Daniel Negreanu Finishes 1st in WSOP Paradise Flight While Lying in Bed

Daniel Negreanu is in contention for his eighth gold bracelet and the second of the year. On Friday night at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, the GGPoker Ambassador took a break from live play and instead took time to play chess, stock up on groceries – he was still steaming from paying room service $25 for four small tomatoes the day before – and to play some online poker from the comfort of his hotel bed.

Music Icon Steve Albinis Death Puts Fabled 20-Year Poker Home Game on Pause

Table Of Contents The death of musician, recording engineer and poker player Steve Albini hit the music world with a force like that of the incendiary device aimed at Earth pictured on Big Black’s 1986 debut album Atomizer. It may have hit one group of Chicago poker players the hardest. Albini, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner who recorded landmark works by bands like Nirvana and Pixies and who The New York Timesdescribed as “one of the most admired, and most divisive, figures in rock,” was a key figure in a friend group that bonded, joked and supported one another over the poker table.

Stephen Chidwick Wins 2nd Bracelet in WSOP Paradise $50K PLO Championship ($1357080)

Table Of Contents Five years ago, Stephen Chidwick captured his maiden WSOP bracelet in the 2019 $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Today, he adorned his wrist with his second piece of gold after claiming victory in Event #8: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise. The star-studded field attracted 122 entries, with only seven players returning on Day 3 at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas to battle it out for the $1,357,080 up top.

Ill Kiss You if a 10 Comes - Poker Player Begs Dealer for Specific River Card (It Worked)

Who says that begging a dealer to give you the card you need to win a hand doesn’t work? “Mike X” made an odd plea on Hustler Casino Live Thursday night during an $80,000 pot, promising to kiss the dealer if a four-outer on the river came through. And it did, and he held true to his word. The pot in question took place on the final hand of a six-hour livestream in a $100/$200 no-limit hold’em cash game, a memorable way to end the show.

WPT Gears Up for $10400 WPT World Championship; Kicks Off on December 14

Table Of Contents If you’re in Las Vegas and not at the Wynn for the World Poker Tour World Championships (WPTWC), what are you even doing? The WPT’s flagship festival, and one of December’s “Big Three,” has moved into fifth gear, with the WPT Prime Championship playing down to its final six players. Also adding to the buzz is the groundbreaking ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll, which kicked off at 10 a.

Friday the 13th No Problem for EPT Mystery Bounty Champ Mats Ullereng

Table Of Contents Friday the thirteenth is known as the unluckiest date on the calendar, but for Mats Ullereng, it proved to be the exact opposite. Ullereng bested a field of 835 over three days of play to take home €265,560 in the €3,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2024 PokerStars European Tour Prague. The Norwegian grinder also pulled €2,000 in bounties from the chest at the Hilton Prague for a total score of €267,560.

Phil Ivey Entertains at WPT World Championship Players Party in Las Vegas

On Thursday night, before the action kicked off in the highly-anticipated ClubWPT Gold $5,000,000 Freeroll, players were invited to special event. For the third year in a row, the WPT World Championship hosted an epic players party at AREA15. Complete with a world-class DJ, DJ LEFIH, and complimentary food and drink, the party proved an entertaining affair. There were also acrobats and dancers, retro arcade games, and an immersive event space known for its 360-degree projection mapping technology, creating an otherworldly, interactive environment.

Gaming Legend Cracks Aces with Aces in First Orbit of ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Freeroll

The $5 million ClubWPT Gold Invitational Freeroll kicked off Friday at Wynn Las Vegas with some fireworks that involved a former Halo champion. Aaron Elam’s nickname in the gaming world is, fittingly, “Ace,” and he used an ace to win a wild hand right off the bat to secure an early double up. ClubWPT Gold, the newest online poker platform from the World Poker Tour (WPT), is hosting the largest freeroll in poker history as part of the WPT World Championship festival.

Poker Champ Joe McKeehen Among WPT World Championship Side Event Winners

Table Of Contents The WPT Prime Championship and Friday’s $5 million ClubWPT Gold Invitational Freeroll will get most of the headlines at Wynn Las Vegas this week. But there are many other intriguing events taking place during the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship festival that are seeing some big name pros such as Joe McKeehen taking down events. McKeehen, the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner, continues to crush it on the tournament circuit since becoming world champion nine years ago.

