2015 American Poker Awards Winners Announced

by February 26, 2016

The SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California is where some of poker’s biggest names were on Thursday, February 25. The venue played host to not one or two, but three important industry events – the inaugural Global Poker League Draft, the American Poker Conference, and the 2n ...

Global Poker League Managers Pick Team Members at Inaugural Draft

by February 26, 2016

Thursday was an eventful day for poker, with the Global Poker League’s first draft and the 2nd annual American Poker Awards taking place at the same time and at the same place. The SLS Hotel in Los Angeles, California played host to both events and the day actually kicked o ...

David Ormsby Wins WPT Fallsview Poker Classic C$5,000 Main Event

by February 25, 2016

David Ormsby bested the field of the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic C$5,000 Main Event after a particularly tough heads-up match against Robert Forbes. Ormsby is known to be a cash game player and he can rarely be seen at tournaments. However, his latest endeavor resulted in a victo ...

Kara Scott Joins 888poker Ambassadors Team

by February 24, 2016

Poker presenter and player Kara Scott has been signed as the newest ambassador for online poker room 888poker. Scott is joining 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen, 2012 WSOP Main Event runner-up Jesse Sylvia, 2014 WSOP National Championship winner Dominik Nitsche, and man ...

Poker Pros Head to Tbilisi for Inaugural 2015/16 WSOP International Circuit: Georgia

by February 23, 2016

The 2015/16 WSOP International Circuit is heading to another exciting destination next week. Georgia will be welcoming the popular series for the very first time ever. The Tbilisi Sports Palace will play host to the major poker event from March 3 through March 9 and some of the w ...

Mustapha Kanit Makes GPI Top 10 Comeback

by February 22, 2016

The latest GPI update featured no changes in the ranking’s top 5. Irish poker pro Steve O’Dwyer still ranks 1st, following his more than impressive performance on the live poker circuit over the past year. The player currently has a total of 4,271.23 points.O̵ ...

Dzmitry Urbanovich Wins EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event

by February 21, 2016

Young Polish poker star Dzmitry Urbanovich took down the EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event, the first one to be held in Ireland in eight years, to collect the first-place prize of €561,900 and add the EPT Main Event champion title to his already impressive collection of poke ...

Dzmitry Urbanovich Headlines EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event Final 6

by February 20, 2016

The EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event, the first one to be held on Irish soil in eight years, is coming to a close. There are only 6 remaining players who will be returning today to play down to a champion, whose share of the prize money will amount to €561,900.Day 5 of ...

Patrick Clarke Leads Final 16 into EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event Day 5

by February 19, 2016

After an eight-year hiatus, the EPT has returned to Dublin with a thrilling poker festival. Its highlight tournament – the €5,300 Main Event – is coming to a close with 16 remaining hopefuls after the completion of Day 4.The event attracted a total of 605 entries and generat ...

Alex Goulder Starts EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event Day 4 as Chip Leader

by February 18, 2016

Day 3 of the EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event is history. A total of 127 players returned yesterday at the Royal Dublin Society, hoping to make it to the money bubble. And the day was completed with 45 survivors who are to return at the venue today at noon local time.Th ...

Ivan Banic Leads Final 127 into EPT Season 12 Dublin €5,300 Main Event Day 3

by February 17, 2016

The European Poker Tour has returned to Dublin for the very first time in eight years. The Royal Dublin Society is currently playing host to Europe’s most popular poker tour. And it is interesting to note that Dublin was, in fact, EPT’s third-ever stop back in 2004 wh ...

Mukul Pahuja Wins 2015/16 WSOP Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club $1,675 Main Event

by February 16, 2016

The 2015/16 WSOP Circuit stop at Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida has come to an end with the completion of the $1,675 Main Event. Mukul Pahuja, a professional poker player from Coconut Creek, Florida, emerged victorious in the event to collect the first-place prize of $193,095 ...

Barry Hutter Reaches Best GPI Rank

by February 15, 2016

Following several final tables at a number of prestigious poker tournaments, some of which high roller ones, American poker pro Barry Hutter reached last week his best GPI rank. After the Wednesday update of the GPI leaderboard, the player now ranks 11th with 3,667.30 points coll ...

Mustapha Kanit Wins EPT Season 12 Dublin €25,750 High Roller

by February 15, 2016

At the age of 24, Mustapha Kanit currently is Italy’s most profitable player. It was only a few hours ago when the young poker pro, who already has quite an impressive portfolio of poker victories, added another six-figure sum to his bankroll.Kanit topped the field of ...

Erik Seidel Moves Up in the GPI Leaderboard

by February 14, 2016

There were no changes in top 10 of the GPI leaderboard after its traditional Wednesday update. Irishman Steve O’Dwyer is still ranking first following more than excellent performance in several major tournaments in the past year. The player has a total of 4,271.23 points. ...