PokerStars Awarding NAPT Gold Passes During Poker Masters PokerStars NAPT is the presenting sponsor for the PGT Poker Masters series and will be awarding $10000 Gold Passes to NAPT Las Vegas. Get the details here.

The 2024 Poker Masters series kicked off yesterday at PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas with Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em, and with the start of the series came the news that the series will be presented by the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The Poker Masters series runs Sept. 10-19 and features eight tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,200. In addition to the coveted Purple Jacket and a $25,000 PGT Passport, the series will now award a Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas taking place Nov. 1-10.

Ivey Exits Super High Roller Bowl IX on Day 1; Ausmus & Davies Headline Final Four Check out all the winners from the PokerGO Super High Roller Series from Cyprus as well as a look at the final four in the $300K Super High Roller Bowl IX.

The 2024 Super High Roller Series is currently playing out at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa in North Cyprus. The highlight of the series is the $306,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl IX, which attracted 24 entrants. That made it the 12th-largest field in SHRB history. Day 1 of the tournament played eight levels and some early eliminations were Masashi Oya, Leon Tsoukernik, and Artur Martirosian, while the legendary Phil Ivey busted after his two pair was outdrawn on the river by Alex Kulev’s flush draw. Some others to fall on Day 1 were Daniel Dvoress, Nick Petrangelo, Mikita Badziakouski, Brian Kim, Adrian Mateos, and Matthias Eibinger.

European Poker Tour (EPT)s 20th Anniversary: Looking Back at the First Ten Years The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is 20 years old. PokerNews steps back in time and looks at the first decade of this incredible tour.

The PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the upcoming EPT Barcelona stop. Since its inception, the EPT has awarded over €575 million in prize money while visiting 24 cities in 19 countries. Fittingly, the EPT celebrates its 20th birthday at the venue that kicked off one of live poker’s most prestigious tours. With that in mind, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look at the first ten years of this incredible tour.

Becker Beats Tice in Summer Crossbook Despite Losses on Both Sides Jeremy Becker defeated Landon Tice in their summer crossbook bet by a margin of $71742 despite both players posting a loss for their series grind.

With the summer poker season wrapped up in Las Vegas, the results are in for the crossbook between Landon Tice and Jeremy Becker. The bet began on May 28 and lasted nearly two months, ending on July 18. As reported by Poker.Org, Becker was the victor by a margin of $71,742 despite both players ending in the red for five-figure sums. What is a Crossbook? The bet was a 100% crossbook across a minimum of 25 events this summer, both at the World Series of Poker and other festivals, with buy-ins of $10,000 or under. Online events were excluded.

Daniel Negreanu Rips on Wealthy Poker Player for Being a Cheap Tipper Daniel Negreanu called out an unidentified millionaire poker player for being cheap when tipping a cocktail waitress and it sparked some debate on X.

What is the proper amount for a wealthy poker player to tip a cocktail server for a bottle of water? That is the debate that transpired on X thanks to a critical tweet from Daniel Negreanu, who called out an unnamed “millionaire” high-stakes pro for being a bit of a tightwad. Las Vegas Tipping Culture The tipping culture in the United States differs greatly from Europe and other parts of the word. This is especially true in Las Vegas where the hospitality industry rules the town. It is customary in Nevada to tip 20% or sometimes higher for a meal or drinks, whereas tipping isn’t always expected in most other countries where bartenders and servers are paid reasonable hourly wages.

Team tonkaaaa Closes Gap with Talbots Second WCOOP Title in Four Days Get yourself up to date with the latest news and results from the 2024 PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP).

Last Thursday, Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot clinched his fifth World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) title with a win in the HORSE Championship. His stay in the five-time winner’s club was brief—lasting just four days—before Talbot captured yet another WCOOP victory. The WCOOP League captain had even more reasons to celebrate as teammates “ShipitFTW911” and Niklas “Lena900” Astedt joined him on the podium in WCOOP 32-H: $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO, Saturday KO. Team tonkaaaa’s impressive one-two-three finish propelled them into second place on the leaderboard, overtaking Team easywithaces. Team peace&loove remained the team to catch over the weekend, as Sebastian “peace&loove” Huber’s side kept their position at the top but can undoubtedly feel the heat that Team tonkaaaa has brought over the last few days.

