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Online News: PokerStars’ WCOOP 2022 set for September; iPoker and WPT Global host respective Summer Festivals; Chico Network’s Poker Mystery Series 2.0 underway
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars’ WCOOP 2022 set for September Online giant PokerStars has finally unveiled the dates for its biggest annual poker festival, the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) happening this 2022. The awaited series […]
07/26/2022
USOP: A week into the World of Champions.
Article sponsored by Upoker U Series Of Poker – World of Champions III has just added on a brand new champ to their hall-of fame. The Poker series that began on the 17th of July 2022, saw the grand conclusion of its Kick-Off Single day event with 30,000 GTD. The event champion, nick names Blades […]
07/23/2022
Adrian Attenborough officially returns to Natural8
One of the hottest players of the season, Australian pro Adrian Atttenborough has officially rejoined online poker giant Natural8’s roster of pros following his impressive runner-up finish in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event. The 28-year old is set to run along the likes of Kitty Kuo, Danny Tang, Pete Chen, Bryan Paris, […]
07/22/2022
2022 WSOP: Festival pays out over $322M; Top Asia performers; final live and online results
After 52 days of nonstop action, the World Series of Poker concluded its 53rd annual festival at its new home in Ballys and Paris Las Vegas. The series ran from May 31 to July 20 with 89 bracelets snatched up and another 13 at online platform WSOP.com. The series closed with over US$ 322 Million […]
07/22/2022
Norway’s Espen Jorstad reigns as 2022 WSOP Main Event champion
The 53rd annual World Series of Poker has finally wrapped up this year’s most awaited Main Event with Norway’s Espen Jorstad bagging the biggest payout of the season. The lengthy battle awarded Jorstad a life-changing $10,000,000 after beating Natural8’s Team Hot member Adrian Attenborough in heads up play. The 2022 games almost broke the record […]
07/19/2022
Fight for Your Glory at the Battle of Malta!
Article sponsored by Natural8 Attention, poker warriors! Pick your weapons, strengthen your skills, and answer the call, for Europe’s largest mid-stakes series is back on Natural8! This July, test out everything you have learned in the Battle of Malta. With €25,000,000 GTD across all events and buy-ins that start from as low as €11.00, […]
07/16/2022
Online News: PokerStars’ MicroMillions guarantees over $4M in prizes; 2022 WSOP Main Event reaches $80M prize pool; Natural8 – GGNet’s €25M GTD Battle of Malta Online underway; Layne Flack inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. PokerStars’ MicroMillions guarantees over $4M in prizes Online poker giant PokerStars is back this July with its highly popular flagship MicroMillions festival for the second time this year. The series geared for low […]
07/16/2022
Road to WPT Prime Cambodia – August 11 to 23; Main Event $500K GTD
There’s plenty to get excited about this August as the World Poker Tour returns to Cambodia to stage its newest tournament series WPT Prime at the luxurious NagaWorld Phnom Penh. The highly anticipated event is certain to impress with huge guarantees and a 24-game schedule that caters to every type of bankroll. The festival […]
07/16/2022
Poker Dream festival debuts in Genting Highlands, Malaysia
The first of its kind, Poker Dream 2022 is arriving in a week at Resorts World Genting Highlands, Malaysia for an exciting 10-day tournament schedule complete with its own share of notable prize pools. Set to run from July 22nd through the 31st, tournament runners can expect to compete against well-known pros such as Danny […]
07/15/2022
2022 WSOP: Young Sik finally wins gold; Matt Glantz draws $1M bounty; Daniel Strelitz scores #2; Kartik Ved, Nicandro Filart run deep
The 53rd Annual World Series of Poker is grinding down to the finish with 74 out of 88 bracelets already claimed. This recap covers Events 66 – 69 and Event 72 – 74, plus the next three WSOP.com bracelet winners Online 7 -9. Among the top stories was Young Sik Eum who finally locked up […]
07/14/2022
2022 WSOP: South Korea’s Jinho Hong captures gold bracelet glory, denies Punnat Punsri Event #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty title
Down to its last week of festivities, the 53rd annual World Series of Poker currently running in the entertainment capital is wrapping up this year’s 88-bracelet event schedule with only a few of the global brand’s gold left to be awarded. Asian runners have reared well across the international field with Event #76: $1,979 […]
