This year’s World Series of Poker festivities has gotten everyone wrapped up with excitement moreso than ever, particularly with last year’s events sorely missed by the entire poker community. While there are a number of series happening all year round, it remains undeniable that the annual Main Event festival attracts the toughest and most iconic […]
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People News: Kassouf buys supercar; Vaccinations at Bellagio Poker required?; Ben and Marle Spragg get hitched; Jungleman insults Galfond; Bicknell ends partypoker partnership
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. William Kassouf buys supercar with poker profits British pro William Kassouf has made a name for himself in the unlikeliest of ways, and while he is mainly known in the poker community for his ‘speech play’, […]
People News: Kristen Bicknell faces sexism; WPT Champions Cup renamed in honour of Mike Sexton; German streamer ‘Knossi’ breaks Twitch Record
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Kristen Bicknell wins third bracelet, faces sexism It’s hard enough in this poker world for females to succeed, but when we actually do succeed hate and doubt are as prevalent as praise and happiness amongst fellow […]
GPI 2019: Alex Foxen officially Player of the Year, Danny Tang wins Asia POY, Kristen Bicknell tops ladies ranking for 3rd year in a row
Alex Foxen wins GPI POY for 2nd year in a row Alex Foxen has officially won the 2019 Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year award. With his title win, Foxen achieved the unparalleled feat of winning the GPI Player of the Year award two years in a row. In 2018 he was the […]
Asian Players break into GPI Top 10
The Global Poker Index (GPI) has become an established measurement of live tournament prowess since it began and has seen its top 10 positions populated by some illustrious names in recent years. While Asian players have seen some success in globally recognisable tournaments, they have always struggled to establish themselves in the GPI top 10. […]
An interview with Alex Foxen – #1 GPI
In the past two years, Alex Foxen has had such incredible success on the international poker circuit that he was crowned GPI Player of the Year 2018. Currently, he is still leading the GPI ranking. This is a very important honor to him, which he confided to our reporter Gaëlle Jaudon in this interview, as well as discussed […]
APPT Macau: High Roller victories for Alex Foxen, Kristen Bicknell, and Marius Gierse; Shuize Cai lands a Platinum Pass
APPT Macau has been ongoing since March 14 at the PokerStars LIVE Macau room in City of Dreams with players from around the globe flocking to join the event’s early festivities. As been the trend at PS festivals, some of the events cracked the guarantee wide open such as the APPT National, however the biggest […]
Isaac Haxton Joins Team Partypoker
Over the last few years, we have seen several players on team PokerStars move on to new things. One player who chose to join that group is Isaac Haxton, who left PokerStars two years ago. It is no surprise that another online poker room has now signed him up, and even less of a surprise […]