June 29, 2020 Will Shillibier Since Betfair Poker launched Home Games earlier this year, many players have been enjoying the ability to create their own private online games for friends, family, colleagues and more! We caught up with Betfair Poker customer David, who told us more about how easy it was to set up and
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June 28, 2020 Dara O’Kearney There is very little written about progressive knockout (PKO) strategy, until now, but most people correctly get the sense that they should widen their range to win bounties. This is especially true when the bounty is big and in some cases represents a bigger prize than what the first mincash
June 27, 2020 Will Shillibier 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. Today we hear from 2011 bracelet-winner Andre Akkari and discuss his WSOP
June 26, 2020 Matthew Pitt Online poker tournament players are spoiled for choice right now with seemingly every site running massive tournaments that are packed to the rafters with value and added extras. PokerNews has looked through the various lobbies and hand-picked four tournaments you need to get involved with this weekend. 888poker Freezeout Series
June 25, 2020 Matthew Pitt It’s been two-and-a-half weeks since the World Series of Poker announced 54-bracelet events are taking place at GGPoker this summer in addition to the 31 set to be awarded in the U.S. on the WSOP.com platform. The poker community is waiting with bated breath for GGPoker to unveil its WSOP
June 24, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah While the World Series of Poker has dipped its toes into offering online bracelet events in the past, 2020 looks to be much different. Where the WSOP previously offered its customers the chance to win a handful of bracelets online to supplement the dozens that were available through traditional live
June 23, 2020 Matthew Pitt 888poker recently launched its Trails of Fortune promotion that boasts of more than $500,00 “in extreme prizes” but one of its tournaments in particular has caught our attention. It’s a tournament that has $30,000 in cold, hard cash, waiting to be won, but costs you nothing to enter. Let’s take
June 22, 2020 Will Shillibier Run It Once leadRboards were launched less than two weeks ago, and they are already having a huge impact. Last Monday saw the site record its highest traffic day ever, with traffic “booming” in response to the launch of the leadRboards. For that reason, this promotion has been enhanced and
June 21, 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
June 20, 2020 Chad Holloway This summer, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will hold 85 gold bracelet events online between WSOP.com and GG Poker. The former client will cater to players in Nevada and New Jersey (players in Delaware are NOT able to participate), while the latter will serve the international base. WSOP.com will
June 19, 2020 PokerNews Staff There was a time, many moons ago, when the majority of online poker tournaments were played as a freezeout. Then came the influx of rebuys tournaments, which were gradually replaced by re-entries. Now, freezeouts are making a comeback. Players have been asking for more freezeout multi-table tournament for a while
June 18, 2020 Matthew Pitt The PokerStars Summer Series concludes this weekend and it looks certain to go out with a bang as PokerStars is guaranteeing more than $5.95 million will be won across the 20 events playing out on June 20-21. Buy-ins for these final 20 events start as low as $11 and increase
June 17, 2020 Matthew Pitt It’s that time of week again where PokerNews goes through the current crop of online poekr promotions with a fine-toothed comb and brings you details of three value-packed promos to get involved with. This week’s Three Promos to Watch features offers from Unibet Poker, partypoker, and GGPoker. Without further ado,
June 16, 2020 Matthew Pitt PokerStars has today launched a massive update to its Home Games product, making them available on the mobile app in addition to adding several new game formats. Home Games have increased in popularity at PokerStars, as they make it possible for PokerStars’ players to create private clubs where they can
June 15, 2020 Matthew Pitt Hong Kong’s Lester “mon$terDad” Edoc is $285,000 richer than they were a few days ago courtesy of taking down the GGPoker High Roller MILLION$ on June 14. The Multi MILLION$ are a new series of tournaments running at GGPoker throughout the week with the final days taking place on Sundays.
June 14, 2020 Will Shillibier The Ultimate Sweat is one of the biggest buy-in tournaments on Betsafe, and you can win your way into this huge monthly poker tournament for free thanks to the Belt Invitationals. With a guaranteed prize pool of €50,000, you can earn a ticket to The Ultimate Sweat by working your
June 13, 2020 Will Shillibier You’ve researched where you can play poker online, read the best poker tips and are ready to discover what poker tournaments are out there waiting for you. There are plenty of poker sites to choose from, but PokerNews is here to bring you three sites with low-stakes tournaments, commonly known
June 12, 2020 Chad Holloway Poker in South Florida received a big boost this weekend as both the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino properties in Hollywood and Coconut Creek reopened their doors on Friday, June 12. The properties, which have been closed since March 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, opened under “Safe+Sound” guidelines,
June 10, 2020 Chad Holloway Guests: Michael Gagliano In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Jeff Platt, and Chad Holloway break down the latest poker industry news, including the recently-announced World Series of Poker (WSOP) 85 online bracelet events, the dismissal of Mike Postle’s civil court case, and more. They also welcome guest
June 09, 2020 Jonathan Little In last week’s strategy column here on PokerNews, I explored a hand involving one of my students and basically asked whether you value bet certain turns or check hoping to get to showdown. This week, I look at another hand where my student flops the nut flush draw on a