European Championship Of Poker Paris Postponed Until Further Notice

Table Of Contents The European Championship Of Poker (ECOP) Paris festival, scheduled for January 2-13, 2025, has been postponed until further notice. The postponement comes only 24 hours after PokerStars announced it was canceling the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris festival that was scheduled for mid-February. The ECOP Paris 2025 postponement is due to the uncertainty surrounding Paris’ gaming landscape. Casinos were banned in Paris in 1919 but several “gaming circles” operated in the French capital for years.

Diane Zimmerman Leads the Race to WPT Prime Championship Final Table

Table Of Contents The massive field at the $1,100 WPT Prime Championship thinned dramatically after a whirlwind Day 2 at Wynn Las Vegas. Over the course of 18 action-packed levels in the Encore Ballroom, chips flew back and forth as the initial 1,206 survivors dwindled to a pack of just 99 competitors by the time play concluded around 2 a.m. local time on Friday, December 13. The top of the leaderboard saw significant shifts as the race for the $1,162,350 grand prize hit its halfway mark after the final card of the night was dealt.

Double Delight For Davenport Winning the NPL and UKPL Player of the Year

Table Of Contents It has been a memorable 2024 on and off the felt for British grinder Matthew Davenport. The Macclesfield native’s incredible performances at the felt saw him become the National Poker League (NPL) and UK Poker League (UKPL) Player of the Year, earning him a £75,000 sponsorship package from Grosvenor Poker and $10,000 worth of 888poker LIVE packages. Those who frequented Grosvenor Poker and 888poker UKPL events this year will almost certainly have bumped into Davenport.

Christmas Comes Early to 888poker; Holiday Sale Starts Dec. 16

Table Of Contents The festive period is a time for giving, and 888poker is getting well and truly into the Christmas spirit by running its popular Holiday Sale promotion. Running from December 16-23, the Holiday Sale sees 17 of 888poker’s most popular multi-table tournaments (MTTs) have their buy-ins slashed in half yet sees those MTTs’ guarantees remain the same. Whether you are looking to save a few bucks playing your usual tournaments or are looking to take a shot at an MTT that’s usual outside of your bankroll’s constraints, the 888poker Holiday Sale could be just what you are looking for.

Alex Foxen Adds Another Career Highlight by Winning the $100000 Triton Main Event ($3850000)

Table Of Contents Of all the accolades, special moments, and career-defining achievements that have already marked Alex Foxen as one of poker’s best players, Thursday night at the final table of the $100,000 Triton Main Event at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise stands out. Foxen emerged victorious over a field of 182 of the game’s biggest stars, defeating Portuguese online legend Joao Vieira in a short heads-up match to win his third World Series of Poker bracelet and second Triton Series event in as many months.

Why WPT Global is Crushing it in a Competitive Online Poker Market

Table Of Contents Alex Scott, WPT Global President, told PokerNews in an interview during the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship festival that he’s ecstatic with his online poker site’s growth, but anticipates even bigger things to come in 2025. The online poker market is competitive with longtime established brands such as PokerStars and partypoker continuing to have success, and then of course there’s GGPoker, a newer online giant that recently purchased the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and has major ambassadors patched up such as Daniel Negreanu and Fedor Holz.

Nine Bigs and a Dream: China’s Lei Yu Spins Short Stack to Win WSOP Paradise $5K NLH

Table Of Contents On Thursday, the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event #6: $5,000 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em returned to action. The tournament attracted 363 entrants and awarded a $1,815,000 prize pool, and when play resumed China’s Lei Yu, part of the Red Dragon Poker Team, was the short stack with just nine big blinds. Thanks to a pair of early doubles right out of the gate, Yu found himself in position to make a run, and after five hours of play he had all the chips!

Why Women in Poker Hall of Fame Inductee Jeanne David Deserved ClubWPT Golden Passport

Kristen Foxen, Jeanne David, and Starla Brodie were officially inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame (WiPHOF) on Wednesday during a ceremony sponsored by PokerStars at the Plaza Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Brodie, a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, passed away in 2014. She was inducted as a pioneer in the game as she was one of the first women to have ever won an open WSOP event.

Head to Wynn for Your Last Chance to Qualify for ClubWPT Gold $5M Invitational Freeroll

Table Of Contents Things are heating up at the World Poker Tour World Championships (WPTWC), with cards in the air for Day 2 of the WPT Prime Championship at Wynn, Las Vegas. The WPT Prime Championship, which smashed its $5 million guarantee, is set to pay out $9,379,900 to the 1,206 players who made it through to Day 2, with the eventual champion walking away with a $1,162,350. But that’s not the only seven-figure prize up for grabs this week.

