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2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Back to back side event wins for Alex Difelice; other winners include Stephen Holford, Augusto Hagen, Renle Lin; next gold tonight at $1500 Limit Hold’em Championship

Following a fierce Sunday loaded with thrilling action, the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] toned down on Day 37 with only side events to keep players busy. Among the winners were Renle Lin “li_xiaolong”, Stephen Holford “supernuts21”, Augusto Hagen “Betylafea”, and Alex DiFelice with a back to back victory. The 2020 […]

08/25/2020
Asia-Pacific

I Am High Stakes Poker series gives its viewers a sneak peek into Winfred Yu’s journey to conquering the Asian live poker circuit

Featured on the Paul Phua Poker Youtube channel, the I Am High Stakes Poker series took off two years ago, allowing poker enthusiasts worldwide to tune in to their icons’ real life experiences. The previous episode showcased one of Asia’s fastest rising poker superstars Michael Soyza, who quickly rose up to fame after a series […]

08/25/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Nick Maimone “rdcrsn” & Huahuan Feng “F7588” lock up their first gold bracelet; Jason Koon leads the final 9 of the $25K PPC; Rainer Kempe and RegDeBahrein score big at the sides

Day 36 at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] sizzled with action as players poured in for a chance at the next three WSOP signature bracelets. In the aftermath, two golden winners emerged. American pro Nick Maimone “rdcrsn” triumphed at the WSOP #69: $1500 Marathon No Limit Hold’em Asia Time Zone […]

08/24/2020
Online Poker

Online Poker News: PokerStars WCOOP and INCOOP 2020 announcement; 888poker presents new app, WPN’s MoMoMo PKO Series

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WCOOP 2020 announcement In last week’s Online Poker news, we wondered how PokerStars will design their prestigious online festival WCOOP (World Championship Of Online Poker), wondering if it was set to fail staying […]

08/23/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Four bracelets this weekend! ASIA TIME ZONE events $500 Deepstack NLH & $1500 Marathon NLH, plus the BIG 50 & $25K NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP $10M gtd

Big weekend up ahead with four bracelets up for grabs at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ]. First chance at a gold happens tonight at the WSOP #68: $500 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em [ Asia ] event. This is followed by the WSOP #69: $1500 Marathon No Limit Hold’em [ Asia […]

08/22/2020
Online Poker

High stakes cash game on Natural8 breaks last week’s record biggest NLH pot in online poker history, Ali Imsirovic claims almost $1 million pot

Last week’s previous record biggest No Limit Hold’em pot amounting to $842K made headline news when it apparently broke a twelve year record in online poker history. Wiktor Malinowski who held pocket Aces against Michael Addamo’s pocket Kings led him to scoop up the massive pot after calling down three barrels with his strong overpair. […]

08/21/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Gregor Muller “soulsntfaces” wins gold at the $500 Limit Hold’em; BIG 50 breaches the $1M guarantee; Almedin Imsirovic collects largest online cash pot

Another celebratory day at the 2020 World Series of Online Poker [ international ] with Austria’s Gregor Muller “soulsntfaces” taking it to the limit at the WSOP #67: $500 Limit Hold’em. He became the 36th bracelet winner of the series. At the side events, Joao Simao “naturalMENTE” shipped the BIG 500 for a sizable payout […]

08/21/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: First career win for Toby Joyce “shinerrr” at the $800 Pot Limit Omaha; Connor Drinan and “Fall Oh Gutz” among side winners

Ireland’s Toby Joyce “shinerrr” became the newest bracelet winner of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ]. Joyce took down the WSOP #66: $800 Pot Limit Omaha event for his first ever career title. Read about his triumph via our recap below. Also victorious on Day 32 were side winners that included […]

08/20/2020
Rest of the World

Las Vegas casinos struggle to re-open. Will Sin City ever be the same?

The unexpected 2020 coronavirus pandemic has been a really tough challenge on the gaming industry with multiple casinos experiencing month-long shutdowns and continuous drastic effects. Being a major entertainment hub worldwide, Las Vegas has been one of the cities heavily affected by the whole Covid-19 situation and may possibly never return to what it used […]

08/20/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Dmytro Bystrovzorov “Too Bad” wins a bracelet at the $600 NLH Deepstack Championship; Michael Addamo strikes again at the HR Super MILLION$

Ukraine’s Dmytro Bystrovzorov “Too Bad” outshined at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online as he shipped the WSOP #65: $600 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship for his first ever tournament victory. He locked up a signature WSOP gold bracelet, a career high $ 227,906.02, and the $ 15,000 WSOP Europe Package. The day also saw […]

08/19/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: $600 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship gold bracelet up for grabs tonight; ongoing qualifiers for Main Event and BIG 50

After a tumultuous Sunday, with three players awarded bracelets and one game running a lengthy 16 hours, a calmer day followed. Day 30 at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online had no bracelets to award instead, players populated the virtual arena attempting to qualify to the prestigious WSOP #77: $ 5,000 No Limit Hold’em […]

08/18/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Bradley Ruben “DrStrange7” crushes the $1500 PLO; giant victory for Ivan Zufic “zufo16” at the MINI MAIN; Kartik Ved “Mandovi” cracks heads to clasp a gold; big day for Fedor Kruse

Three players outshined at Day 29 of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online as each one snatched up a signature gold. The envied champions were Bradley Ruben “DrStrange7”, Ivan Zufic “zufo16”, and Kartik Ved “Mandovi”. For the latter Ved, he delivered India its 6th gold, the most collected by any Asian nation. In fact, […]

08/17/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: David Peters defeats Michael Addamo for 2nd bracelet; Alexander Stacey ships maiden title at the Monster Stack; Mini Main Event crushes guarantee, MAIN EVENT starts tonight

Our Day 28 recap of the 2020 World Series of Poker Online is loaded with good news. Two champions emerged last night – USA’s David Peters after his defeat of Australia’s Michael Addamo at the WSOP #54: $10K Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship and UK’s Alexander Stacey “MightyWarior” for his triumph at the WSOP #51: […]

08/16/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Midway festival highlights; 6 champions inducted into Team Bling; coming up Main Event, BIG 50, and more

The 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] has reached its halfway mark and plenty has happened since its kick off on July 19th at online platform Natural8 – GG Network. Set to conclude on September 6th, the festival has raged past with guarantees obliterated, 28 bracelets awarded, and over $ 58.7 million […]

08/15/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: $10K Heads Up champion to be determined; four flights left to the $5M GTD Mini Main Event; $300 Monster Stack NLH 6 Max [ASIA] tonight

The weekend is upon us again at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online and with it a list of bracelet events to fill your appetite. First up is another ASIA TIME ZONE event, WSOP #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em 6 Handed [ Asia ]. Also running are the final four entry flights […]

08/15/2020
Online Poker

2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Orhan Ates “yirtil” brings Turkey its first WSOP victory; Alessandro Valli “EdgarDavids” runs deep in two side events & Wei Guo Liang wins one

Turkey is on board the World Series of Poker bracelet ranking after Orhan Ates “yirtil” brought the country its first gold at the WSOP #60: $525 Bounty NLH 6 Handed event. Ates triumphed over 3,170 entries and became the 28th champion of the international online series. At the side events, bracelet winner Wei Guo Liang […]

08/14/2020
Online Poker

Did Wiktor Malinowski win the biggest NLH pot in online poker history?

Online poker action has been on the up and up these past couple of months with live poker significantly down due to the ongoing global health crisis. Aside from the headlining major series occurring left and right on leading platforms, private high stakes cash games have been booming as well behind the scenes. This week’s […]

08/14/2020

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