07/14/2022
PokerStars Manila Super Series 15: Jason Magbanua bags Main Event title for Php 1,340,000 (~US$ 23,928); Justin Castro and Chun Yip among side event winners
The recently concluded PokerStars LIVE’s Manila Super Series proved to be an eventful festival having smashed all its listed guarantees for its fifteenth edition with the Main Event awarding the largest payouts for the week. Fresh off from a win in Metro’s Php 2M (~US$ 35,428) guaranteed tournament, local pro Jason Magbanua stole the spotlight […]
07/12/2022
News: CoinPoker highlights Hyper Turbo this July; WPT Global sees huge overlay; Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates secures back-to-back wins; U Series of Poker carries $500,000 in prize guarantees
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. CoinPoker highlights Hyper Turbo this July More fast-paced action is coming this month at revolutionary blockchain technology-based platform CoinPoker with another installment of its Summer Series showcasing a week-long schedule of Hyper Turbo games. […]
07/11/2022
U Series of Poker (USOP) – World of Champions III is a tournament that could change your life
Your dream to play in a major international poker tournament can be a reality today. Read this and find out how UPoker alongside the global poker community have managed to bring one of the world’s biggest poker tournaments right to your living room. U Series of Poker – World of Champions III is an online poker tournament that has the largest […]
07/06/2022
Online News: 2022 Poker Hall of Fame nominees are in; Partypoker launches All-in Cashout feature; 888poker hosts The Festival Online; ACR boasts $10M in prizes for this July’s The Venom
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. 2022 Poker Hall of Fame nominees are in While tournament awards and seven figure scores denote huge success within the industry, making the esteemed Poker Hall of Fame remains to be the most […]
07/05/2022
2022 WSOP: Daniel Cates clinches back to back $50K PPC titles; David Jackson denies Hellmuth; Eli Elezra seizes gold #5; Shota Nakanishi wins one for Japan
The 53rd Annual World Series of Poker continued to see numbers increase as the premier festival completed a month of games at its new home in Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas Casino. Underway on May 31 and scheduled to run through July 20, a total of 65 bracelets out of the 88 have already […]
07/04/2022
2022 WSOP: William Alex Foxen banks $4.5M and elusive maiden bracelet; Phillip Hui wins 3rd career gold; Paul Hizer rules mighty Colossus; Menikos Panayiotou becomes first Cyprus champion
The 53rd Annual World Series of Poker concluded its fourth week of games with 54 bracelets now claimed. The batch of winners covered by this recap were from Event 45 to Event 54. Among them was American pro / 2x GPI Player of the Year champion William Alex Foxen who banked a career high […]
06/30/2022
Micro Buy-ins, Millions in Returns! Mark Your Calendar This Fourth of July!
Article sponsored by Natural8 Ever since it started on 19th June, the inaugural microMILLION$ series has been receiving plenty of attention from online poker players everywhere due to its micro buy-in tournaments that come with high returns. To end the series with a bang, there will be a special $10.50 event with $1,000,000 GTD. Highlight […]
06/29/2022
PokerStars Live Asia packs Manila Super Series 15 and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) this July – Full schedules released!
A budding hub for live poker, Manila, Philippines is continuing to cement its rightful place in the tournament scene with nonstop great value action month after month. Just following last June’s Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Open Manila held at Okada Casino, major operator PokerStars is back again with two full festivals – Manila Super […]
06/29/2022
Asia Poker League Online final results; “Nisiti” clinches Main Event; Daniyar Aubakirov scores back to back titles; Qibing Wang, Tapa De Tres among big winners
The Asia Poker League concluded another lucrative online series at Natural8 – GGNet with nonstop games running from June 3 to June 19. Over the seventeen days, the festival generated a whopping US$ 4.8+ Million across 20 trophy events and another US$ 10M+ collected at the side events. Emerging as the biggest winner was an […]
06/26/2022
