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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Michael Addamo scoops two final Poker Masters events and Purple Jacket for a combined $1.84 million
An amazing week went down for Australian pro Michael Addamo as he claimed not one, but two tournaments in the recently concluded 2021 Poker Masters 12-event lineup. The outstanding feat earned the pro a combined $1.84 million in winnings, a coveted Purple Jacket, and an additional $50,000 for topping the overall series leaderboard. On his […]
GPI commemorates 10-year history, 2021 GPI and POY races now up and running
After a whirlwind of a year in 2020, the poker world is greeting 2021 with tons of surprises and fresh additions to go along with the busy action. Starting with the internationally renowned player ranking system, Global Poker Index (GPI) celebrates its decade-long history with the slogan “10 years of rankings” and once again, activates […]
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 […]
Alex Foxen wins record-breaking WPT Five Diamond title, potentially securing historical Back to Back GPI POY Title
Alex Foxen wins WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic for $1.69M Alex Foxen topped the record-breaking field of 1,035 entries at the Season XVIII World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic winning $1.69M USD for his first-place finish. Back in 2017, Foxen came in one place short of winning the exact same title. “It […]
WSOPE 2019: Kahle Burns doubles bracelet haul; 129 still standing in Main Event
WSOPE has been keeping the poker world on the edge of its seat in the last two weeks with some of the game’s biggest names duelling for jewellery over in Rozvadov. The Player of the Year race has been tight, Phil Hellmuth almost claimed number 16, Phil Ivey got involved and final tabled and now […]
Up and Down: Alex Foxen crushes online; A double Sunday Million winner; Moorman Triples Again
This week’s online action has seen three eye-catching stories rise to the surface. GPI#1 Alex Foxen pockets big scores at Americas Card Room, “Lucky_Jew_17” wins the Sunday Million twice and online tournament beast Chris Moorman has been going about his usual Triple Crown collecting business. Alex Foxen crushing online Alex Foxen has consolidated his lead at the top of […]
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 […]