Latest Articles By Sean Chaffin (243)
Chess Becomes King at Partypoker With Challenge & Freerolls; Grandmaster Wins High Roller
Poker players have embraced chess since the The Queen’s Gambit became a hit for Netflix. Big name players have worked on their best Garry Kasparov and Bobby Fischer moves – even streaming their action. Partypoker is now getting in the act with the Battle of the Minds on Friday. The event features...
Omaha Takes Spotlight With New GGPoker Stream Team, $7 Million 'Omahaolics' Series
Omaha fans have plenty to look forward to at GGPoker. On Wednesday, the site announced a new Omaha series starting on Sunday as well as a streaming team devoted to...
Fedor Holz Takes Lead in High Stakes Poker Challenge at GGPoker
After two sessions of action Fedor Holz has taken a lead of $52,073 in the GGPoker Face-Off Challenge. The German poker pro has chalked up two straight wins against Poland’s...
Fedor Holz Faces Off With Wiktor ‘Limitless’ Malinowski in GGPoker High Stakes Heads-Up Challenge
Heads-up poker seems to be en vogue lately. After some major action involving Phil Galfond over the last year, Doug Polk recently squared off with Daniel Negreanu. The focus then...
Partypoker MyGame 'Whiz' Aims to Help Players Improve, Attract New Players to Game
What player hasn’t made a mistake at the table and wished things had gone differently? Partypoker is hoping to help online poker players make fewer mistakes and improve their game...
PokerStars Celebrates International Bluff Day on Feb. 7 – No Bluffing
The bluff is a critical part of poker – whether live in the online game. Some might say it’s what makes poker so unique – the ability to win with...
MicroMillions Runs a Marathon at PokerStars With $1 Million Valentine’s Day Main Event
Get ready low rollers. PokerStars’ MicroMillions series is back, but this time with a twist. The popular low-stakes tournament series returns Feb. 11-14. This year, the MicroMillions Marathon features 107...
CHAMPION CHAT: WSOP Main Event Champ Damian Salas Talks Winning, Poker, Life, & More
The last year brought plenty of changes for poker and that included the World Series of Poker Main Event. Because of the pandemic, the event played out in December and...
Damian Salas Becomes Latin America’s First WSOP Main Event Champion, Scores $2.55 Million
South America now has its own World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event champion. On Sunday, Argentina’s Damian Salas finished off his second deep run in the biggest tournament in...
STAKE WITH SIZZLE: GGPoker Staking Feature Brings Easy Online Option for Backing Other Players
Poker backing deals are probably as old as the game itself. A well-heeled player might peel off a few bucks to back a fellow player, landing a bit of skin...
