Table Of Contents Less than a month after being federally indicted for alleged tax evasion related to high-stakes poker matches, attorney Tom Goldstein was accused of “more of the same conduct” after investigators said they discovered previously undisclosed cryptocurrency wallets that sent and received millions in transactions this past week. But Goldstein, who was arrested Monday and is in federal custody, says the wallets aren’t his. Goldstein, who on Jan. 16 was charged in Maryland federal court in a 22-count indictment, was accused of receiving $8 million in cryptocurrency and sending $6 million just a day before telling the court that he was $3.

Table Of Contents After a crazy and chaotic day of wild Houston poker, the 71 players that returned from a total field of 627 have been whittled down to one man left standing. When the dust settled, it was Kassim Panjwani who claimed the victory in the Champions Club Winter Poker Open $460 Mystery Bounty. Panjwani completed his night with a heads-up win over runner-up Moe Tokko when his flopped pair held up against Tokko’s overcards and gutshot.

Table Of Contents PokerStars has just dropped a huge opportunity for poker players with the launch of the PokerStars Live League—and trust us, this is your chance to take your game to the next level. Not only will you compete for over €150,000 in buy-ins, but the top 30 finishers from PokerStars’ 2025 European Live Event* schedule will have the chance to audition for a spot on PokerStars Team Pro. Yes, you read that right: PokerStars is looking for their next ambassador, and it could be you!

Table Of Contents The Irish Poker Tour is branching out in March by heading to the vibrant Scottish city of Glasgow. The Alea Glasgow casino hosts the Glasgow Poker Festival from the evening of March 3 through to the series’ conclusion on March 9. Over £270,000 will be won by the time the final hand is dealt, with £200,000 of that sum stemming from the £400 buy-in Main Event. More than 560 entries are required for the Glasgow Poker Festival’s Main Event to hit the ambitious £200,000 guarantee.

Table Of Contents The 2025 edition of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Manchester festival wrapped up over the weekend after the crowning of the £1,250 Main Event champion. Junxian Du outlasted 436 opponents and received £84,700 of the £455,160 prize pool. Such a victory is always impressive but especially so when you consider this win is Du’s first Hendon Mob Database entry. Fifty-six players saw a return on their investments.

Table Of Contents Do you have a WPT Global account? Have you ever wanted to play a Triton Poker event? Then we have great news for you! The highly anticipated Triton Poker Super High Roller Series returns to the global stage, launching its first event of the year from February 26 to March 15 at Landing Casino, located in the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea’s largest integrated resort. Thanks to WPT Global, players now have a direct pathway into this exclusive high-stakes poker festival.

Table Of Contents The third instalment of the PokerNews Online Championship (PNOC) starts on February 16 at 888poker. Players from far and wide will head to the online poker site to try to become PNOC champions. Don’t be surprised to see Malta’s “overbet13” among the many PNOC entrants because they just padded their bankroll with $8,131 and boosted their confidence by taking down the latest edition of the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event.

Mixed game poker tournament legend John Anthony Cernuto, aka “Miami John,” passed away on Monday from colon cancer. The 81-year-old New Jersey-born poker player had been in hospice care at his Las Vegas home. He leaves behind two adult children and many friends and adoring fans within the poker community. PokerNews reported last week that Cernuto, who once held the record for most live tournament cashes, had entered hospice care. He spent his final days with loved ones by his side.

Table Of Contents Alan Keating returned to the High Stakes Poker streets for the fifth episode of Season 14, released Monday on PokerGO, and he played, and lost, a $700,000 pot after getting it all in drawing dead. But there was another equally entertaining pot that nearly became the largest ever on the show. Keating, a Hustler Casino Live fan favorite lost a monster pot to HCL owner Ryan Feldman, who otherwise hasn’t run so hot on the iconic poker show.

