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Lockdown in Sydney abruptly cancels the ongoing Australian Poker Tour festival
Sudden turn of events at the Australian Poker Tour Sydney with the government declaring the city as a Covid-19 hotspot as of June 23. The regrettable news put an immediate stop to the ongoing event that had been underway since June 21 at THE CUBE – Campbell Convention & Entertainment Centre. As posted on the […]
06/24/2021
Steve Yea wins the Asia Poker League High Roller event for US$ 114K; APL Online Series ongoing
The month of June continues to be very busy and exciting for the Asia Poker League with an online event running at Natural8 – GGNet and a live event that took place in South Korea. We will have a final recap on the APL Online Series once it concludes on June 28th. The most important […]
06/23/2021
Online News: Natural8 – GGNet’s newest SNG format; Flip & Go format enters the live arena; Another juicy $12.5M GTD APL series underway; PokerStars’ system and Bounty Builder updates
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet’s newest game: Battle Royale, Sit & Go Survival The fastest growing platform has aggressively captured the attention of the entire online poker scene in the past few years or so […]
06/20/2021
Going back to Vegas this summer? What to expect as live poker returns to the scene
With the world’s entertainment capital already running at full capacity, it’s only a matter of time until we see the full-fledged crowd back in Las Vegas’ doors. Since its economy reopened, tourism rates across Nevada have recorded a surge in visitors, with numbers expected to continue increasing as summer arrives. The anticipation remains high as […]
06/17/2021
Ali Imsirovic’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
Ali Imsirovic is a Bosnian professional poker player. He was born on January 29th, 1995, in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
06/16/2021
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 […]
06/16/2021
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 […]
06/16/2021
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. […]
06/14/2021
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 […]
06/11/2021
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 […]
06/11/2021
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 […]
06/10/2021
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 […]
06/09/2021
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 […]
06/09/2021
Huck Seed’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
Huck Seed is an American professional poker player. He was born on January 15th, 1969 in Santa Carla, California.
06/06/2021
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 […]
06/06/2021
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 […]
06/05/2021
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 $12k in his account just this April. The […]
06/04/2021
Online News: U.S. Poker Updates; GGPoker beating PokerStars in global Cash Game traffic? and more…
In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. ACR cancels PKOSS events, issues refunds America’s Card Room (ACR) had a tough time with their Progressive Knockout Online Super Series. Technical issues prevented the Day 2s of three final events of the […]
05/31/2021
Natural8-WSOPC closes with over US$ 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 […]
05/31/2021
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 […]
05/30/2021