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In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Spring Festivals everywhere Once upon a time there was only one notable big spring poker festival. Now it has become an industry-wide phenomenon. PokerStars, partypoker, GGPoker and Sky Poker have announced online poker […]

Good news on the Asia live front with land based festivals alive and well in China, Vietnam, and Korea. Last week, the China Poker Games (CPG) concluded its first satellite event of the year in Fuzhou; in Korea, the J88 Poker Tour (J88PT) Spring Festival completed two of its 8 Main Event starting days; and […]

Live poker for the once budding poker hub in Asia has reached a complete downfall since the global health crisis broke out earlier in 2020. Prior to the pandemic, Metro Manila, Philippines was a popular pitstop for major poker brands having hosted several successful festivals year after year. Non-essential businesses which included the gaming sector […]

Three weeks ago, the World Poker Tour revealed its return to Vietnam for its first live event in the country since 2019. The much awaited event is the tour’s premier mid major WPTDeepStacks festival, slated to run in mid April 2021 at the capital city of Hanoi. To give players a taste of what’s to […]

Dominik Nitsche is a German professional poker player. He was born on October 11th, 1990 in Minden, Germany.

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. ACR’s Next Moneymaker America’s Card Room has announced a new promotion on their platform to find the “Next Moneymaker”. It’s the first big thing they do with the legendary Chris Moneymaker, utilizing his […]

Celebration is in the air as Canadian pro Vanessa “Niffller” Kade impressively bagged her largest career score just yesterday. PokerStars’ Sunday Million 15th Anniversary crowned its newest champion to the tune of $1,514,920 for the victory. An epic heads up battle went down on Tuesday night as Kade defeated player “Talibenes” for the title and […]

Some of you might also know Sasha Liu as “PokerSasha”. Sasha is an absolute Omaha beast and she got recently signed to be part of the Omaha Squat as the first female Team Pro at GGPoker. Enjoy this conversation about the great game that is PLO and Sasha’s journey through the poker world. Interview by […]

More live felt excitement to erupt in Taiwan with the arrival of the first ever GPI Asia Poker Festival this April. Since 2018, Taiwan has been one of the most sought after locations for many land based poker groups, and having arrested the novel coronavirus early on, players in the area have had the privilege […]

Off to a fantastic start this year, South Korean player Sung Joo “Arte” Hyun has been running red hot in Las Vegas with two live events shipped and well over half a million dollars in winnings earned. In February, Hyun won the WPTDeepStacks Venetian US$ 1,600 No Limit Hold’em event for US$ 208,335, then just […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. High Stakes Duel postponed By now you will be aware of the fact that the High Stakes Duel between Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth has not started on 16th March. The heads-up challenge was supposed to […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Bally’s might buy WPT for $100 Million For a while it looked like Element Partners would purchase the WPT brand, but Bally’s Corporation swooped in at the last minute to place the winning […]

The past year has been unlike any other with the whole global health situation having greatly affected the sport and gaming industry. 2020 has seen its fair share of disrupted live poker tournament schedules with the new year now relying on the hopeful side of things. Last year’s action, however, remained eventful with major brand […]

More signs of live felt activity in Asia as the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) completed its first live series onboard the Deltin Royale in Goa, India in nearly a year. With Covid-19 cases still an issue at various locations around the country, it was uncertain as to the turnout. However, it seemed, poker players had […]

You know you’re at the top of your game when you’re taking down the biggest events in the world and defeating the best of the best in the industry. From playing $15 tournaments about less than a decade ago, 27-year old Michael Addamo has taken the poker community by storm and has quickly risen up […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Negreanu vs Hellmuth Match Details It looks like the High Roller bet between Daniel “DNegs” Negreanu and Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth, where Hellmuth would have to come out in the black after playing 50 $25k tourneys […]

Live poker festivals are on a gradual return around the world, however, in Asia, there are places where locals have been shuffling chips on the physical green. One such place is Korea. Since mid last year, poker group J88PT has attracted from 800 up to 1,500 entries to their marquee events. In just a week’s […]

The return of World Poker Tour to Australia isn’t a surprise to many with its 2019 debut in the country well met with success. Held in The Star Gold Coast, the inaugural WPT Australia exceeded expectations having garnered more than 3,000 entries across its 10-day event schedule. Over AUD 3.1 million (~USD 2.09 million) in […]

In this column we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. partypoker Enjoys 47% growth in 2020 The poker section of Entain PLC (formerly GLC Holdings) might just be 4% of their business, but a 47% growth in revenue is still something to highlight […]

Billy Baxter is an American professional poker player and sports bettor. He was born in 1940 in Augusta, Georgia.