The WSOP Circuit series continues to reward players with rings and cash California poker pro Michael Persky has had a successful year so far in 2023. He won $175,595 at the first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Graton Main Event six weeks ago, then took the WSOPC Thunder Valley $1,700 Buy-In Main Event for
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WPT expands WPT Prime lineup with new international stops
The WPT will return to France and Italy in the upcoming season The World Poker Tour (WPT), partnering with TexaPoker, has announced three WPT Prime events in France and Italy for the 2024 season. WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence, Sanremo and Paris were all confirmed after great success in 2023. The affordable Prime events are popular on
The WSOP Circuit leaderboard has a new leader
Ari Engel adds his 16th WSOP Circuit ring to take control of the board Canadian poker star Ari Engel was tied for 15th for the most World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings at the start of the $400 buy-in Omaha/8 event at the Hammond, Indiana stop. He would finish the tournament standing alone at
Global Poker’s Maverick O II poker tournament series kicks off
The popular tournament series got underway on Monday The Global Poker Four Beats Two Maverick O Series II started this week and is scheduled to run through October 15. The “All Things Omaha” series will have seven days of Omaha action, with 56 trophy events honoring the popular poker variation. Several Omaha formats will be
Author of Big Deal A Year as a Professional Poker Player passes away
Anthony Holden had been a part of the poker ecosystem for decades One of the poker world’s most renowned authors was lost on October 7, as British journalist Anthony Holden passed away at age 76. The author and part-time poker player covered many topics during his career, including operas, royal family biographies, Tchaikovsky, Shakespeare and
Poker pro caught up in dog training scam
Leaving his dog with an unknown trainer turned fatal for Bart Hanson Poker pro Bart Hanson recently shared the nightmare he and his wife suffered last month involving a so-called dog trainer who allegedly neglected his dog before it died. The poker pro and WSOP finalist still has nightmares about the ordeal. The Hansons obtained
Poker vloggers to host meet-up poker game
Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen have a special poker game set up during the WPT Popular poker vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen have hosted Meet-up Games (MUG) across the globe. They will travel in November to Florida for the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble Festival, running from October 26 to November 14 at
Connecticut might still be looking at legalized online poker
The state is one of a small handful still exploring online poker as an option Online gaming was legalized in Connecticut in February 2022. And while online poker was a big part of pushing through legislation, the state has been slow in making virtual poker tables available. Connecticut tribal gaming operators are responsible for online
WSOP Online Main Event sets a new record
Online poker tournaments continue to gain additional support from players Well-known online grinder Bert “girafganger7” Stevens has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Main Event on GGPoker for his biggest career score. The Belgian overcame a field of 6,023 entrants to win the $2,783,433 prize while also setting a world record. Stoyan Madanzhiev
The Global Poker Celebrity Challenge gets underway today
The poker tournament features a number of celebrities from different fields Global Poker launched its first-ever Celebrity Challenge, beginning with the Paul George Celebrity Campaign, which ran from September 19 – October 1. Starting today, poker players will have a chance to play against another NBA star in the Karl-Anthony Towns Celebrity Campaign running through
Poker Power Ladies Home Game becomes a huge success
Actress Julianne Hough takes the title in the life-changing game Actress Julianne Hough adds her name to a long list of celebrities to participate in live poker. She won a recent Poker Power Ladies Home Game tournament featuring powerful women to encourage ladies to become more self-confident. The tournament was held at the home of
Poker rooms to celebrate Doyle Brunson Day on Monday
Poker players will gather to commemorate the late player on a special date A handful of US poker rooms plan to host “Doyle Brunson Day” on October 2 (10/2), offering various promotions honoring “The Godfather of Poker,” who passed away at 89 in May ahead of the 2023 World Series of Poker. Brunson is famous