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The fight for the championship of the 2025 PokerGO Tour PLO Series II is heating up, and so is Sean Winter. After coming up short in two consecutive events, Winter would finally break through in his third bite at the apple. After Winter’s victory in Event #5 (and Bryce Yockey’s win in Event #6), Winter… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour PLO Series II is displaying the skills of the four-card masters this week in Las Vegas. Over the weekend, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel picked up his first PGT title of 2025 in Event #3, while Ben Lamb put his name in the mix for the PLO Series II championship. In… Read more »
Reevaluated the economics In a stunning turn of events, MGM has withdrawn from the race for one of three casino licenses for downstate New York. In a press release, MGM Yonkers, Inc. said, “….the competitive and economic assumptions underpinning our application have shifted, altering our return expectations on the proposed $2.3 billion investment.” “The newly… Read more »
It has been a good run of late for Polish poker professional Tomasz Brzezinski. Two months ago at the European Poker Tour Main Event in Barcelona, Brzezinski battled for the championship before coming up short in finishing fourth (with a €493,250 check to console him for his loss). This time around at the EPT Malta… Read more »
Lied about having inside information Poker pro Cory Zeidman has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for defrauding sports bettors out of millions of dollars over the course of a decade and a half. After initially denying the accusations, Zeidman pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in December… Read more »
Over the course of poker’s televised history, there have been plenty of excellent “made-for-television” creations. There have also been those that were a bit questionable. Where the latest partnership will go may yet be seen, but the World Poker Tour and Creator Television, a stable of “content creators,” have joined forces to create a new… Read more »
There was plenty of drama as the final players came to the felt for the finale to the 2025 Poker Masters, the $25,000 Main Event. Four men had a chance at taking the overall title for the festival and capturing the Purple Jacket, making the seven-handed final table critical to that outcome. In the end,… Read more »
The 2025 Poker Masters has once again lived up to its prestige, generating million-dollar prize pools. What it hasn’t done, however, is hand out its biggest prize, the Purple Jacket, signifying the overall champion. The $25,000 Main Event is currently underway, but before that, Nguyen Le and Justin Saliba tossed their hats in the ring… Read more »
The final two $10,000 tournaments on the 2025 Poker Masters schedule are in the books, and they crowned two familiar faces. Alex Foxen would use his victory in Event #6 to not only put his name in the mix for the Poker Masters Purple Jacket but also to put his name on top of the… Read more »
It has been a busy week around the PokerGO Studios at ARIA in Las Vegas. A trio of players have earned titles during the 2025 Poker Masters, allowing them to stake their claim to the vaunted Purple Jacket. Leading that race right now is Mitchell Halverson, who has started with three strong finishes in tournaments… Read more »
Two events are now in the books at the 2025 Poker Masters, including the championship of the $1,000,000 Showcase. In that tournament, David Coleman would rage through the field in capturing the first title of the 2025 Poker Masters. On Tuesday, Event #2’s finale was entered into the books, with Mike Zulker picking up the… Read more »
The first event of the 2025 Poker Masters, the $1,000,000 Showcase, has been battling over three days now. After two opening days saw the guarantee smashed, Sunday’s action began to hand out some of the prize pool that had been generated. By the end of the action tonight, Andrew Ostapchenko and David Coleman were the… Read more »
It is one of the crown jewels of the PokerGO Tour schedule. For the tenth time, Poker Masters has hit the stage at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, and they are kicking it off with a bang. Event #1 of the schedule is a $1 million guaranteed, $5,000 buy-in tournament, and as expected, the… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour had a rather rough ride with their PGT Bounty Blitz “made for streaming” tournament. The fields for that schedule of $5000 tournaments never cracked fifty players in any event, but the PGT got the sour taste out of their mouths with a stirring tournament at Venetian Las Vegas. Battling through a stacked… Read more »
In a very short time, the World Poker Tour’s World Championship has become a “must-attend” event on the poker tournament calendar. Not only is it the conclusion of the season for the venerable touring circuit, but it is also the “last chance” for many players to potentially right their season after some travails. The WPT… Read more »
They started the day at the top of the standings of the European Poker Tour’s Main Event stop in Barcelona, and they would end the day as the final two men. After battling for several hours, France’s Thomas Eychenne and Romania’s Sebastian Ionita finally reached the point where a deal was hammered out, with each… Read more »
It has been a long week of poker, at least for six men who will come back to the felt on Sunday at the Casino Barcelona. The 2025 European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event has worked its way down to the final six combatants vying for one of the biggest titles on the circuit. Along… Read more »
Another day is in the books for the 2025 European Poker Tour stop at the Casino Barcelona. On Wednesday, the money bubble popped, and some of the €9 million-plus prize pool began to be distributed. After a full day of action, 103 players are still in contention for the top prize of €1.4 million at… Read more »
For the first time, the 2025 European Poker Tour’s Main Event came together under one roof. Day Two of the €5000 Main Event completed action last night at the Casino Barcelona, and they would stop just short of popping the money bubble. That was OK for chip leader Jacob Amsellem, who went to sleep knowing… Read more »
After a lengthy hiatus for the World Series of Poker, the European Poker Tour is back in action. Traveling to the Casino Barcelona for one of their most popular stops, the 2025 EPT Barcelona once again has drawn the crème of the European tournament poker world – and some interlopers from the Americas – to… Read more »
In what was likely the richest poker game ever publicly broadcast, Daniel “Jungleman” Cates beat Finland’s Ossi “Monarch” Ketola in a series of heads-up matches to profit an incredible €13 million ($15.1 million). Streamed on the Onyx Live YouTube channel as part of the Onyx Super High Roller Series Cyprus, the six one-on-one contests treated… Read more »
The long post-World Series of Poker slumber is just about over. The World Poker Tour is back in action (albeit overseas), while the European Poker Tour is live again in Barcelona. The PokerGO Tour is also preparing to restart the second half of its 2025 season, with the battle at the top of the PokerGO… Read more »
That’s not how poker works ClubWPT Gold has left the poker community bewildered, wondering if the new feature in its poker client is there for pure profit, a troll, or because the site thinks it actually benefits the game. On Thursday, the sweepstakes online poker site introduced a button at the virtual tables labeled “Reveal… Read more »
We have been focusing quite a bit on the all-time money leaders in the world of poker of late. Why? This is the way that we in the poker world keep score. You can also go by the number of World Series of Poker bracelets won, or World Poker Tour or European Poker Tour final… Read more »
This is what is known as the “lull” in the tournament poker calendar. It is after the completion of the World Series of Poker, but it is before any real tournament action has resumed. Thus, we get sidetracked by little things like this, a playful spat between World Poker Tour Executive Tournament Director Matt Savage… Read more »
