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2024 NAPT Las Vegas Gold Passes Come With This AMAZING Extra Perk

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It’s fast becoming one of poker’s must-have items, and now there’s an extra reason to try and get your hands on a coveted NAPT Gold Pass. A $10,300 NAPT Gold Pass sees players win entry to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, seven nights’ accommodation for them and a guest along with spending money, and plenty of Gold Passes have already been won. However, today sees the launch of the PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas Power Path campaign, giving players the opportunity to win their way to Vegas through the innovative online program.

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Hartigan Talks Player Dynamics and Holy Shit Moments as The Big Game on Tour Returns

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It’s official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival. Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Lex Veldhuis and Sam Grafton all taking part. The show features a lucky Loose Cannon who receives $50,000 and has to survive 150 hands playing $50/$100 with a table of poker pros, ambassadors, and celebrities.

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Can Sam Grafton Bluff Maria Ho Off Aces in The Big Game on Tour?

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The penultimate episode of The Big Game on Tour’s inaugural season has arrived, and Lily Newhouse is fighting to break even after a remarkable comeback in the previous session. With just a few dozen hands left before the season wraps up, can the Loose Cannon finally enter the black? Meanwhile, Maria Ho found herself in a tense showdown with PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton, facing a tough river decision holding pocket aces.

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Book Your Seat in the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event for Just $5.50 on PokerStars

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Following the successful return of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in Las Vegas last year, PokerStars announced in May that the NAPT will return to Resorts World, Las Vegas, this November for another ten-day poker extravaganza. Continuing the excitement from previous events, the platform is once again seeking a new group of Loose Cannons, as the festival will film additional episodes of The Big Game on Tour. The series is highlighted by the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, which has a $5,300 buy-in.

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Gazzola Denies PokerStars Talbot in Maryland State Poker Championship $2200 Main Event

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Ben Gazzola emerged victorious in the $2,200 Main Event at the Maryland State Poker Championship, taking home a first-place prize of $110,578. From Hagerstown, MD, Gazzola outlasted PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot in heads-up. Talbot, known in the poker world as “tonkaaaa,” secured a runner-up prize of $73,719. Gazzola’s victory marks a career milestone. His Main Event win set a new personal best and almost doubled his previous $155,555 in live tournament earnings.

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Nick Kocman Captures Career-Best Score as Maryland State Poker Championship Kicks Off

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Action has concluded in the $600 Kickoff Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship hosted by Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and sponsored by PokerStars. Nick Kocman has emerged victorious, earning his biggest score to date with a massive payout of $77,869. The six Day 1 starting flights saw a total 892 entries, 115 of which returned for Day 2. Kocman navigated through the sizable field on his path to capture a majority of the $456,704 prize pool, along with the two trophies to place on his mantle.

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Almost 16000 Players Competed in the WPT Global Summer Festival

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The $8 million guaranteed Summer Festival wrapped up on WPT Global over the weekend, and it’s safe to say WPT Global’s management staff will be delighted with how the series panned out. Some 15,850 players from 80 countries logged into their WPT Global accounts during the Summer Festival, highlighting the popularity of the online poker room and the superb tournament series it hosts. Every event on the bustling WPT Global

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Simon Mattsson Triumphs in the PokerStars $1050 WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event

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The $1,050 buy-in WCOOP Boot Camp Main Event drew in 502 entrants to PokerStars, and Sweden’s Simon “C. Darwin2” Mattsson outlasted them all. Mattsson added $76,031 to his online poker tournament lifetime winnings of over $35 million after coming out on top of the star-studded field. The $1,050 Main Event’s 502-strong field was cut to only 38 on Day 1, with the surviving players returning to the battlefield on August 19.

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Women in Poker Hall of Famer Kathy Liebert Wins Wynn Ladies Event

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Women in Poker Hall of Famer Kathy Liebert won her latest poker trophy and added to her nearly $7 million in live earnings this month as she took down the Wynn Signature Series Ladies Event at Wynn Las Vegas for $5,806. Liebert, wearing her favorite color purple, topped a field of 41 runners in the $300 buy-in event, with those who cashed including California’s Coletta Ray (5th - $1,320) and Nevadans Amy Wingate (4th - $1,800), Marjorie Dacko ($2,512) and runner-up Lisa Childers, a longtime grinder who earned $3,562 for her runner-up finish.

