Isaac Haxton Leads The Star-Studded Super High Roller Bowl China Field
The HK$100 million guaranteed prize pool attracted the biggest names in poker, with the likes of Phil Ivey or Fedor Holz. read more
Discussion: How Would A Perfect GTO Poker Bot Perform At High Stakes?
You can’t listen to or eavesdrop on a poker conversation these days without the mention of “GTO.” That doesn’t mean GTO is something new. It’s not. When it comes to poker, though, it’s often misused and misunderstood. That’s why a tweet that included a poll about GTO from poker pro Oliver Busquet caught our attention. If […]
Darren Elias Talks About Upcoming WPT Online Heads Up Championship Special Event
The World Poker Tour’s first live event of the season is set for June 18-22 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, Florida. However, the tour’s addition of more online poker events also continues this month with a special high stakes, heads-up event. The $25,000 WPT Heads Up Poker Championship is an invitation-only event featuring […]
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 an inferior hand. What poker fan could forget Chris Moneymaker’s “bluff of the century” in the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event? With K♠7♥ […]
MOUNT UP: Bounty Hunting Rolls on at GGPoker; $40M Guaranteed with $5M in Promotions
The major tournament action has returned to GGPoker as the Bounty Hunters Series kicked off Oct. 11. The series runs through Oct. 25 and includes a massive 544-event schedule and a $40 million guaranteed prize pool. The series has reached the final week but still offers plenty of opportunities to get in the action. Bounty […]
STREAMING STAR: ‘Big Brother’ Winner Kevin Martin Joins GGPoker Twitch Stream Squad
Kevin Martin knows what it’s like to be under pressure – and not just at the poker table. The 27-year-old poker pro is a two-time competitor on the Canadian version of Big Brother – winning in 2017 for $100,000 and a new car. “I could write a full book on this,” he says laughing about his […]
Battle of Malta Takes Fight to GGPoker With $3M Main Event
Online poker players around the world can fight it out online next month in the Battle of Malta at GGPoker. Despite some live tournaments returning, the popular series has shifted online this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, GGPoker and Battle of Malta organizers announced the shift in venue for 2020. The series […]
CHIP CHATTER – Negreanu-Polk, Hellmuth-Esfandiari, Final WSOP Online Bracelet Winner, Cheating Scandal Settlement, & More
The Coronavirus pandemic has put online poker in the spotlight as more players head to the virtual tables. From attention-grabbing heads-up matchups to growing US revenue numbers to added online series, poker has seen a boom not experienced since before Black Friday. As live tournaments slowly begin coming back, there have been plenty of poker […]
PANDEMIC POKER: US Online Numbers Dip But Remain Historically Strong
With casinos reopening and more people back to work, is the end of the poker pandemic boom near? That appears to be so, with a significant drop in New Jersey and slight decrease in Pennsylvania. However, the big picture year-over-year outlooks still show much stronger revenue for the legal US online poker market. Some live […]
WSOP Rewind: The 50 Greatest, Ivey Goes Deep, And Hellmuth Goes AWOL
On Thursday, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) released its list of the 50 Greatest Poker Players. This week’s WSOP Rewind has the names of the 50 players below and relays some of the struggles that come with voting on such a list. In other WSOP news, Phil Ivey leads the Poker Players Championship. The Monster […]