Koray Aldemir Wins 2017 Triton Super High Roller Manila HK$1,000,000 Main Event

by February 22, 2017

Germany’s Koray Aldemir has added another massive payout to his growing poker bankroll after beating a field of other 38 entries to win the 2017 Triton Super High Roller Manila HK$1,000,000 Main Event. A hefty share of HK$10,032,869 (approximately $1.3 million) and a shiny trophy ...

Raminder Singh Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $1,675 Main Event

by February 21, 2017

Raminder Singh, a Florida-based player who tends to call himself a poker amateur, last night beat a plethora of former gold ring winners and even a WSOP Circuit Main Event champion to win his first gold piece and his career’s top payout.Singh topped the field of the 2016/17 W ...

Sam Panzica Leads 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $1,675 Main Event Final 10

by February 20, 2017

The WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $1,675 Main Event is just several hours away from crowning its latest victor. There are ten players left to contend for the title out of an initial field of 524 entries. Sam Panzica, a familiar WSOP Circuit face, will be leading the ten fin ...

Dan Colman Wins 2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Manila HK$250,000 6-Max

by February 19, 2017

Dan Colman seems to have made it his profession to beat poker’s biggest, which has certainly found him a place among poker’s biggest. Erik Seidel, a player who has been in the limelight for years now and has taken important role in the formation of the international p ...

Alan Lau Wins Macau Poker Cup 26 Red Dragon

by February 18, 2017

Alan Lau triumphed in the HK$15,000 buy-in Red Dragon, one of the highlight tournaments on the Macau Poker Cup 26 schedule. The player’s prize was comprised of a first-place payout of HK$3,265,000 and the red dragon trophy.The PokerStars-sponsored event attracted a reco ...

David Katz Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em

by February 17, 2017

The 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club is nearing completion with only four days left to be played. Nine gold rings have already found their new owners and David Katz became one of the latest such owners after taking down the $365 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournamen ...

Biggest Baccarat Scandals in History

by February 16, 2017

Phil Ivey is a behemoth in the poker world. With ten WSOP gold bracelets, live tournament winnings of more than $23.8 million, and equally impressive online poker stats, Phil Ivey is one of the first names and first figures that pop into mind upon mentioning the word poker.Ho ...

Ema Zajmovic Wins WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event to Make History

by February 15, 2017

If there was one thing the poker world lacked in, that was a female WPT Champion. This is no more the case, after Ema Zajmovic, a Montreal-based cash game player, topped the field of the WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event last night. The player received the first-place prize of C$ ...

Loni Harwood Wins Third Career Gold Ring in 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club

by February 14, 2017

If consistent female poker pros from the past several years should be named, Loni Harwood will certainly be one of the first picks. Five years ago, the player scooped her first WSOP Circuit gold ring at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. She has added two more go ...

Anthony Zinno and Eric Afriat Headline 2017 WPT Playground C$3,500 Main Event Day 3

by February 13, 2017

The WPT and partypoker.net have once again joined forces for a thrilling poker festival hosted by Playground Poker Club in Kahnawake, Québec. A C$3,500 Main Event is gracing the rich schedule and has attracted some of North America’s and the world’s best poker players to clash ag ...

Nadezhda Magnus Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Potawatomi $2,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

by February 12, 2017

Nadezhda Magnus, a Russian-born player now residing in Chicago, Illinois, won the highest buy-in on the WSOP Circuit Potawatomi schedule – the $2,200 High Roller – for her second gold ring and a first-place prize of $71,398.Although she does not consider herself a poker profe ...

Igor Kurganov Joins PokerStars Team Pro

by February 11, 2017

Russian poker superstar Igor Kurganov has joined the already powerful roster of PokerStars-sponsored ambassadors, the online poker room announced on Friday. As part of PokerStars Team Pro, the player will be taking part in different initiatives related to the brand’s promot ...

Eric Guth Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Potawatomi $365 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack

by February 10, 2017

Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is currently the venue where WSOP Circuit fans can go to and try their luck against fellow players and poker enthusiasts. Seven gold ring events have already been completed at the casino since the WSOP Circuit arrived for the ...

888poker Hires Kara Scott to Host Monthly News Show

by February 9, 2017

Kara Scott is a familiar name in the poker community. The Canada-born poker player and presenter has over the years taken part in a number of major tournaments and has presented and hosted an even greater number of important poker-related events.It became known a few days ag ...

Bryan Paris Surpasses $10-Million Online Poker Winnings Mark

by February 8, 2017

Bryan Paris, a poker professional from California who had moved to Europe to be able to play online, has become only the second player to have surpassed the $10-million mark in online tournament poker winnings, according to PocketFives’ tracker.At the time this article is be ...