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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

May 18, 2021 Ian Simpson Unibet Poker Ambassador Ian Simpson is back to give us the lowdown on the Unibet Online Series XII that kicked off this weekend. Make sure to check out his guide to the latest Unibet Poker upgrade. Unibet’s signature series is back with €650,000 in Guarantees. This is €350,000 less than

May 17, 2021 Chad Holloway The $3,500 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open final table was originally set to play out for April 1, 2020, but due to the pandemic, it was delayed for over a year. On Sunday, the final six players from a 1,290-entry field congregated at PokerGO Studio in Las

May 16, 2021 LearnWPT This week we’re focused on a cash game spot where you are out of position against a tough player in middle position after 3-betting their open raise from 3BBs to 12BBs from the Big Blind. Since you are making a large, out of position raise from the Big Blind your range

May 15, 2021 Chad Holloway On Friday night, the latest 2021 WSOP Online Circuit Series kicked off with the Caesars Atlantic City Online Circuit Event, which will offer over $1 million in guarantees from May 14-25 via a dozen gold ring events. On Friday the series began with Event #1: $50,000 GTD PLO BIG $500,

May 14, 2021 Mo Nuwwarah Last week, PokerNews reported that while the transition away from plexiglass dividers in Las Vegas poker rooms had begun, the move was still in its early stages. Only the Wynn/Encore room had brought them down, and no other poker rooms would go on the record about plans to follow suit