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PokerStars LIVE Manila concluded its first live event of the calendar year with the 3rd edition of Okada Manila Millions taking place on January 3 to 9 at Okada Resort Hotel & Casino. Among the 14 players that walked away with brand new spade trophies, it was defending champion Jose “JC” Colada earning the highest […]

2021 was a big relief for the poker world with live festivals allowed to take place in numerous countries. Now that the year has ended, the Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year winners have been announced. Topping the charts were Almedin “Ali” Imsirovic (Global), Nadya Magnus (Female), and David Mzareulov (Mid-Major). Each one […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Run It Once Poker ceases international operations In a surprising announcement from founder Phil Galfond, it has been decided that Run It Once Poker has set to shut down its international segment effective […]

Since the turn of the new year, the 2021 WSOP Winter Circuit Online witnessed another three players capture golds. The newly minted were Sweden’s Christian Jeppsson for his second career WSOPC ring, France’s Sylvain “LaBeSSeRoyA” Cisterna for his first, and Brazil’s Guilherme “wolverine27” Schreiber who came from behind to deny India’s Sam “Lokimon” Anand the […]

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Crack those knuckles and bring on your A-game, it’s time for some live tournament action in the Philippines. After nearly two years, the much awaited Okada Manila Millions has returned with games currently underway at PokerStars LIVE Manila. Festivities kicked off today, January 3, and will run for seven days, concluding on January 9. […]

As the 2021 calendar year came to a close, the World Series of Poker Winter Circuit Online awarded another six new ring winners. The latest champions were German bracelet holder Ole Schemion, Finland’s Tommi “wnbgambb” Lankinen, Bulgaria’s Yulian “Ector” Bogdanov, Portugal’s Silvio “valterzao” Costa, Russia’s Andrey “Mr-Doberman” Nikonorov, and Poland’s “Futti18”. Also earning praise was […]

Somuchpoker wishes you a happy and successful new year! We have many exciting plans for 2022 and we want to thank you for joining us on this big adventure. We always strive to provide the most professional, helpful and revelant information about the Poker scene and for this year we have big plans and projects […]

Ethan Yau, better known by his YouTube username “Rampage” or “Rampage Poker”, is an American professional poker player and poker vlogger. He was born in 1997

2021 witnessed a busier live scene than expected, and as the curtain closes, here’s a look at some of our top Asia Pacific player live achievements of the year.  Michael Addamo wins over US$ 9.4M, two WSOP bracelets, and Purple Jacket Inarguably one of the top No Limit Hold’em players today, this past fall Australian […]

Article sponsored by PokerBROS Nothing wakes up a ring game like throwing in the occasional Bomb Pot: antes swap in for blinds and everyone sees the flop – with explosive results.  Popular in card rooms and home games the world over, Bomb Pots have arrived on PokerBROS, and (like most things on the app) they’re […]

Live events are picking up in the Philippines with PokerStars LIVE Manila announcing two events at the turn of the new year – Okada Manila Millions and APPT Open Manila. In Korea, live games have been running nonstop in December with the Asia Poker League hosting qualifiers to the New Year Main Event. During the […]

UPoker’s UShop has a collection of amazing poker apparel designed to awe you.  It’s even better that the shop is running a launching discount event especially for poker lovers. Enjoy a store-wide 25% discount from 22nd December 2021 to 26th January 2022. Visitors to UShop would simply need to key in the promo-code GRAND25 […]

Shortly after completing live events in the USA and Europe, the World Series of Poker kicked off another lucrative festival, the 2021 WSOP Winter Circuit Online, currently underway at online platform Natural8 on the GG Network. The series boasts a massive US$ 100 Million in guaranteed prize pools, 18 Circuit Rings, and a 1 Million […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet kicks off $100M GTD WSOP Winter Online Circuit  One of today’s top online poker operators, Natural8 – GGNet is living up to its name by hosting yet another World Series […]

After twenty days of games that ran from November 19 to December 8, the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe came to an end with the final 8 bracelets claimed at Kings Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Walking away the richest was Main Event champion Josef Gulas Jr. as he banked the only seven figure […]

The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association wrapped up its 2021 calendar season with a record smashing 6th Anniversary Series. Taking place from December 1 to 12, locals and a handful of foreigners from all over Taiwan converged at the main CTP Poker Club in Taipei to amass a grand prize pool of NT$ 17,696,700 (~US$ […]

In this article, we deliver you a couple of selected poker videos of the past week. Phil Ivey Misreads His Hand in the WSOP Main Event Here’s a little morale booster for everyone who made an embarrassing mistake at the poker table: even the best of the best does it sometimes. 10-time WSOP gold bracelet […]

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The much awaited Star Gold Coast Summer Series in Queensland, Australia came and went with nine events attracting a substantial 1,637 entries and A$ 869,156 (~US$ 620,250) in combined prize pools. Emerging as the most envied was one of Australia’s top pro players, Alexander Lynskey, who championed the Monster Main Event. Other strong performers were […]