Health > Wealth: Texas Mike Questions Stamina After “4-Bet Jam Nuclear Punt” in $100K

What is a player to do when they love tournament poker, their mind allows them to compete against the best of the best, but their body doesn’t want to cooperate? That’s a question “Texas” Mike Moncek, who suffers from a heart condition, asked himself Wednesday night after playing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) ParadiseEvent #7: $100,000 Triton Main Event. The tournament, which is being live reported by PokerNews, attracted 182 entrants and offered up an $18,200,000 prize pool.

Unstoppable Santerne Completes Hat-trick of High Roller Titles at EPT Prague

Table Of Contents Winning the first €20,000 High Roller of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague was already an impressive way to kick off the festival. Securing the €50,000 EPT Super High Roller title three days later was an even bigger feat. But claiming victory in the €25,000 Super High Roller Second Chance to lift a third High Roller trophy in a single week?! That seemed almost impossible. Yet, that’s precisely what Thomas Santerne achieved, as he was crowned the winner of Event #43 at Hilton Prague, earning €131,250.

Four WPT Prime Champions Chase $1.1M as Okamoto Leads WPT Prime Championship

Table Of Contents The award-winning WPT Prime has established itself as the premier mid-stakes entry point for the World Poker Tour. Since its debut in 2022, the WPT Prime series has captured the attention of a new demographic of grinders, offering world-class poker at accessible buy-ins. At the inaugural WPT World Championships, the WPT Prime Championship drew an impressive 5,430 entrants. Stephen Song claimed victory, taking home $712,650 from the $1,100 buy-in event.

EPT Paris 2025 Canceled Amid Regulatory Challenges

Table Of Contents PokerStars and Club Barrière have announced the cancellation of the European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris 2025, which was originally scheduled to run from February 12-23 at Le Palais des Congrès. The cancellation is part of a broader uncertainty surrounding Paris’s gaming landscape. Recent developments indicate that gaming clubs in the city, which have operated under strict regulations since 2019, are at risk of closure by the end of the year.

PokerStars Italy Begins Migration of Sisal Players

Table Of Contents PokerStars Italy is about to get a whole lot busier thanks to the online poker giant starting to migrate players from Sisal onto its platform. Currently, Sisal’s online poker operations are on the iPoker Network, but they will be part of a Sisal-branded PokerStars Italy Platform. The migration is expected to be completed in time for the €12 million guaranteed Winter Series, which runs from December 25 through to January 21.

Parisian “Clubs de Jeux” Facing Closure on December 31

Table Of Contents Uncertainty looms over Paris’s table game and poker establishments following a meeting held this Monday at the Central Service for Racing and Gaming. The Judicial Police unit confirmed an administrative fear: the closure of gaming clubs by December 31. Since casinos were banned in Paris due to a 1919 law, “gaming circles” operated in the capital as associations for years. These were shut down in 2017, only to reopen two years later as “Clubs de Jeux,” or gaming clubs under strict regulation allowing only “table games”—excluding roulette and slot machines.

The 2025 888poker UKPL Kicks Off in Portsmouth on January 20

Table Of Contents The 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) returns in 2025 following an impressive debut season. The first of six scheduled stops around the United Kingdom takes place at the Grosvenor Portsmouth Gunwharf between January 20-26. Portsmouth is a new addition to the UKPL schedule, and it promises to kick off the new season in style. The casino at Gunwharf Quays is always packed to the rafters whenever the Grosvenor 25/50, a £250 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event, runs there.

Monkey Off Eric Wassersons Back as He Claims First Bracelet in $25000 Dealers Choice Championship for $353340

Table Of Contents There is a short list of players who are considered to be the best in the world without a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Today, one of those names can be crossed off after Eric Wasserson cemented his mark in poker history by winning Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship here at the World Series of Poker Paradise, along with $353,340 in prize money. “It is a monkey off of my back for sure,” Wasserson explained to PokerNews after claiming the most important title of his career.

Jeffrey Hakim Takes Down the 2024 WSOPP $2500 Mini Main Event for First Bracelet

Table Of Contents The $2,500 Mini Main Event at the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) has concluded. Following the exciting Day 1 flights, the event attracted a total of 2,031 entries, surpassing the substantial $5 million guarantee and culminating in an impressive total prize pool of $5,077,000. A total of 306 players advanced to Day 2, securing a minimum payout of $5,360. Only 17 players returned for Day 3, all competing for the coveted top prize of $575,050.

