Poker

Phil Galfond Gains Some Momentum Despite Six-Figure Deficit

Phil Galfond enjoyed a mini comeback against Chance Kornuth this week, but he still trails his opponent by more than $230,000. The most recent batch of online battles suggest Galfond is far from a spent force. Indeed, with only...

EPT Online to Provide Live Experience During COVID Lockdowns

The European Poker Tour (EPT) is going digital for the first time in its 16-year history due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions in Europe. PokerStars announced the news on October 26 ahead of a possible change to the current...

Battlelines Drawn: Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk Gets Underway on November 1

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu will lock horns on November 1 in what could become one of the biggest heads-up matches in online poker history. The two pros have had a fractious relationship over the last few years. Polk has taken...

Phil Galfond Falls Behind as Chance Kornuth Makes Spectacular Comeback

Phil Galfond has fallen behind in his high stakes heads-up match after Chance Kornuth booked two significant wins this week. The tide initially started to turn last week when Kornuth closed the deficit by $78,000. He’s since...

Old School Poker Legend Sam Grizzle Dies Aged 67

One of poker’s original bad boys, Sam Grizzle, has passed away at the age of 67 following a stroke and subsequent brain aneurysm. Grizzle may not have reached the heights fellow old school grinders like Doyle Brunson have, but...

International Poker Open Kicks Off On Unibet this Week

The annual International Poker Open (IPO) gets underway this week, despite COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland. However, in a change to the usual schedule, the action will take place online. Like a plethora of live events this year,...

Chance Kornuth Fires Back in Phil Galfond Challenge

Chance Kornuth made a brief comeback in his high-stakes match against Phil Galfond over the weekend but he still has a deficit of more than $200,000 to make up. The recent upswing for Kornuth put a $79,000 dent in Galfond’s...

PokerStars PACOOP Pays Out $2 Million and Continues to Thrive

The second incarnation of PokerStars’ Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker (PACOOP) has paid out more than $2 million. The 50-event festival took place on PokerStars Pennsylvania between September 19 and October 5. During...

Let’s Get It On: Bitter Rivals Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk to Battle Online

Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk have agreed to settle their Twitter beef by playing a high-stakes heads-up match online. The finer details of the match are yet to be confirmed. However, we do know that they’ll play 25,000 hands...

New Door Opens for WSOP.com as 888 Holdings Gets Pennsylvania Gaming License

888 Holdings has been granted an interactive gaming manufacturer license in Pennsylvania, a move that means WSOP.com could soon be live in the Keystone State. Specifics of what 888 executives plan to do in Pennsylvania haven’t...