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Michael Addamo Bags $88K Score in the PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp

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Australian superstar Michael “imluckbox” Addamo helped himself to an $87,884 payday this weekend by triumphing in the WCOOP Boot Camp edition of the $5,200 No-Limit Hold’em Titans Event at PokerStars. The United Kingdom-based high-stakes guru came out on top of a 50-strong crowd and raked in the largest slice of the $250,000 prize pool. The compact field meant only the top six finishers received prize money, with Brazilian Pedro “pvigar” Garagnani falling in seventh place, bursting the money bubble and locking in at least $13,223 for the surviving players.

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Complete Guide to EPT Barcelona 2024 - Everything You Need to Know

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Get ready for one of the poker events of the year: the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona! This iconic festival will take place at Casino Barcelona from August 26 to September 8, 2024 and offers an incredible mix of poker, top-notch entertainment, and the chance to experience one of Europe’s most dynamic cities. Whether you’re a seasoned player or a poker fan, our guide will cover everything you need to know—tournament schedules, travel tips, the best places to stay, and what to expect from Barcelona’s weather.

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WSOP Circuit Returns to Playground with 15 Rings and $3M in Guarantees Up for Grabs

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For the second time this year, the fantastic Playground in Montreal, Canada, is set to be crammed to capacity with poker players from far and wide between August 19 to September 3 because the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) is in town. The Playground has hosted dozens of prestigious live poker events over the years, but WSOPC Playground is an entirely different beast. The bustling schedule features 15 WSOPC ring-awarding events with buy-ins from $250 to $3,300, and each of those ring events boasts a guarantee in its prize pool.

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Gaspare Sposato Triumphs in Epic Heads-Up Duel to Win UKIPT London Main Event

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The PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event has been nothing less than a roaring success, packing out the Hippodrome Casino from floor to ceiling across four days of action. Out of 725 entries, 13 hopefuls returned for the final day to compete for the lion’s share of the £696,000 prize pool. In the end, after over 12 hours of action, Gaspare Sposato of Italy emerged as the outright winner. The 28-year-old Italian poker pro has only recently stepped onto the live circuit and has come close to winning titles on several occasions before finally locking up the first-place finish in the UKIPT Main Event.

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Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse Shares Her Cancer Survivor Story in Episode 8 of The Big Game on Tour

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PokerStars recently announced the return of The Big Game on Tour for another season, with new episodes set to be filmed during the NAPT Las Vegas festival. As the show prepares to wrap up its first season, one player remains in the spotlight: Lily Newhouse, the latest Loose Cannon chasing a life-changing payday. However, Newhouse’s journey is about more than just poker. In the latest episode, she opened up about her battle with breast cancer, revealing how her experience shaped her outlook on life.

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Grosvenor Goliath 2024 – Was it worth it?

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After years of hearing my poker friends rave about it, I finally attended the Grosvenor Goliath in Coventry, UK, last week. I’m excited to share my first-hand experience with you! What is the Grosvenor Goliath Poker Tournament? The Grosvenor Goliath first launched in the UK in 2011 with the mission of offering a low buy-in event with a massive field. Since its inception, the Goliath has lived up to its promise, with the 2023 event setting a record of 11,493 entries and a staggering £1.

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I Live For These Moments says Wistern as WCOOP Preparations Get Underway

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We’re almost at the halfway stage of WCOOP Bootcamp — a two-week warm-up for players who are looking to win their way into the World Championship of Online Poker next month. One of those players looking to the Bootcamp to aid his preparation is PokerStars Team Pro Lasse Jagd Lauritsen aka Wistern who, after streaming over 200 hours of SCOOP action earlier this year, is getting ready for another big grind in the most prestigious online festival in all of online poker

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UKIPT London Bursts into Life with PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game

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The PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) jaunt to London may have begun on August 4, but the festival in England’s capital turned up a notch on Tuesday with the PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game (MUG). Hundreds descended on The Hippodrome Casino to battle against the faces of the Spadie brand, where plenty of prizes were up for grabs. A plethora of Power Path Passes were dished out in the poker fiesta, with smiles, excitement and camaraderie filling the room as UKIPT London shifted into fifth gear.

