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Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Kornuth As He Prepares to For Another Challenge

Phil Galfond has extended his lead over Chance Kornuth and moved a step closer to winning a $250,000 side bet. The two high-stakes pros have been battling on WSOP.com for more than a week. An initial surge by Galfond was negated...

Phil Galfond Takes an Early Lead in Latest High-Stakes Challenge

Phil Galfond has embarked on his latest online challenge, this time it’s a 35,000-hand showdown against long-time pro, Chance Kornuth. As with his previous challenges against, Galfond has money riding on the heads-up match. In...

WCOOP Main Event Champions Win More than $1.8 Million

PokerStars’ World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has come to a glittering end with three main event winners picking up a combined $1.8 million. The final MTTs of this year’s series concluded on September 23 and Andre...

WPT World Online Championships Update: Mikita Badziakouski Wins $25K High Roller

Another WPT World Online Championships title has been won and, this time, Mikita Badziakouski is the man in the spotlight. The Belarusian has been a standout performer on the circuit over the last two years and, on September 22,...

Online MTT Round Up: Mighall Wins WPT Main as WCOOP Finales Get Underway

It’s been a busy few days in the online MTT world with WPT winners and WCOOP hopefuls taking their place in the spotlight. Leading the way with a win in the WPT’s $10,300 main event was Phil Mighall. The Brit banked...

WPT To Host Special Celebration of Life Ceremony for Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton passed away last week but his impact on poker and players around the world will live on. Since his passing, pros, amateurs, and celebrities have paid tribute to the Voice of the WPT and all he did for the game. In...

Big Win for Renan Bruschi in WPT World Online Championships Mini Main Event

Renan Carlos Bruschi may have won the Mini Main Event of the WPT World Online Championships but four of the final nine all secured huge paydays. Play started on September 9 with Liviu-Rodrig Bartha leading the way. However, with...

Stoyan Madanzhiev Wins WSOP Online Main Event but Entire Series Shines

The WSOP Online Championship is officially over and, after thanks to the first digital Main Event in history, the series will go into the record books. Stoyan Madanzhiev may have won the Main Event but it’s GGPoker and the WSOP...

RIP Mike Sexton: Poker Mourns Passing of Industry Icon

Mike Sexton, one of poker’s pioneers and a much-loved member of the community, has passed away aged 72. The long-time player and voice of the WPT lost his battle with prostate cancer on Sunday. News of Sexton’s passing was...

PokerStars WCOOP Update: Noah Boeken and Spraggy Start Strong

PokerStars’ 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) is underway and, as expected, the cream of the community has risen to the top. With 75 events, 225 total MTTs and a guaranteed prizepool of $82 million, the festival...