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Trueteller – Biggest online winner of the year so far Timofey ‘Trueteller’ Kuznetsov has had a busy year at the online tables so far, with more than 20,000 hands in the books across 301 sessions at the time of writing. There have been swings during that time, but his recent downturn in February had endangered his […]

The Macau Billionaire’s Poker 2017 Spring Challenge that ran from March 17th-20th at the Babylon Casino in Macau Fisherman’s Wharf was loaded with stories up the wazoo with well known pros running deep in the Main Event. Out of all the news though, none was more intriguing than everyone’s favorite mystery man Tom Dwan. Tom Dwan […]

The past few days has churned up some interesting poker news in India with Dhaval Mudgal, PokerBaazi Live, and Deltin Poker Tournament as the top highlights. From new beginnings, to sacrifices, and to bigger and better events, here’s a read on what’s shaking up the Indian poker scene.  Dhaval Mudgal parts ways with Team Thrill […]

The verdict is out and it is a big facepalm. Australian legislators have just shut the door on online poker. The crushing decision was reached yesterday, at the country’s parliament, despite several Senators voicing out their support for the online game. This certainly comes as a big letdown to the Australian Online Poker Alliance (AOPA) […]

888Poker, Partypoker and PokerStars currently hold the distinction of being among the largest online poker rooms in the world, but despite their virtual tables seeing plenty of action, these companies have a growing interest in expanding their live tournament offerings. Russia: The new frontier? When it comes to live poker, Russia is almost as unchartered […]

Martin Rundulf Gonzales was the talk of the town in Manila during the recent Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon event. The Filipino pro stole away the chip leader’s status at the end of Day 2 with a fantastic read on a player while holding just King high. Gonzales took the time to discuss the details […]

Article by TADAS PEČKAITIS “Nowadays you need to learn GTO poker to win online” “You need to play an unexploitable strategy to win”.  The term GTO (Game Theory Optimal) gets recently thrown around a lot in the poker community, but unfortunately rarely in a correct or constructive way. For these reasons I have listed 5 common misconceptions […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the $100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Tigergaming and BetOnline (US Players) is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. – What can I win: $100 to be shared between a relatively small number of players – When? February 19th (Sunday) at 2PM GMT – Do […]

A few weeks ago one of our highlight stories was on the Australian poker legends who spent years grinding it out in live tournaments. While these featured players have certainly earned every bit of their fame in the ITM department, a much different breed of players is claiming its own section, the 2017 GPI ranking for […]

Escalating tensions between China and South Korea over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system have made one unfortunate casualty: the upcoming World Poker Tour National Korea scheduled for March 17-21. Pressure in China on travel firms forced airlines and cruise operators to cut routes to South Korea: China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines have already […]

The Star Poker Festival, the newest poker event in Australia, came to a close last night with Branko Ulsjebkra winning the Australian Poker League (APL) Million Main Event for a beefy AU$265,000. In addition, the two-week festivities, which ran from February 28th-March 13th at The Star Poker Room in Sydney, saw several other players bring home the bacon in […]

Alex Xiang Wei Lee wins the ACOP Platinum Series Main Event The ACOP Platinum series has been progressing throughout this week, with big prizes being awarded across numerous events. The HK$5,500 Main Event always generates special interest, and this year saw 209 players pulling up chairs. The prize pool grew to HK$942,694 ($121,417) with […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: March 26th on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number of players […]

In the land of Aussies, poker is hot on the plate with ongoing events, upcoming festivals, and online poker riding on the edge. Here is a rundown of all the latest news.  Cards in the air at the Star Sydney for the APL Million Main Event The latest craze in the Australian poker circuit is […]

The New Caledonia Poker Event Noumea 2017 wrapped up an action packed ten-day festival at Casinos De Noumea with a changing of the guard as Japan’s Mitsuhiro Shiga defeated New Caledonia’s Daniel Gilles at the heads up round to be crowned the newest Main Event champion. This was a highly significant victory for Shiga as […]

Poker is surely churning all around the Asian circuit with back-to-back events quickly filling up the days of the calendar. We decided to zone in and focus our attention on what’s heating up the Philippine poker scene. Here’s a quick newsflash on a few of those stories. 719 entries for the first edition of the […]

It is still very early in the GPI POY race for 2017, but two stars of Asian poker are already stamping their authority on the leaderboard. Alan King Lun Lau and Sparrow Cheung have stormed into the top 10 places and hope to be key players in the race as it heads into the spring. […]

For the first time in 5 years, the World Poker Tour (WPT) is going to step out of its Chinese tropical paradise in Sanya and will hold an event at the heart of Mainland China – in its capital Beijing.  Right after the end of WPT Season XV, WPT XVI will kick off in WPT […]

Sergio Aido, currently ranked third in Spain’s All Time Money List, is one of the hottest running young pros in the high rollers scene today. Aido recently won the Macau Poker Cup 26 Single Day High Rollers event then followed it up with two deep runs at the Triton Super High Rollers Series Manila. His […]

While many poker outfits are focused on tapping the growing market in China, one country silently making its way back into the arena is the Republic of India. Several years ago, tournament poker was booming in the country and showing a lot of potential. However, after a tariff was imposed, the numbers immediately plunged, and […]