July 31, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah While most of the focus on GGPoker for both players and observers has been on the ongoing World Series of Poker bracelet events, high-stakes cash action has been popping as well. Never was that more clear than on Monday, when a wild hand went down, one that wouldn’t have looked
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July 30, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah While bracelet events are dominating the headlines in the online poker world these days, they’re not the only notable tournaments being held. Stateside, PokerStars wrapped up two Bounty Builders series over the weekend, one in New Jersey and the other in Pennsylvania. Players were treated to nearly $2.7 million in
July 29, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah He may call himself retired and sick of the game of poker, but it seems there’s still one thing left that can draw Doug Polk back in: his long-time grudge with Daniel Negreanu. The two high-level players, who have been at odds for years, were back at it over the
July 28, 2020 Chad Holloway On Sunday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #27: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout attracted 1,940 players and 2016 WSOP.com Online Player of the Year Ian “ApokerJoker2” Steinman capture the $110,556.72 first-place prize and his first gold bracelet. “I really credit playing before playing online because I started
July 27, 2020 Chad Holloway On Sunday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #26: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Grande Finale attracted 1,677 players who rebought 825 times. The 2,502-entry field meant a $1,125,900 prize pool was created, and after 12 hours of play it was 22-year-old Ethan “RampageP” Yau capturing the bracelet and
July 26, 2020 Chad Holloway On Saturday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #25: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver attracted 1,484 players who rebought 671 times. The 2,155-entry field resulted in a $969,750 prize pool, and after 12 hours of play, Nicholas “mrfinalt” Kiley emerged victorious to win the bracelet and $149,244.52
July 25, 2020 Chad Holloway On Friday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #24: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed attracted 1,590 players who rebought 818 times. The 2,408-entry field resulted in an $866,880 prize pool, and after 12 hours of play, it was Nick “samadhi” Binger claiming his second bracelet and a $133,412.83
July 24, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah Freeroll poker players have a unique opportunity coming up on Tuesday with RunGood Poker Series All-Stars. An online event held on the Faded Spade platform, a browser-based client built for card clubs, RunGood Poker Series All-Stars will give 360 players a chance to play for some pretty juicy prizes. The
July 23, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah COVID-19 forced the postponement of the 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In lieu of being able to live report this year’s summer series, PokerNews has decided to relive some of the memories of past WSOPs. This Day in WSOP History will harken back to the most poignant
July 22, 2020 Yori EpskampChad Holloway The PokerNews live reporting team is on top of all the World Series of Poker action this summer, with bracelet coverage of all 31 events on WSOP.com and 54 events over at GGPoker. However, our coverage just got amped up a little! Besides our traditional updates, the PokerNews Twitch
July 21, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah Michigan police identified a body found a week ago as that of poker player Susie Zhao, according to The Oakland Press. The remains of Zhao, 33, were found badly burned last Monday in the parking lot of a state recreation area in White Lake Township. Details in the report are
July 20, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah COVID-19 forced the postponement of the 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In lieu of being able to live report this year’s summer series, PokerNews has decided to relive some of the memories of past WSOPs. This Day in WSOP History will harken back to the most poignant
July 19, 2020 Chad Holloway On Saturday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo DeepStack attracted 697 players who rebought 290 times. The 987-entry field resulted in a $937,650 prize pool and after just seven hours of play, it was Canada’s Scott “BudLightLime” Hempel coming out
July 18, 2020 Gareth James Everyone knows that they’re the best hole cards in poker, and when you pick them up you can almost feel your eyes light up! How are you going to extract maximum value? How are you going to play them? Well Gareth James from MTT Poker School is back with another
July 17, 2020 Chad Holloway On Thursday night, the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #16: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo attracted 1,044 players who rebought 484 times. The 1,528-entry field resulted in a $687,600 prize pool, and after just 7.5 hours of play, it was Terrell “Heezahustla” Cheatham as the last player standing,
Sarah Herring talks to streamer, content creator and poker professional Ryan “degenerate gambler” DePaulo about his recent bracelet win in the 2020 World Series of Poker. DePaulo explains how he found himself at 6 in the morning in the Whole Foods Parking Lot? They also discuss his early life, his degenerate fans, the state of
July 15, 2020 Matthew Pitt PokerStars has paid out almost $10.8 million across the completed Stadium Series tournaments and there’s still another two weeks worth of events to go, including the $5 million guaranteed Main Event! The first Weekly Finals crowned their champions on the evening of July 14. Brazil’s “BK AK 171” triumphed in
The 2020 Online World Series of Poker its off and running and 85 WSOP gold bracelets are up for grabs on the digital felt across two different clients: WSOP.com and GG Poker. GGPoker’s schedule, offering a whopping 54 bracelet events, will start on July 19 and run all the way through to September If you
July 13, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah COVID-19 forced the postponement of the 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In lieu of being able to live report this year’s summer series, PokerNews has decided to relive some of the memories of past WSOPs. This Day in WSOP History will harken back to the most poignant
July 12, 2020 Will Shillibier Last year, at the 888poker LIVE Festival London we saw Romania’s Adrian Constantin win £100,000 and package for the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, courtesy of event sponsor 888poker. PokerNews were of course in attendance, and while we were there Tiffany Michelle managed to catch