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”
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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
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
Start 2024 with a knockout blow at the $5 Million Venom PKO Tournament
Ready to start 2024 with a bang and bring home the big bucks? Our $5 Million GTD Venom PKO tourney is back on Thursday, January 18th, promising a killer punch. Time to roll up your sleeves and step into the ring! The Venom PKO is not just another face in the crowd, it’s the heavyweight
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
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
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
Charity Series of Poker to host tournament in January
The tourney, along with an awards dinner, celebrates those who keep the organization alive The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) will host an awards dinner and poker tournament to kick off the new year, which honors all players, staff, volunteers and sponsors who helped make their endeavors possible in 2023. The exciting evening of festivities
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
The DeepStack Extravaganza poker tournament series kicks off on Christmas
The upcoming series will offer almost $1 million in cash prizes for the holidays The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas will host its upcoming DeepStack Extravaganza (NYE) tournament series from December 25 through January 7, with 19 events and almost $1 million in guaranteed prizes. The highlight of the series is the $1,600 buy-in $400,000
Calvin Anderson ships the WPT Prime Championship for $1.3 million
Anderson took down Aaron Pinson in the final heads-up battle for the win Calvin Anderson became a millionaire on Tuesday at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship, beating Aaron Pinson heads-up for the win at the $5 million guaranteed $1,100 buy-in tournament. The 10,512 entries almost doubled last year’s count in the event won
WSOP Paradise snafu leads to investigation
A player inadvertently lost a huge chip stack during a hand and not even the dealer caught it A huge dealer error has caused controversy, and an investigation was opened after the final table at the WSOP Paradise Main Event. The mistake cost Australian poker player Daniel Neilson a whopping 10 million chips, equal to