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Daniel Negreanu Triumphs in Opening Battle Against Doug Polk

Daniel Negreanu has raced to a commanding leading in his much anticipated (and bet on) match against Doug Polk. The two rivals played the first 200 of 25,000 hands inside the PokerGo studio in Las Vegas on November 4. The...

PokerStars Partners with Furia to Engage Latin American eSports Community

PokerStars has strengthened its long-standing ties with the eSports world by launching a new collaboration with Team Furia. The Brazilian eSports team is best known for its exploits in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive arena....

Phil Galfond Gains Some Momentum Despite Six-Figure Deficit

Phil Galfond enjoyed a mini comeback against Chance Kornuth this week, but he still trails his opponent by more than $230,000. The most recent batch of online battles suggest Galfond is far from a spent force. Indeed, with only...

Battlelines Drawn: Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk Gets Underway on November 1

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu will lock horns on November 1 in what could become one of the biggest heads-up matches in online poker history. The two pros have had a fractious relationship over the last few years. Polk has taken...

Chance Kornuth Fires Back in Phil Galfond Challenge

Chance Kornuth made a brief comeback in his high-stakes match against Phil Galfond over the weekend but he still has a deficit of more than $200,000 to make up. The recent upswing for Kornuth put a $79,000 dent in Galfond’s...

Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Kornuth As He Prepares to For Another Challenge

Phil Galfond has extended his lead over Chance Kornuth and moved a step closer to winning a $250,000 side bet. The two high-stakes pros have been battling on WSOP.com for more than a week. An initial surge by Galfond was negated...

Game Changing Poker Bot from Facebook Beats Libratus

Facebook’s poker bot has raised the game and may not only pose a threat to humans but the top artificial intelligence (AI) player out there, Pluribus. The innovation, known as Recursive Belief-based Learning (ReBeL), has been...

The Sidemen Test their Poker Faces in New PokerStars Challenge

PokerStars has made a play for the YouTube generation with a new promotion featuring KSI and his crew, The Sidemen. The latest PR stunt sees the social media stars take on PokerStars pro Ben Spragg, aka Spraggy. Like similar pro...

Live Streams to Bring Touch of Authenticity to WPT World Online Championships

The WPT World Online Poker Championships starts today with a special charity invitational before its $100 million main event schedule gets underway. To give the online festival a touch of WPT authenticity, live streams will run...

Phil Galfond Adds to Online Entertainment Trend with HUNL Legends Showdown

Phil Galfond is using his position within the high-stakes community to create another online spectacle for poker fans. Fresh off his own online challenges, the American is preparing to host a showdown for the ages. Although...