The new year is already delivering big poker cashes for tournament players Some exciting action took place this past weekend at the 2024 PGT Kickoff at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. Two events wrapped up, with Dylan Weisman taking the win in Event #2 on Saturday and Justin Young overcoming his short stack to
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Poker featured in popular TED Talk series
Poker finds more mainstream support as it becomes a TED fixture Poker was in the limelight last week following the release of the new TED-Ed animation about the history of poker. James McManus, who wrote Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, produced the script for the animation after the group contacted him last year.
WPT Global Winter Festival to hold final Main Events starting Saturday
The success series will begin to wrap up with its biggest events this weekend The World Poker Tour (WPT) Global Winter Festival began on Christmas Eve and runs through January 14, with three Main Events scheduled for players with different bankrolls on January 13. A total of $4 million in prizes will be awarded throughout
2nd Annual Charity Series of Poker awards to be presented next week
The ceremony includes a Texas Hold’em tourney to raise more funds for the organization The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) was founded by Matt Stout in 2014 and begins its 11th season by once again honoring the players, sponsors and staff that have helped make it a success over the years. The 2023 CSOP Awards
Global Poker Monsterstack series underway
The online tournament series began yesterday and will run for the next two weeks Global Poker recently concluded its 25 Days of Poker promotion over the holidays and immediately moves into another major series for players who like deep-stacked poker. The Global Poker Monsterstack Series III will run from January 8-21 and looks to flood
Online poker not coming to Delaware anytime soon
The state’s only online gaming platform isn’t going to offer online poker Poker players in Delaware will temporarily be without an online platform. Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has replaced 888Holdings as the state’s online gaming operator, which has provided its product in Delaware since 2013. Delaware’s iGaming laws allow for just a single operator, and
Poker players have a reason to visit Marrakech with upcoming WSOP series
There will be 13 ring events in the series that begins January 12 The poker year has begun with one of the first events of 2024 at the Casino de Marrakech, which is hosting the WSOP International Circuit series. The festival runs from January 12-21 and features 13 ring events, including a €2,000 ($2,184) High
DeepStack Extravaganza tournament series close to wrapping up
The series is coming down to its final days before concluding on January 7 The Venetian Resort Las Vegas celebrates the new year with its annual DeepStack Extravaganza (NYE) tournament series. The action began on December 25 and will resume through January 7. Entrants can earn Player of the Year points in ten of the
Latest Global Poker Index Player of the Year Awards announced
Kristen Foxen does it again, with other players receiving their first recognition The latest Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year winners are here, and none of the names come as a surprise. One name, however, stands out for being a long-running winner. Kristen Foxen earned 2,970.93 points to win the GPI Female Player
Security breach still affecting GGPoker
A glitch in the online poker platform’s software allowed a user to game the system The phrase “superuser” was first coined during a 2005-07 poker cheating scandal to describe online poker accounts that could view their opponent’s cards. Much of the same dispute was seen on Friday after GGPoker divulged that a player using the
Global Poker’s 25 Days of Poker continues to produce big winners
The ongoing poker festival is proving to be a hit with players Lots of exciting holiday poker action is taking place on Global Poker as it approaches the end of its 25 Days of Poker. It runs during December with prizes, including official merchandise such as Global Poker sweaters and Global Poker mittens. Wrapping up
Borgata Winter Classic coverage coming to PokerOrg
Poker fans can catch the action at the tables in this huge festival BetMGM has just disclosed a collaboration with poker media platform PokerOrg as the authorized partner for the Borgata Winter Poker Open. The Open has $10 million in guaranteed prizes available and is set to take place at the ‘prime poker hub’ on











