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2021 WSOP Online: Ryan Leng and Allen Chang lock up a second bracelet, first for Gionni Demers and Justin Saliba
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [USA leg] has just about reached the halfway mark with 16 out of the 33 bracelets awarded. The latest champions were Gionni “COLDWARKID” Demers, Justin “Jsaliba2” Saliba, Ryan “Adopt_aDogg0” Leng, and Allen “Acnyc718” Chang. Demers and Saliba claimed their first WSOP gold bracelet while Leng and Chang seized […]
Online News: Two Plus Two website sold; PokerStars’ new VIP program; WSOP.com launches in Pennsylvania; MTT series across major networks
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Two Plus Two website transitions to new owner A surprising announcement came yesterday on the popular Two Plus Two forums wherein founder Mason Malmuth, revealed the news of its website domain www.twoplustwo.com to […]
2021 WSOP Online: Philip Beck, Michael Leib, Vijay Para win bracelets; Bryan Piccioli clasps his second; Nine cashes for Anthony Zinno
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [USA leg] awarded another four players with shiny gold bracelets. The latest champions were Philip “wingsuiter” Beck, Michael “njnj17” Leib, Vijay “Eclypzed” Para, and Bryan “Pellepelle” Piccioli. For Piccioli, it was his second career WSOP bracelet. Also running well were Michael “helionic” Dyer and Anthony “heheh” Zinno. Dyer […]
2021 WSOP Online bracelet winners #5 – #8: Jeremiah Williams, Tyler Denson, Michael Mercaldo, Carlos Welch; Taiwan’s Pete Chen joins the action
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [USA leg], ongoing at platform WSOP.com, minted another four new winners. Seizing gold bracelets were American players Jeremiah “freestylerr” Williams, Tyler “ShipTheShip” Denson, Michael “Stiltwalk” Mercaldo, and Carlos “CarlosWelch” Welch, all of them were first time WSOP champions. With eight players now having turned their dreams into reality, […]
2021 WSOP Online: Bracelet hunt underway in USA; Jose Noboa, Manig Loeser, Donnell Dais, and Jeffery Hoop first winners
The 2021 World Series of Poker is well underway in the United States of America with games taking place at online platform WSOP.com. Just like last year, only players geo-located in New Jersey and Nevada have access to the site and have a chance at the year’s first gold bracelets. The series kicked off on […]
Online News: Germany’s online poker catastrophic rollover tax finalized; PokerStars re-enters Swiss market this July
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Germany’s online poker 5.3% rollover tax finalized After much controversy, Germany’s new tax structure posting an allegedly excessive 5.3% rollover tax on online slots and online poker has now been finalized and is […]
APL Online Series pays out over US$ 15.5 Million; Turkey’s “Forguy” wins the Main Event; festival results and highlights
The Asia Poker League wrapped up its second online series on the GG Network with games taking place from June 11 to June 27. A total of 20 APL Trophies were awarded and well over CN¥ 100.4 Million (~US$ 15.55 Million) paid out across 1,094 events. Here’s a look at some of the festival highlights, […]
Exclusive Freeroll on 888Poker: $100 for Grab – No Deposit Needed!
