Popular Poker Pros to Take Part in TwitchCon 2015

by September 25, 2015

The long-awaited TwitchCon 2015 starts today. The popular live streaming platform is to host a two-day conference and exhibition that would include panels with popular gamers and industry experts as well as a number of related events that would be intended to entertain attendees. ...

Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 3rd Place on Big Brother 17

by September 24, 2015

The seventeenth season of the popular reality show Big Brother was completed last night with 22-year-old student Steve Moses as its winner. And this would have had nothing to do with poker, if professional player Vanessa Rousso had not spent 98 days in the Big Brother household a ...

Andrew Lichtenberger Climbs in GPI Leaderboard

by September 23, 2015

Top 7 of the GPI ranking remained unchanged after today’s update. German players Dominik Nitsche and Martin Finger entered top 10 this week and Davidi Kitai dropped 2 positions to rank 10th.The notable player that will be paid a bit more attention in this article is Ame ...

Benjamin Pollak Moves Up in GPI Ranking

by September 20, 2015

Following his triumph in the EPT Season 12 Barcelona and a number of in-the-money finishes over the past several months, French poker player Benjamin Pollak reached 38th place in the GPI leaderboard with 3,064.31 points. As for his position in the GPI Player of the Year ranking, ...

Phil Hellmuth Optimistic about the Future of Online Poker in US

by September 19, 2015

Poker pro Phil Hellmuth believes that online poker will again be legal in California and the United States as a whole. This is what he said while doing his AMA session on Reddit.Basically, AMA or /r/IamA, to be more precise, is a sub-reddit of the popular news, entertainment, ...

Dan Shak Leaves GPI Top 300 for the Very First Time

by September 18, 2015

Not much movement could be seen in the GPI leaderboard after its traditional Wednesday update. Top 3 of the ranking remained unchanged with Jason Mercier, Byron Kaverman, and Anthony Zinno being there. What is more, little movement was seen in its top 10 as well.A few players ...

Phil Hellmuth and Vanessa Selbst Take on Reddit’s AMA

by September 17, 2015

Professional poker players and multiple WSOP gold bracelet winners Vanessa Selbst and Phil Hellmuth will be answering questions on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything channel on Thursday, September 17.Generally speaking, Ask Me Anything has been referred to as a subreddit of the p ...

Pratyush Buddiga Moves Up in GPI Leaderboard

by September 16, 2015

Jason Mercier is yet again at the top of the Global Poker Index leaderboard after its latest update. The player has accumulated 4,248.27 points since the beginning of 2015. Mercier is followed by Byron Kaverman with a total of 4,075.59 points and Anthony Zinno with 4,006.18 point ...

Dermot Allen Wins Redbet LIVE Dublin €350 Main Event

by September 15, 2015

The five-day Redbet LIVE Dublin €350 Main Event was completed late on Monday with Irish player Dermot Allen topping the field and capturing the first-place prize of €15,570.The Main Event attracted a field of 203 players from various nationalities. They created a prize pool o ...

Brad Lawn Wins WPT Foundation Pala Poker Open

by September 14, 2015

The WPT Foundation Pala Poker Open held at Pala Casino Spa & Resort was completed last night with Brad Lawn from San Diego winning his first-ever poker title and the amount of $27,305.The three-day event with a buy-in fee of $1,100 attracted a field of 109 entries. It is ...

Vitaly Lunkin Returns to GPI Top 300

by September 13, 2015

This week, the GPI ranking is once again topped by Jason Mercier with 4,245.59 points. The player has been ranking 1st for an eighth consecutive week. Mercier is closely followed by Byron Kaverman with 4,203.09 points and last week’s number 2 Anthony Zinno with 4,003.40 poi ...

Martin Finger Becomes GPI Player of the Month for August

by September 12, 2015

The Global Poker Index announced on Friday that German poker pro Martin Finger topped the Player of the Month ranking for August 2015. The player collected a total of 1428.4 points over the course of the month after more than excellent performance during the season-opening EPT Ba ...

Alan Shearer Becomes Coral’s First-Ever Football Ambassador

by September 11, 2015

Former British football player turned media personality Alan Shearer and gambling operator Coral announced earlier today that they have inked an agreement for the footballer to become the company’s first football ambassador.The 45-year-old retired footballer previously ...

Chinese Internet Celebrity Jailed for Running Illegal Casino

by September 11, 2015

Notorious Chinese Internet personality Guo Meimei was sentenced to five years in jail and a fine of CNY50,000 for offering gambling options at private parties at rented Beijing apartments.Although she admitted that she likes to gamble occasionally, Ms. Guo pleaded not guilty ...

Thomas Marchese Climbs in GPI Player of the Year Leaderboard

by September 10, 2015

No changes took place in top 20 of the GPI Player of the Year ranking after its Wednesday update. Anthony Zinno is at its top for a 10th consecutive week. The player has collected 4,461.20 points so far. He is followed by Byron Kaverman who ranks 2nd with 4,292.41 points and Nich ...