The Venetian Poker Room unveiled a new poker room last summer that showed one of the biggest and most popular poker rooms in Las Vegas wasn’t afraid of reinventing itself. The Venetian is proving so once again as it unveils the Venetian Poker Studio, a state-of-the-art private poker room that will host cash game streams and tournament final tables. The Venetian Poker Studio, a brightly lit room in the back of the second-floor poker room decorated with LED screens, makes its debut this afternoon with the final table of the MSPT Poker Bowl IX $1,600 Main Event.

PokerStars players in Michigan and New Jersey have a trip to Europe awaiting them if they can catch Caitlin Comeskey. The “Catchin’ Caitlin” online freeroll on the shared liquidity poker site begins at 6 p.m. ET on Feb. 15. One player will receive a Gold Pass, which includes a €5,300 European Poker Tour (EPT) Monte Carlo Main Event seat. But it won’t be an easy task to take down the grand prize.

High-stakes poker-playing lawyer Tom Goldstein is back in custody in Maryland as the prominent legal figure indicted for tax crimes continues to fight his conditions for release. Court records on Monday stated that Goldstein was in custody with a bail hearing set for 2:30 p.m. local time. This comes after Goldstein filed a motion on his own behalf (despite being represented by two prominent attorneys) asking Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby to reconsider bail terms that required him to put up his $3.

Table Of Contents As the poker world eagerly awaits the reveal of this month’s Global Poker Awards winners, the Global Poker Index (GPI) has just crowned its first standout player of 2025. Following a stellar start to the year, Shannon Shorr (1,078.90) was named the GPI’s January Player of the Month. Shorr edged out Spencer Champlin (1,062.03) and Brandon Wilson (1,038.15) for the top spot after an impressive four cashes and two victories on the PokerGO Tour (PGT).

Table Of Contents Some things just work better in threes. Think about it—The Godfather, Lord of the Rings, even The Dark Knight trilogy. There’s something special about a great series coming back for a third act, bigger and better than before. That’s exactly what 888poker and PokerNews are doing with the PokerNews Online Championship (PNOC), returning from February 16-25 for its third instalment. The festival, which will award more than $1 million in prizes, has been such a hit, the two poker titans couldn’t stop at just one or two.

Daniel Negreanu was among the numerous poker players on social media who were none too thrilled with Kendrick Lamar’s musical performance during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in New Orleans, 40-22, with an efficient offensive output and stellar defense. The final score isn’t indicative of the bloodbath that ensued on the field inside the Caesars Superdome.

Table Of Contents The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) wrapped up its 11th season and will pay tribute to its players, sponsors, staff, and volunteers for the third straight year with the 2024 CSOP Awards. The CSOP Awards includes several categories, including People’s Choice Award/Event of the Year, Emcee of the Year, Mike Sexton Ambassador Award and the Daniel Negreanu Extra Effort Award. The nominees will be honored at an awards dinner at Via Brasil Steakhouse in Las Vegas on Feb.

Table Of Contents Two-time World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring winner Joe Rice went viral on Friday for his shirtless celebration after winning free beer for a year in a basketball contest. The contest took place at a college basketball game between Siena and Saint Peters in New York’s MVP Arena. To win a 30-pack of Miller Lite every month for a year, Rice needed to make a lay-up, free throw, and two three-pointers in under 30 seconds.

Table Of Contents The 2025 DeepStack Showdown Series series ran at Venetian Las Vegas from January 13-February 2. During that time there were 37 numbered events that catered to a combined 3,943 entrants and awarded $952,675 in prize money not including satellites. Among those to claim titles were Darrin Oremba (Event #7: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $23,574), Ben Brinkley (Event #13: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $14,440), Kristina Griffiths (Event #26: $200 NLH Bounty for $1,992), Wei-Ting Lin (Event #27: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $4,202), Woody Christy (Event #31: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack for $51,141), and Nick Pupillo (Event #33: $300 Big O for $3,55).

