Top Scandinavian Poker Players of All Time
By 
Terry Davis ·
There is something really incredible about the Nordics. The delicious food, the diverse scenery, the melodic languages spoken in the countries comprising the region are just a few of the…
Tag: Poker
WSOP Announces Dates for Europe Festival, Rolls Out Big Blind Ante Format at Summer Series
By Terry Davis ·
WSOP announced Wednesday the official date for the start of this year’s edition of the WSOP Europe. The thrilling poker festival will take place from October 11 through November 2…
Bhaskar Setti Wins First Gold Ring at WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Council Bluffs
By Terry Davis ·
Bhaskar Setti, a recreational player from Omaha, Nebraska, won last night his first WSOP Circuit gold ring. The player topped the field of a $365 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event at…
Benjamin Zamani Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Planet Hollywood
By Terry Davis ·
Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Benjamin Zamani added last night another piece of WSOP hardware to his collection of poker trophies. The player bested a field of 870 entries in…
Scott Powrie Emerges as Chip Leader after WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2
By Terry Davis ·
The final table of the WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event was reached a few hours ago at the host venue. There are ten players left to contend for the…
Valentin Vornicu Leads 113 Players into WSOP Circuit Planet Hollywood Main Event Day 2
By Terry Davis ·
Poker pro Valentin Vornicu is eying a record eleventh WSOP Circuit gold ring at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. The casino hosts the latest stop on the schedule of the…
Biggest EPT Sochi Winners
By Terry Davis ·
The first European Poker Tour festival since PokerStars brought back its popular live poker brand was held at Sochi Casino & Resort in the Russian city of Sochi. The EPT…
Arseniy Karmatskiy Takes Down EPT Sochi Main Event
By Terry Davis ·
Russian poker pro Arseniy Karmatskiy claimed his first EPT title last night after besting a tough final table. The player collected ₽27.3 million (approximately $475,500) for outlasting the EPT Sochi…
Arseniy Karmatskiy Leads Final 7 in EPT Sochi Main Event
By Terry Davis ·
Russia’s Arseniy Karmatskiy is heading a pack of seven finalists into the final day of the EPT Sochi Main Event. The player built a massive stack Wednesday at the host…
Mikhail Plakkhin Leads Final 16 into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 5
By Terry Davis ·
Russian player Mikhail Plakkhin is leading the final 16 players in the EPT Sochi Main Event with 3.046 million. The 16 remaining hopefuls are set to return at Sochi Casino…
Borgata Motion for Summary Judgment Denied in Latest Installment of Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Saga
By 
Robert Johnson ·
A US district judge denied Monday a request for summary judgment filed by Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino as the gambling venue seeks to sue card manufacturer Gemaco for knowingly supplying…
Ivan Volodko Leads 40 Hopefuls into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 4
By Terry Davis ·
The EPT Sochi Main Event is quickly advancing into its final stages. Day 4 action is set to start at noon local time with 40 players who made it through…
EPT Sochi Main Event Goes Into Day 3 with 136 Survivors
By Terry Davis ·
Russia’s Sergey Pichugin finished as the chip leader after a short Day 2 of play in the EPT Sochi Main Event. The player bagged and tagged 858,000 at the end…
Three Starting Flights Bring 359 Survivors into EPT Sochi Main Event Day 2
By Terry Davis ·
The first EPT Main Event after the tournament series’ year-long hiatus is currently taking place at Sochi Casino and Resort in Sochi, Russia. Days 1B and 1C of the ₽192,000…
EPT Sochi Main Event Day 1A Ends with 110 Survivors
By Terry Davis ·
It can be said that PokerStars’ decision to retire the EPT tournament series back in 2016 in favor of a new live poker brand was received poorly by many fans…
Shawn Sparks Sparks His Way to Victory in WSOP Circuit Hard Rock Tulsa Event
By Terry Davis ·
Shawn Sparks, a recreational poker player from Yukon, Oklahoma, was all sparks last night at Hard Rock Tulsa when he bulldozed his way through the final table of a $365…
Poker Veteran Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Hard Rock Tulsa
By Terry Davis ·
Josef Tittjung, a poker regular from Oklahoma, won his first WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after taking down a $365 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack event at Hard Rock Tulsa.…
Soheb Porbandarwala Claims WSOP Circuit Main Event Title at Harrah’s AC
By Terry Davis ·
Soheb Porbandarwala, a poker pro making a living mostly from online cash games, claimed his second WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after besting the field of the Main Event…
Soheb Porbandarwala and Peter Vitantonio Battle for WSOP Circuit Harrah’s AC Main Event Title
By Terry Davis ·
Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event (played on Sunday at the host casino) began with 54 players who had survived from the tournament’s starting flights.…
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 54 Hopefuls
By Terry Davis ·
The WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event is set to kick off its Day 2 of play in a few hours. As many as 35 players made it to…
WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Atlantic City Main Event Day 1A Ends with 19 Survivors
By Terry Davis ·
WSOP Circuit’s Harrah’s Atlantic City stop is approaching its end as the $1,675 Main Event kicked off yesterday at the popular Boardwalk casino. A total of 124 entries registered for…
Kindred Group and Betclic Receive Shared Online Poker Liquidity Licenses
By Terry Davis ·
SPS Betting France Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Malta-based Kindred Group, and Betclic Enterprises Limited became the latest online poker operators to be granted a shared liquidity license from…
Peter Vitantonio Wins Third WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City
By Terry Davis ·
Peter Vitantonio won his career’s third gold ring last night at Harrah’s Atlantic City. The player took down the single-day $365 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo for his third piece of gold.…
Attilio Bitondo Wins First WSOP Circuit Gold Ring at Harrah’s Atlantic City
By Terry Davis ·
Attilio Bitondo, an 89-year-old New York resident, captured his first-ever WSOP Circuit gold ring last night after beating a tough final table with several former WSOP Circuit champions. The player…
Jonathan Cronin Wins WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville $1,500 Main Event
By Terry Davis ·
Jonathan Cronin became the latest WPTDeepStacks champion last night after besting 372 entries in the $1,500 WPTDeepStacks Jacksonville Main Event. The player was awarded $107,386, including a $3,000 package into…
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Makes History in Brussels, Wins Second WPTDeepStacks Title
By Terry Davis ·
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas made history at Grand Casino Brussels Viage last night as he took down the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event for his second title from the series and a…
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Eyes Second WPTDeepStacks Title in Brussels
By Terry Davis ·
One-time WPTDeepStacks champion Ioannis Angelou-Konstas emerged the chip leader after Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event with a large chip stack and overwhelming lead over his remaining…
Italy Should Stick to Its Poker Liquidity Commitment, Pier Paolo Baretta Says
By Robert Johnson ·
Italy should apply the terms of the shared online poker liquidity agreement it signed with France, Spain, and Portugal last summer in Rome, Pier Paolo Baretta, the outgoing Undersecretary of…
WPTDeepStacks Brussels Main Event Day 2 Kicks Off with 99 Survivors
By Terry Davis ·
Days 1B and 1C of the WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event were played at the host venue Grand Casino Brussels Viage in the heart of the Belgian capital on Friday.…
Gianluca Bucchino Leads after WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event Day 1A
By Terry Davis ·
The WPTDeepStacks Brussels €1,200 Main Event went under way on Thursday at Grand Casino Brussels Viage. Day 1A of the event attracted 105 entries. By the time all levels scheduled…