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One Day of Poker: The Day That TOM DWAN Almost BANKRUPTED Poker’s ELITE
The YouTube series “One Day of Poker” is back! When Tom Dwan decided to offer odds of 3.25 to 1 to the poker world that he would not win a bracelet it seemed an opportunity too good to pass up. However on June 7th 2010 he found himself heads up for a bracelet and he […]
2021 World Series of Poker’s 88-bracelet schedule revealed!
No year in the field of poker is totally complete without the annual World Series of Poker festivities held each summer in Las Vegas. The historic tournament remains to be the industry’s most prestigious and awaited event by players of all levels throughout the years. While 2020’s events were unfortunately disrupted due to the ongoing […]
People News: Alleged man responsible for 1,800 unauthorized online gambling accounts arrested; WPT champion Blieden faces jail time; Big win for Perkins ; Postle possibly faces more fees
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Alleged man responsible for 1,800 unauthorized online gambling accounts arrested The New Jersey State Police recently arrested 44-year old Casey Ennis following a 17-month investigation leading the suspect to be responsible for a multitude of schemes. […]
People News: Ivey featured in Ingram’s Podcast; Tice continues lead in HU challenge; Partypoker seizes WPT500 champion payout; Veronica Brill shares interview with Postle’s ex-wife
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Phil Ivey’s interesting feature in Joe Ingram’s Poker Life Podcast Joe Ingram’s Poker Life Podcast has finally featured one of poker’s most requested guests of all-time, the GOAT himself, Phil Ivey. The one-hour episode seems […]
J88PT continues to rock the Korean market with back to back festivals; Seung Yeol Kim wins the Main Event
With South Korea having kept their Covd-19 numbers fairly low since last year, live events have been allowed to take place. Quickly jumping on the opportunity, homegrown poker operator J88 Poker Tour hosted an event in June 2020, which drew a combined 800 Main Event entries across five starting days. The success of the event […]
Online News: Partypoker’s June offerings; WSOP promotions in full swing; New series on Borgata Poker NJ after last month’s $55k overlay; PokerStars USA hosts coordinated series in three states
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Partypoker taking the extra mile this June A pioneer in the online poker scene, partypoker’s loyal user base is in for a treat this month as the site has prepared a lineup of […]
Australia investigates other major casinos following findings in Crown Inquiry
While the Covid-19 pandemic was already a huge problem in itself, it seems Australia’s main casinos are in for another worrisome round of events. Just earlier this year, internationally renowned Crown Resorts was deemed unfit to hold a New South Wales license in preparation for its $2 billion casino opening in Sydney. The Bergin Inquiry […]
China Poker Games gearing up for biggest annual festival; CPG Jinan draws 1,276 Main Event entries; up next Taiyuan and Shanghai
Year after year, thousands of players make their way to Hainan Island for the biggest poker event in Asia, the annual CPG Sanya Championships, hosted by premier poker brand, China Poker Games. Last year, while under tight limitations brought on by the novel coronavirus, the highly popular festival anticipated a drop in numbers but instead […]
Huck Seed’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Huck Seed is an American professional poker player. He was born on January 15th, 1969 in Santa Carla, California. He’s best known for winning the 1996 WSOP Main Event for $1 million. That is just one of his 4 WSOP gold bracelets won. He also won the NBC Heads-Up Poker … Read more
Niklas Astedt clinches the WSOPC 2021 Main Event; Satori_ and Mr-Bombastic win Cash Game Rings; final series wrap
With the last three rings claimed, the Natural8 – World Series of Poker 2021 Super Circuit Online Series is officially over! On the final day, Swedish superstar Niklas Astedt clinched the Main Event for his second ever WSOPC career ring; and at the Cash Game finals, Satori_ and Mr-Bombastic locked up shiners. We’ve got those […]
