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Online News: Improved PokerStars Chests in US Markets; More Live events announced and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Improved PokerStars Chests in US Markets PokerStars has announced that they are improving the probabilities of better payouts in their rewards program in the US markets Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. To be […]
05/21/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: IAN MATAKIS lands WSOPC Ring; Connor Drinan, Carter Swidler, David Yan among side winners
Two more days in the books at the Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series with Day 17 and Day 18 completed. USA’s Ian “potamophobia” Matakis crushed Ring #12: $800 Pot Limit Omaha Championship to grab his first ever WSOPC Ring. At the side games, New Zealand’s David Yan banked six figures, Carter Swidler and […]
05/19/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: “PDC Mayor” and David Vinayagamoorthy win WSOPC rings; Day 16 highlights
Like all previous Sundays at the Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021, the virtual scene was buzzing with players taking on the festival’s biggest games. In the aftermath, over US$ 11.6 Million was collected across 34 games. Outshining the competition were Mexico’s “PDC Mayor” and Norway’s David “Alw4ysinduc3” Vinayagamoorthy, both players seizing WSOPC rings. […]
05/17/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: Aleksey Churbanov wins WSOPC Ring; Day 12-15 highlights; J.W Shin, J.Hong, and P. Goyal bags sides
The 2021 World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online Series taking place at online platform Natural8 has reached its halfway mark with 15 days done and dusted. Nine players have locked up WSOPC Rings. The newest owner was Russia’s Aleksey “somebody444” Churbanov for his victory at Ring #9: $525 Bounty Deepstack No Limit Hold’em. Churbanov […]
05/16/2021
People News: Postle needs to pay; Hellmuth gets challenged by Polk; Bicknell and Foxen engaged and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Postle needs to pay Alleged poker cheat Mike Postle now has to start paying legal fees back to the people he had dropped a $330 million lawsuit on in the recent past. Postle was caught cheating […]
05/15/2021
Online News: partypoker screen name changes; Dealio Webcam Poker and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. partypoker screen name changes Partypoker is once again asking all players to change their screen names. In fact, it is mandatory to do so. The first time the players were asked to change […]
05/13/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: Andres “chokitin” Korn wins a WSOPC Ring at the $800 Deepstack NLH Championship; Ukraine’s HuliGPN claims third side win
Eleven days have now breezed by at the Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021. The newest ring winner was Argentinian pro / WSOP bracelet holder Andres “chokitin” Korn who took down RING #8: $800 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em Championship. At the side events, USA’s Shawn Daniels pocketed six figures, and Ukraine’s HuliGPN shipped a […]
05/12/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: BIG 25 sets a record 61,546 entries; Ivan “GangstaZab” Zabiyakin and New Zealand’s “Raggaz” lock up WSOPC Rings; three side wins for Alessandro Giannelli
Sunday night poker madness at the Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 concluded with a smashing new record! RING #7: BIG 25 amassed an enormous 61,546 entry field to more than crush the previous record held by the WSOP 2020 Online [International] BIG 50 event of 44,576 entries. The night also produced two […]
05/10/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: Jonas “LobyPewis” Mackoff clinches second WSOPC Ring; Paul Hong and Seungmook Jung among side winners; Two Ring Events up next, US$ 1M GTD each
The Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series awarded its fifth ring to Jonas “LobyPewis” Mackoff at the $315 BOUNTY GIANT event. This was Mackoff’s second career ring. At the side events, among the Day 5 to Day 8 side event winners were New Zealand’s Paul “Rahchan” Hong and Korea’s Seungmook “7high” Jung. We’ve got […]
05/09/2021
People News: Daniel Negreanu defeated; Andrew Neeme married and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Daniel Negreanu defeated by Hellmuth (Again) The poker news have been filled with updates of the latest High Stakes Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. The pair played for $100,000 each in a heads-up game […]
