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Barry Greenstein is an American professional poker player. He was born on December 30th, 1954 in Chicago, IL.

Shockwaves were sent rolling through the gambling industry today as The Stars Group, who own PokerStars, announced a merger with Flutter Entertainment, formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair. The two huge gambling companies struck a near $12 billion deal which gave Flutter 55% of the shares for the new merged company, while The Stars Group […]

GGSeries3 may have been a huge success, but with the dust barely having settled on that tournament festival, Natural8 has delivered its promotion plans for October. As ever, variety and value are at the core of the promotions, as Natural8 seeks to further its standing in the online poker world. Here are the key promotions […]

The WSOP has become one of poker’s oldest and finest institutions over the years, providing many of the greatest moments in the history of the game. That fact alone should be enough to convince you to tune in to the WSOPE when it starts on October 13th in Rozvadov. But if not, allow us to […]

Early this year, Taipei City, Taiwan was treated to the first-ever Asian Poker Tour event held at the highly popular Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. The inaugural event exceeded all expectations. Guaranteed prize pools were easily smashed and over US$ 2 million in prizes were distributed. Coming next week, the tour returns […]

In a story which has snowballed very quickly over the last day or two, allegations of cheating have been levelled at a regular on the televised cash game at Stones Gambling Hall in California. There is currently no conclusive proof, but if clear evidence is found it could fracture the trust players have in televised […]

The GGSeries hosted at Natural8 on has been the source of more than one interesting story about swings in the last month, and that trend has continued this week. Many of the protagonists may remain unchanged, but the numbers have certainly shifted. The new name arriving to the GGSeries headlines party is Sami “LarsLuzak” Kelopuro. The […]

WPT has established itself as the most prestigious global poker tour in the world, and between September 27th and October 7th Australia is playing host to a WPT festival for the very first time in history. The opening events are already in the books, and there are still many enthralling events yet to come, so […]

Hosted at Okada Manila, the Manila Megastack is one of PokerStars’ most recognisable series in Philippines, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars across its 24 tournaments. These tournaments take place in Manila between September 27th and October 6th, with the opening 5 events having already seen a winner crowned. Event 2 – ₱12,000 Kickoff (₱3,000,000 GTD) […]

Deal-making has been around for almost as long as the game of poker has existed. Skilled players in big tournament fields know that their earnings can be massively impacted by variance. Striking a deal to flatten the payouts once they reach the final few players helps stabilise earnings and limit the potency of chance. Everyone […]

The last week has seen numerous major tournament series’ moving towards their Main Event finales, with players seeking to make the most of their dwindling opportunities to win big before tournament festivals come to an end. Predictably, the WCOOP headlines have been stolen by one familiar name, but WCOOP Main Event winner “BigBlindBets” has borrowed […]

WPT’s Asia Swing finished in style yesterday, with Japan’s Tadashi Takei taking the WPT Korea Main Event title and bringing the four-day tournament to a close. It was not the only exciting tournament finale to have taken place in Korea lately though, as several side events have also wrapped up too. Here is the latest […]

APT Philippines II 2019 concluded its twelve-day run at Resorts World Manila running from September 11 to 22. On our first article, the opening half witnessed Peru’s Yohn Paredes win the Main Event. To wrap up the series, China’s Xixiang Luo claimed the Championships Event for PHP 4,594,800 (~US$ 88,000), Philippines’ Richard Nakila won the […]

In a business deal which had been rumoured for weeks, the Rio Hotel & Casino has been sold for $516.3 million. The property was sold to real-estate company Imperial Companies, which is based in New York. Initial reports confirm that the WSOP which has been based at the Rio for fifteen years, will run at […]

Crown Perth’s Western Classic poker festival has now been running for the best part of a decade, and while the Aussie Millions outshines most other festivals on Australian shores, the Western Classic should not be overlooked when it comes to premier poker festivals in the country. Field sizes are consistently solid each year with most […]

The Asia Swing has swung across to Korea this week, stopping off at Incheon. The WPT Korea got the action rolling on September 17th with a packed poker room at Paradise City. With the Main Event Warm Up and two High Rollers among the events now in the books, allow us to bring you the latest […]

GGNetwork home of Natural8 has grown in stature as a network in recent years. One of the main reasons for that growth is that GGNetwork are innovative, always looking to improve and are receptive to player input. Building on those key principles even further, GGNetwork has now released its “Public Roadmap”, in which it shows customers […]

APT Philippines II 2019 has been underway at Resorts World Manila since September 11 and is scheduled to conclude on September 22. For the first time, the event was held at the new Grand Wing of RWM. As promised, more tournament tables and cash tables were provided with both sections filled up nearly everyday. The […]

Taipei in Taiwan has welcomed the J88PT Ultra Stack to the ACE8 International Poker Association in recent days, with the opening events now underway. This will be J88’s third event on Taiwanese soil, with the first two attracting a lot of interest. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony and first event have now been completed, with the […]

Phil Laak is an Irish-born American professional poker player. He was born on September 8th, 1972 in Dublin, Ireland. His family moved to the United States