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April 25, 2022 Mary Darnell of Crawfordville, Florida took down Event #1: $560 NLH at the 2022 bestbet Jacksonville Spring Series on Sunday evening following a four-handed ICM deal at the final table. Darnell, who had a slight chip lead over her competitors, earned $36,450 for her first-place finish in addition to the beautiful blue

April 24, 2022 The European Poker Tour (EPT) returns to the world-famous Monte-Carlo Casino for the first time since 2019 and PokerNews’ live reporting team will be on the ground from April 28 through to May 7, bringing you live and exclusive updates from six of the schedule’s biggest events. Our coverage starts with the

Date Time (BST) Event Buy-in Guarantee Sat 23 Apr 10:30 a.m. Omaholic Mini Bounty MILLION$ $5.25 [Stage 1] $5.25 $100,000   12:30 p.m. Omaholic Mini Bounty MILLION$ $5.25 [Stage 1] $5.25 $100,000   12:30 p.m. Omaholic Bounty MILLION$ $52.50 [Stage 1] $52.50 $250,000   2:30 p.m. Omaholic Mini Bounty MILLION$ $5.25 [Stage 1] $5.25 $100,000

April 22, 2022 Round 1 of the 32-player $25,000 buy-in PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown brought about 15 friendly matches, and one heated match involving Phil Hellmuth. The “Poker Brat” was served a dose of his own medicine in a contentious battle against Eric Persson, whose vulgar antics may have actually worked in his favor. Hellmuth

April 21, 2022 Guests: Wesley Flan In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen talk about cheating and murder in the poker world. Regarding the former, Alex Foxen shook the community by leveling cheating allegations against Ali Imsirovic, and for the latter, well a former poker pro is in hot water

*Date Time Event Days* Sun, 8 May 08:05 SCOOP 02-L: $5.50 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $50K Gtd 2 Sun, 8 May 08:05 SCOOP 02-M: $55 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $200K Gtd 2 Sun, 8 May 08:05 SCOOP 02-H: $530 NLHE [SCOOP Kickoff], $300K Gtd 2 Sun, 8 May 10:05 SCOOP 03-L: $11 NLHE [Sunday Warm-Up], $100K Gtd

What countries can I play on WPT Global? WPT Global is currently live in: Albania, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia,

April 17, 2022 Last weekend was not only a special one for Chan Pelton, who topped a 920-entry field to win the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Running Aces Main Event for $169,271, but also for Minnesotan Matt Kirby, who finished in 81st place for $2,136. While it wasn’t a big score, it was the cash

April 16, 2022 Ante Up Poker Media LLC, which was dedicated to everyday poker players and their poker rooms, was founded in June 2008 by Scott Long and Chris Cosenza. In addition to publishing Ante Up Magazine, which was distributed to rooms around the county, and hosting Ante Up Cruises on the high seas, the

April 16, 2022 Three weeks of non-stop tournament poker action at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown in Hollywood, Florida finally came to an end this past week in a series defined by huge turnouts and massive prize pools. The historic series, which kicked off on March 24 and wrapped up on Wednesday, generated $20.8

April 15, 2022 The Lodge Card Club in Austin will host the largest poker series to date in Texas history next month with $5 million guaranteed over 15 tournaments. PokerNews will be on-site live reporting seven events of The Lodge Championship Series, which runs May 4-24, including the $3,000 buy-in, $2 million GTD Main Event

April 14, 2022 888poker have announced the schedule for their latest online festival The Knockout Games that features 44 events over a two week period. The festival runs from April 24-May 8, 2022 with over $1.25 million in tournament guarantees as well as opportunities to battle it out with 888poker Cultural Ambassador Chris Eubank Jr

April 13, 2022 The popular RunGood Poker Series (RGPS), a tour that travels across the country, is set to host its next stop in South Florida from April 21 to May 2. Tournament action will take place at the Seminole Coconut Creek, a town just off the coast about 20 minutes north of Fort Lauderdale

April 12, 2022 Daniel Negreanu has been on the wrong end of so many coolers over the years on High Stakes Poker, but it appears the tide in starting to turn in his favor, especially following a $440,000 pot he played against Garrett Adelstein on Episode 8 of Season 9 on PokerGO. Monday’s show provided

April 11, 2022 The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) returned to Minnesota’s Running Aces Casino after a five-year hiatus for the Showdown Series and the turnout didn’t disappoint. The $1,110 buy-in, $300K GTD Main Event was one to remember as a total of 920 entries (225 from Day 1a; 282 from 1b; 413 from 1c) were

April 10, 2022 It was just one week ago that poker pros Alex Foxen and Kristen Bicknell walked down the aisle in the Florida Keys and mutually spoke the special words, “I do.” Already in the Sunshine State, the poker power couple bypassed the honeymoon and hopped straight into the tournament action at the WPT

April 08, 2022 Friday marked the start of the $3,500 buy-in WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown where PokerNews spotted and chatted with a past champion — Tony Sinishtaj — before the Day 1a session began. He reflected on the glorious victory five years ago, and he now attempts to become just the second player

April 08, 2022 Tom Vogelsang defeated Laszlo Bujtas in heads-up play to win Event #1: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and claim the $360,000 top prize as well as the first title of the 2022 Super High Roller Series Europe (SHRS). The SHRS has returned to Europe to the Merit Crystal Cove Resort and Casino in North

April 08, 2022 Canadian farmer Brett Kunz came to South Florida this weekend to take his shot in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown after winning a free seat through ClubWPT. But ahead of playing Day 1b on Saturday, the ClubWPT qualifier and his girlfriend, Katie Wilcox, got a taste of South Beach as

April 08, 2022 Dan “jungleman” Cates is one of the most successful poker players in the world, but the high-stakes pro wants to branch out beyond the felt. Cates, who recently launched his own podcast, Winning the Game of Life, was a recent guest on the PokerNews podcast and spoke with Chad Holloway about the