The 2026 World Series of Poker is into its second weekend of the schedule, and players have become accustomed to the daily grind of the tournament. One of the highlights of the past few days has been the victory by poker professional Jeff Madsen, who came off the short stack to win the $1,500 Dealer’s… Read more »
While it was a historic final table for the PokerGO Tour’s 2026 U.S. Poker Open, David Coleman was having none of it. Coming into the final table with the chip lead, Coleman put up with much of the attention going to the three ladies who assumed seats against him on Wednesday afternoon. With that said,… Read more »
The first of a series of one-day tournaments is in the books at the 2026 PokerGO Cup. These tournaments reflect a change in the PGT’s format, which usually sees a two-day tournament rather than cramming it into one day of action. It didn’t seem to keep the players away, however, as they played into Thursday… Read more »
It is often said that it isn’t where you start, but where you end. Clemen Deng was the epitome of that axiom on Tuesday night at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, as he started the final table of Event #1 of the 2026 PGT Last Chance Series as the short stack. By the end,… Read more »
It may be early, but it appears that Jesse Lonis’ dominance in 2025 will continue into 2026. After Day One of Event #1 of the 2026 PokerGO Tour Last Chance Series, Lonis is the overwhelming leader at the final table. How “overwhelming?” Lonis holds more than three million chips more than Poker Hall of Famer… Read more »
After twelve months of combat on the baize around the world, you would think that there would be some consensus regarding the two Player of the Year races. Alas, that might be a hope that will never come to pass. For 2025, the two major POY countdowns – CardPlayer Magazine and the Global Poker Index… Read more »
If you hadn’t noticed, Las Vegas has been a little busy of late with poker tournament action. The PokerGO Tour has had a couple of events run, but last week, the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) entered the fray, with a $50,000 Super High Roller tournament and a $5,000 Main Event that offered something… Read more »
After the 2025 World Series of Poker, Jesse Lonis was riding high on the different Player of the Year races in poker. The thought that Lonis’ lead was insurmountable has begun to crumble, however, as we enter the homestretch of the 2025 Player of the Year races. With just weeks to go before the end… Read more »
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 »
The streaming service PokerGO has delivered many a new “made for streaming” tournament series for poker fans. There seems to be one format, however, that PokerGO has not broached yet – a team competition. Here is a proposal for a team format that PokerGO might be able to get behind, and we’re going to name… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker is in the books, and the results from the 100-tournament schedule are now being seen on the different Player of the Year races. One thing is constant, however – that Jesse Lonis is having one of the finest seasons in his poker career. Lonis is not only atop the… Read more »
We are a week away from the 2025 World Series of Poker. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas are prepping for action, wheeling out the massive piles of tournament chips for poker’s greatest tournament and evaluating the dealers’ acumen. The players are also getting ready, as many competitors are looking to move up the ladder… Read more »
In what turned out to be a series of runs, it became the last run that was the best. Powering his way to the championship of the penultimate $15,000 tournament, Jesse Lonis capped an outstanding run at the PokerGO Tour Studios in Las Vegas with a deep run in the $25,000 Main Event. Along with… Read more »
It is said that the true test of a poker player is their abilities in games other than Texas Hold’em. If that is the case, then David ‘Chino’ Rheem is making a case to be considered amongst the best who have graced the baize. At the halfway mark of the PokerGO Tour Pot Limit Omaha… Read more »
Lost amid the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker (seriously, World Poker Tour…have you not learned by now to NOT hold these things right before the WSOP?) was the fact that the WPT finished off some of their delayed final tables from earlier this year. One of those final tables was the Seminole… Read more »
Later this week, the 55th Annual World Series of Poker will begin its play. The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas will be abuzz as both professional and the greenest amateur players look to claim poker’s biggest prize. There is also another prize on the line for these players – ranking points on the two major… Read more »
The World Poker Tour’s visit to Oklahoma continued through Sunday as the money bubble popped in their $3500 Main Event. After the Day 1B players were counted, the $2 million guaranteed prize pool was topped, by a healthy margin, and the money started flowing. After Day Two, a former champion of this event, James Mackey,… Read more »
With the end of the 2024 U. S. Poker Open last week, the 2024 PokerGO Tour season seemed to be at a good point to examine the standings. After a couple of tournament series off because they were not his games (Omaha and the Mixed Game series), David Coleman dropped out of the lead in… Read more »
The 2024 U. S. Poker Open is now in the books, and the finale presented a bit of drama on the way to crowning champions. In the $25,000 Championship Event, Stephen Chidwick outlasted a tough final table to capture the title. Chidwick’s efforts would land him in second place in the overall race, however, as… Read more »
The 2024 U. S. Poker Open has reached the halfway mark following the conclusion of Event #4 on Friday night. On Thursday, Dan Smith made rapid work of the final table as he stormed to the title. Friday brought another championship on the PokerGO Tour for David Coleman, who is looking to get back to… Read more »
The 2024 U. S. Poker Open is alive once again! The PokerGO Studios at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is the place for all the poker action over the next ten days, and the players are not wasting any time getting down to business. On Tuesday, Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel continued… Read more »
The PokerGO Tour is back in action at ARIA in Las Vegas, but this time around it isn’t for anything remotely related to Texas Hold’em. This time around it is all about the Omaha version of the game, as the 2024 PGT Pot Limit Omaha (PLO) Series kicks off a festival of tournaments (and the… Read more »
In the race for the 2024 Poker Player of the Year, the two major ranking systems have seen a complete changeover. A few weeks ago, the PokerGO Tour’s events – and their champions – dominated the standings. As we get ready to complete the first quarter of 2024, another tournament schedule on the international circuit… Read more »
With the advent of a new calendar year, that also brings a new tournament poker season for the poker world. Around the world, players will square off over the baize to battle it out for massive amounts of money (of course), but some of these combatants will also be in a fight to determine the… Read more »
