Spring ahead PokerStars’ Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is one of the most highly anticipated internet poker festivals every year. Introduced in 2009, it popularized the three-tiered buy-in structure, now a common sight at online poker rooms. SCOOP is typically in May, its conclusion cozying up to the start of the World Series of… Read more »
After five days of battle on the green baize at Resorts World Las Vegas, the final table has been determined in the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas Main Event. It may appear that it is Thomas Boivin’s tournament to lose, as he has built a massive stack of 12.545 million chips for battle… 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 »
When the schedule came out for 2025, many people noted how one of the preeminent stops on the European Poker Tour, Paris, was left off the roster of events. At the time, EPT officials cited the political situation in France as the reason for not returning to the “City of Lights.” Those differences have apparently… Read more »
Shuffle up and watch the deal Two rivals teaming up for the good of the people. Crazy, I know, but that’s what’s happening with GGPoker and PokerStars this summer. GGPoker, the world’s largest online poker room, owns the World Series of Poker. PokerGO is the exclusive broadcaster, via its subscription livestream service, of the 2025… Read more »
Slide, not throw PokerStars has announced that, in an effort to prevent cheating, slide dealing will soon become the standard method with which to deal cards in all live events. It was first introduced at last year’s EPT Barcelona, will be used in select events at the upcoming EPT Monte-Carlo, and will be “fully implemented”… Read more »
One of the unique things about PokerStars is that they are consistently looking to innovate for the poker playing clientele. Come this April, one of the longest-lived online poker operations in the world will make its first foray into the live poker world in the U.S. The inaugural PokerStars Open Series will kick off the… Read more »
First phased Sunday Million in PokerStars history As PokerStars approaches the 19th anniversary of its iconic Sunday Million tournament, the online poker room has announced that it is now “Sunday Million Season.” Sunday Million Season will span six weeks, February 23 to April 6, culminating with the $6 million guaranteed Sunday Million 19th Anniversary event.… Read more »
Leaderboard for all buy-ins PokerStars is offering tournament players a shot to become sponsored members of Team PokerStars Pro by playing in live events across Europe. In an announcement this week, Stars introduced PokerStars Live League, a leaderboard competition for its European events in 2025. Everyone who plays in European Poker Tour (EPT) events and… Read more »
Binary Decision Making Love to gamble, but poker is just too slow for you? Need to put your money on the line with nearly zero thought, but are too high-brow for slots? PokerStars has a new game for you: All-In Poker. All-In Poker is a short-stack, six-max cash game with a fixed buy-in of five… Read more »
After years of trying, Lex Veldhuis finally came through. On Monday, the Team PokerStars Pro and prolific streamer won his very first Championship of Online Poker on Stars, taking the crown in the $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans event in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The high stakes tournament attracted the world’s best online… Read more »
After their massive success last year, you knew that they would be back in 2024. PokerStars announced last week that its North American Poker Tour stop in Las Vegas will return in November. The location once again will be Resorts World Las Vegas, which will host several big tournaments during a ten-day run in the… Read more »
Cool million The PokerStars 18th Anniversary Sunday Million concluded Tuesday evening and it was Brazil’s “CrossBreed17” who was the last player standing to win the $1 million first prize. He defeated “Sunday Melon” in a 90-minute heads-up match, livestreamed on PokerStars’ Twitch channel. The tournament had an $8 million guaranteed prize pool, which is where… Read more »
At least we know the dates While the schedule is not yet complete, PokerStars has announced that the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will run May 5-29, 2024. The 16th edition of one of the biggest online tournament events of the year will “cover all the bases of tournament poker, with multiple poker variants,… Read more »
The purpose of government is to do the best things for as many people as possible. This can run from making decisions on taxation to something as simple as whether they can play online casino games and poker. In Ontario, there could be a bit of buyer’s remorse as they are potentially looking at rejoining… Read more »
PokerStars tournament players got an unexpected, pleasant surprise last week when someone at the poker room inadvertently (at least we assume it was) set the guarantee on a tournament to 11 times its normal size. On February 21, the $82 buy-in “Hot $82” tourney had a $56,000 guaranteed prize pool, which seems high for an… Read more »
Big decision Flutter Entertainment, the parent company of PokerStars, FanDuel, and Betfair, among many other brands, began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday. As of the writing of this article, shares in FLUT are at $207.00, up 0.98% on the day. Flutter doesn’t plan on stopping there, though. Currently listed on… Read more »
Player-friendly change PokerStars has announced a change to its policy governing online satellites to live regional events, designed to provide players with more flexibility. Previously, if a person won a seat in a tournament on a regional tour, like the UKIPT or Eureka Poker Tour, that was it. They couldn’t play in any more satellites.… Read more »
Something for everyone PokerStars has announced a revamp of its rewards program, calling it “fairer” and “more transparent.” Slated to switch over on January 22, the new system aims to reward high volume players more while not punishing casual players for not putting in the grind. The first big change that PokerStars discusses in its… Read more »
Here’s a phrase we haven’t been able to use in about a dozen years. Saturday will mark the true return of the North American Poker Tour to the tournament scene as the final table of their stop at Resorts World Las Vegas takes place. The final seven men from the 1095-entry field have been determined… Read more »
Benny Glaser is on a run the likes that has rarely been seen in the online poker world, if, in fact, it has ever been seen before. On Monday, the man who goes by “RunGodlike” on PokerStars, won his sixth title of the 2023 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), breaking the series record.… Read more »
Back from the dead Well here’s something: PokerStars has announced the resurrection of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT), more than 12 years after its sudden demise. Just one tour stop, NAPT Las Vegas, is cemented at the moment. Running November 4-12, 2023, the poker festival will be held at Resorts World Las Vegas, a… Read more »
France’s Lucien “Ratman” Cohen won the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event on Monday, putting him in the unique position as the victor of the largest live tournament in PokerStars history. The 7,398-entry field at Casino Barcelona generated a €7,102,080 prize pool and a €676,230 first prize for Cohen. It was so large that an… Read more »
The full schedule is yet to come, but PokerStars has announced that the inaugural North American Championship of Online Poker (NACOOP) is set for September 15 – October 2. NACOOP will span more than 70 events and offer over $7 million in guaranteed prize pools. While it is the very first NACOOP, it is not… Read more »
As if there isn’t enough live poker going on to keep players happy, PokerStars is offering the latest version of their World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Beginning on September 10, PokerStars will be offering a massive 110-event schedule that covers virtually every discipline that is available in the world of poker. Not only does… Read more »
