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Chad Eveslage rose from the bottom half of the chip stacks to begin final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic to claim his second WPT title. The $1 million+ first prize took Eveslage’s lifetime live tournament earnings to $6.725 million. “Bunch of emotions, very tired, happy,” Eveslage told… Read more »
The final table is set at the Bellagio for this afternoon’s resumption of the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classis – well, the “not-quite” final table, at least. Seven men are left in the running for the more than $1 million prize, with the first knockout on Sunday officially setting the six-handed… Read more »
They wasted little time after getting the cards in the air on Wednesday for the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The field of 569 entries blasted past the $5 million guarantee for the tournament and, on Friday, the money bubble popped. As Day 3 concluded Friday evening, only 30… Read more »
Like death, taxes, and a Phil Hellmuth meltdown at the poker table, the World Poker Tour’s traditional trek to the Bellagio is upon us. The 2022 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic has Day 1 in the books and, from appearances, it looks like it will be a big one. The field size has not… Read more »
Poker is safe A month after it was announced, the ban on unregulated gambling streams on Twitch has gone into effect. The leading streaming platform has said it will be gentle in its enforcement at the outset, giving streamers a chance to get used to the policy. “….we know this may be an adjustment for… Read more »
Enjoyable alternative to regular online poker Last week, Meta announced that its new virtual reality device, the Meta Quest Pro, will be available for purchase on October 25. It is for the extreme VR enthusiast only, as it comes with a $1,500 price tag, nearly four times that of the established Meta Quest 2. My… Read more »
In early 2022, the province of Ontario was coming to the realization that change was afoot in the online gaming world, at least for them. The provincial government had passed regulations on all online gaming. This included virtually every gaming activity that Ontarians had previously gone to “rest of the world” companies to participate. Sports… Read more »
Earlier this year, the online gaming community in the province of Ontario, Canada, changed. Instead of having unfettered access to an array of online gaming options from around the world – sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), casino gaming, online poker, and other gaming choices – Ontarians became the only residents of Canada that were… Read more »
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame has announced the list of seven finalists for the Hall’s Class of 2022. The women are, in no particular order, Liv Boeree, Kristen Bicknell Foxen, Vanessa Selbst, Kara Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Terry King, and Angelica Hael. The public nomination process began in mid-August and closed on September 1.… Read more »
It has been a year of discontent for Daniel Negreanu. Sure, he had won more than a million dollars prior to the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl, but he had shot through that during the 2022 World Series of Poker by itself. Thus, Friday night was an enjoyable way for Negreanu to get the monkey… Read more »
Day Two for the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl is in the books, but the money bubble has yet to be popped. With only four players getting a cash from the tournament, one of the five men left when the final table resumes today will have nothing to show for their efforts. It is highly… Read more »
To say it has been a tough 2022 for Daniel Negreanu would be a more than accurate statement. It could also be said that you should not shed too many tears, considering his past success. That would all be reversed if he is able to hold on to the lead in the $300,000 buy in… Read more »
Jason Koon shows up when it counts The 2022 Poker Masters wrapped up on Monday, as Jason Koon took home the trophy in the tenth and final event, $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em. For the victory, Koon won the devilish sum of $666,000, taking his lifetime live tournament earnings to over $40 million. Perhaps shockingly, that only… Read more »
The 2022 Poker Masters is heading into its Main Event conclusion, but that is not stopping the jousting for position prior to that conclusion. In Event #9, Sean Winter emerged as the champion of the $25,000 tournament. Along with the win, Winter takes over as the leader in the race for the Purple Jacket (the… Read more »
Becoming a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion is a wonderful accomplishment. Having the specific feat be a first in poker history is even cooler. On Tuesday, David Tang won the WPT Australia Main Event, the first main tour stop in Australia in the WPT’s illustrious history. The total field was 710 players, generating a prize… Read more »
Millions still there for the taking The 2022 WSOP Online on GGPoker is down to the end, with just the $5,000 Main Event as the last bracelet event still to be completed. The tournament will play out its final table on Tuesday, as just nine players remain, all vying for the $2.8 million first prize.… Read more »
Frustrating day for everyone involved PokerStars was the victim of a Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on Sunday, forcing it to cancel a slew of tournaments, including all six Main Events of the 2022 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Sunday is normally the hottest day of week for online poker tournaments and with the WCOOP… Read more »
Despite sacrificing attention on their tournaments with an announcement that could have been made prior to the start of the event, the 2022 Poker Masters has rolled onward through this weekend. Three tournaments of the twelve on the schedule are now complete and the battle is on for the Purple Jacket. In the trio of… Read more »
It had long been rumored, but on Friday it became official. In a brief announcement, officials with the PokerGO Tour, the creation of the streaming channel of the same name, announced that two players had been suspended. “High Rollers” Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler, who at one point were 1-2 in the PokerGO Tour Player… Read more »
After the debacle regarding the Stairway to Millions II, PokerGO needed to make a solid comeback. Fortunately for them, the 2022 Poker Masters started on Wednesday, bringing what has been a tournament series that has proven to be popular. The first of its twelve event roster kicked off on Wednesday and played down to its… Read more »
Gambling addiction led to scamming viewers A scandal involving a popular Twitch streamer has is proving to be a catalyst for other streamers to urge the entertainment platform to ban gambling streams. Confirmed in a Discord call with top streamers Hasan Piker, Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo, and Félix “xQc” Lengyel, Abraham Jehad “Sliker” Mohammed admitted to… Read more »
Unfortunately for Paul Zappulla, his victory in the Stairway to Millions II Event #9, the $15,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, wasn’t the big story that came out of The Venetian on Saturday night. Faced with dwindling numbers and paying out massive overlays, the final two tournaments of the Stairway to Millions II – the $25,000… Read more »
There’s no way to sugarcoat this – the Stairway to Millions II is NOT doing very well. Event #9 of the Stairway to Millions II at The Venetian in Las Vegas had everything going for it. A $10,000 buy in tournament, a two-day schedule (meaning plenty of time for play), and the opportunity to earn… Read more »
It started off with Michael Wang, who already has two Stairway to Millions II trophies on his mantle, leading the way. Wang would not be around in the end, however, as Andre Butler defeated previous STM II victor Francis Anderson from picking up his second victory of the series. With the win, Butler captured a… Read more »
The Stairway to Millions II has been in action for the past week at The Venetian in Las Vegas (although the players don’t seem to have noticed…more on this momentarily), but there has been a breakout star. Michael Wang won back-to-back tournaments on the Stairway to Millions II schedule, raking in some decent coin on… Read more »
