After a lengthy hiatus, the European Poker Tour has returned to action at Casino Barcelona in Spain. The €5,000 buy-in event was quite popular with the players and, as of Wednesday, had played down to the final 28 players. Leading the way into the Day Five action on Thursday at the 2026 EPT Barcelona will… Read more »
Most of the time in a poker tournament, the crème DOESN’T rise to the top. Poker is an egalitarian process, uncaring of how many times you have won or whether you have even played the game at all. At the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is only one scoreboard that matters – how much money have you won? With this fact in mind (and before the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker), Poker News Daily has headed over to The Hendon Mob poker database with a critical question: Who are the all-time… Read more »
Despite efforts, the tournament poker world has been impacted by the “high roller” events on the various 2025 Player of the Year races. Since the creation of the PokerGO Tour in 2021 and the addition of other events like the Triton Super High Roller Series, players don’t have to wait for major tournaments on the… Read more »
The action in Paris has been brisk, so much so that Day Three for the European Poker Tour’s stop in the City of Lights has been completed. The massive field was in the money for the start of Day Three, with each of the 174 players left receiving a piece of the €7.7 million-plus prize… Read more »
The long, summertime slog of the 2022 World Series of Poker has come to an end. Yes, there was still some business to take care of after Espen Jorstad captured poker’s World Championship on Saturday, but it took place after all the cameras went away. The final bracelet of the 2022 WSOP was the 2022… Read more »
The first two events of the 2022 PokerGO Cup are in the books, and it is an example of someone who has taken a long time to reach the pinnacle and someone who seems poised to threaten for the overall supremacy of the “high roller” elite. One overarching theme, however, is the smaller fields than… Read more »
Much like they did during their most recent stop in Florida, the World Poker Tour has dipped their toes back into the live tournament waters. They have ventured to The Venetian in Las Vegas for the WPT DeepStacks Venetian, a $500,000 guaranteed tournament that has already blown away their guarantee in just the Day 1A… Read more »
Wrapping up a successful start for their 13th season, the European Poker Tour crowned two champions on Sunday at the Casino Barcelona in Spain. In the €5000 Main Event, Sebastian Malec took the lead early on and wouldn’t let it go, while the €10,000 High Roller saw Connor Drinan emerge from a strong pack of… Read more »
The first Main Event of the European Poker Tour’s (EPT) Season 11 is in the home stretch. Day 4 of the EPT Barcelona Main Event is in the books and just 25 players remain of the 102 that began Monday’s action. It is an extremely tight race for the number one spot with Bram Haenraets… Read more »
As their counterpart in the United States, the World Poker Tour, wraps up their Season XII schedule on Saturday night, the European Poker Tour began the final leg of its Season Ten scheduled with their Grand Final at the Monte Carlo Casino in Monaco. Day 1A of the Main Event is in the books and… Read more »
The PokerStars Macau poker room at Casino Grand Lisboa is set to host the quarterly Macau Poker Cup from Sept. 1-5. The series features six tournaments, including a charity event that benefits a local aid organization, plus live satellites to the flagship Red Dragon tournament, which will begin on Sept. 3. The Macau Poker Cup’s… Read more »
The thought going through everybody’s mind here at the Bellagio on Day 4 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship is that players are dropping at a very rapid rate. As it stands, we’re already down to three tables. Remember, the plan is for this event to last until there’s a final table entering Saturday… Read more »
Day 3 from the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship hasn’t been totally eventful outside of a big splash made during one of the breaks. We mean “big splash” literally, as during the break, most players were drenched thanks to the Bellagio water show. During the break, most players went outside for a breath of fresh… Read more »
It was an interesting eight hours of Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship. There were still players buying into the event as late as Level 8, which was about halfway through the day. Players like Phil Hellmuth, Freddy Deeb, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, and Howard Lederer all showed up late to the party. … Read more »
Poker News Daily is going to be coming to you live from the WPT Championship at the Bellagio all week. Check back frequently for the latest updates, video interviews and more. Read more »
