In December last year, poker players and fans of the World Series of Poker received an early Christmas from the organizer. This pleasant surprise was in the form of an announcement of the key dates of for the 50th Annual World Series of Poker tournament. The festival has been scheduled to take place in the […]
When PokerStars came up with the idea of the PokerStars Players’ Championship a lot of discussions pertaining to the event erupted, especially with regards to how big it would be as well as how many people would actually come out and participate in it. Well, as it turns out, the originators of the idea had […]
Sweden has been preparing to launch its online poker industry for years and recently poker players got exactly what they had wished for and much more. It is one thing for one poker room to launch in a country but when thirteen online poker rooms are launched in any given country then there is certainly […]
Thanks to a newly formed sponsorship partnership, PokerStars is now the official poker partner of the UFC, the world’s top-ranked mixed martial arts organization. This was revealed during a recent press release where in addition to announcing their new alliances, the two organizations shared plans of how they will be going about their joint activities […]
Gamblers from the state of Michigan are likely to be able to gamble legally thanks to a bill that was among the last to receive a green light from the state’s legislature on Thursday, December 21. After passing the Michigan State Senate, the House Bill 4926, which was proposed by Rep. Brandt Iden and seeks […]
In a surprise move, renowned online poker operator Partypoker has announced a new online tournaments series, Christmas Freeze, that will run alongside PokerStars’ Winter Series over the next few weeks. The schedule for the tournament series is yet to be officially announced but the operator’s lobby has already listed the Christmas Free tournament – apparently, […]
Third time’s a charm for Akin Tuna who won the €10, 300 No-Limit Hold’em event trophy, a part of the 2018 Pokerstars European Poker Tour Prague. He raked in more than 10 times his initial investment, namely €125,330. Tuna bested more than 38 entrants to win the big prize. He has built a solid tournament […]
The self-proclaimed best poker tournament player and cash game regular Phil Hellmuth won a prop bet against Doug Polk testing, not his player reading abilities, but tennis skills. Hellmuth was eager to show that his understanding is up to snuff with what’s fast becoming one of the most popular sports in the States. Known in […]
Matt Wakeman was the last man standing at the end of the final day of the WSOPC The Star Sydney. Despite the tough lineup, he managed to march his way to an appreciable victory. The Australian is now 61st on the all-time money list. With his tournament winnings bordering on $1 million, Wakeman returned home […]
Professional poker pro Dan Smith has shown that poker can be a game that’s also focused on helping others, besides assisting smart men and women amass riches to secure themselves cushy lifestyles. Dan Smith’s Poker Charity Back in 2017, professional poker player Dan Smith decided to join a charity fundraiser. The idea was to attract […]