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Amateur Player Dave Krosky Steals the Spotlight in Episode 7 of The Big Game on Tour

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Last week, PokerNews told you that Dave Krosky would be a star in this instalment of The Big Game on Tour, and from the latest episode, you’ll surely see why. The Las Vegas Entrepreneur brought the heat and made some out-of-the-box plays that will surely raise a few eyebrows. But despite his inexperience under the bright lights of the PokerStars feature table, Krosky showed no fear against the shiver of sharks looking to take a chunk out of his stack.

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Qualify for NAPT Las Vegas at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship

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With the PokerStars2024 Maryland State Poker Championship underway, excitement is already building for the first-ever Pennsylvania State Poker Championship taking place Aug. 21-Sept. 8. The series, taking place at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, will feature over $1.1 million in guarantees and will culminate with a $2,200 buy-in Main Event with a $500,000 guarantee. PokerNews will be on-site covering the Main Event and will also be providing updates from other events including a $550 buy-in event with six starting flights and a $200,000 guarantee attached and a $1,100 guaranteed four-flight event with a $300,000 guarantee.

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PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp Includes FREE Coaching Seminars From BBZ Poker

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As part of the WCOOP Boot Camp, PokerStars has partnered with BBZ Poker to provide coaching seminars to its players, and the best thing is they’re absolutely free! From August 3-9, you can check out up to seven free seminars a day with BBZ Poker head coach Jordan “BBZ” Drummond. Not only is Drummond the founder of BBZ )Poker, he’s also the coach of PokerStars Ambassadors Lex Veldhuis, Spraggy, Fintan and Parker Talbot.

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Hone Your Skills and Play Like the Pros with PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp

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The PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) is online poker’s premier tournament series. Every player, from those just cutting their teeth in the poker world to elite-level professionals, dreams of becoming a WCOOP champion, thanks to the prestige of the series and, of course, the massive top prizes offered. The 2024 PokerStars WCOOP is scheduled to run from September 8 through October 2, and although the schedule is not yet finalized, PokerNews can provide details of something exciting to warm you up and prepare you for it.

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WATCH: The 888poker Team Headed to Las Vegas With a Dream

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The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may be done and dusted but that doesn’t mean the Las Vegas poker action has to stop. That’s because 888poker sent a team of pros and ambassadors to “Sin City” to play in the $10,000 Main Event, and a camera crew to follow their progress in poker’s most prestigious event. The 888poker docuseries is divided into five parts, with new episodes published on YouTube every Saturday for the next few weeks.

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Allen Kessler Hits $1.2 Million Jackpot on Buffalo Slot Machine

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Allen Kessler pulled off a jaw-dropping $1.2 million win on the Buffalo Aristocrat slot machine in at Thunder Valley Resort & Casino in Northern California late Monday night, and you can bet it’s a “Chainsaw Approved” triumph! Kessler, who detailed his win in a video, revealed that he had been playing the Aristocrat slot machine for an intense 12-hour stretch. Throughout this marathon session, he was betting $125 per spin buying bonuses and had a remaining balance of $2,458 when the jackpot struck.

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PokerStars Ontario & CNE Casino Present $320K Live Tournament in Ontario

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Live poker players in Ontario are in luck because the largest tournament up the year is upon us. In partnership with Pokerstars Ontario, the CNE Casino is holding a No-Limit Hold’em with a maximum prize pool of $320,000. This 40-day poker event by the CNE is presented by PokerStars Ontario this year and serves as a flagship event for the temporary casino.The CNE Casino can be found in the northeast corner of the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.

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