Why the Women’s Winter Festival Embraces Inclusivity and Challenges Poker Norms Discover why the Women’s Winter Festival includes men in side events and how it aims to challenge norms and foster inclusivity in poker.

Kerryjane Craigie, a PokerStars Ambassador and Director of Poker at the Hippodrome Casino, is leading the charge with the upcoming Women’s Winter Festival. This event aims to elevate inclusivity in poker and create new opportunities for women in the game. In this blog, Craigie shares her vision and the reasons behind the festival’s importance. When I talk about the Women’s Winter Festival, it’s unsurprising to see reactions of interest. Given my platform and my view on women’s events, my involvement in such an initiative is expected. What does often surprise people is the festival’s impressive £100,000 guaranteed prize pool. But when you bring together myself, my PokerStars colleagues Lizzie Wilson, and Dave Curtis, you can count on something noteworthy emerging.

Parker Talbot Wins HORSE Championship for Fifth WCOOP Title Get yourself up to date with the latest news and results from the 2024 PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP).

Thursday was a monumental day for Team tonkaaaa in the 2024 PokerStars WCOOP League, with team captain Parker Talbot leading by example. The Canadian, whose roster is stacked with Swedish talent, played a pivotal role in propelling his team into third place. Talbot’s heroics came during the WCOOP $1,050 World Championship of HORSE, where his winning performance contributed significantly to the team’s rise. Adding to the team’s success, “ShipitFTW911” secured a solid fifth-place finish in WCOOP 20-L: $109 NLHE Mini Bounty Builder HR. Team tonkaaaa racked up a total of 460 points, outscoring the nearest competitors by 70. The impressive performances have brought them within striking distance of Sebastian Huber’s Team peace&loove, the current league leaders.

Two Satellite Winners Go Heads-Up for First 2024 Poker Masters Title Jessica Vierling and Spencer Champlin ended up heads-up for the first Poker Masters title of the year and both players won their way in via a satellite.

The 2024 Poker Masters Presented by PokerStars NAPT is underway at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas, and the first event — $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em — came down to a pair of satellite entries on Wednesday. Spencer Champlin and Jessica Vierling battled it out for the title, and the former came out victorious. Both players gained entry into the mid-stakes poker tournament via a $560 buy-in satellite at Aria. Poker Masters Event #1 Final Table Results Place Player Prize 1 Spencer Champlin $160,475 2 Jessica Vierling $98,250 3 Dylan Linde $72,050 4 Dan Shak $52,400 5 Zachary Grech $39,300 6 Nicholas Seward $32,750 Vierling Nearly Does it Again Vierling, a German-born poker pro who resides in Las Vegas, took down the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Main Event at Commerce Casino in May for a career-best $328,273 score. She nearly scored another huge victory to kickoff the Poker Masters, but had to settle for second place and $98,250.

NFL Great Rob Gronk Gronkowski Playing PokerStars Big Game on Tour Season 2 NFL great Rob Gronk Gronkowski and sports personality Nick Wright were confirmed for the upcoming season of PokerStars The Big Game on Tour. Read more.

One of the most entertaining shows in poker is stepping it up a notch as PokerStars announced that the next season of Big Game on Tour will feature four-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski. Gronkowski, who spent 11 seasons as a tight end in the NFL and is now a sports analyst, will compete on the upcoming The Big Game on Tour season alongside the pros, Loose Cannons and sports media personality Nick Wright, whose appearance was also confirmed on Thursday.

Sebastian Hubers Team peace&loove Take the Lead in the WCOOP League Get yourself up to date with the latest news and results from the 2024 PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP).

The 2024 PokerStars WCOOP League has new leaders following some impressive results on September 11. After starting the day in second place, 25 points behind Fintan Hand’s Team easywithaces, Sebastian Huber’s Team peace&loove accumulated 235 points, propelling them to the top of the league; they also became the first team to break through 1,000 points. Team peace&loove’s huge points tally mainly stemmed from a pair of results in the $55 NLHE Deep Stack and the $320 NLHE Deep Stack. In the former, “king153246,” the team member who secured their place on the team via the WCOOP Boot Camp promotion, navigated their way through almost all of the 4,865 entrants. They ultimately chopped when heads-up against Brazil’s “calcinha92,” earning $28,278 and a ton of WCOOP League points.

Hands of the Week from 2024 EPT Barcelona: Kassouf Goes Out with Nine High Like a Boss As a part of the PokerNews Hands of the Week series check out some of the biggest and most interesting hands from the 2024 European Poker Tour Barcelona.