05/07/2021
Online News: More Online Series; 6-max Spin & Gold on Natural8 and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. 6-max Spin & Gold on Natural8 3-handed Jackpot Sit & Gos have been around for quite a long time now on most poker sites. The GG Network has now taken a step to […]
05/06/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: Uri “JimyT” Reichenstein wins a WSOPC Ring at the NLH 6 Max Championship; Artur Martirosian banks three side games; Stevan Chew claims one
Four days have quickly gone by at the World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online Series. The newest WSOPC Ring winner was Israel’s Uri “JimyT” Reichenstein for his victory at the RING #4: $800 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship. At the side events, Russia’s Artur Martirosian came out swinging with three events captured while four […]
05/05/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: China’s “Bangshifu” and Austria’s Mario Mosboeck lock up rings; Sergei Koliakov, Vincent Huang, and Yu Zhang among side winners
It was a sizzling Sunday night on the GG Network with thousands of players logging in for the World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online Series 2021. In the aftermath, Day 2 paid out over US$ 10 Million and two players locked up their first ever WSOPC rings. The newly minted champions were China’s “Bangshifu” […]
05/03/2021
People News: Patrick Leonard shows integrity, loses SCOOP Leaderboard; Vlogger loses $136k illegally playing on a friend’s account and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Patrick Leonard shows integrity, loses SCOOP Leaderboard Patrick Leonard has proven once again that the integrity of the game is more important to him than winning. During this year’s SCOOP he won two titles and had […]
05/02/2021
Natural8-WSOPC: James “PHJ10” Carroll claims a career second WSOP ring; Japan’s Kosei Ichinose, Thailand’s “pennyblack”, and India’s “EasyShips” among side winners
The World Series of Poker is back on the GG Network with a month long Super Circuit Online Series hosted at online platform Natural8. Running for the full month of May, the festival boasts of US$ 100 Million in guaranteed prizes with a total of 18 WSOP Circuit Rings up for grabs. For the first […]
05/02/2021
Online News: Successful online series all around; BetMGM and Borgata launch in PA and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Successful online series all around The biggest online poker season of the year has concluded, but who knows what other highlights this year will bring us. For now, most online poker providers report […]
04/30/2021
Natural8-GGSF pays out a record US$ 176.5M; “KingKongJoel” wins GGSF Main Event NLHE for US$ 1.1M, Joachim Haraldstad ships US$ 249.9K; Duy Thanh Dang among final winners
Three thrilling weeks of GG Spring Festival 2021 madness came to a close earlier today with a record US$ 176,560,597 paid out across 336 tournaments. This final tally more than exceeded last year’s WSOP 2020 Online Series [International] that paid out over US$ 147.7 million on the network. The games took place from April 4 […]
04/28/2021
WSOP & GGNET-Natural8 launch extensive 2021 online international schedule
With a live WSOP most likely happening this fall, it appears schedules in the online scene will just be as packed if not more. Online players tuning in to this year’s WSOP events can expect an action-filled schedule throughout the year with three circuits currently lined up to run on the GGNET – Natural8 platform. […]
04/28/2021
Online News: Virtue Poker ready for real-money launch; Unibet Rewards program for players on a downswing and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Virtue Poker ready for real-money launch in May Phil Ivey has been seen with Virtue Poker patches for over three years now – a poker site that didn’t exist. But it looks like […]
04/23/2021
Natural8- GGSF: Festival closes in on US$ 150M guarantee; Day 16 to 18 results; Stephen Chidwick, Matthias Eibinger, Francisco Benitez, and Xuming Qi bag first wins; Sami Kelopuro on his fourth
The Natural8 – GG Spring Festival 2021 is nearing its completion with 18 out of the 22-day schedule in the bag. With the featured GGSF Main Event- H $1,500 buy-in games yet to be played, the festival is on course to demolish the promised US$ 150 million guarantee. As it stands, US$ 141.2M has already […]
04/23/2021