Tournaments

Chris Ferguson Becomes WSOP Player of the Year and Some Players Don’t Mind  

Chris Ferguson has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year title and split public opinion in the process. When Ferguson won the €1,650 ($1,900) Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better event at the World Series of...

Dominik Nitsche Banks Record Win in WSOPE’s High Roller for One Drop

The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is racing towards a conclusion, but not before Dominik Nitsche has picked up the biggest payout of the festival and his career so far. After carving his way through an all-star cast in the...

Chris Ferguson’s WSOPE Win Divides Poker Community

Action from the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) caused a stir on November 1 as Chris Ferguson clinched his sixth bracelet. Since he made a tentative return to the live tournament scene at the 2016 WSOP in Las Vegas, former...

MD Confirms High Stakes Collusion at partypoker

Partypoker has become embroiled in a collusion scandal after a high stakes regular noticed some peculiar plays from some of his fellow players. Playing under the partypoker alias DukeOfSuffolk but posting on 2+2 as...

Steffen Sontheimer Wins Poker Masters Purple Jacket in Style

Surprise package Steffen Sontheimer has won the final event of the inaugural Poker Masters and, with it, the coveted Purple Jacket. When the first Poker Master event debuted on September 13, Germany’s Sontheimer was arguably...

November 23 Court Ruling to Define Poker in India

The fate of poker in India could change dramatically on November 23 when the Gujarat High Court delivers its verdict on the skill aspect of the game. Following the conclusion of three hearings on September 15, 18 and 19, Justice...

Brandon Adams Rolls Back the Years to Win Final Poker Masters Series Prelim  

The Poker Masters Series has crowned its final preliminary winner ahead of the $100,000 finale which gets underway on September 18. When the final $50,000 event of Poker Central’s Poker Masters Championship got underway on...

PokerStars Launches Hurricane Irma Relief Effort

The devastation left by Hurricane Irma has sparked a tidal wave of benevolence around the world and now the online poker community has a chance to join the efforts courtesy of PokerStars. Although the full extent of the damage...

Global Poker League Expands into India

The Global Poker League’s (GPL) international expansion is set to take another step forward following a decision to move into the Indian market. According to a press release sent out on August 29, GPL India will feature six...

Warehouse Worker Wins PokerStars Championship Barcelona Main Event

PokerStars Championship Barcelona came to a close recently after Sebastian Sorensson won the Main Event and €987,043 ($1,177,081). Despite the recent terrorist attack in Barcelona, players from around the world came out in...