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
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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
July 11, 2020 Anthony Thompson On Friday night, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #10: $600 No-Limit Hold’em MonsterStack drew 1,505 runners who rebought 569 times. The 2,074-entry field resulted in the first million-dollar prize pool of the series ($1,119,960), and after 12 hours of play, it was Ryan “Im.Sorry” Torgerson who came out on top
Date Time (CET) Tournament Sun 5 Jul 7:05 p.m. Stadium Series Heat 01-L: $5.50 NLHE [8-Max], $125K Gtd 7:05 p.m. Stadium Series Heat 01-M: $55 NLHE [8-Max], $400K Gtd 7:05 p.m. Stadium Series Heat 01-H: $530 NLHE [8-Max], $750K Gtd 9:30 p.m. Stadium Series Heat 02-L: $5.50 NLHE [Progressive KO], $75K Gtd
July 09, 2020 Anthony Thompson On Wednesday night, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #8: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout attracted a whopping 1,479 players to generate a $665,550 prize pool. After eleven and a half hours of play, it was Alan “GladiusIII” Goehring emerging victorious to capture his first bracelet and $119,399.67 first-place prize. Goehring is
July 08, 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 07, 2020 Chad Holloway Natural8 is one of the world’s leading online poker rooms, aiming to make poker fun again. The room offers a wide variety of poker and casino games, with over $1M in guaranteed tournaments every day. Players can look forward to exciting non-stop promotions, a loyalty program with up to 100%
July 06, 2020 Will Shillibier Poker players are spoilt for choice on 888poker, especially with their named poker tournaments. Whatever your bankroll, tournament preference or timezone, there’s something for everyone. That’s why here at PokerNews we’re breaking down all the named tournaments so that next time you’re looking to get your grind on, you’ve got
July 05, 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 04, 2020 Chad HollowayAnthony Thompson On Friday night, the 2020 WSOP Online Event #3: $400 No-Limit Hold’em drew 1,450 runners who rebought 641 times. The 2,091-entry field resulted in a $752,760 prize pool, and after 12 hours of play, it was Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn, originally from Barnesville, Ohio, coming out on top to win
July 03, 2020 Mo Nuwwarah At the 2012 World Series of Poker, a shiny new product received its public unveiling. Players and fans the world over were introduced to a program with revolutionary potential. It could track the chip ebbs and flows of every player in a tournament while also serving as the back end
the partypoker US Network in New Jersey reached a sizzling conclusion when the WPT Online Poker Open, which combined fields from partypoker US, Borgata Poker and BetMGM Poker reached its conclusion. The Main Event drew a field of 868 entries, generating a lofty $317,540 prize pool which surpassed its $300k guarantee. It marked the largest
July 01, 2020 Chad Holloway This past weekend, the partypoker US Network wrapped its largest-ever event with the WPT Online Poker Open, a $400 buy-in event that attracted 868 entries and offered up a $317,500 prize pool. David “TheKing411” Coleman won that event for $56,586 plus an $11,000 prize package. Now, the New Jersey network
June 30, 2020 Jason Glatzer If you want an extremely large piece of poker memorabilia, you’re in luck. Phil Hellmuth announced to his large following of more than 282,000 followers on Twitter that he will be selling his three-bedroom, three-bathroom, 1,672-square-foot Las Vegas home. Some know Hellmuth from his antics in high stakes shows on
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
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