, which owns six major casinos in Australia, reported $1.26 billion losses during the first half of 2023. Much of

Date Time (ET) Event Wed 13 Sep 11:30 WCOOP 18-L: $11 NLHE [Deep Stack], $85K Gtd Wed 13 Sep 11:30 WCOOP 18-M: $109 NLHE [Deep Stack], $250K Gtd Wed 13 Sep 11:30 WCOOP 18-H: $1,050 NLHE [Deep Stack], $250K Gtd Wed 13 Sep 12:30 WCOOP 19-L: $22 NLHE [7-Max, Progressive KO, Single Re-Entry], $100K Gtd

September 11, 2023 There are many reasons Rounders, which this week is celebrating its 25th anniversary, is universally recognized as one of the greatest poker movies of all time. The A-list casting. The memorable characters. The tense and atmospheric poker scenes. The list goes on. Another reason for Rounders‘ success is its accurate depiction of

September 10, 2023 The inaugural Baltimore RunGood Poker Series $1,100 Main Event here at Horseshoe Baltimore saw a total of 195 entrants create a prize pool of $200,000, guaranteeing 23 spots to be paid out. After taking down a tough final table, it was Baltimore local Ari Katz who ended up winning the tournament for

September 10, 2023 In a heartfelt commitment to bring about positive change, PokerStars, the renowned global online gambling and entertainment brand, has announced a powerful partnership with The BillyChip Foundation, a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to aiding individuals experiencing homelessness. Together, they aim to provide crucial support and care to those living on the streets.

September 08, 2023 The PokerStars Summer Series is in the midst of its third and final event in what has been a successful series thanks in large part to the host venue, Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. On Friday, Day 1b took place with 131 entrants in Event #3, $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em. That came one

September 08, 2023 Even more gold bracelets are being shipped to all corners of the globe as the 2023 WSOP Online continues to tick over on GGPoker. Another handful of events have been completed on the platform which has seen the likes of Jessica “butfirstwine” Marks, Sergio “Nextgoal” Ballestin Mur, Leonid Yanovich, Jinlong “yiliuqi” Hu,

September 07, 2023 The 2023 World Championship of Online Poker on PokerStars is just around the corner, doing its first shuffle and deal on Sunday, September 10. And while many of the world’s best poker players will be playing events that breach the five-figure buy-in mark, a vast majority of the poker community will be

*Date Event Buy-in Entries Player Winnings*     Monday, August 21 01L – GC 20,000,000 GTD GC 33,000 462 “FlushMe2Tears” GC 4,789,785     Monday, August 21 01H – GC 40,000,000 GTD GC 99,000 364 “Bokerpux” GC 11,631,510     Tuesday, August 22 02L – GC 12,500,000 GTD Progressive Bounty GC 33,000 449 “BekeraWorlds” GC