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December 20, 2022 This past weekend, the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) concluded its All-Stars Season with the year-end “All-Stars Pro-Am” at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The second annual RGPS All-Stars Pro-Am saw 65 entrants, a combination of invited pros and qualifiers from across the country, who competed for a $32,500 prize pool. When the

December 19, 2022 The World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 20 culminates at Wynn Las Vegas with its $10,400 WPT World Championship, a tournament that attracted an astounding 2,960 runners. The field included 27 players who qualified by playing on the subscription-based ClubWPT. Since May, ClubWPT has running special promotions awarding passports and entries into the

PokerNews catches up with Joey Ingram at the World Poker Tour World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas to talk about his decision to partner with WPT for the historical event, & he finally breaks his silence on the Hustler Casino Live investigation verdict. — LATEST POKER NEWS, STRATEGY AND UPDATES —https://www.pokernews.com — LEARN TO

December 17, 2022 Guests: Daniel Negreanu Lynn Gilmartin Brad Owen On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards come to you from the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas and the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague respectively. They discuss the $1.2 million pot from the Hustler

December 16, 2022 At about 1:40 p.m. PT, the bubble burst in the WPT World Championship, and none other than World Poker Tour announcer Tony Dunst was the co-bubble along with Yi “KitKat” Klassen. With the $10,400 buy in tournament in hand-for-hand play and 371 players remaining, Dunst was all in with a short stack

PokerNews’ Jesse Fullen chatted with Devin Sweet about her 2022 WPT WPT World Championship Event run and how exactly she got to Wynn Las Vegas and into this $10,400 buy-in event. Sweet works full-time in the poker industry and has been seen dealing or flooring some of the biggest games around the US. Check out

December 14, 2022 The World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas has been a tremendous success, and while the $10,400 Championship has taken center stage, the festival has already hosted a highly-successful tournament in the $1,100 buy-in WPT Prime Championship. That tournament has achieved its final table of six with World Series

December 13, 2022 Two of the most important members of the poker community in history — PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg and long-time broadcaster Vince Van Patten — will receive some much deserved World Poker Tour honors. As recipients of the 2022 WPT Honors Awards, the duo of poker legends will gain recognition for their contributions

December 12, 2022 The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to Running Aces Casino for the Winter Poker Classic and the turnout didn’t disappoint. The $1,100 Main Event was one to remember as a total of 1,015 entries were tallied (238 from Day 1a; 348 from 1b; 429 from 1c), which blasted beyond the venue’s previous

December 11, 2022 More than two years after they first met online, a ClubWPT group of friends dubbed the “Stream Team” finally gathered together in Las Vegas at the luxurious Wynn for an evening of delicious bar-be-que and poker. The fun evening for the 50 members of the group occurred two days before the start

December 10, 2022 Alex Fitzgerald I constantly work with clients who tell me they are running bad when they are actually playing poorly. How do I know they are playing poorly? I review their hands. They give me hand histories from their online play. I make them write down every hand they play live. What

December 09, 2022 While the screams in the main tournament area in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague Main Event earlier in the day were due to Croatia’s victory over Brazil in the World Cup quarter-finals, the raucous cries heard just now were the result of something different that everyone at the table agreed they

December 08, 2022 Soccer superstar Neymar Jr. has long been known for his love of poker, and it seems that the Brazilian forward’s passion for the game extends to his personal life as well. Neymar, who has made it through to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Brazil, owns three dogs all

December 07, 2022 In Round 4 of the High Stakes Duel, Phil Hellmuth battled last-minute opponent Scott Seiver for a staggering $800,000. This poker hand highlights exactly why Hellmuth should still be considered one of the greatest poker players ever. Time and time again in these heads-up matches he has come from behind and defeated

December 06, 2022 During “Max Pain Monday” on Hustler Casino Live, a regular on the show, Sashimi, wore a body suit that exposed fake large breasts, hilarious to some on poker Twitter and disturbing to others. A video from Monday night’s stream surfaced on the internet, which led to some interesting comments. @HCLPokerShow is the

December 05, 2022 PokerStars has become an official partner of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings, and it should bolster the online poker industry in Michigan. The multi-year deal was disclosed in a press release from the world’s largest online poker site. PokerStars first launched in the Wolverine State in January 2021, and is now tapping

December 03, 2022 The world’s largest guaranteed prize pool in history — $15 million WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas— will take place Dec. 12-20, and a number of the entrants in the field will have earned their way on ClubWPT. Next month, the World Poker Tour is set to host one of the

December 03, 2022 Guests: Andy WIlson On the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent travels, offer highlights from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, and offer an interview with the winner of the $3,500 Championship, Andy Wilson,

December 02, 2022 Texas lawmaker Gene Wu (D-Houston) told PokerNews in an interview that his intentions aren’t to ban poker in the state, but instead leave it up to individual counties to determine legality. PokerNews, and other media outlets, reported last week that House Bill 732, sponsored by Wu, if passed, would close the loophole

December 01, 2022 The World Poker Tour (WPT) recently wrapped the 2022 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The $3,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event saw Andy Wilson top a 1,541-entry field to win $785,800 plus a $10,400 seat into the WPT World