Poker

PokerStars Gears Up for Season of Value with Sunday Million and SCOOP

PokerStars is gearing up for a mammoth few weeks of MTT action that will include a special Sunday Million and the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). First up in PokerStars’ season of added value is the 15th...

Surprise Bid by Bally’s Corp. May Halt WPT Sale to Element Partners

A new bidder has made a last-minute move to buy the World Poker Tour (WPT) and its parent company Allied Entertainment for $100 million. It had been previously announced that Allied Entertainment would sell the WPT to Element...

A Live WSOP Will Happen in 2021, but We Don’t Know When

A live version of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will happen this year, we just don’t know when or how. The poker industry’s oracle, aka Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers, has his finger on the pulse like few others, particularly...

Sen. Tom Cotton Looking to Revive UIGEA with His Anti-Gambling Advert Bill

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) may be about to rear its ugly head and threaten the US online gaming industry thanks to Senator Tom Cotton. The junior Senator for Arkansas has reintroduced a bill aimed at...

Chess Champion Ottomar Ladva Beats Pros at their Own Game to Win Millions Online Title

Chess grandmaster Ottomar Ladva has shown that skill knows no bounds when it comes to games by winning the Millions Online Super High Roller. The four-time Estonian chess champion not only beat some of poker’s finest at their...

Jason Koon Survives Day 1 of Star-Studded Millions Online Super High Roller

The Partypoker Millions Online series is in full swing and the big boys have been out in force this week thanks to the main event and six-max super high roller. First up on the menu was the $5,300 main event. The MTT stands as...

Daniel Dvoress Leads Partypoker Millions Online Main Event

The Partypoker Millions Online main event got underway on February 21 with 591 hopefuls lining up for a shot at glory. With a $5 million guarantee and a major title up for grabs, poker’s elite were out in force. However, for...

WPT Spring Festival Helps Tour Break New Ground

The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Spring Festival is underway some of the game’s finest are currently mixing it up on the Poker King app. Not only is it the first WPT main event to take place exclusively on a mobile app, the $300...

Three Pros Take Shots At Phil Hellmuth As Heads-Up Fever Takes Hold

He can dodge bullets and win more WSOP bracelets than anybody else, but everyone still wants a piece of Phil Hellmuth. With recent high-stakes heads-up matches captivating poker fans around the world, it’s hardly surprising...

PokerStars Fighting Back in Southern Europe with €15 Million Carnaval Series

PokerStars is getting ready to party in Southern Europe with two new festivals offering at least €15 million in prize money. The Carnaval Series will feature more than 300 MTTs with buy-ins ranging from €5 to €250. To...