Tournaments

Latest partypoker LIVE Event Makes a Lasting Impression

partypoker LIVE might have only burst onto the scene at the start of 2017, but already it’s impressing seasoned tournament pros. When the partypoker LIVE tournament bus headed to the UK’s Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) poker...

Deal Between World Poker Tour and PokerStars Marks a Shift in Live Tournament World

The World Poker Tour (WPT) and PokerStars have joined forces for what could be an interesting new development in the live tournament arena. With live tournaments getting tougher to win, costs increasing and players being expected...

888poker Offers 10 Million Ways this Year’s World Series of Poker Could be Bigger than Ever

888poker, the official partner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), is promising to boost this year’s Main Event jackpot to $10 million. As part of its push to attract more players to qualify for the $10,000 Main Event via...

NBC Sports Network to Air Poker Central Content

NBC Sports Group and Poker Central have agreed a deal that will see some of the game’s biggest stars broadcast to millions of home in the US. According to an April 3 announcement by Poker Central, the new deal will see the...

English Poker Pro Charlie Carrel Becomes TV Star in UK Documentary

English poker pro Charlie Carrel has done his bit to give the game some more exposure by appearing in a TV show about his life. Titled “How’d You Get So Rich” and set to air on the UK’s Channel 4 on April...

PokerStars’ SCOOP is Back with $55 Million Up For Grabs

PokerStars’ annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) has just been announced and this year there are some interesting changes to the schedule. As ever, the online tournament series will feature buy-ins at three...

WSOPE High Roller for One Drop Packed with Stars Months in Advance

This year’s World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) looks set to be another glitzy affair thanks to a burgeoning list of players already registered for this year’s One Drop charity event. As part of the WSOP’s...

Commerce Casino Bans Cell Phones and Shades in New

The Commerce Casino in Los Angeles is planning to make live poker “fun” with a new tournament it’s called “the social experiment.” Under the guidance of tournament director Matt Savage, the Commerce...

WPT500 Los Angeles Poker Tour Stop Announced

The World Poker Tour has just announced a new stop and it will be a favorite among many of the poker pros on tour. From May 21-31, The Gardens in Hawaiian Gardens, California will play host to the $565 buy-in, $1 million...

World Poker Tour Cancels Korea National Event Because of Air Strikes

The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) planned trip to South Korea has been cancelled at the last minute due to airline strikes and growing political unrest in the area. Cancelling a tournament just days before the scheduled start...