Table Of Contents “Miami” John Cernuto, who has more live poker tournament cashes than anyone in history, is in hospice care at his home in Las Vegas, according to Women in Poker Hall of Famer (WiPHOF) Jeanne David. Cernuto, who turned 81 last month, is an old-school poker legend. He’s been among the top players mentioned for the Poker Hall of Fame, though last year was his first of actually being a nominee.

Table Of Contents YouTube star Ethan Klein won Thursday night’s Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT) Game Night V in Las Vegas for $10,000 as he defeated content creator Steiny during heads-up play. The first CPT event of the year was headlined by Atlanta rapper Waka Flocka Flame, a newcomer to the Celebrity Poker Tour world, alongside now-regulars like Klein and influencers Bryce Hall and Tana Mongeau. Other celebrities at the winner-take-all event included Hila Klein, professional martial artists Jorge Masvidal and Mackenzie Dern, YouTuber Frazier “Kay” Khattri and former baseball pro Shane Victorino.

Table Of Contents The son of longtime poker pro Bernard Lee put on a shooting clinic during a UMass women’s basketball game halftime contest that paid the college student $10,000. Or, it should have. Noam Lee had 30 seconds to make a layup, free-throw, three-pointer, and then a half-court shot to win the money. He not only did that, but he made all four shots with time to spare. The sparse crowd inside the Mullins Center in Amherst, Massachusetts erupted after the final shot went through the net.

Table Of Contents 888poker launched five and six-card Pot-Limit Omaha in November 2024 with a raft of special promotions to make players aware that the exciting format was available on the online poker giant. Another promotion is running right now, one that sees PLO5 & PLO6 players receive 100% rakeback between February 7-9. The PLO Weekend promotion is super simple. All you need to do is fire up your 888poker account, navigate to the Omaha cash game section of the lobby, play some PLO5 or PLO6, and any rake you contribute to will be refunded to your 888poker account once the promotion ends at 1:59 p.

Table Of Contents Ari Engel won yet another poker tournament on Thursday, this one an $1,100 buy-in Omaha/8 and Stud/8 Mixed event at the 2025 LA Poker Classic (LAPC). The tournament at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, the 33rd of the series, played down to the final five on Wednesday. All remaining players returned to action the following day to determine a champion. Unstoppable Poker Pro Engel, a Canadian poker pro who holds the record with 18 World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings, took home $12,140 for his efforts.

Table Of Contents The PokerStarsSpring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) Warm-Up series will take place on PokerStars North America this month, giving online poker players a chance to win $5,000 Gold Passes to the Irish Poker Open in April. The series will take place Feb. 14-24 and features 53 events with buy-ins starting low and reaching up to $1,000. Action will culminate with $200 buy-in Main Events in various markets with guaranteed prize pools of $125,000.

Table Of Contents The Celebrity Poker Tour (CPT), which debuted in 2023 and then continued its first season through 2024, is gearing up for its second season, which officially kicks off tonight with Game Night V, a $10,000 winner-take-all all nine-handed Sit n’ Go with two alternates. Among those in the lineup are Shane Victorino, Waka Flocka Flame, Frazier Kay, Ethan & Hila Klein, Trent “BookItWithTrent” Attiyah, Bryce Hall, Jorge Masvidal, Steiny, Mackenzie Dern, and Tana Mongeau.

Table Of Contents Matt Berkey and Jared Bleznick battled on PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel 6 for 12 hours of high-stakes no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha, with the former winning big. PokerGO split up the match into two days — six hours each — culminating with Wednesday’s finale that ended up lopsided but wasn’t one-sided. That differs from the Day 1 session on Wednesday, which ended with both players nearly deadlocked in the $200/$400 cash game.

Table Of Contents Poker tournament players were already delighted when they discovered that the Grosvenor UK Poker Open was returning in 2025, but their excitement reached fever pitch when they learned that the £1,500 Grosvenor UK Open Main Event’s prize pool carried a £1 million guarantee. The 2025 Grosvenor UK Open festival runs from February 16 through March 2 at the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry. The first five days focus on satellites to the Main Event, which have 30 seats guaranteed to be won, and satellites awarding Mystery Bounty and Mini UK Open seats.

Table Of Contents The $15 million Bounty Builder Series is in full swing at PokerStars, with the first tournaments of a 150 numbered events schedule kicking off last weekend. Forty events have crowned their champions, and it has not taken long for the top-tier players to get their hands on titles and vast sums of money. Dimitar “KuuL” Danchev got the series off to a playing start by taking down the $5,200 PKO edition of the Titans Event.

Table Of Contents The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) is returning to Jamul Casino in southern California for the Mission RunGood San Deigo stop running Feb. 18-23. The RGPS stop will feature a dozen ring events across six days of action. It will culminate with the $600 buy-in RGPS San Diego Main Event, an event with a $150,000 guarantee that PokerNews will be on-site to report. Win a RunGood Ring in San Diego The series in San Diego will kick off with a satellite week running Feb.

Tony G has long played in the highest stakes poker games, so it won’t come as a surprise to anyone who has followed his career that he’s extremely wealthy. But the amount of money he claims to have made in the past year shocked the TikTok personality who recently interviewed him. The former Lithuanian politician and PokerNews founder is one of the most polarizing figures in poker. He was either a fan favorite or most despised player on TV during the poker boom era, depending on who you ask.

Table Of Contents Indicted lawyer Tom Goldstein said on Wednesday he is millions of dollars in debt and asked a Maryland federal judge to reconsider his bail terms. Goldstein, a prominent attorney who has argued before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) dozens of times, was charged last month in a 22-count indictment related to high-stakes poker winnings and losses. He is accused of committing tax fraud, preparing false and fraudulent tax returns, and failing to pay his taxes.

Table Of Contents If you haven’t entered a Grizzly Games VIII series event on Global Poker, you still have time. But before we get into the rest of the series, we’re going to look back at some recent winner who deserve recognition. The series, which applies to Gold Coin (GC) and Sweeps Coin (SC) players, began Jan. 27 and runs until Feb. 16 and is part of the 2024-2025 Global Poker Championship (GPC) season.

Table Of Contents The 2025 season of the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) really hit its stride with the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Tunica festival. The festival was host to a parade of unusual scenarios. Frank Hanna won Event #2 with a straight flush, a staggeringly rare occurrence; William Stanford won two rings back-to-back then followed it up with a third ring a few tourneys later, which doesn’t happen often; and Preston McEwen won his seventh ring ever, something only 48 other people have ever achieved.

Table Of Contents A massive bad beat jackpot at The Lodge Card Club in Round Rock, Texas finally went off Tuesday night, and it paid out approximately $290,000 total, the biggest ever in the state. The hand occurred in a $1/$2/$5 pot-limit Omaha game with two players flopping a straight flush. A bad beat jackpot nearly hit at the same room in August for $118,000, but the hand ended in a true bad beat due to some unique rules.

Table Of Contents Harrah’s Cherokee is always one of the biggest stops on the World Series of Poker Circuit. This February’s edition of the WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee festival will be no exception, with a massive $5,870,000 in guarantees across 18 events. These guarantees include two seven-figure amounts — $1,000,000 for the $400 Mini Main and $1,500,000 for the $1,700 Main Event. The smallest of these prize pool guarantees is set at $20,000 for a $300 closed event (the Ladies event, to be held on February 21).

Table Of Contents The latest edition of the $100,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty Main Event drew in 1,018 entrants to 888poker, and Andorra’s “arcrom14” outlasted them all. The champion walked away with $9,780 after becoming the last player standing. Although “arcrom14” collected the regular prize pool’s top prize, they were not the tournament’s biggest winner. Ukraine’s “morteeezy” claimed that honor courtesy of pulling the $10,000 jackpot mystery bounty on Day 1 before busting in 18th place.