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April 28, 2021 Matthew Pitt The curtain came down on a massively successful GG Spring Festival on April 27 when the $10,300 Super MILLIONS concluded under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews Live Reporting team. Markus Leikkonen of Finland was the last man standing from the 347 entrants. His reward? A cool $651,821. GGSF Event

April 27, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah “Watch Your Step” week starring the boisterous Frank Stepuchin continued on “Poker After Dark” for the second week on PokerGO. After plenty of loose action in the first show of $50/$100/$100 play — the latter a big blind ante — thanks in part to the seven-deuce bounty, more bluffing abounded

April 26, 2021 Brandyn TrenholmChad Holloway The BetMGM Online Series Poker Michigan is now in the books after the latest champion was crowned on Sunday in Event #10: $75,000 GTD Sunday Special 8-Max. The final event of the series saw an outstanding 217 runners and when the last chance saloon had closed for business it

April 25, 2021 Jason Glatzer The $2 million guaranteed WPTDeepStacks London rocked on with four amazing events at 888poker on Friday and Saturday. “WarleyBrunoB” was easily the star of the day after winning the $24,000 top prize in the WPT DeepStacks #13 – $100,000 6-Max that featured 888poker Ambassador Vivian “vivi.888.” Saliba at the final

April 24, 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

April 23, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah Poker streaming service PokerGO will once again be hosting a series of high-stakes poker tournaments in 2021 after they put their marquee events on the shelf most of last year. They announced their schedule for the coming year, which will include not only the usual events but some new offerings

April 22, 2021 Chad Holloway Guests: Parker Talbot Benjamin Spragg Wistern On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway talk all things PokerStars 2021 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). They recap some of the biggest winners including Laszlo Bujtas winning his third SCOOP title, Chris Moorman nabbing his

April 21, 2021 Chad Holloway The 2021 PokerStars Pennsylvania Spring Championship of Online Poker (PASCOOP) kicked off on April 17 and will run through May 3, offering more than $2 million in guaranteed prize pools with buy-ins as low as $5 up to $1,000. The highlight of the series is the two-day $300 buy-in Main

April 20, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah Exit anti-hero Dan Bilzerian on “Poker After Dark” as it was time to move on to “Watch Your Step” featuring WPT champ Frank Stepuchin on PokerGO. Stepuchin’s action-inducing ways helped create some big pots in the $50/$100 game, but he wasn’t the only force helping the game trend that way.

April 19, 2021 Chad Holloway The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has found a new home on the airwaves! The WSOP, which for decades has appeared on ESPN, has struck a multi-year rights agreement with CBS Sports, which will become their new domestic television partner for airing “The Main Event” and other “Bracelet Events.” This

April 18, 2021 Jason Glatzer Francisco “Tomatee” Benitez Wins the 2021 PokerStars SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO High Roller ($265,367) SCOOP-53-H: $10,300 NLHE PKO High Roller Final Table Results “FiatEruditio” Wins SCOOP-53-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill SE ($154,986) SCOOP-53-M: $1,050 NLHE PKO Thursday Thrill SE Final Table Results SCOOP Day 12 Results SCOOP 53-L: $109

April 17, 2021 Chad Holloway Right now, the Lone Star Poker Series is taking place at Champions Poker Club, Houston’s premier cardroom. The festival, which is being live reported here on PokerNews, coming to town was due in no small part to 39-year-old Isaac Trumbo, Executive Vice President of Champions Poker Club. Trumbo, who has

April 16, 2021 Will Shillibier Leon Tsoukernik, owner of King’s Resort, Rozvadov is suing Facebook for $24,000,000 worth of damages after a series of fake mobile adverts. The lawsuit was first reported by Hospodářské noviny, a Czech daily newspaper, with Tsoukernik claiming eight figures in damages to the casino’s “brand and reputation.” # Leon Tsoukernik

With Jeff Platt on his way to the Lonestar Poker Series in Houston, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring cover the latest news stories on their own. With so many online series running there is plenty to cover including a win by Fedor Holz in the GGPoker Spring Festival, the latest from the SCOOP & Super

April 14, 2021 Matthew Pitt The GGPoker Super MILLION$ has been a thorn in the side of Niklas Astedt since the very first edition of the weekly high stakes tournament. Astedt had never won the event in 43 previous attempts, but he got the job done on April 13, and walked away with a colossal

April 13, 2021 Chad Holloway Over the weekend, the poker world received the sad news that popular Northern California player David “Beast” Valdez passed away at the age of 28 from an apparent heart attack. Valdez was known throughout the NorCal region, which is where he captured a trio of World Series of Poker (WSOP)

April 12, 2021 Matthew Pitt Run It Once Poker is giving 101% rakeback for an entire week, starting April 12. There is a new challenge every day that sees 101% of the rake Run it Once Poker receives given back to its players! 101% Week comes on the one-year anniversary of Phil Galfond’s epic comeback

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April 10, 2021 Matthew Pitt The ever-popular Daily HexaPro Races have returned to Unibet Poker and brought with them €29,000 worth of prizes. HexaPro tournaments are exciting at the best of times, but that excitement is off the chart when the daily races are un full swing. Daily HexaPro Races run until April 25 and

Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt the latest news to emerge in poker over the last week, and it is a big week! They start with a HUGE announcement: The World Series of Poker is coming back LIVE and online. They discuss the surprising and entertaining Heads Up Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil