Tournaments

Chino Rheem Wins Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Finale

Chino Rheem won his third WPT title on Thursday night, joining a select group of just three other players who have achieved this milestone. Rheem defeated Aditya Prasetyo heads-up at the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown Finale...

NFL’s Sammy Watkins Chooses Poker Over Training

NFL star Sammy Watkins chose poker over training earlier this week but it’s unlikely he’ll face any disciplinary from the Buffalo Bills. Watkins, who plays as a wide receiver, has been with the Bills since 2014 after...

PokerStars New Jersey Announces “Run It Up” Live Event as Marketing Push Continues

It took PokerStars New Jersey less than two weeks in operation to overtake the WSOP/888 and Party Borgata online card rooms in the Garden State, and the Amaya-owned property is only getting started with its marketing campaign to...

World Poker Tour Deal with Adda52 to Improve Poker in India

The World Poker Tour (WPT) has announced a multi-year deal with the largest poker website in India, Adda52.com. The site, which offers online poker games legally certified by iTech Labs, will become an official partner of the WPT...

Tiger Woods’ Poker Charity Event Returns to MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 29, Phil Hellmuth to Host Once Again

Tiger Woods is back at it. No, not golf, but raising money for his charity, the Tiger Woods Foundation. Now in its 20th year, Tiger’s non-profit organization promotes community-based programs that allow children to prosper...

Global Poker League Lands “Breaking Bad” Star Aaron Paul, Actor Joins Maria Ho’s LA Sunset

The Global Poker League’s (GPL) objective is to grow interest in poker and transition the sport into an easily digestible format. Visionary Alexandre Dreyfus said the goal was to “sportify” the card game, but...

Global Poker League Finale to Light Up Iconic Wembley Venue

The Global Poker League (GPL) is set to get underway on April 5 and after 19 weeks of action the inaugural tournament series will conclude with a finale inside London’s SSE Arena, Wembley. Announcing the latest details of...

Joe McKeehen Blames Media for WSOP Changes in Twitter Tirade

Joe McKeehen, the 2015 WSOP Main Event champion, isn’t happy with the WSOP or the poker media over the decision to alter the start time of many events this summer. Despite having 7.6 million reasons to be happy (he won $...

2016 WSOP Schedule Released, Controversy Abounds with Event Overlaps

The 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule is out, and this year, there are some good and some not-so-good tweaks to the overall format. Boasting a total of 69 events, the 2016 WSOP will be bigger and better than ever, but...

2016 World Series of Poker to Allow Team Play

The 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be testing out the notion that poker is a sport this summer when it introduces the concept of team play to the festival. Announced earlier this week on the RMC Poker Show by WSOP...