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April 08, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah It was only a matter of time until poker and the fast-rising world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) overlapped. That moment appears to have come thanks to a new partnership between the World Poker Tour and Theta Labs, operators of the Theta Network, which will support the NFTs. Select WPT moments

April 07, 2021 Matthew Pitt Most poker players would be content with winning a single GG Spring Festival event. Lev “LevMeAlone” Gottlieb is not one of those players. Gottlieb not only won the $10,300 Super MILLION$ event for $586,074, he took down the $10,300 Super Tuesday for $320,729 on the same day! The 312-strong Super

April 06, 2021 Chad Holloway The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT), which has awarded more than $110 million in prize money since its debut in December 2009, is headed to California for the first time. From April 29-May 9, 2021, the tour will be at Sycuan Casino Resort in San Diego for 11 trophy events being

April 05, 2021 Poker Ambition It started as a high-end coaching site for an exclusive group of pros, but now Poker Ambition is opening up its proven philosophy to the public. Poker pro Rene “TheWakko” Kuhlman joined forces with other industry experts such as Adam Carmichael to map out everything a poker player wants and

April 04, 2021 Yori Epskamp April is shaping up to become one of the biggest months in online tournament poker history, and PokerNews will be right there alongside the virtual tables to cover all the action as it happens. With all major online operators rolling out juicy series with equally mouth-watering guarantees, it’ll be a

April 03, 2021 Chad Holloway Last weekend, GulfCoastPoker.Net hosted the Pearl River Poker Open at the Pearl River Resort in Mississippi. In what has become a popular regional stop in the south, the series was comprised of nine different tournaments that awarded more than $1.1 million in prize money. Among those to capture titles were

Table Of Contents The GGPoker Spring Festival is almost upon us, and the festival is going to be launching in some style with the GG Spring Festival Houseparty on April 3, with none other than deadmau5 providing the soundtrack. Taking place this Saturday at 13:00 PT/16:00 ET/21:00 BST on GGPoker.TV you can listen along to

Jeff Platt, Sarah Herring and Chad Holloway discuss the latest developments in poker over the last week. They review champions from events across the globe both live and online including Adrian Mateos Diaz, Artur Martirosian and runner-up finisher Katie Stone. Plus in a controversial move both partypoker and GGPoker run tournaments along-side PokerStars Scoop and

March 31, 2021 Matthew Pitt PokerStars unveiled the 2021 edition of the Spring Championship Of Online Poker (SCOOP) last week, much to the excitement of the tournament grinders around the world. It runs from April 4 through April 28, and boasts of $100 million worth of guaranteed prize pools. The 2021 SCOOP is the 13th

March 30, 2021 Chad Holloway On Monday, the latest partypoker US Network Online Series wrapped up. The 11-event series was open to everybody in the state of New Jersey across the three platforms of partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker. All told, the series catered to 2,458 entrants and awarded $711,609 in prize money

March 29, 2021 Matthew Pitt Brazilian superstar Yuri Dzivielevski is no stranger to finishing in first place in major poker tournaments. it is a regular occurrence for the two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. Dzivielevski triumphed in not one but two GGPoker tournaments at GGPoker on March 28, his first victory coming in the

March 27, 2021 Will Shillibier The Irish Open Online kicks off on partypoker this weekend, running all the way until April 7. You can check out the full schedule, or you can read on to find out how you can win your way to the €1,100 Irish Open Online Main Event for just €0.01! Head

March 27, 2021 Matthew Pitt There are some incredible multi-table tournaments running this weekend. The Irish Open kicks off at partypoker for a start, but what about at some of the other online poker sites? They have some awesome events scheduled, too. Here are three online poker tournaments you simply have to play this weekend,

Date Time (UK) Tournament Buy-In Fri 26 Mar 7:05 p.m. Irish Open #01: Opener Day 1A €250K Gtd PKO €530   9:15 p.m. Irish Open #02: 7-Max Turbo Knockout €25K Gtd €162 Sat 27 Mar 7:05 p.m. Irish Open #01: Opener Day 1B €250K Gtd PKO €530   9:15 p.m. Irish Open #03: 6-Max Tirbo

March 25, 2021 Will Shillibier Twitch has long been a hotbed for poker streaming, from established pros to up-and-coming recreational players grinding the microstakes. Nowadays, every operator has a dedicated group of Twitch streamers, and that includes partypoker who have both Jaime and Matt Staples on their books. The brothers have long been involved in

March 24, 2021 Chad Holloway Season 12 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues this weekend with the tour’s inaugural visit to Riverside Casino. PokerNews will be on-site to provide live updates. MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event For the first time ever, the MSPT is headed to Riverside Casino & Golf Resort in Riverside, Iowa

March 23, 2021 Chad Holloway Every Friday for the past month, FS1 has been airing episodes from the 2019 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC), the largest $25,000 buy-in event in poker history. In one of the early episodes, a memorable hand was broadcast between Sam Grafton and Enrico Camosci, one that caused a bit of a

March 22, 2021 Matthew Pitt Sam Greenwood helped himself to a $141,384 prize this weekend when he won the $1,050 GGMasters High Roller event at GGPoker. Greenwood was one of 1,000 players who parted company with $1,050 for the chance to become the tournament’s champion. The final table of the GGMasters High Roller is usually

March 21, 2021 LearnWPT This week we’re playing a heads up match for the title in a multi-table tournament! Stacks in this match are 25BBs effective, which will be a common depth in many heads up situations. You’ll alternate between being the Button and Big Blind in these hands, so pay attention to your position

March 20, 2021 Will Shillibier This weekend the PokerStars Sunday Million celebrates its 15th anniversary with a $12.5M GTD spectacular. To mark the occasion, PokerNews caught up with PokerStars Ambassadors Arlie Shaban and Felix Schneiders to hear all of their Sunday Million memories, and how they are preparing ahead of this weekend. Remember! There is