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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 […]

Live poker festivals are on a gradual return around the world, however, in Asia, there are places where locals have been shuffling chips on the physical green. One such place is Korea. Since mid last year, poker group J88PT has attracted from 800 up to 1,500 entries to their marquee events. In just a week’s […]

The return of World Poker Tour to Australia isn’t a surprise to many with its 2019 debut in the country well met with success. Held in The Star Gold Coast, the inaugural WPT Australia exceeded expectations having garnered more than 3,000 entries across its 10-day event schedule. Over AUD 3.1 million (~USD 2.09 million) in […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. partypoker Enjoys 47% growth in 2020 The poker section of Entain PLC (formerly GLC Holdings) might just be 4% of their business, but a 47% growth in revenue is still something to highlight […]

Billy Baxter is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He was born in 1940 in Augusta, Georgia.

Live poker in Australia is alive and recovering well as compared to the rest of the world who are still seeing the drastic effects brought about by the current global health situation. Back to back great value tournaments are lined up on schedule and targeted mainly for local players as major operators begin to resume […]

It has been over a year and a half since the World Poker Tour made a live appearance in Vietnam, one of the prime budding poker communities within the Asian region. It’s 2019 events were hailed as a huge success as it offered its richest tournament to date with the Main Event posting a buy-in […]

After being grounded for one year, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live stage with games running from February 19 to March 8 at two locations in Taiwan. The first weekend of APT Taiwan 2021 was held at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) branch in Taichung, you can read up on […]

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. […]

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 […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 Fish Buffet reboot The Fish Buffet Rewards program has received an upgrade. All fixed cashback levels are now called Platinum. Whale and Shark levels have been changed. From now on there is […]

While the gaming and casino industry has been hit exceptionally hard throughout this whole global health crisis ordeal, it appears the Genting Group is focused on its long term standing rather than the current predicament. One of Asia’s leading multinational companies, Genting Group is involved in various businesses within the region ranging from casinos, hotel […]

Sami Kelopuro, better known by his online moniker “LarsLuzak”, is a Finnish professional poker player. He was born in 1987 in the Scandinavian country of

The fight for legalized online poker in Australia has been a long winding battle for the last two decades with the government firm on its decision to ban citizens from taking part in the popular sport. Since the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA)’s implementation in 2001 which prohibits gambling providers to offer services including the likes […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Full Tilt finally retiring Many poker fans reacted to this news with “Huh? Wasn’t Full Tilt already gone?”. Technically yes, but PokerStars had kept the Full Tilt brand as a skin after the […]

The last time the Asian Poker Tour held a full blown live festival was nearly one year ago in Taiwan. Immediately after, the world went on a sudden standstill, grounding many land based poker operators due to the novel coronavirus. One of the few places that was able to arrest the virus early was Taiwan […]

The WPT Spring Festival wrapped up its twelve-day online series that ran from February 11 to 22 at sponsor Poker King app. For those in attendance, money flowed daily with CN￥2,000,000 (~US$ 310,880) guaranteed across 12 tournaments and a whopping CN￥10,000,000 (~US$ 1,554,390) paid out at the highlighted Main Event. We’ve got the results for […]

2021 seemed like a new year for live poker as clubs began to reopen here and there amidst the continuing global health crisis. Successful yet much smaller live festivals in a number of countries were also welcomed by local players considering the situation. With about the whole of 2020’s events canceled or postponed for a […]

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 […]

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. […]