Poker Tournament News
There were 177 poker players who went to bed happy last night, as they made it through Day 2 of the 2019 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open, surviving the money bubble which burst on the last hand of the night. Leading the pack is Alex Aqel with 1.260 million chips. Chase Bianchi… Read more »
Do you want a venue record? Because this is how you get a venue record. After the two starting flights of the 2019 World Poker Tour (WPT) Borgata Winter Poker Open, a total of 1,204 entries have been paid, only about 100 shy of the all-time record for any WPT Borgata stop, set in 2011… Read more »
He didn’t eliminate everyone at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Russia Main Event final table – he missed the first knockout – but Denys Shafikov began with the chip lead and cruised all the way to heads-up en route to winning the title and $255,258. Shafikov had 5.335 million chips to start the six-handed final… Read more »
One of the most popular events on the World Poker Tour (WPT) kicked off on Sunday, as Day 1A of the 2019 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open got off to a great start. There were 424 entries on the first of two starting flights, already 81 more than last year. The tournament allows for unlimited… Read more »
Somewhat overshadowed in the early stages of the 2019 tournament poker season has been action “Down Under.” The 2019 Aussie Millions schedule has been being played over the past week with several preliminary events already in the books. One of the bigger tournaments of the early schedule, the $25,000 Challenge, wrapped up yesterday as players… Read more »
The final of the three starting flights of the 2019 World Poker Tour (WPT) Russia Main Event came and went on Wednesday and as expected, Day 1C was the largest of the trio. Days 1A and 1B combined at 96 entries, but Day 1C alone saw another 122 entries pay the buy-in to bring the… Read more »
Well, it has yet to eclipse 100 players, probably guaranteeing that it will be one of the smallest events ever on the Main Tour portion of the World Poker Tour, but WPT Russia has already beaten all of the three WPT Tournaments of Champions, finishing Day 1B at 96 entries. There is still Day 1C… Read more »
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to host a World Poker Tour event in your own house? Impossible, right? Not at all, if your house is in Sochi, Russia. The WPT Russia Main Event kicked off on Monday and it has attracted a field that, so far, could comfortably fit in my… Read more »
The World Series of Poker continued its trickle of updates last week, this time announcing the schedule for all of the events this summer that will cost $10,000 or more to enter. There are 20 such tournaments at the 2019 WSOP, including, of course the $10,000 Main Event, which had been previously announced. One of… Read more »
When the best players in the game today are discussed, his is a name you seldom hear mentioned. You’ll hear about the best Germans – Fedor Holz, Dominik Nitsche, Rainer Kempe, among others – or about Justin Bonomo or Michael Mizrachi here in the U. S. With his victory in the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure… Read more »
What started with 865 is now down to just six as the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) Main Event has reached the final table stage. Chino Rheem is the chip leader going into Wednesday’s action, holding 7.550 million chips. After Rheem is Scott Wellenbach with 6.015 million chips; the Canadian qualified for the $10,300 Main Event… Read more »
As if being at the Atlantis Resort Casino on Paradise Island in the Bahamas wasn’t enough for the denizens of poker, Friday and Saturday saw the start of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event. After two days of competition (and, for the first time ever, one reentry allowed per player), 842 entries have been received… Read more »
While Alex Foxen was able to emerge as the overall Player of the Year on the Global Poker Index (and on the States of America rankings), it is important to realize that the game of poker stretches over much more than just the U. S. Other countries had some interesting fights for their individual POY… Read more »
When they first conceived of it, it was probably in the back of the minds of the bosses at PokerStars that one of the recipients of their $30,000 Platinum Pass would win the event. That came to fruition on Thursday night as Ramon Colillas, one of 320 players who received a free roll into the… Read more »
Because I live in a place devoid of both brick-and-mortar poker rooms and (legal, regulated) online poker, I do not play much poker these days. When I did play frequently, one of the highlights of my poker life was when my boss bought me into a $100 re-buy tournament that our site (the former parent… Read more »
The focus of the poker world is on the Bahamas right now and the $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship, but the World Series of Poker doesn’t want us to forget the granddaddy of them all. On Wednesday, the WSOP released the dates of thirteen more events for the 50th anniversary of the annual poker festival. Several… Read more »
The money bubble burst on Day 3 of the $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) and by the end of the day, only 38 players remained from the 207 that began Tuesday’s action. A thousand players have fallen by the wayside since the tournament started (a thousand one to be exact, but that doesn’t sound as… Read more »
As my colleague Earl Burton so dutifully told you the other day, the $25,000 PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em Players Championship (PSPC), the most anticipated part of the 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), smashed the record for the largest live $25,000 poker tournament of all time, eclipsing the 1,000 entry mark. Another 26 players signed up before… Read more »
It was a big point of discussion when PokerStars came up with the idea of the PokerStars Players’ Championship. Just how big would it be? Would those who didn’t get Platinum Passes – the $30K “golden ticket” that was handed out to over 300 people over the last year – come out? As it turned… Read more »
As most of the States of America and Europe shiver their way through another winter, there are hundreds of players (and perhaps their loved ones) heading to more pleasant climes. If it is the start of January, it is time for the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, which begins on Saturday. Kicking it Off with a Bang… Read more »
Twelve months…literally hundreds if not thousands of tournaments annotated, counted and compiled…so what do we find as we reach the end of 2018 regarding the Poker Player of the Year? It’s a split decision with plenty of players who can claim to be one of the Top Ten in the world and two who can… Read more »
Battling through an eight-hour final table featuring some of the toughest high-stakes players in the world, Isaac Haxton emerged victorious in the fifth running of the Super High Roller Bowl. In taking down the $300,000 buy in event, Haxton pocketed over a $3 million payday for his efforts. Come in as The Leader, Leave as… Read more »
Paul Michaelis won the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event Tuesday, the first EPT title of his career. This was the second consecutive year that he had a deep run at this event, finishing 28th last year when the tournament was branded as the PokerStars Championship Prague. Michaelis won €840,000 (approximately $953,646) for the… Read more »
Atlanta is a sprawling metropolis and my life here for nearly two decades has been fantastic, but a poker mecca it is not. Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina is probably the closest venue for a decent poker room and it’s a three to four hour drive from my house. I may give it a… Read more »
As the holidays approach, the philanthropic nature of the poker community is coming out. Over the next couple of weeks in Las Vegas, there are two prominent charity poker events on the calendar, raising money for very worthy causes at a very critical time. South Point Casino Hosts Charity Event for Boys & Girls Club… Read more »
