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2021 WSOP Online bracelet winners #5 – #8: Jeremiah Williams, Tyler Denson, Michael Mercaldo, Carlos Welch; Taiwan’s Pete Chen joins the action
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [USA leg], ongoing at platform WSOP.com, minted another four new winners. Seizing gold bracelets were American players Jeremiah “freestylerr” Williams, Tyler “ShipTheShip” Denson, Michael “Stiltwalk” Mercaldo, and Carlos “CarlosWelch” Welch, all of them were first time WSOP champions. With eight players now having turned their dreams into reality, […]
07/09/2021
US Poker in full swing: 2021 WPT Venetian and Wynn Millions attract record fields
Las Vegas’ action-packed summer has officially begun with the shining city once again greeting the return of its visitors with a warm welcome. Poker players venturing out into the entertainment capital can happily play through the live scene’s busy three-week line up of events. The schedule of great value tournaments kicked off with the $10 […]
07/08/2021
Manig Loeser’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
Manig Loeser is a German professional poker player. He was born on December 26th, 1988 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.
07/07/2021
People News: Tice admits early defeat in challenge vs Perkins; Russell Crowe stars in upcoming movie “Poker Face”; Hellmuth pays tribute to Noel Furlong; Twitch server banned in Slovakia
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Landon Tice admits early defeat in HU challenge against Bill Perkins In an announcement earlier this week, poker fans eagerly tuning in to the Tice vs. Perkins heads up challenge were shocked by Tice’s unexpected decision […]
07/07/2021
2021 WSOP Online: Bracelet hunt underway in USA; Jose Noboa, Manig Loeser, Donnell Dais, and Jeffery Hoop first winners
The 2021 World Series of Poker is well underway in the United States of America with games taking place at online platform WSOP.com. Just like last year, only players geo-located in New Jersey and Nevada have access to the site and have a chance at the year’s first gold bracelets. The series kicked off on […]
07/05/2021
Online News: Germany’s online poker catastrophic rollover tax finalized; PokerStars re-enters Swiss market this July
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Germany’s online poker 5.3% rollover tax finalized After much controversy, Germany’s new tax structure posting an allegedly excessive 5.3% rollover tax on online slots and online poker has now been finalized and is […]
06/30/2021
APL Online Series pays out over US$ 15.5 Million; Turkey’s “Forguy” wins the Main Event; festival results and highlights
The Asia Poker League wrapped up its second online series on the GG Network with games taking place from June 11 to June 27. A total of 20 APL Trophies were awarded and well over CN¥ 100.4 Million (~US$ 15.55 Million) paid out across 1,094 events. Here’s a look at some of the festival highlights, […]
06/28/2021
Exclusive Freeroll on 888Poker: $100 for Grab – No Deposit Needed!
We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room will be offering exclusive $100 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just […]
06/26/2021
Lockdown in Sydney abruptly cancels the ongoing Australian Poker Tour festival
Sudden turn of events at the Australian Poker Tour Sydney with the government declaring the city as a Covid-19 hotspot as of June 23. The regrettable news put an immediate stop to the ongoing event that had been underway since June 21 at THE CUBE – Campbell Convention & Entertainment Centre. As posted on the […]
06/24/2021
Steve Yea wins the Asia Poker League High Roller event for US$ 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