The DOJ is going after the poker player with hundreds of documents to support its case Federal authorities have gathered 142,689 pages of evidence in their case against high-stakes poker pro Gal Yifrach, who is accused of running an illegal gambling operation almost two years ago. Attorneys for the defendant and the US Court for
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“Tiltboys” founding member and WSOP regular Perry Friedman passes away
The WSOP winner was a regular and popular fixture at poker events everywhere One of the most interesting characters during the 2000s, “Poker Boom,” Perry Friedman, passed away on Sunday at the age of 55. He was known as a bold joker at the table, with non-stop chattering and multi-colored hair, and was typically the
Simone Andrian continues hot streak with Merit Poker Western Series win
Andrian now has wins at events in the WSOP, WPT and the Merit Poker Western Series Before the start of November 2021, Simone Andrian had only one live tournament cash to his name. He’s turned things around since then, winning a WSOP bracelet, a WPT tournament and a UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) title.
Negreanu, Hellmuth face off once again at the poker tables
The Poker Brat strips Kid Poker of almost his entire stack in one hand Two of the biggest all-time winners in poker, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth, would battle for an $83,600 cash pot in a hand at the end of the latest episode of No Gamble, No Future! When the player’s hole cards were
Kristen Foxen secures another big win at the poker tables
Kristen Foxen shipped the final event of the PokerGO Tour Kickoff series Kristen Foxen took down the final event of the PokerGO Tour Kickoff series, beating 50 entrants in the $10,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em event over Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu heads-up to take $165,000, increasing her career live earnings to $7,872,216. Foxen’s
Poker streamer Brantzen Poker to appear on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’
The online poker personality will compete against Boston Rob on the game show Los Angeles poker vlogger and streamer Brantzen Wong will battle with “Boston Rob” Mariano on Deal or No Deal Island, which premieres on NBC on February 26. Fans can see a 30-minute preview after the NFL playoff game on Saturday, January 13.
David Coleman among the latest winners in the PokerGO Tour
The hits keep coming for poker players as the 2024 tournament calendar unfolds With the conclusion of the 2023 PokerGO Tour season, the new season got started with the 2024 PGT Kickoff featuring four $5,300 buy-ins and one $10,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event from the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Poker player Rampage has a bad run, loses $500k on Hustler Casino Live
The regular poker event continues to put up obstacles for its biggest players Ethan “Rampage” Yau ended Friday night’s Hustler Casino Live stream with the biggest loss of his poker career. Before the $100/$200/$400 session at Hustler Casino in Los Angeles, he joked about how he would “either be rich” or forced to return to
Streamers Ludwig, MrBeast to host million-dollar poker tournament
The details surrounding the tourney have not yet been released After the success of their last poker event, YouTube streamers Ludwig and Jimmy “MrBeast” plan to host another million-dollar tournament. However, because Jimmy doesn’t want to fly to another city, the event must be held at his house, which everyone agreed to. If it turns
Daniel Smiljkovic ships the 2023 PokerGO Tour Championship
The German poker pro now has over $6 million in live cashes The third season of the PokerGO Tour is now complete after more than $352.4 million in prizes were awarded across the series’ 132 events. The final event was the second-annual PGT Championship freeroll featuring the top 40 players on the PGT points leaderboard
‘Dream Seat’ qualifier for the PokerGO Tour Championship reportedly played drunk
A player turned the tournament into a disgraceful show of immaturity with his antics The PokerGO Tour (PGT) Championship series $1 million freeroll began on Tuesday, but most of the poker community was preoccupied with the behavior of one player who annoyed spectators and several players at the table. Dream Seat qualifier Jeff Lennon failed
Kid Poker finally ends run of bad luck at the poker tables
Daniel Negreanu starts 2024 with a bang as he captures his first Vowing to make 2024 the year of ‘quality over quantity,’ Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu took the opening event in the PokerGO Tour’s Last Chance series, winning $218,400 and the first major poker title of 2024 after beating a final table that included his