WPT Prime Championship Registration Closes as Day 1 Flight Record Set

Table Of Contents Registration has officially closed in the $1,100 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship. One record has been set with a second one almost falling. Day 1d on Wednesday at Wynn Las Vegas had 3,866 entries, bringing the tournament’s total up to 9,691. The event is officially the second largest $1,000 buy-in or higher tournament in live poker history outside of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). The largest?

Triton Million Hands of the Week: Ivey Loses $1000000; Brutal Bubble Bustout for Ryan Feldman

Table Of Contents The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise, which is taking place on Paradise Island in The Bahamas, got off to a big start with the $500,000 buy-in Triton Million, which marked the WSOP’s first partnership with Triton Poker. It was a unique tournament that paired an invitee with a poker pro – each putting up a $500,000 buy-in – and then competing in respective fields on Day 1 before combining on Day 2.

Specialist Lautaro Guerra Wins Record-Breaking $100K PLO SHR at WSOP Paradise

Table Of Contents When Spanish pro Lautaro Guerra saw Event #3: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Super High Roller on the schedule at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise series, he began to visualize taking down the prestigious title. As the tournament progressed, those visions became clearer until the final cards were dealt. “During the whole tournament, I had that feeling like I was going to win it, even before coming here,” Guerra told PokerNews moments after claiming the biggest title of his career.

WSOP Paradise: Guess What Longtime Poker Pro Just Flopped a Royal Flush for First Time

Getting a Royal Flush in poker doesn’t happen all that often, and to flop one is even rarer. However, one well-known poker pro did just that for the first time in his storied career while at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in Event #5: $25,000 Dealers Choice Championship. The player in question has more than $21.5 million in lifetime earnings dating back to 2005 according to the Hendon Mob, which included a career-best $3,445,807 for finishing runner-up in the 2023 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Event #7: $200,000 NLH 8-Handed.

Yunkyu Song Leads WPT POY Race Near Finish Line; Landon Tice Eric Afriat in Contention

Table Of Contents The race for World Poker Tour (WPT) Season 22 Player of the Year, with two events remaining, is much tighter than a year ago when Bin Weng had things pretty much locked up heading into the festivities at Wynn Las Vegas. Yunkyu Song, however, is currently in the lead entering the WPT Prime Championship, which began on Sunday. But he’ll need to hold off close competition from a handful of skilled pros, including Landon Tice and three-time WPT champion Eric Afriat.

Cherish Andrews Close To Second GPI Title After WSOPC Cherokee Win

Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) event at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina was a big success. One of the more notable victories went to Cherish Andrews who won Event #9, giving her a fourth WSOPC ring and tightening up the race to be the 2024 Global Poker Index’s Female Player of the Year. The WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Cherokee’s main event also attracted an impressive turnout of 1,288 entries for a prize pool of $1,951,320.

Phil Ivey to Play Low-Stakes Poker with Fans at Wynn Next Week

Phil Ivey is going to drop down in stakes to play in the Wynn Las Vegas poker room on Dec. 17. No, he isn’t trying to rebuild his bankroll. The WPT Global ambassador, along with many others from the World Poker Tour (WPT) crew, will compete in a Christmas Meet-Up Game (MUG) starting at 9 a.m. The Poker Hall of Famer will be joined by numerous other prominent members of the poker community, including Jamie Kerstetter, Matt Savage, Tony Dunst, Jesse Sylvia, Xuan Liu, and numerous content creators and vloggers such as Jaman Burton, Frankie C, and Mariano Grandoli.

Get Closer to the WSOPP and WPT Action by Buying a Piece of These Players Via StakeKings

Table Of Contents You are following the World Series of Poker Paradise (WSOPP) and WPT World Championship live update and reports on PokerNews, and tuning into high-definition streams from both festivals, but something feels like it is missing. What do you do? You head to StakeKings and by a piece of your favorite players’ action, that’s what! The marketplace at StakeKings, poker’s premier staking company, is busier than ever thanks to the aforementioned festivals taking place in The Bahamas and Las Vegas, respectively.

Crazy Hand Helps JurgenFIop Win the 888poker Mystery Bounty Main Event

Table Of Contents A field of 987 competed in the latest edition of the 888poker$100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event, and the United Kingdom’s “JurgenFIop” outlasted them all. The British champion sat down at the eight-handed final table third in chips and eventually found themselves heads-up against New Zealand’s “QuadFisher” for the title. “JurgenFIop” got the job done and their hands on $8,984. Day 1 of the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event ended with only eight players in contention for the title.

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