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June 07, 2021 Matt Hansen Not many experiences can ready you for the high-stakes poker scene, but Chris Brewer’s career as a collegiate runner at Oregon University has seemingly prepared him well for a life in pressure poker, especially during the US Poker Open. After waking up early every day to compete with the best

June 06, 2021 Jason Glatzer Short-handed poker enthusiasts were in for a treat on Saturday, June 5 as it was 6-Max day in the $1 million guaranteed XL Spring Series at 888poker. Russia’s “Ckfather” was the biggest winner of the day after shipping the XL Spring #20 – $30,000 6-Max for $8,372, while “COMINGEASY” and

June 05, 2021 Matt Hansen Back in April, poker streaming service PokerGO announced a series of high-stakes poker tournaments in 2021 with a new points system that promised “will separate and celebrate the most elite professional poker players” while rewarding the top three finishers shares of $175,000 in prizes. Dubbed “The PokerGO Tour,” the events

June 04, 2021 Chad Holloway PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. In fact, right now we’re offering various updates right here. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history. In this new column, we will

June 03, 2021 Matt Hansen Since opening their state-of-the-art PokerGO Studio at the Aria Resort and Casino in 2018, Poker Central has worked hard to turn the venue into the premier place for televised high roller events. Popular high roller series like Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters, and the US Poker Open now form

June 02, 2021 Chad Holloway In the first week of “Gamblers Delight” on PokerGO’s “Poker After Dark,” the game was $100/$200 no-limit hold’em with a $200 big blind ante. The minimum buy-in for the game was $20,000. Remember, an annual subscription to PokerGO costs $99.99, but you can save $10 off by using promo code

June 01, 2021 Matthew Pitt Russian superstar Anatoly Filatov is the man to catch going into the final table of the 51st edition of the GGPoker Super MILLION$. This is the third time Filatov has navigated his way to the Super MILLION$ final table, will it be the first time he gets a victory under

May 31, 2021 Chad Holloway On Saturday the 2021 Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series, which will host a pair of MSPT Main Events this week, played host to the third and final High Roller tournament held in May. On Thursday, Ali Imsirovic won the first $10,000 High Roller for $200,200 by beating Shawn Daniels heads

May 30, 2021 Chad Holloway The past two months were chockfull of great events for online poker players in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Michigan. That’s because PokerStars host a trifecta of its popular Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) in each state, which was live reported by PokerNews. Between the trio of series, a combined

May 29, 2021 Chad Holloway PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. In fact, right now we’re offering various updates right here. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history. In this new column, we will

May 28, 2021 Chad Holloway On Thursday, the 2021 Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series, which will host a pair of MSPT Main Events next week, played host to the first of three High Roller tournaments to be held in May. The High Roller Event #1: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em attracted 77 runners and offered up a

Lots going on in the poker world this week and Jeff Platt, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss it all. From the WPT online at partypoker to GGPoker Super Millions double winner there is a lot to discuss. Plus Chad shares about his experience at Garry Gates wedding in Mexico and Sarah reveals the PokerNews

May 26, 2021 Chad Holloway This past weekend, the Ameristar Poker Open at Ameristar St. Charles completed its four-event series in the St. Louis poker market. All told, the regional series catered to a combined 1,506 entrants and awarded $422,385 in prize money. Things kicked off with Event #1: $200 NLH Deepstack, which attracted 225

May 25, 2021 Will ShillibierKevin TaylorAnthony Thompson The winners in both the 2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) and Michigan Spring Championships of Online Poker (SCOOP) have been crowned on PokerStars. With all events finished, NJSCOOP attracted 26,597 entries and generated over $1.3 million in prize money. Meanwhile, in the MISCOOP over

May 24, 2021 Will Shillibier The latest promotion to hit Run It Once Poker is Top Up Hours, allowing players to earn an extra 25% direct rakeback on all of their play for four hours every day. It’s the latest in a series of promotions from Run It Once that aim to maximize the potential

May 23, 2021 Jason Glatzer The 2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) and Michigan Spring Championships of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars are headed into their final stretch but there are may titles up for grabs. It was a busy night on Saturday evening with 18 SCOOP champions crowned including nine in

May 22, 2021 Will Shillibier As we head into the final weekend of both the 2021 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) and Michigan Spring Championships of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars, there are plenty more winners still being crowned. There were nine champions decided in New Jersey and six in Michigan on

May 21, 2021 Chad Holloway After suffering a heart attack in Mississippi on Feb. 15 that left him incapacitated and unresponsive, poker legend and World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Tommy Hufnagle died at the age of 77 on Friday. Born Jan. 10, 1944, and hailing from Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Hufnagle made his way to

On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway talk about an upcoming Mexican wedding, predictions for High Stakes Duel – Daniel Negreanu vs Phil Hellmuth Round 3, Las Vegas pandemic rebound, and recap the trio of World Poker Tour (WPT) final tables that recently wrapped. Toss in

May 19, 2021 Chad Holloway Guests: Keith “AccidentalGrenade” Becker Mark “naigo1” Foresta On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway talk about an upcoming Mexican wedding, predictions for High Stakes Duel – Daniel Negreanu vs Phil Hellmuth Round 3, Las Vegas pandemic rebound, and recap the trio