When the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) first hosted a series in Barcelona, Spain in 2004, there were 229 players in the Main Event. A Swede named Alexander Stevic won it for €80K. This year, there were 1,988 entries in the EPT Barcelona Main Event, and winner Simon Brandstrom walked
When Phil Galfond began talking about launching his own poker site years ago, players were interested. When the respected pro began putting the wheels in motion to actually make it happen, players were excited. Not only did Galfond invite the public’s participation in many major decisions, he explained all of
The news came from an unlikely source. An anti-malware software company discovered and wrote a detailed account of PokerTracker software being hacked. PokerTracker is one of the best-known online poker software companies in the business. It launched in 2001 and quickly became a favorite tool for hold’em players during the
Imagine winning $1,525,000 in a poker tournament and not being allowed to it all. The casino holds back $152,000 of it because someone else claims it. Nick Marchington was that player. In July, he finished in seventh place on poker’s biggest stage. It was the 2019 World Series of Poker
The Borgata in Atlantic City is finally making a bit of headway in collecting some of its millions of dollars from poker pro Phil Ivey. As a result of its legal victory over Ivey and his baccarat partner in a case dating back to 2014, the Borgata was able to
Every day this week, it seems, there is more news from PokerStars. This update is a very positive one, an announcement for which many players and fans of the game have been hoping. The wildly popular PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship, better known as the PSPC, is returning. There
Americas Cardroom, part of the Winning Poker Network, is planning for its September online poker series called the High Five. The 100-tournament series will run September 10-29 and promise at least $5 million in prize pool guarantees. This series will begin just a few weeks after the wrap of the
The changes have been coming quickly at PokerStars. Just within the past few weeks, the online poker operator rolled out its All-In Cash Out function, which allows players to cash out of an all-in cash game situation according to hand equity. The fee-based option is one that is geared toward
The announcements from the World Poker Tour regarding Season XVIII tournaments continue to reveal new events on the schedule. The latest clarifies events that will take place globally in partnership with 888poker and PartyPoker LIVE. Originally, the WPT released its initial schedule for the new season with its first stop
The latest news from 888poker involves a new ambassador, Russian poker pro Daria Feshchenko, and its upcoming XL Eclipse online poker series. Feshchenko is the first new ambassador in the 888poker pro lineup in more than a year. The last addition to the roster was Ana Marquez, who joined during
Connecticut is proving to be the roller coaster of internet gaming legislation this year. And it all became even more complicated due to a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts International. The casino giant filed suit this month against the United States Department of the Interior over its approved changes to
Just last month, PokerStars wrapped up its MicroMillions15, the micro-stakes online poker series with more than $5 million in prize money. And now it’s time for the big one, the tournament series that started it all and became THE real money poker series that everyone wanted to play – WCOOP.
