August 09, 2020 Mo NuwwarahChristian Zetzsche One of the most anticipated tournaments of the GGPoker portion of the online 2020 World Series of Poker kicked off on Saturday as the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship got underway. True to form in the skill-centric format, several high roller regs still remain alive as 128 evenly bracketed players got
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August 08, 2020 Yori Epskamp Daniel Dvoress has won Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER on GGPoker for a massive score of $1,489,289! The Canadian high roller, one of the most accomplished players without WSOP gold with over $15M in winnings on his Hendon Mob, defeated a 6,299-player field to capture his maiden bracelet. Caio “Ez4ENCE”
August 07, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah One of the best tournament poker players in the world has never played a single World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas. No, fans whose following of the game centers around the summer bracelet grind may have never even heard of Daniel Dvoress. But make no mistake — he
August 06, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah Robert Gray, a poker player who lived in Las Vegas and was known to many fellow grinders as “A-Game Rob,” has died from COVID-19, according to his friend Robert Goldfarb. Gray was 56 and died sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday night. Goldfarb reported the news in a lengthy Facebook
August 05, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah Police in White Lake, Michigan have made an arrest following the highly publicized murder of poker player Susie Zhao. Jeffery Morris, 60, was arrested last week and then charged with first-degree murder on Tuesday, according to Fox 2 Detroit. Zhao’s body was found badly burned on July 13 in a
From the 1st August, the WSOP Online will be exclusively on GGPoker, so whether you’re playing on the client for the first time or you’re a seasoned online pro, we thought we’d bring you five things you didn’t know about the WSOP Online on GGPoker.1. STAKING on DAY 2: Poker fans and players can now
August 03, 2020 Matthew Pitt Timo Kamphues may not be a poker player you’re familiar with but those who came up against him in the recent WPT Shooting Stars for Charity event will remember him for a long time. WPT Shooting Stars for Charity Final Table Results Place Player Country Prize 1 Timo Kamphues Austria
August 02, 2020 Will ShillibierJason Glatzer Yesterday saw two more bracelet winners crowned in the WSOP Online on GGPoker in Event #41: COLOSSUS and Event #42: PLOSSUS. The final days resumed in the evening, with the COLOSSUS taking barely 90 minutes to crown a winner, and although the PLOSSUS took a while longer, it was
August 01, 2020 Sarah Herring It’s been a whirlwind couple of years for partypoker Pro Roberto Romanello. From humble beginnings as a restaurant worker to EPT and WPT champion, the former circuit grinder has now settled down, but that hasn’t stopped him from adding another title to his poker resume. Over the weekend, the Welshman
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
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