The 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona recently wrapped up with poker pro Stephen Song topping a field of 1,975 entries (the fourth-largest Main Event field in EPT history) to claim the championship title and €1,290,386 in prize money. This Main Event attracted players from 82 different countries. From Albania to Vietnam and the United States to South Africa, it seems no corners of the world are untouched or unaffected by the EPT’s influence. The top five nations were France (205 players), Italy (144), Spain (124), Brazil (89), and the United Kingdom (76).

Jerry Perrymejsen Odeen Wins Seventh WCOOP Title for Team tonkaaaa The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continues all this month on PokerStars with ambassadors drafting teams to compete in the WCOOP League

The action on PokerStars is heating up and we’re only midway through the first week of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). More titles were handed out on the third day of competition, including Lex Veldhuiswinning his first WCOOP title in Event #9-H: $5,200 NLHE. That result hasn’t quite seen his team move to the top of the WCOOP League standings, but it’s all to play for as drafted players start to get on the scoreboard.

Booyakasha: Lex Veldhuis Bags $130K & First WCOOP Title Dressed as Ali G PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis won his first World Championship of Online Poker Title while live streaming to thousands of fans on his Twitch channel.

Hear me now. Big up yourself Lex Veldhuis, big respek to you and your crew In the weeks leading up to year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), Lex Veldhuis told PokerNews two things. The first, was that he was “extremely confident” heading into this year’s festival. The second, was that he had lots of things planned for his community and their enjoyment of his streaming content. Last night, Veldhuis put the words into action, keeping it real and taking down WCOOP Event #9-H: $5,200 Bounty Builder Super High Roller for over $130,000, all while dressed as Ali G.

Lex Eyes First WCOOP Title as Spraggy Still Draws a Blank Lex Veldhuis is eyeing his first career WCOOP title as the first week of WCOOP action continues on PokerStars

He might be lagging behind in the early WCOOP League standings, but Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis is leading by example in pursuit of back-to-back League titles. After picking up his first SCOOP title earlier this year, Veldhuis has advanced to Day 2 of Event #9: $5,200 Bounty Builder Super High Roller, with just ten players separating him from a maiden WCOOP title. Can Veldhuis Get It Done? Veldhuis isn’t the only player from the 2024 WCOOP League to advance to Day 2 of Event #9-H. Yuri “theNERDguy” Dzivielevski (Team easywithaces) and Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen (Team tonkaaaa) also advanced.

Max Pinnola Wins Pennsylvania State Poker Championship; Takes Home NAPT Gold Pass Max Pinnola is the 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship $2200 Event champion a result worth a cool $103000.

After four Day 1 flights with 243 entrants, the 34 players who advanced all came together for Day 2 of $2,200 Event #3 at Pennsylvania State Poker Championship here at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The PokerStars sponsored event created a total prize pool of $500,000 resulting in Max Pinnola emerging victorious for a whopping $103,000 score. Pinnola and Matthew Sabia (2nd - $93,000) agreed on an ICM chop after 30 minutes of heads-up play. Stacks were nearly even in chips, both with almost 6,000,000 respectively.

Mike Watson Adds €10300 EPT High Roller Title to Summer Triple Crown Mike Watson defeated Enrico Camosci heads-up in the EPT Barcelona €10300 High Roller winning €595000 after a heads-up deal

The final day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour has concluded here at Casino Barcelona. Hours after Stephen Songwas crowned the newest EPT Main Event champion, the final table of the €10,300 EPT High Roller was still ongoing with some of the best players in the world battling for one of the most prestigious trophies of the festival. Mike Watson was already having a good series before this tournament, albeit with many close calls and no outright victories. He took sixth place in the €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha event, third place in a €25,000 High Roller and second place in the €5,200 8-Game Mix for just over €250,000 across those three scores.

Team Akkari Off to a Flying Start in the 2024 WCOOP League as Team Spraggy Falters Team Akkari and Team Tonkaaaa got off to fast starts in the 2024 PokerStars WCOOP League but Team Spraggy was left with zero points after Day 1.

