The Brazilian soccer phenom is known for his penchant for poker Brazilian soccer star Neymar observed his 32nd birthday by taking first place in a poker tournament that was part of the celebration. He also picked up a trophy and a medal for the victory. The event was a cheerful celebration of the superstar’s birthday
Category: Poker Players
David Peters picks up another 2024 PokerGO Cup title
The latest win puts the pro in the lead on the PokerGO leaderboard The 2024 PokerGO Cup is nearly wrapping up after completing the seventh of the eight events. David Peters is the only player to win multiple titles in the series after the 36-year-old won the $5,300 buy-in opening event for $141,525 and then
Maria Konnikova ships WSOPC Online Main Event on her first try
The long-time player and poker author continues to find success at the felt The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) resumed its 2024 schedule, with plenty of exciting action happening last weekend at the $525 WSOPC Online Main Event. Over 500 entries boosted the prize pool from the guaranteed $200,000 to $252,000, with Maria Konnikova
Poker player Anthony Zinno accused of stealing $20,000 from another player
If the theft is confirmed, it could lead to charges against the poker pro A player alleges that well-known poker pro Anthony Zinno lifted a bag left under his seat at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship series in December, stealing $19,000 in cash. Corel Theuma, a 2023 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) champion, confirmed
Alex Queen takes down the 2024 Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Queen outpaces Anthony Zinno and Brian Yoon to capture the title Alex Queen overcame 689 entries at the 2024 Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, beating a formidable final table group that included Anthony Zinno and Brian Yoon. He would beat John Pannucci heads-up to take the 2024 WPO Championship
Nadya Magnus wants to send two female poker players to the WSOP Main Event
The poker pro is offering a unique experience to two lucky players Nadya Magnus continues her routine of awarding women in the poker community coveted tournament seats to big events. The 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year will give away seats to two lucky women for the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event
The 2024 PokerGO Cup begins rewarding players
Two players have already bagged big wins as the series unfolds The PokerGO Tour’s annual series of high-roller tournaments is in its fourth year, and with two events at the 2024 PokerGO Cup in the books, regulars David Peters and Dylan Weisman have taken the first two events. Peters would win In Event #1, a
Mohamed Mokrani turns $3,300 into $342,500 at the Merit Poker Western Series
Mokrani takes down the poker series’ main event and pockets a huge payday The 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event at Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus has concluded. The 24 players on the final day played nearly ten 60-minute levels before France’s Mohamed Mokrani took the title over 672 entrants
Two Brazilian poker players crack the world top-10 winnings list
The duo are the first two players from Brazil to appear on the list Two Brazilian poker players have been rising in the ranks since the start of 2023 as the country continues securing its position as producing some of the best players worldwide. Yuri Martins and Pablo Brito had many notable accomplishments last year
WSOP winner Gal Yifrach in a corner over illegal gambling
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
“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.