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Another big buy-in tournament series is in the books, the 2019 U.S. Poker Open. The 10-event series with an average buy-in of just over $30,000, that had kicked off on 13th February at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas concluded on 23rd February 2019 The U.S. Poker Open is one of the three […]

The poker world did receive some interesting insights into the high-stakes baccarat world in the past six years, when poker legend Phil Ivey ended up in the headlines around the two biggest and most famous lawsuits in gambling history. It was no news that Ivey enjoyed the pit games, but when the “Poker King” had […]

The “Poker Brat” is rarely quiet about his poker results. There won’t be a tournament success that we will not hear about on social media and in the poker media outlets. His haters can’t deny that winning 15 WSOP bracelets is an incredible achievement. The polarizing Phil Hellmuth keeps on showing up and his wins […]

Two years ago, Paul Phua was busy unveiling a training website which was endorsed by giants of the game, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan. Since then, the team behind this training website has been busy producing content which features some of the biggest players in the game. Previously, the site concentrated on shorter, concise videos. […]

Downtown Las Vegas putting in the work Downtown Las Vegas has not had it easy since the first casinos and hotels opened in the 1930s & 1940s on the Strip. The new shiny mammoth buildings quickly stole the show from the original settlement. With the Fremont Street Experience and many other efforts, Downtown kept trying […]

Negreanu and Brunson raise the issue of private games In recent years, a growing issue has been gathering momentum in the cash game world. Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negreanu are two big names who have broached the problem on social media, with other players adding their thoughts and experiences to the discussion. The undeniable truth […]

Like we said, despite Bryn Kenney entering the final day at the bottom of the rung, he was undoubtedly the biggest threat at the Aussie Millions Main Event. He was the most decorated and experienced player with over US$25 Million in live earnings, and he displayed it. After a grueling three-handed battle running over four […]

The World Series of Poker has made additional announcements regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Series. A total of 73 events has now been confirmed for WSOP 2019 Schedule.  Big Blind Ante event announced for NLH events All No-Limit Hold’em events at the 2019 WSOP will be adopting a big blind ante only format, according to a […]

Two-time WSOP bracelet winner and Chip Leader Coaching founder Chance Kornuth has collected more than $6M in live tournament earnings. Gaelle Jaudon brought us this exclusive interview with the American pro. Somuchpoker (SMP): Your first major success was in 2010, when you won the $5,000 PLO event at the WSOP for $508K. How would you describe your evolution in […]

From January 5 to 16, players from all over the world descended upon the gorgeous shores of the Bahamas for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure 2019. Festivities opened with the highly anticipated PSPC event won by Platinum Pass entry Ramon Colillas. We posted news on that. For the rest of the days, there were 42 events […]

The Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year 2018 winners are in. Along with it was an official announcement of the new GPI POY award system. In order to win the GPI POY per country, a player must not only top the country ranking but also have a minimum of 1000 points accrued for […]

The most highly anticipated event of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure concluded with Platinum Pass winner Ramon Colillas becoming the envy of all. The Spaniard was the last man standing at the US$ 25,000 PokerStars Players Championship awarding him a mind-blowing US$ 5,100,000. Colillas was one of two players in the top 3 that earned […]

The annual PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has been the hotbed for poker these past days especially with the inaugural US$ 25,000 PSPC (PokerStars Player Championship) event attracting just about everyone. This event is without question the biggest live tournament in poker history of that buy-in range. A total of 1,039 players attended, some of them having […]

The 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has been hotly anticipated for some time now. Of course, the event normally attracts plenty of attention but this time around there is a special event on the calendar. The inaugural US$25,000 PokerStars Player Championship (PSPC) is that event, and day 2 has now been completed. PSPC numbers The 2019 […]

Crazy WSOP Main Event hand that set the final table Every player thinks of one day reaching the WSOP Main Event final table, which makes the situation surrounding this hand during the 2018 Main Event all the more compelling. Could there ever be a more dream destroying situation in poker than this? Can Labat consider […]

Tom Dwan resurfaces at the Aria The elusive legend of the game Tom “Durrr” Dwan has been spotted playing cash games at the Aria in Las Vegas early December. moments ago, WSOP World Champ @john_cynn just met poker Legend @TomDwan for the 1st time right here @ARIAPoker #futurehalloffamers pic.twitter.com/slMsu3N8Bm — Jean-Robert Bellande (@BrokeLivingJRB) December 6, […]

The World Poker Tour is gearing up for a very busy 2019. The brand recently announced 18 stops for their WPTDeepstacks circuit all taking place in the first half of the year. Included in the announcement were two events in the Asia-Pacific region, WPT Vietnam and WPT New Zealand. WPT Vietnam – March 14 to […]

Asia Poker League teamed up with European poker brand DeepStack Open to bring the world-famous event to Southeast Asia for the first time. The DSO kicked off the APL Ho Chi Minh City festivities at Pro Poker Club and after two days, the event concluded with Hong Kong’s Hwang Sang Yeon rising above the 154 […]

Grumpy, hard to please and always ready to defend his opinions at any cost, Allen Kessler is not someone you can ignore. Gaëlle Jaudon had the opportunity to meet the American during his visit to Rozvadov. After all these years on the circuit, “The Chainsaw” still has the same obsession in mind: To finally win a […]

In 2013, Ryan Riess etched his name in poker history after winning the World Series of Poker Main Event. He won a life-changing $8,361,570. Since then, he has been living the poker pro life, traveling to various destinations and playing in some of the biggest games. Gaelle Jaudon was able to catch up with Riess […]