The 2024 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) shuffled up and dealt at PokerStars for the first time on September 8, marking the start of the eagerly anticipated WCOOP League. Over the next three-and-a-half weeks, teams selected by Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, Fintan “easywithaces” Hand, Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot, Sebastian “peace&loove” Huber, Andre “AAkkari” Akkari, and Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis will earn points based on their finishing positions in WCOOP events as they bid to become the 2024 WCOOP League champions.

Stephen Song Serenades the Deck to EPT Barcelona Main Event Title Stephen Song won the 2024 EPT Barcelona Main Event celebrating 20 years of EPT history as he lifted the Golden Shard trophy amid tough competition and bad weather.

Twenty years ago, Alexander Stevic etched his name in poker history by winning the inaugural European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event. The 2004 series featured just five events, a humble beginning compared to today’s expansive, star-studded EPT circuit. That modest start became a springboard for aspiring poker players, transforming young upstarts into legends of the game. Household poker names like Jason Mercier, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, and Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius launched their careers and began their rise up the ranks after finding success on the EPT’s iconic blue felt. Now, another emerging superstar has left their mark on one of poker’s most prestigious tours.

Honeymooner Murilo Milhomen Crowned EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty Champion Murilo Milhomem overcame a heads-up deficit to win the EPT Barcelona €3000 Mystery Bounty for €321658 while in Barcelona celebrating his honeymoon

The mystery as to who would win the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €3,000 Mystery Bounty has been solved. Murilo Milhomem has won his maiden EPT title for €321,658. He bested 1,113 players over three days to secure the win and a coveted PokerStars Spadie. Milhomem defeated Jacob Stone heads-up for a career-best score, overcoming a chip deficit just shy of three-to-one. In finishing second, Stone also claimed a career best score of €200,700, a welcome addition to Stone’s sole cash of €6,680 during this EPT stop in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event.

PokerNews Ambassador RobinPoker Selling WCOOP Action on StakeKings PokerNews ambassador and streamer Lukas RobinPoker Robinson is selling WCOOP action at zero markup on StakeKings. Find out how to sweat Robinson in WCOOP.

PokerNews ambassador and streamer Lukas “RobinPoker” Robinson is gearing up for a full slate of online poker action in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), and his viewers can have a sweat for the series. Robinson is selling action for 18 events through StakeKings, meaning that members of the public can buy a piece of his action in hopes of a deep run for the young Liverpool grinder. Best of all, Robinson is selling at zero markup and will be streaming the action.

Texas Mike VPIPs 99% and Cracks Aces with 5-3 Offsuit in $113K Pot on HCL Michael Texas Mike Moncek returned to Hustler Casino Live and was up to his old devious tricks. He played the biggest pot of the night cracking aces with 5-3 offsuit.

A few months after dumping more than $2 million into the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game, Michael “Texas Mike” Moncek returned to poker’s most-watched cash game live stream. As usual, Moncek was the center of attention, playing 99% of hands in the $10/$20/$40 game, which featured notable players like Kelly Lucas (formerly Minkin) and Ethan “Rampage” Yau. Moncek was involved in every pot except one, breaking his own VPIP record of 89% set in April. Last time, he netted an extra $260K, and he was certainly hoping for a repeat performance.

This Chess Grand Master Gets His Third EPT Title with €25K Triumph Chess grandmaster Ottomar Ladva won a €25000 EPT Barcelona High Roller claiming €439400 and his third EPT title after defeating a field of 60 entries.

As the main tournament room became increasingly empty heading into the wee hours of the morning, Ottomar Ladva looked as fresh and sharp as he did when he first entered €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em II. It was readily apparent that Ladva set his sights on winning the final high-roller of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. Following a marathon 13-hour day, the focused 27-year-old did just that after besting a 60-entry field and defeating Artsiom Lasouski heads-up to claim his third EPT title. Ladva also claimed the €439,400 first-place prize, representing the lion’s share of the €1,440,600 prize pool.

WCOOP League Teams Set as PokerStars Ambassadors Look to Stop Team Lex Lex Spraggy Tonka and other ambassadors will look to lead their teams to WCOOP victory in the inaugural WCOOP League. Read about each of the six teams.

The teams are set for the inaugural WCOOP League as a handful PokerStars ambassadors gear up to battle for bragging rights and to make their teams proud during the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Team captains Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, Fintan Hand, Parker “Tonka” Talbot, Sebastian Huber, Andre Akkari and Lex Veldhuis, who earlier won the first-ever SCOOP League, selected their teams in a snake draft at PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona.