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Sami Kelopuro Closes Book on $69 Million Partypoker Powerfest

The latest Partypoker Powerfest Championship has wrapped up with Finnish high stakes pro Sami Kelopuro taking down the $5,200 main event. Following 15 days of online action that saw almost $70 million in prize money paid out, the...

Short Deck Hold’em Takeover: Winning Poker Network Adds New Variant

Short Deck Hold’em is starting to make its mark in the online arena, three years after it became the go-to game for high stakes players in Macau. Set to go live on the Winning Poker Network (WPN) on September 10, the Texas...

Partypoker Offers Exclusive Coaching Session with Bertrand Grospellier

Partypoker is giving its KO Series some extra oomph by offering players the chance to win coaching with brand ambassador Bertrand Grospellier. To hype the start of the series on August 26, Partypoker announced that anyone who...

Doug Polk Turns $100 into $10,000 Using His Mad Poker Skills

Doug Polk has finally completed his $100 to $10,000 bankroll challenge, two years after starting his microstakes journey. Despite playing some of the highest stakes games around, Polk committed to showing his social media...

Bad Beat: Poker Player Has to Repay First Place Winnings Six Months Later

Credit Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs with the slow roll of the year so far. The British tax authority told Adam Lulat that he must repay all £68,930 ($95,404) he took home after winning the Main Event of the second leg...

Don’t Stare at Tom Dwan: Pros Complain About Excessive Tanking

Online poker icon Tom Dwan has sparked a debate among pros who feel as though some live players are taking too long over their decisions. Airing his grievances during a video interview with Pokernews, Dwan said that he prefers to...

Kim Kardashian, Phil Hellmuth and Bitcoin Steal the Show at Charity Poker Event

Kim Kardashian, Phil Hellmuth and Bitcoin formed an unlikely alliance recently as they all featured in the first annual If Only charity poker tournament. Taking place inside the Forum in LA, the event was designed to raise money...

Kevin Hart Gives Antonio Esfandiari 35:1 Odds on Boxing Match Bet

Comedian Kevin Hart and poker pro Antonio Esfandiari are set to clash in a boxing match sometime next year with latter receiving odds of 35:1. Talking to celebrity gossip site TMZ Sports, Antonio confirmed that he and Hart were...

Neymar Jr Rolls Away from the World Cup on to a BSOP Final Table

Brazilian soccer star Neymar Jr has rebounded from his team’s unexpected World Cup exit by making the final table of a PokerStars high roller event. The noted poker enthusiast and former PokerStars ambassador was one of the...

Justin Bonomo Reveals WSOP One Drop Deal

Justin Bonomo has given YouStake backers an insight into his financial affairs after receiving his One Drop winnings from the World Series of Poker (WSOP). In a tweet made public on July 20, the 2018 WSOP Big One for One Drop...