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2021 WSOP: Daniel Cates seizes maiden gold at Poker Players Championship; Second series win for Josh Arieh; Georgios Sotiropoulos, Eric Zhang claim victories

A colorful bag of new champions minted at the 52nd World Series of Poker. The biggest winner was Daniel Cates at the $50K Poker Players Championship 6-Handed. Cates denied series winner/ 3x bracelet winner Ryan Leng to lock up his first ever gold bracelet and have his name etched on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy. […]

11/08/2021
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Videos of the Week: Jungleman Wins First Gold Bracelet, Doyle Brunson in the WSOP Main Event, Durrrr Vs. Gman Hand Analyzed, The Best Hero Calls EVER & More!

In this article, we deliver you a couple of selected poker videos of the past week. Jungleman Catches His First Bracelet Daniel “Jungleman” Cates is one of the most famous poker players out there. However, he built his fame and fortune at the nosebleed stakes cash tables of the now defunct poker site Full Tilt. […]

11/07/2021
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People News: Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay join ACR’s Team Pro; Poker Brat Hellmuth complains about WSOP PoY scoring; Zach Gensler records longest poker session in history

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay join ACR’s Team Pro Two more big names signed under Americas Cardroom’s roster of pros to start the month of November, joining the likes of Chris Moneymaker, Jon Van Fleet, Ebony […]

11/06/2021
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2021 WSOP: Kevin Gerhart wins second series title for career bracelet #4; Cole Ferraro and Eelis Parssinen seize maiden bracelets

No shortage of outstanding achievements at the 52nd World Series of Poker as three more players were added to the list of champions. One of the biggest stories was Kevin Gerhart who captured a second title in this series for his fourth career bracelet. He became the second player to accomplish this, following in Anthony […]

11/05/2021
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2021 WSOP: Anatolii Zyrin wins second bracelet at the COLOSSUS; Brian Yoon locks up his fourth; Maiden victories for Jean-Luc Adam, Mike Ruter, Samy Dighlawi

Another batch of gold bracelets snatched up at the 52nd World Series of Poker. The latest champions were Brian Yoon for his fourth career bracelet, Jean-Luc Adam, Mke Ruter, Samy Dighlawi for their first bracelet, and Anatolii Zyrin who clinched the mighty COLOSSUS event for his second career bracelet. We’ve got those stories down below.  […]

11/04/2021
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Televised cash games, NFT launch – No tourneys: Phil Ivey’s missed appearance on WSOP

Legendary Phil Ivey is always a star across the poker scene whenever and wherever he goes to major events, or at times even when he doesn’t. A few months ago, the ten-time bracelet winner expressed his plans and motivations to go back in on the action especially with the World Series of Poker events finally […]

11/02/2021
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2021 WSOP: Spotlight on Shaun Deeb, Ben Yu, Ka Kwan Lau, Steve Yea, Abhinav Iyer, Nicholas Julia, Robert McMillan, Doyle Brunson, Sammy Farha

The 52nd World Series of Poker has provided plenty of thrilling stories as players continue to pursue the coveted bracelets. The past two days witnessed golden performances by four players. Shaun Deeb banked seven figures and his fifth career bracelet, Ben Yu captured his fourth, Nicholas Julia and Robert McMillan each locked up their first. […]

11/01/2021
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Online News: Partypoker’s new rake cap for high stakes cash games; Winning Poker Network launches Play It Safe; PokerStars moves Russian market to dedicated Sochi client

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Partypoker’s new rake cap for high stakes cash games Major operators across the online poker front have been increasingly competitive in recent years with newcomers and modern additions shifting the player market share […]

10/30/2021
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2021 WSOP in high gear: Seven bracelets awarded; Brian Rast captures fifth bracelet; Freddy Bonyadi lands gold #4, Tommy Le wins second 10K PLO title

Celebrations in the air as another seven players seized gold bracelets at the 52nd annual World Series of Poker. The newly minted were Brian Rast for his fifth career bracelet, Farzad “Freddy” Bonyadi for bracelet number four, Tommy Le for his second $10K Pot Limit Omaha title, and first-time winners, Anthony Denove, Alexandre Reard, Gershon […]

10/28/2021
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UPoker’s Tantalizing Trick or Treat

Article sponsored by Upoker We’re big fans of Halloween here at UPoker and if you are anything like us, you’ll enjoy being on our bigger better poker platform come this Halloween season. Beginning from 27th October to 3rd November 2021, the yearly costumes and candy custom is creeping into your mobile-device via UPoker’s Tantalizing Trick […]

