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
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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
June 08, 2020 Anthony ThompsonChad Holloway The 2020 partypoker US Network Online Event #19: $75,000 GTD NLH Main Event came to an end early Monday morning after Brian “TopCreature” Sherrier outlasted a field of 317 entries for the first-place prize of $21,540. The final event of the week-long series, which took place in New Jersey
June 05, 2020 Matthew Pitt The online poker tournament scene has been ridiculously busy these past few weeks with festivals taking place seemingly everywhere. Those festivals are now done and dusted, but there is still plenty of value to be had across the board. Here are three tournaments that are definitely worth checking out over
June 05, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah The first online edition of the Super High Roller Bowl wrapped up June 2 on partypoker, and history was made, or at least extended, as Justin Bonomo triumphed yet again for his third SHRB victory. However, the journey to victory proved as much of a story as the victory itself,
June 06, 2020 Giovanni Angioni Looking for a fun way to boost your fruit intake? Don’t miss our fresher-than-fresh collection of the best fruit slot games to play in 2020! Browse through all the ‘juiciest’ slots in 2020, grab all the pulpiest bonuses, and spin the reels to bring home your daily intake of vitamin
June 06, 2020 Matthew Pitt The Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) and partypoker have come together to give amateur poker players from around the world a platform for some excellent tournaments. APAT has a busting, vibrant community that loves nothing more than meet up and play poker against one another. The COVID-19 virus has
June 06, 2020 PokerNews Staff The Spring Championships of Online Poker on PokerStars and WPT Online on partypoker have long since finished, so the time for online grinding may be over for now. However, that doesn’t mean you should stop putting in the hours of study so that you’re in the best possible shape by
June 06, 2020 Jesse Fullen To close out the WSOP Circuit season, which saw 14 stops either impacted or canceled due to the pandemic, the WSOP will host the “Season Finale” Online Circuit Event from June 3-14, which will award a guaranteed 13 spots into the Global Casino Championship (GCC). A dozen of those spots
June 07, 2020 Jesse Fullen To close out the WSOP Circuit season, which saw 14 stops either impacted or canceled due to the pandemic, the WSOP will host the “Season Finale” Online Circuit Event from June 3-14, which will award a guaranteed 13 spots into the Global Casino Championship (GCC). A dozen of those spots