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Somuchpoker Talks: Vanessa Kade about winning the Sunday Million
Everybody knows who Vanessa Kade is now after her Twitter run-in with Dan Bilzerian, her criticism of GGPoker to sign him as an ambassador and the drama around her Affiliate account. She managed to REALLY turn this story around, however, by getting signed by America’s Card Room as an ambassador and then moving on to […]
04/01/2021
Somuchpoker Talks: Sasha Liu about Omaha
Some of you might also know Sasha Liu as “PokerSasha”. Sasha is an absolute Omaha beast and she got recently signed to be part of the Omaha Squat as the first female Team Pro at GGPoker. Enjoy this conversation about the great game that is PLO and Sasha’s journey through the poker world. Interview by […]
03/23/2021
Bracelet winner Sung Joo Hyun on fire with over half a million dollars earned in 2021
Off to a fantastic start this year, South Korean player Sung Joo “Arte” Hyun has been running red hot in Las Vegas with two live events shipped and well over half a million dollars in winnings earned. In February, Hyun won the WPTDeepStacks Venetian US$ 1,600 No Limit Hold’em event for US$ 208,335, then just […]
03/21/2021
People News: High Stakes Duel postponed, Vanessa Kade joins ACR Team Pro team and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. High Stakes Duel postponed By now you will be aware of the fact that the High Stakes Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth has not started on 16th March. The heads-up challenge was supposed to […]
03/19/2021
Live edition of the 2021 WSOP likely to take place this fall
The past year has been unlike any other with the whole global health situation having greatly affected the sport and gaming industry. 2020 has seen its fair share of disrupted live poker tournament schedules with the new year now relying on the hopeful side of things. Last year’s action, however, remained eventful with major brand […]
03/18/2021
People News: Negreanu vs Hellmuth Match Details; A prop bet in court and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Negreanu vs Hellmuth Match Details It looks like the High Roller bet between Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu and Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth, where Hellmuth would have to come out in the black after playing 50 $25k tourneys […]
03/13/2021
Daniel Negreanu bets $400,000 that Phil Hellmuth is a losing player
Well-known poker icon Daniel Negreanu has regularly reveled in the industry’s spotlight whether it be for his skills in gameplay, daring opinion or exciting matches. Most recently, the Canadian pro is once again under the limelight as social media banter against soon-to-be opponent in another interesting round of heads-up challenge Phil Hellmuth caught everyone’s attention. […]
03/04/2021
People News: Holz vs. Malinowksi; Jon van Fleet joins ACR Team Pro and more
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Ryan Fee buys new car and needles Dnegs Daniel Negreanu was very clear on social media and the DAT poker podcast that his loss of $1.2 million in the Grudge Match against Doug Polk is in […]
03/03/2021
Daniel Negreanu set to take Phil Hellmuth as next contender in heads up challenge
After losing $1.2 million in the 25,000-hand heads up challenge vs Doug Polk, Daniel Negreanu is quickly moving forward and is ready to take on his next opponent. While no plans were initially set following the grudge match, talks of another anticipated challenge against 15-time World Series of Poker champion Phil Hellmuth recently blew up […]
02/18/2021
People News: Daiva Byrne latest GGPoker ambassador; Tony G Challenges Phil Hellmuth; GGPoker bans poker players and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Daiva Byrne latest GGPoker ambassador After the signing of Dan Bilzerian and the outcry about this decision in the poker community, specifically the female one, GGPoker had promised to work on making the game more inclusive. […]
02/18/2021
Three stories the poker world will remember Larry Flynt for
It has been a week since news of notable figure Larry Flynt’s passing took everyone five decades back worth of memories to where the Hustler founder was seemingly on top of the world. Flynt was mainly known for the Hustler brand in which he founded in the late 1960s stemming from entertainment bars, a pornographic […]
02/17/2021
People News: HU for souls – Landon Tice vs. Bill Perkins; Another HU challenge – “Limitless” vs. “Stefan11222”; “All In Pav” leaves partypoker; Rob Yong loses $1,2 million in High Stakes Feud prop bet
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. HU for souls – Landon Tice vs. Bill Perkins It’s been a long while since we experienced the rise of the young online kids up through the ranks and sometimes to the live felt. We all […]
02/10/2021
People News: Chris Moneymaker joins ACR; Galfond Challenge with DNegs?; Full Tilt Poker gossip by former employee; Muskan Sethi leaves Stars
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moneymaker joins ACR Just a few weeks ago Chris Moneymaker announced his departure from his 17-year long ambassadorship with PokerStars. Moneymaker stated that he left because he wanted to spend more time with his family. […]
02/06/2021
2021: A potential great year for U.S. online poker ?
With live poker hitting an all-time low last year, much of the poker community’s attention has shifted to the booming online poker scene. Traffic rates across leading platforms have reported tremendous growth in its multitude of games, giving us a look back into the pre-Black Friday era. For almost a decade now, online poker in […]
01/31/2021
People News: Ivan Deyra loses Winamax title and ambassadorship; Galfond Challenge vs Kornuth concludes; Anatoly Filatov plays for GGPoker; Martin Jacobson leaves 888Poker Team Pro
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Ivan Deyra loses Winamax title and ambassadorship The French player Ivan Deyra is known to have won a World Series of Poker bracelet back in 2019 and he was a Winamax pro. Recently he won over […]
01/28/2021
Monster win for Negreanu in last two sessions cuts Polk’s lead to $565,709; Polk changes strategy as end draws nearer
The recent turn of events has seen underdog Daniel Negreanu making a much needed comeback just right after opponent Doug Polk broke the $1 million mark. With less than 6,000 hands left on the clock, the last few sessions are highly crucial for the iconic Poker Hall of Famer. The swings have been massive throughout […]
01/27/2021
Second half of Polk Negreanu grudge match underway; Polk breaks $1 million lead in latest session
Having reached the halfway mark of 12,500 hands to end the year, underdog Daniel Negreanu greeted 2021 with the decision to move forward and continue the second half of the popular match. The six-time bracelet winner had a standing deficit of over $770k after 22 sessions yet he remains determined to finish the whole 25,000 […]
01/22/2021
Element Partners, LLC in the process of acquiring World Poker Tour for a total of $78,250,000
The past year has been especially tough on the gaming and sport industry with much of its live events having to take a step back given the circumstances. While major poker operators have resulted in an inevitable transition to online platforms, the detrimental effect of the posing global health crisis has regardless taken a toll […]
01/20/2021
People News: Tony G leaves politics, returns to poker; Galfond Challenge Update; Marle Cordeiro has Covid and likes to share; Madanzhiev vs Salas HU for WSOP championship?
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Tony G leaves politics, returns to poker Antanas “Tony G” Guoga had been a colourful character at the poker tables until he focused on a political career in his home country Lithuania in 2014. He wasn’t […]
01/19/2021
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson dies at 87
Self-made Sheldon Gary Adelson, mainly known as one of the prime visionaries of the Las Vegas gaming scene, made dozens of headlines earlier this week as news of his death at the age of 87 years old surfaced. The casino mogul had his bout of health issues since 2001 while most recently seeking treatment for […]
01/13/2021