Zachary Smiley Wins 2016 WPT Maryland Live! $3,500 Main Event

by October 6, 2016

Zachary Smiley was all smiles when posing with the WPT Champions Cup on Wednesday night, after winning the WPT Maryland Live! $3,500 Main Event. Smiley had to overcome a tough final table comprised of a two-time WPT champion and several seasoned WPT regulars. And the player did f ...

Dani Stern Emerges as Last Week’s Biggest Online Poker Winner

by October 5, 2016

American poker pro Daniel Stern was last week’s biggest online poker winner, according to HighstakesDB. The player won a total of $245,371 in profits in the week between September 26 and October 2. To be more precise, Stern won the above amount within a four-day winning streak at ...

Dinesh Alt Wins Eureka Season 6 Hamburg €1,100 Main Event

by October 4, 2016

Dinesh Alt, a player with cashes in some of the world’s most prestigious tournaments, won last night the Eureka Season 6 Hamburg €1,100 Main Event, thus becoming the first Swiss to win a Eureka title. His payout from the event amounted to €69,120. Added to what he had earned from ...

Rachid Rami Wins 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech MAD13,200 Main Event

by October 3, 2016

It was an action-packed final day of the PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech MAD13,200 Main Event. As many as 14 players returned for Day 3 of the exciting tournament on a quest to capture the tournament trophy and the biggest share of the prize pool. It was local player Rachid Rami wh ...

George Danzer Starts Eureka Season 6 Hamburg €1,100 Main Event Day 3 as Chip Leader

by October 2, 2016

Casino Schenefeld in the German city of Hamburg is where the third stop on the Eureka Poker Tour Season 6 schedule is currently taking place. The €1,100 Main Event has already kicked off, drawing players and enthusiasts from the region and from different other parts of the world. ...

Scott Fitzhugh Wins 2016/17 WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana $365 No-Limit Hold’em

by October 1, 2016

Horseshoe Southern Indiana is currently the arena for some quality WSOP Circuit action. A twelve-day poker festival kicked off on Thursday and the first event on its schedule was completed a few hours ago. Scott Fitzhugh won the opening tournament of the WSOP Circuit Southern Ind ...

Nabil Cardoso Wins 2016 PMU.fr WPT National Marrakech MAD20,000 High Roller

by September 30, 2016

The WPT National, known to be WPT’s international poker tour with stops in different exciting destinations throughout the season, is currently guest to two such destinations – Casino De Marrakech in Marrakech and Holland Casino Valkenburg in the Netherlands. Although both festiva ...

partypoker Confirms Michael Mizrachi as Caribbean Poker Party Participant

by September 29, 2016

The Caribbean region has gradually become a popular destination among poker players and tournament organizers. Online poker room partypoker, which is also known for sponsoring exciting live poker festivals taking place in different parts of the world, is currently making preparat ...

Pedro Claus Wins LAPT Season 9 Uruguay $1,500 Main Event

by September 28, 2016

Pedro Claus entered the LAPT Season 9 Uruguay $1,500 Main Event Final Table as a chip leader and holding a substantial chip advantage over his remaining opponents. Although the player relinquished his lead several times during final table play, he eventually scooped the trophy an ...

Pedro Claus Leads LAPT Season 9 Uruguay $1,500 Main Event Final Table

by September 27, 2016

As expected, Day 3 of the LAPT Season 9 Uruguay $1,500 Main Event was full of action from the start until the very end. The day kicked off with 32 survivors and they all strove to secure a seat into to the official eight-handed final table and a bigger portion of the overall priz ...

Mario Lopez Leads LAPT Season 9 $1,500 Main Event Survivors into Day 3

by September 26, 2016

Conrad Resort & Casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay is currently the gathering place for poker players from the Latin American region mainly but not solely, as the gambling venue is once again playing host to a LAPT stop. The $1,500 Main Event, the highlight on the festival’s s ...

Daniel “Jungleman” Cates to Take Part in partypoker’s Caribbean Poker Party

by September 25, 2016

Online poker room partypoker has revealed yet another poker professional who will be joining the upcoming Caribbean Poker Party festival, slated to take place at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. Apart from Polish prodigy Dzmitry Urbanovich and D ...

Jesse Sylvia Wins 2016 WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Main Event

by September 24, 2016

Jesse Sylvia, a runner-up finisher in the 2012 WSOP $10,000 Main Event, last night won one of the most exciting tournaments to take place within the WPT Season. The player topped the field of this year’s edition of the WPT Borgata Poker Open $3,500 Main Event after an hours ...

The Life and Death of Late (and Great) Stu Ungar

by September 22, 2016

Winning the WSOP Main Event brings a huge amount of prestige to every poker player’s career. Winning the world’s most popular poker tournament twice is really a testament to that player’s skills, abilities, and understanding of a game that enjoys growing popularity and influence ...

Antonio Esfandiari Becomes StakeKings Site Ambassador

by September 21, 2016

Holder of three WSOP gold bracelets, two WPT Main Event titles, and numerous other prestigious poker trophies, Antonio Esfandiari is certainly a well-known name on the international poker scene. This is why it should not be a surprise that the poker pro has been named Site Ambass ...