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Damian Salas is an Argentinian poker player and lawyer. He was born in 1975.

A new year marks a new chapter, a new beginning for all and it seems a few of the industry’s most decorated pros have decided to switch their attention elsewhere. Bidding farewell to PokerStars’ Team Pro are two prominent figures in the live tournament poker scene, Asia’s Celina Lin and the widely famous 2003 WSOP […]

While poker for 2020 may have been amiss for a number of reasons, it seems that this year has not been quite as terrible for some. A great way to end the troubling last couple of months, Las Vegas pro Huckleberry ‘Huck’ Seed concluded the year with an outstanding cause for celebration. The announcement came […]

Celebration in the air for double bracelet winners Michael Addamo and Yuri Dzivielevski as both took down events to capture their first ever WSOP circuit ring. Australian pro Addamo prevailed at the US$ 400 NEW YEAR COLOSSUS, becoming the second player to win a Natural8 LiveX Live Event Sponsorship Package. For Brazilian pro Dzivielevski, he […]

After two WSOP Main Event online legs, two live final table showdowns, and one ultimate heads up world championship, the 51st Annual World Series of Poker finally crowned its $10,000 No Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT champion. Standing victorious and proud was Argentinian pro Damian Salas who outdueled USA’s Joseph Hebert live at the Rio All […]

We are down to the final week of the World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit on Natural8 – GG Network. Another three rings were claimed for a total of 12 awarded. The latest champions were Natural8 Team Bling / Hong Kong pro Yan Shing Anson “Tara@0z” Tsang, Oleg “Ad Astra” Vasylchenko, and Fabian “lordof0513” […]

Upeshka De Silva is a Sri Lankan-born American poker player. He was born in 1988 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The exciting conclusion to the highly dramatic 51st Annual World Series of Poker U$10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship is nearly upon us with the 2020 Main Event Domestic Segment having been completed several hours ago. Facing Argentinian pro Damian Salas for the year’s prestigious title is Louisiana’s Joseph Hebert who triumphed at the Domestic […]

Good news is in store for live poker enthusiasts looking for more tournament action this approaching new year. While the live poker buzz has ultimately slowed down this 2020 due to the unfortunate health situation, it seems that operators around the globe are eager to get back into the scheme of things. A renowned host, […]

The 2020 World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit is halfway through its plate of championship rings with nine of 18 already awarded. The newest players blinged were CallMeBatya, Carlos “Wtfisthis” Henrique, Seungmook “7high” Jung, & Urmo Velvelt. In nation breakdown, that’s now one each for Uruguay, USA, India, Luxembourg, Korea, Brazil, Estonia, and two […]

The hunt for the 2020 World Series of Poker No Limit Hold’em Main Event champion continues on Monday, December 28 with the Domestic Final Table happening LIVE at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. This segment of the race was initially held online at WSOP.com where it attracted a respectable […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Kentucky fines PokerStars $1.3 billion A fine that the U.S. state of Kentucky had imposed on PokerStars in 2015, has now been re-imposed on the poker giant and the poker world is baffled. […]

With the duo taking a short break for the WSOP online Main Event and Polk’s 32nd birthday last week, the exciting heads up challenge resumed for two sessions right before Christmas day. Negreanu, who bagged a $143k win prior to the break, had a strong start for the week recording a profit of roughly $118k […]

After 11 days of action running from December 11 to 21, the World Poker Tour wrapped up its first ever DeepStacks Taiwan festival in Taipei City. The inaugural event took place at the highly popular poker room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. 27 players walked away carrying WPT event trophies with Huang […]

For more than four decades and counting, the prestigious Poker Hall of Fame has welcomed one or two deserving candidates every year into their roster of poker legacies. Established in 1979 to serve as a tourist attraction to the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas, the class has evolved to become one of the most highly […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Ike Haxton calls for Covid live poker boycott Isaac Haxton is concerned about Covid-19 numbers in his chosen home of Las Vegas. He is begging the poker community to not play live poker. Poker is ramping […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars tests anonymous tables It’s been discussed for quite a while, but just now does PokerStars finally start testing anonymous tables. The tests are taking place in the segregated markets of France and […]

After a few postponements brought on by the pandemic, the World Poker Tour finally touched down in Taiwan. The tour’s highly popular DeepStacks festival is underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City with 11 days of games offered. The festivities kicked off on December 11 and will run until […]

Will Kassouf's net worth, biggest profits, losses, WSOP Main Event scores, and his famous speech play.

Jonas Mols, better known as his online moniker “OtB_RedBaron”, is a Belgian professional poker player. His exact age is unknown, but he’s estimated to be in