10/27/2021
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2021 WSOP Halftime Highlights: Phil Hellmuth on fire; Three victories for Asia; Two golds for Zinno; Addamo and Lazrus win a million; Friedman makes history

With 27 days of games in the books, the 52nd annual World Series of Poker has reached its halfway point. Before cards went flying on September 30, it was uncertain if the prestigious event would draw a big crowd, especially with mandatory vaccination and travel restrictions imposed on select international travelers. However, that concern was […]

10/27/2021
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2021 WSOP: Japanese takeover as Kazuki Ikeuchi strikes gold and Kosei Ichinose runner up; Ryan Hansen and Chad Norton win bracelets

A strong contingent of Japanese players have made the trek to the 52nd annual World Series of Poker and many have run deep at various events. Making the country very proud were two highly distinguished pros, Kazuki Ikeuchi, who snapped a triple runner up streak to capture his first ever bracelet, and Kosei Ichinose, who […]

10/26/2021
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2021 WSOP: Carlos Chang brings Taiwan’s second series gold; Josh Arieh, Kevin Gerhart, and Brad Ruben win third career bracelet

Taiwan players continue to bring excitement to the Asian region as Carlos Chang wins his first career bracelet at the $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em. This was Taiwan’s second gold in this series. Two weeks prior, fellow countryman Yen Han “Pete” Chen shipped Online Event #3: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack. Also locking up bracelets were […]

10/25/2021
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Online News: Natural8 – GGNetwork’s $7M GTD Good Game Series of Poker; PokerStars celebrates 20 years with ‘Big 20’; 888pokerLIVE returns to Europe; Staking now on Winning Poker Network

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNetwork’s $7M GTD Good Game Series of Poker (GGSOP) Another fun-filled festival is coming to Asia’s leading network Natural8 – GGNetwork this Autumn season. Having kicked off just yesterday, the Good […]

10/24/2021
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2021 WSOP: Michael Addamo dominates $50K High Roller for third career bracelet; triple crown Adam Friedman makes history at Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed

There are many reasons why players make the annual pilgrimage to the World Series of Poker, one of them is to test their skills against the creme de la creme and hopefully walk away golden. In the past couple of days, two champions have done just that, both players further cementing their names as one […]

10/23/2021
Asia-Pacific

Aussie Briefs: Star Poker Gold Coast announces Summer Series, Star Sydney reopens without poker, Stacked Poker Championship set for a later date

In this column, we give you the latest and most interesting poker industry news from Australia’s recovering live scene. Star Poker Gold Coast announces Summer Series With postponed events here and there, Star Poker Gold Coast is getting ready to host the newest event to hit the felt this year. Its Summer Series due to […]

10/23/2021
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Win an iPhone 13 with Natural8’s “Trick or Treat” Promotion!

Article sponsored by Natural8 Celebrate Halloween with Natural8 The spooky season of Halloween is upon us again, and Natural8 is back with an exciting “Trick or Treat” promotion. But instead of candy, you’ll get the chance to win cash game dollars, cold hard cash or an iPhone 13 Pro Max! More than $2,200 in Daily […]

10/22/2021
Asia-Pacific

Sung Min Lee wins the J88PT Korea Main Event for KR₩ 100,000,000 (~US$ 85,000)

Korean poker brand J88PT continues to bring live action to players on home soil with one event recently completed and another soon to follow. The latest J88PT Korea event ran on October 8 to 10 with Main Event entry flights starting as early as August 29. The series paid out a hefty KR₩ 690 Million […]

10/21/2021
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2021 WSOP: Michael Noori denies Ryan Leng the gold; Jim Collopy, David “Bakes” Baker; Ran Koller, Anthony Koutsos, Karolis Sereika, Ryan Stoker lift bracelets

Another seven players walked away with gold bracelets at the 52nd annual World Series of Poker. The newly minted were David “Bakes” Baker for his third career bracelet, Jim Collopy for his second career bracelet, first time winners Ran Koller, Anthony Koutsos, Karolis Sereika, Michael Noori who defeated 3x winner Ryan Leng at heads up, […]

10/20/2021
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Natural8 : A One Of A Kind Winner Takes All Event Not To Be Missed!

Article sponsored by Natural8 Intrigued and inspired by the latest series, Squid Game, that has been taking the world by storm, Natural8 brings to you its latest challenge—The Game of Squids. The Game of Squids is a unique FREE TO PLAY event that features a series of tournaments with a special twist. This series will […]

10/19/2021

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