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Two More US Players Win Platinum Passes

Two More US Players Win Platinum Passes

PokerStars continues to dish out Platinum Passes for its upcoming PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship that will be held in the Bahamas in January, 2019. Apart from the European winners, there have been two new names to win the desired Platinum Pass in recent days. Platinum Pass and $30,000 for the Bahamas The Platinum Pass […]

Eibinger Leading in EPT Super High Roller, Barcelona

Eibinger Leading in EPT Super High Roller, Barcelona

The EPT Barcelona is taking place right this moment. A number of events have already concluded and quite a few lucky winners have been able to take home significant cash prizes. Now, Austrian poker pro Matthias Eibinger is preparing to take on nine other opponents and win the €100,000 Super High Roller. Eibinger Leading in […]

Jean-René Fontaine Leads in EPT National Event

Jean-René Fontaine Leads in EPT National Event

The EPT Barcelona National is underway. Hosted by PokerStars, the event has seen a rather large turnout across all featured tournaments in the European Poker Tour competition. We have already reported on the high roller event that saw Michael Soyza win The EPT National Leads & Finalists It was intense nine hours. Overall, 49 players […]

Michael Soyza Grabs EPT Barcelona €10,300 High-Roller Event

Michael Soyza Grabs EPT Barcelona €10,300 High-Roller Event

The EPT Barcelona has definitely been one of the best events to follow around the world of poker competitions. If anything, it reunited a great crop of skilled players who took their chances at Casino Barcelona. But poker is seldom about chance alone. Michael Soyza Wins the €10,300 High Roller Event Michael Soyza, a name […]

Wynn Fall Classic (WFC) Schedule Announced, Prize Pool Grows

Wynn Fall Classic (WFC) Schedule Announced, Prize Pool Grows

The Wynn Fall Classic may still be over a month away, but we are already gearing up. And why wouldn’t we? The Wynn Summer Classic came with a prize pool that was rather more substantial than what we originally expected and that felt great. The tournament managed to generate $1.5 million in cash prize guarantee, […]

Arlie Shaban Teams Up with Run It Up

Arlie Shaban Teams Up with Run It Up

With Twitch shaping up to be a much-preferred option for poker aficionados, it’s small surprise that casters, semi-professionals, and the occasional fan of some skill are all lining up to jump start their own channels and preach to the masses the art of poker. Go back a decade or two and you wouldn’t get this […]

River Poker Series Kick off Today in Oklahoma

River Poker Series Kick off Today in Oklahoma

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) must have been one of the most successful poker hosts in the history of the game. Contributing to the popularity and legitimization of the game, today hundreds of thousands of gamers may enjoy a beloved game of skill and prescience thanks to the unflagging efforts of WSOP. The latest […]

Ensan, PokerStars EPT Barcelona, and Spain’s Tax Authorities

Ensan, PokerStars EPT Barcelona, and Spain’s Tax Authorities

Poker in Europe has not exactly been the dearie of the authorities. Quite the opposite in fact. It took some significant power brokering and promises to pool the French and Spanish players. PokerStars and PartyPoker, two flagship platforms, had done significant efforts to make this happen. And while local regulation changed in favor of players, […]

PartyPoker Brings Back the Powerfest Online Series

PartyPoker Brings Back the Powerfest Online Series

Even though we are in a bit of a poker dry spell, the game will return in its splendidness as early as September! The upcoming PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is one of the events that will keep us excited, too, with the $70 million in prize money available for the players who […]

Pennsylvania Gives the Go Ahead to Online Poker

Pennsylvania Gives the Go Ahead to Online Poker

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has become the latest body in the United States to authorize online poker. The institution issued interactive gaming licenses for three specific properties which have been eager to get a taste of the online poker action and bring Pennsylvania in the fold of the gambling states out there. The […]

Phil Siddell Wins Sydney Low Pot Championship

Phil Siddell Wins Sydney Low Pot Championship

Low-profile player Phil Siddell has managed to add a title to his name, and that’s just brilliant. The newly-crowned champion of the Sydney Championship $550 Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) tournament is quite content with his victory, modest as it may have been. With a rather decent turnout the competition was held at the Star Poker […]

PokerStars to Let Players Have a Say in Tournament Details

PokerStars to Let Players Have a Say in Tournament Details

The poker community is anticipating in the January’s PokerStars Poker Players Championship and players of varying skill are trying their best to procure a Platinum Pass. The Platinum Passes are a trademark of the majority of tournament hosts, and PokerStars in particular, who are interested in giving incentive to players to try their hand at […]