Poker

WPT Sold to Element Partners for $78.25 Million

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has a new owner after Allied Esports Entertainment sold the company to Element Partners for $78.25 million. The deal was announced on January 19 and is expected to complete at the end of the month or...

Phil Galfond Extends Lead Over Chance Kornuth to $554,500

Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu are currently dominating the heads-up challenge headlines. However, Phil Galfond has reminded everyone that he’s still in fighting for supremacy against Chance Kornuth. The high-stakes star has...

$2 Million WPT Montreal Main Event Starts on Sunday

The 2021 WPT Montreal main event gets underway on January 17 but, due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, it will take place online. As it did in 2020, Partypoker will host the WPT’s latest series. This time around, there will be...

GGPoker Turns Tournaments Upside Down with Flip & Go Innovation

GGPoker has added another patch to its ever-expanding tapestry of products with an innovation it’s called Flip & Go. Described as the “latest unique tournament variant,” Flip & Go MTTs appear to be aimed at casual...

WSOP Winter Circuit Update: Battle for Final Ring Draws Closer

The GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit series is nearing its conclusion and, as expected, the list of winners is growing. All eyes are currently on the $1,700 main event which concludes later today. Ahead of the final champion...

Daniel Negreanu Will Fight Doug Polk Until Someone Busts

There’s been a lot going on in poker over the festive period with the WSOP wrapping up, but Doug Polk and Daniel Negreanu haven’t stopped grinding. The two high stakes stars took a bit of time off from their heads-up match...

Winamax Series Raises Standards and Sets Records in Southern Europe

Winamax is making waves in the European online poker market thanks to the latest instalment of its flagship tournament series. The nautical themed Winamax Series is back for the 29th time and, this winter, it’s carrying a €20...

WSOP Main Event Result: Damian Salas Wins Final Bracelet Battle

After a long and winding road to the final, Damian Salas is the new WSOP Main Event champion and $1 million richer. The Argentinian took on America’s Joseph Hebert last night in a heads-up battle for poker’s most coveted gold...

Norman Chad Starts Heated Debate Ahead of Poker Hall of Fame Finale

The finalists for this year’s WSOP Poker Hall of Fame are in and, already, some of the names on the list are causing a stir. As it does every year, the WSOP tries to identify the worthiest candidates through a mixture of public...

Partypoker Confirms 2021 Irish Poker Open Will Take Place Online

The Irish Poker Open won’t take place inside Dublin’s Citywest Hotel in 2021 due to COVID-19 but it will go down online. Europe’s longest running live poker tournament was an early casualty of the global pandemic in 2020....