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Super High Roller Bowl China Finishes with a Flourish

The first ever Super High Roller Bowl China has come to a conclusion and standing victorious at the end of play was US pro Justin Bonomo. After inviting the great and the good of the poker world to Macau’s Babylon Casino on...

Low Stakes Players to Face Rake Increase at PokerStars

PokerStars is increasing its rake for all MTTs with a buy-in below $20 as part of its ongoing effort to maintain “maximum flexibility” in a rapidly changing iGaming world. Announced on March 20, the changes will formally come...

Cash Game Festival and MPN Poker Tour to Offer Ring Game and Tournament Players Best of Both Worlds in Joint Bratislava Event

Next month, the Cash Game Festival and MPN Poker Tour are joining forces for the first time to offer players the best in both cash games and tournament poker. What’s more, they’re doing so in Bratislava, the capital city of...

‘Big Brother Canada’ Contestant Arlie Shaban Livestreams Online Poker Games for 125 Consecutive Days, 1k Total Hours

In November, Arlie Shaban of “Big Brother Canada” fame began chasing his goal of livestreaming 1,000 total hours of online poker over 125 consecutive days. The journey has ended as a success. Shaban, a Canadian reality TV...

Joe Mantegna and Lou Diamond Philips Join Forces for Upcoming 4th Annual Hollywood Cares Poker Invitational

Golden Globes nominee Lou Diamond Philips and Tony Award winner Joe Mantegna, who star in Longmire and Criminal Minds respectively, are giving up acting for an evening full of poker. Win a WSOP Seat On Sunday, March 18, the 4th...

Poker Players Alliance Calls for Help as Future Hangs in the Balance

The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) is calling on all players to help it continue the fight for online poker in the US by raising $25,000 before the end of March. Following a public notice at the end of February, the PPA has emailed...

Unibet Poker Reopens Its Doors to Irish Players

Unibet Poker has made a return to Ireland two years after legislative changes forced it to close its virtual doors. News of the return filtered through to the local poker community on March 1 when Irish Poker Board’s member...

Phil Galfond On a Possible Poker Armageddon

High stakes pro Phil Galfond has been drawn into the ongoing PokerStars rake debate between Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk. Known as one of the more measured pros in the game, Galfond often commands an audience whenever he makes a...

Matt Savage Claims Top Honor at American Poker Awards

The fourth annual American Poker Awards wrapped up recently and among the winners this year was veteran tournament director, Matt Savage. In what’s becoming one of the glitziest nights in poker, the American Poker Awards saw...

Viktor Blom Hero Calls His Way to Partypoker MILLIONS Title

Viktor Blom, the player who made his name online, has won the partypoker MILLIONS Germany main event with a hero call worth more than $1 million. Having cashed in the €2,500+€200 ($3,100+$250) event just two days earlier,...