Poker

WSOP Online Comes to a Glittering End as Americans and Europeans Win Gold

The US leg of the 2021 WSOP Online came to a conclusion on Sunday and, standing tall when the chips had fallen, were some of poker’s biggest names. Despite the series taking place on WSOP.com in New Jersey and Nevada, a...

GGPoker Creates Bumper WSOP Giveaway: Main Event Seats and $10 Million Bonuses

GGPoker is going big on this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). As well as hosting the international leg of the online summer series, it’s giving away over $10 million worth of extras. Dubbed the WSOP Season Giveaway, the...

Pop Star James Arthur Got “Carried Away” with Poker and Blew £300K During Lockdown

Pop star James Arthur has told a national newspaper that he became so engrossed in poker during lockdown that he had to delete the app from his phone. The English singer was entering multiple $500 buy-in tournaments on PokerStars...

GGPoker Creates a $20 Million WSOP Main Event, Online Schedule Set

The schedule for this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online is set. Host site GGPoker confirmed that there will be 33 bracelets up for grabs, as well as more than $30 million in guaranteed prize money. The decision to host...

PokerStars Confirms $100 Million WCOOP, WSOP.com Creates Pennsylvanian Bracelet Series

PokerStars isn’t letting the grass grow under its proverbial feet. Just days after announcing three MicroMillions festivals, it’s has put together a $100 million World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Hot on the heels of...

PokerStars Looking to Reclaim Industry Top Spot with Massive MicroMillions

This week it’s all about small stakes players, low cost MTTs, and major value on PokerStars. From the UK to Brazil, France to Italy, MicroMillions 2021 is offering more than $10 million in guaranteed prize money. The main...

Americas Cardroom Goes Big and Guarantees $10 Million for Venom V

Americas Cardroom is doubling down and using momentum to set another record in the US online poker market. With its previous incarnation of Venom proving popular, the US-facing site has announced its next mega-MTT. The fifth...

Landon Tice Starts Strong but Faces an Uphill Battle Against Bill Perkins

One of the more unlikely high stakes heads-up matches of 2021 got underway this week when Landon Tice and Bill Perkins anted up on Americas Cardroom. Tice is out to prove himself as the next poker superstar after being tipped by...

Las Vegas Poker Rooms Remove All Restrictions, Action Heating Up Already

Normality returned to the poker rooms of Las Vegas on June 1, nearly 15 months after the strip closed down for the first time since John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Although most poker rooms in Nevada have been open since the...

Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey to Headline New $25K WPT Heads-Up Championship

It’s been a busy week for the World Poker Tour (WPT). As well as crowing champions online and offline, the tournament operator announced a new high stakes event. The WPT Heads-Up Championship will feature some of poker’s...