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November 08, 2022 This is one of the craziest but equally impressive bluffs I have seen in a poker tournament! In this $300,000 buy-in at the 2021 Super High Roller Bowl we have two of the best players in the world battling it out: Michael Addamo and the controversial Jake Schindler (click here to read

November 07, 2022 Michael Addamo is one of the best poker tournament players on the planet, especially when it comes to high roller events. The popular Australian crushed the high roller scene in 2021, and already has a GGPoker Super MILLION$ victory and the €50,000 EPT Barcelona High Roller title under his belt in 2022.

November 06, 2022 Jim McIngvale, better known as “Mattress Mack,” celebrated his beloved Houston Astros baseball World Series title Saturday night with a nice cool eight-figure payday, the largest sports betting win ever. The 71-year-old billionaire owner of the Gallery Furniture retail chain has a penchant for placing massive wagers on his local sports teams.

November 05, 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) ambassadors Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen are bringing their popular Meet-Up Game (MUG) to the upcoming historic WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. The talented vloggers will kickstart the series with some cash game fun, and all poker players are invited to compete. On Dec. 1, starting

November 04, 2022 The $1,100 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian Main Event had 464 entrants, creating a prize pool of $447,670, and after two days of play, Nghia Nguyen was the last person standing. For his impressive performance, which finished at around 10:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, he took home $90,215. When Day 2 began

November 03, 2022 The Bar Poker Open (BPO) is headed to Florida for the first-ever Bar Poker Open Florida World Championships taking place Nov. 10-15 at Palm Beach Kennel Club, and there are plenty of ways to join in on the festivities. The festival will culminate with the 2022 Florida World BPO Championship, which PokerNews

November 02, 2022 Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues into the winter months and will stop at Running Aces Casino in Columbus, Minnesota from Dec. 1-11 for the Winter Poker Classic. The MSPT Winter Poker Classic will feature 11 trophy events with over $770,000 in guarantees, including the $1,110 buy-in Main Event

November 01, 2022 The latest World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) stop at Harveys Lake Tahoe is wrapping up this week and awarded several Circuit rings across more than a dozen events. Among the latest Circuit ring winners are California’s Tiffany Michelle, a poker presenter and longtime grinder who took down WSOPC Event #14 $400

October 31, 2022 Lynne Ji For many poker fans, the mysterious world of backing, staking and swapping in poker are complete unknowns. Conversations on these topics happen frequently between some of the best — and richest — poker players around the world, but a spotlight is rarely shone on this particular area of poker’s hidden

October 29, 2022 Businessman Bill Klein made one of the most memorable bluffs in Hustler Casino Live history Friday night to win a massive pot. Klein, a regular in the high-stakes community but a recreational player, has long had a tight image at the table. His range exceeds aces and kings, but he’s certainly no

October 29, 2022 Sunday is traditionally the busiest day of the week for online poker tournament grinders, a fact that is most certainly true if you are one of the thousands of players who frequent 888poker Ontario. While 888poker Ontario has some amazing tournaments running around the clock, the online poker room really stands out

October 28, 2022 Police are searching for but can’t locate the production staffer who admitted to stealing $15,000 in casino chips from Robbi Jade Lew following the infamous Sept. 29 Hustler Casino Live show. Gardena (California) police would like to speak with Bryan Sagbigsal, 24, but he’s gone missing. Lew initially declined to press charges,

October 27, 2022 Two charity poker tournaments are on the horizon for early November, including one hosted by poker legends Doyle Brunson and Jack Binion. Charity poker tournaments are useful in raising money for various causes. In the next week, charities benefiting youth and brain health will benefit from the game of poker. Cards for

October 26, 2022 The World Poker Tour (WPT) is celebrating its 20th anniversary , and the occasion will culminate in just over a month with the $10,400 buy-in, $15 million GTD WPT World Championship at Wynn Lass Vegas. You might think that tournament, which will run December 12-18, is going to be filled with big-name

October 25, 2022 Season 13 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues this weekend at Iowa’s Riverside Casino. From October 27-30, an $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event will take place, and PokerNews will be on-site to offer live updates! Since the beginning of October, $70 and $265 satellites have been qualifying players for the

October 24, 2022 Kirk Brown The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to historic Deadwood, South Dakota for the 2022 MSPT Deadwood Shootout at Silverado-Franklin Casino. The $1,100 buy-in, $100K GTD Main Event was one to remember as a total of 422 entries (210 from Day 1a; 212 from 1b) were tallied, generating a total prize

October 23, 2022 The Day 3 finale of the £50,000 EPT London Super High Roller at the PokerStars European Poker Tour London has come to an end, with Henrik Hecklen walking away with the EPT trophy and the £652,700 first-place prize. Hecklen defeated Day 2 Chip leader and EPT London £10,200 Mystery Bounty champion Juan

October 22, 2022 Mike Patrick They started the day as the top two stacks, and they ended the day with the top two stacks. Brian Kim and Mike Vanier remain atop the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 Main Event chip counts with just 30 players remaining entering the penultimate day of

October 21, 2022 After a 13-hour day at the felt, Byron Kaverman conquered the PokerStars European Poker Tour London £25,000 Single-Day High Roller I at the Hilton Park Lane. Kaverman defeated a field of 30 entries to record a six-figure score of £273,710 after defeating Orpen Kisacikoglu in a grinding heads-up match. Kaverman added another

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