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June 22, 2021 Chad Holloway In the fourth 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. In the first week, former Survivor contestant Albert Destrade, Bryan Ercolano and WSOP bracelet winner Trevor Pope made

June 21, 2021 Jason Glatzer The inaugural World Poker Tour Heads Up Poker Championship has more than lived up to its hype with the event boasting 32 players from an interesting background mix of high-stakes pros, gamers, and influencers. The action has been whittled down to just eight hopefuls including the likes of Patrik Antonius,

June 20, 2021 Chad Holloway On Monday night at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT, 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event runner-up Tony Miles will appear on the new episode of American Ninja Warrior on NBC. If all goes well and he can complete the physically-challenging “Qualifying Course,” he stands to win

June 19, 2021 Chad Holloway Since the beginning of May, Venetian Las Vegas has played host to the DeepStack Championship Poker Series, which will run through August 1 and offer more than $15 million in guaranteed prize pools. Thus far through 62 events, which is the halfway point the 121-event series, nearly 18,000 entrants have

On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway breakdown the recently-revealed 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule. They touch on some of the biggest changes and additions, highlight premier events, and get excited about Doyle Brunson saying he might play select tournaments. They then recap the

June 17, 2021 Chad Holloway Guests: David Peters Jordan Cristos Tony Miles On the latest special episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway breakdown the recently-revealed 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule. They touch on some of the biggest changes and additions, highlight premier events, and get excited about

June 16, 2021 Jason Glatzer Sean Winter notched the largest single prize in the 2021 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) after defeating a star-studded field of 42 entries to win the USPO Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort & Casino for $756,000. Winter was near the top of the

June 15, 2021 Chad Holloway In the third 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. In the first week, former Survivor contestant Albert Destrade, Bryan Ercolano and WSOP bracelet winner Trevor Pope made

June 14, 2021 Chad Holloway Over the weekend, the $2,200 buy-in Benny Binion Summer Shootout took place at South Point Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament, which attracted 94 players, ended in a three-way deal that saw a triumvirate of players secure mid-five-figure paydays. With the trio holding nearly identical chip stacks, a deal was

June 13, 2021 Jason Glatzer PokerGO Tour Leaderboard captain Ali Imsirovic is now also on top of the U.S. Poker Open Championship leaderboard after winning the U.S. Poker Open Event #9: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $217,800 at the PokerGO Studio at the ARIA Resort and Casino for his fourth cash this festival. Imsirovic faced Andrew

June 12, 2021 Matt Hansen Brock Wilson could have done anything after graduating college, but he didn’t choose poker right away. Despite winning at the game from the start, Wilson’s inevitable life as a high-stakes poker player was briefly delayed by an equally promising career in finance. Prior to his arrival on the high roller

June 11, 2021 Matt Hansen One of the keys to the chemistry that has brought so much success for the rising commentary team of Brent Hanks and Jeff Platt is the real-life friendship they maintain outside of the grind of their everyday broadcast lives. Their connection was immediate when they met for the first time

June 10, 2021 Chad Holloway After many delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 31-year-old Dennis Blieden, who won the 2018 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic for $1 million, was sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison this week after embezzling millions (originally stated as $22 million by officials) from Los Angeles-based digital company

June 09, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah Editor’s Note: Approaching my final day working for PokerNews as I prepare to transition out of the poker industry, I was cleaning out some old files on my computer that I figured I no longer needed. One of them was an interview I did near the end of the 2019

June 08, 2021 Daniel O’Hair The Mid-Stakes Poker Tour (MSPT) Venetian $1,100 Main Event drew 2,790 entries over four starting days, resulting in a $2,692,350 prize pool. After nearly a week of poker, it was 63-year-old Harlen Miller of Bismarck, North Dakota who emerged victorious to take down the title and $367,801 grand prize. Miller

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