Online News: Connecticut legalizes online poker; Bodog Poker hosts $4.5m PKO series; Natural8 unveils Smart HUD update; Germany players restricted; PokerStars India runs summer series
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Connecticut joins six other states to offer regulated online gaming As the month of May ended, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont took the final step in passing the awaited House Bill 6451 into law […]
People News: Moneymaker sues PayPal; Dwan’s rare feature in No Gamble, No Future; Bill Perkins doesn’t hold back; Billy Taylor arrested
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moneymaker sues PayPal The 2003 WSOP Main Event champion has made it known via social media of his plans to go after PayPal for apparently seizing over $12k in his account just this April. The […]
Online News: U.S. Poker Updates; GGPoker beating PokerStars in global Cash Game traffic? and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. ACR cancels PKOSS events, issues refunds America’s Card Room (ACR) had a tough time with their Progressive Knockout Online Super Series. Technical issues prevented the Day 2s of three final events of the […]
Natural8-WSOPC closes with over US$ 104M in prizes; Niklas Astedt leads Main Event final 9; Sunday night highlights
After a month long of festivities that ran from May 1 to May 30, the Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 tabled its last ring event – Ring #18: $525 MAIN EVENT – along with 31 side events. The final day turnout pushed the overall grand prize pool past the advertised US$ 100 […]
Natural8-WSOPC: “N@pudp6hjas” wins WSOPC Ring; Jon Proudfoot, Sung Joo Hyun, Rehg Delos Reyes, Jingxiang Ong among Day 29 winners
After 29 days of nonstop poker action, the Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 is down to its final day. Only one WSOPC Ring Event remains and it is the grandest of all, the $525 MAIN EVENT. The US$ 5M guarantee has already been breached. The pot is over US$ 5.4 Million and is […]
Vegas almost back to fully normal, Maskless WSOP this November in sight
The city’s aggressive year-long journey towards normalcy is eventually paying off for the highly visited Las Vegas as casinos return to full capacity. A couple weeks before the county’s target date of June 1st, gaming floors across major properties have been given the green light by the Nevada Gaming Control Board to return to 100% […]
People News: High Stakes Duel Round 3 – Is Phil Hellmuth Drake cursed? ;$1 million robbed from Chad Power and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. High Stakes Duel Round 3 – Is Phil Hellmuth Drake cursed? The date is set for the third and probably final round of the High Stakes Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth. The two poker […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Taiwan’s Chin-Wei “davidchien88” Chien wins WSOPC Ring; side winners Julian Pineda and Rumukulus among Day 24 and Day 25 highlights
The Natural8 – WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021 is nearing its end with only several days remaining and two WSOPC Rings up for grabs. The newest champion was Chin-Wei “davidchien88” Chien who brought home a first WSOPC 2021 Ring for Taiwan. As a Natural8 player, “davidchien88” also won a US$ 10,000 LiveX Sponsorship package. […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Ficho and RyutaroYT lock up WSOPC Rings; D. Coleman, K. Ichinose, R. Sharma among side winners; Sunday highlights
As always, Sunday was red hot at the Natural WSOP 2021 Super Circuit Online Series with two WSOPC Rings claimed and 33 side events conquered. The newly minted champions were Germany’s “Ficho” and Japan’s Ryutaro “RyutaroYT” Suzuki. At the side games, Blake “Beast2018!” Bohn won big, David Coleman landed his fifth, Pablo “Singleleg” Wesley shipped […]
Natural8-WSOPC: NuttedDreams wins a WSOPC Ring; Tyler Cornell, Artur Martirosian, Andy Lee, Pranav Bang among side winners; Day 19-22 highlights
Another four days of Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series in the bag with Austria’s NuttedDreams emerging as the newest WSOPC Ring winner. Day 19 to 22 also produced a whopping 124 side event champions. Russia’s Artur Martirosian shipped his fourth win, Canada’s Jonah “RaiseUpBlind” Silverstein and Thailand’s Kou KUSH65 claimed their third, and a […]