We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room will be offering exclusive $100 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just […]
Steve Yea wins the Asia Poker League High Roller event for US$ 114K; APL Online Series ongoing
The month of June continues to be very busy and exciting for the Asia Poker League with an online event running at Natural8 – GGNet and a live event that took place in South Korea. We will have a final recap on the APL Online Series once it concludes on June 28th. The most important […]
Online News: Natural8 – GGNet’s newest SNG format; Flip & Go format enters the live arena; Another juicy $12.5M GTD APL series underway; PokerStars’ system and Bounty Builder updates
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet’s newest game: Battle Royale, Sit & Go Survival The fastest growing platform has aggressively captured the attention of the entire online poker scene in the past few years or so […]
Online News: Partypoker’s June offerings; WSOP promotions in full swing; New series on Borgata Poker NJ after last month’s $55k overlay; PokerStars USA hosts coordinated series in three states
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Partypoker taking the extra mile this June A pioneer in the online poker scene, partypoker’s loyal user base is in for a treat this month as the site has prepared a lineup of […]
Niklas Astedt clinches the WSOPC 2021 Main Event; Satori_ and Mr-Bombastic win Cash Game Rings; final series wrap
With the last three rings claimed, the Natural8 – World Series of Poker 2021 Super Circuit Online Series is officially over! On the final day, Swedish superstar Niklas Astedt clinched the Main Event for his second ever WSOPC career ring; and at the Cash Game finals, Satori_ and Mr-Bombastic locked up shiners. We’ve got those […]
Online News: Connecticut legalizes online poker; Bodog Poker hosts $4.5m PKO series; Natural8 unveils Smart HUD update; Germany players restricted; PokerStars India runs summer series
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Connecticut joins six other states to offer regulated online gaming As the month of May ended, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont took the final step in passing the awaited House Bill 6451 into law […]
Online News: U.S. Poker Updates; GGPoker beating PokerStars in global Cash Game traffic? and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. ACR cancels PKOSS events, issues refunds America’s Card Room (ACR) had a tough time with their Progressive Knockout Online Super Series. Technical issues prevented the Day 2s of three final events of the […]
Natural8-WSOPC closes with over US$ 104M in prizes; Niklas Astedt leads Main Event final 9; Sunday night highlights
After a month long of festivities that ran from May 1 to May 30, the Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 tabled its last ring event – Ring #18: $525 MAIN EVENT – along with 31 side events. The final day turnout pushed the overall grand prize pool past the advertised US$ 100 […]
Natural8-WSOPC: “N@pudp6hjas” wins WSOPC Ring; Jon Proudfoot, Sung Joo Hyun, Rehg Delos Reyes, Jingxiang Ong among Day 29 winners
After 29 days of nonstop poker action, the Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 is down to its final day. Only one WSOPC Ring Event remains and it is the grandest of all, the $525 MAIN EVENT. The US$ 5M guarantee has already been breached. The pot is over US$ 5.4 Million and is […]
People News: High Stakes Duel Round 3 – Is Phil Hellmuth Drake cursed? ;$1 million robbed from Chad Power and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. High Stakes Duel Round 3 – Is Phil Hellmuth Drake cursed? The date is set for the third and probably final round of the High Stakes Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. The two poker […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Taiwan’s Chin-Wei “davidchien88” Chien wins WSOPC Ring; side winners Julian Pineda and Rumukulus among Day 24 and Day 25 highlights
The Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 is nearing its end with only several days remaining and two WSOPC Rings up for grabs. The newest champion was Chin-Wei “davidchien88” Chien who brought home a first WSOPC 2021 Ring for Taiwan. As a Natural8 player, “davidchien88” also won a US$ 10,000 LiveX Sponsorship package. […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Ficho and RyutaroYT lock up WSOPC Rings; D. Coleman, K. Ichinose, R. Sharma among side winners; Sunday highlights
As always, Sunday was red hot at the Natural WSOP 2021 Super Circuit Online Series with two WSOPC Rings claimed and 33 side events conquered. The newly minted champions were Germany’s “Ficho” and Japan’s Ryutaro “RyutaroYT” Suzuki. At the side games, Blake “Beast2018!” Bohn won big, David Coleman landed his fifth, Pablo “Singleleg” Wesley shipped […]
Natural8-WSOPC: NuttedDreams wins a WSOPC Ring; Tyler Cornell, Artur Martirosian, Andy Lee, Pranav Bang among side winners; Day 19-22 highlights
Another four days of Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series in the bag with Austria’s NuttedDreams emerging as the newest WSOPC Ring winner. Day 19 to 22 also produced a whopping 124 side event champions. Russia’s Artur Martirosian shipped his fourth win, Canada’s Jonah “RaiseUpBlind” Silverstein and Thailand’s Kou KUSH65 claimed their third, and a […]
