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
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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
David Coleman takes down the Card Player Poker Tour Venetian Main Event
Coleman returns to the felt and picks up his first live tourney win David Coleman began the 2024 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 No-Limit Hold ’em Main Event with 152 cashes, over $3.6 million in earnings, and no live tournament titles. However, he would outlast the field of 457 players to win the CPPT
Artur Martirosian continues strong 2023 poker run with first 2024 win
The poker pro played at 16 final tables last year and has already captured his first twin of 2024 Artur Martirosian reached 16 final tables in 2023 with two tournament wins and finished just behind the top ten players in the Card Player’ Player of the Year’ standings presented by Global Poker. He also took
Lex Veldhuis continues to show off at the poker tables
The long-time high-roller is proving why skill at poker matters The PokerStars New Year Series is currently underway after starting on December 24, with $35 million in guaranteed prizes up for grabs. The first of the 350-tournament series has drawn some big names in the 63 events already completed, with PokerStars ambassador Lex “L. Veldhuis”
DNegs lost $2 million playing poker last year, promises changes for 2024
Daniel Negreanu admits he needs to make some adjustments to get his poker groove back After more than $2.2 million in poker tournament losses last year, Daniel Negreanu recently announced in a 23-minute YouTube video that he’s changing up his strategy for 2024. The Poker Hall of Famer has been playing primarily Las Vegas events
Poker player allegedly behind mass shooting in Las Vegas
Nobody was hurt during the unprovoked attack by Jon Letzkus Police have apprehended a poker player who was connected to a Sunday morning shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Jon Letzkus, 45, was arrested for allegedly firing a weapon from a balcony of the MGM Signature Towers at roughly 6 AM. No one was hurt
Poker player loses everything after refusing deal in the Circa Las Vegas NFL Survivor Pool
Sean Perry was holding out for the $4M top prize but crashed when one of his picks lost The average sports bettor would likely be satisfied with a $400,000 score and a chance to play for $4 million more. However, high-stakes professional poker player and sports gambler Sean Perry missed that opportunity as the $1,000
2023 has been a solid year for Bin Weng at the poker tables
Bin Weng started the year strong and never looked back Chinese-American poker player Bin Weng has been dominating the live poker tournament stage in 2023. Weng moved to the US when he was 18 and is the co-owner of a small Chinese restaurant on Long Island. He started playing poker around 2008 and has now
Dan Sepiol is now a WPT World Champ
The win leads to a $5.2-million payday after cutting a deal with the runner-up Dan Sepiol secured his biggest career cash after winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) Championship $10,400 main event, besting his second-best score by over $5 million. Sepiol and his backers will divide the $5,282,954 prize he won in the $40 million
Poker player allegedly held captive in extortion scheme
George Janssen claims he was held for over a month Federal investigators are reportedly investigating the alleged kidnapping of a Michigan poker player and four-time World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Ring winner, who was held captive for over a month as part of a two-year extortion plot. Local news reports say that George Janssen
Ren Lin finds success at the WPT World Championship
Lin takes down Jason Koon on his way to making poker history Ren Lin continued having success on Day 4 of the 2023 WPT World Championship on Monday, finishing third in chips at the end of the night and among the 45 players remaining as the final table approached, along with the $5.6 million prize











