Can the Loose Cannon Turn a Profit in The Big Game on Tour Season Finale?

Lily Newhouse’s time on The Big Game on Tour has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. The cancer survivor saw her stack plummet to $14,200 on just the third hand of play of the season after being on the wrong end of a trips versus full house cooler against PokerStars ambassador Sam Grafton. On her second appearance, Newhouse was able to claw some chips back before another set-up against Grafton derailed some of her momentum in the third session.

WATCH: WPT Prime Cyprus Livestream from Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino

It’s Day 2 of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, and you can catch all the action from the feature table with the live stream below. WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Payouts The remaining players are all guaranteed $1,940, with the winner walking away with over $172,000 and a $10,400 WPT Championship package. Place Payout 1st $172,870 (+ $10,400 WPT Championship package) 2nd $115,250 3rd $86,000 4th $64,000 5th $48,500 6th $37,000 7th $28,500 8th $22,200 9th-10th $17,400 11th-12th $14,400 13th-15th $12,000 16th-19th $10,000 20th-23rd $8,400 24th-31st $7,000 32nd-39th $5,900 40th-47th $4,940 48th-55th $4,180 56th-63rd $3,500 64th-79th $2,940 80th-99th $2,480 100th-121st $2,140 122nd-152nd $1,940 WPT Prime Cyprus Schedule Day Event Time (CET) Sunday, August 25 WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Day 2 13:00 Monday, August 26 WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Final Table TBD Win WPT Passports on WPT Global Career With a Hefty Welcome Package WPT Global understands its players want to travel the world, offering players an easy way to win tournament packages called WPT Passports.

Two-Time WPT Champion Vedes Through to WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Day 2

The final two flights of the WPT Prime Cyprus have been completed, with 39 players advancing from the Day 1c field of 313 and 27 making it through from the turbo Day 1d field of 215. The payouts have also been confirmed, with everyone through to Day 2 guaranteed a payout of $1,940, with the winner taking home $172,870. The winner will also take home a $10,400 package to the WPT World Championship at the Wynn this December.

Ivey Exits Super High Roller Bowl IX on Day 1; Ausmus & Davies Headline Final Four

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.

Ive Never Seen Trophy This Big for a 1k! Jamie Nixon on WPT Prime Cyprus

“For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer…” It’s a year and five days since Jamie Nixon married his wife Ellie, and the pair are marking their first wedding anniversary here at WPT Prime Cyprus. The pair, like many, are enjoying the mix of Mediterranean sunshine and exciting WPT action at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino and are balancing the holiday vibe with action at the tables. Balancing Playing with Holiday “It’s very easy to get trapped in the bubble of just playing poker when you’re at an event,” said Nixon.

PokerStars’ Strategic Collaborations Sees a New Era in Live Poker Events

As PokerStars celebrates the 20th anniversary of the European Poker Tour (EPT), the company is expanding its reach by forming strategic collaborations with other major poker tours, reshaping the landscape of live poker and offering new opportunities to players worldwide. Julien Liarte, PokerStars’ Live Events Senior Business Development Manager Europe, recently shared insights into these developments during an interview at the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London. UKIPT London, hosted at the iconic Hippodrome Casino, continues to be one of PokerStars’ flagship events in the UK.

Another Big Day 1 Field as WPT Prime Cyprus Nears Guarantee

On Day 1a of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, there were 190 players seated at the start of play, with the number of entrants eventually topping out at 340. For Day 1b, things were slightly different with less than half that amount seated to begin Level 1. However, the poker room at Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino soon filled up, with eventually 334 entries joining the action. 42 players from Day 1b have now joined the 43 from Day 1a, with just two more flights remaining.

Streamer Ludwig Regrets Unregulated Poker Site Sponsorship Says He Never Got Paid

Thomas Keeling, aka “SrslySirius,” clipped a video on X from Ludwig Ahgren, in which the streaming mega star called out ACR Poker for allegedly refusing to pay him out. Ludwig is just a recreational poker player, but he does have some public history playing cards. He appeared in the iconic “MrBeast Game” on Hustler Casino Live in May 2022, which turned out to be the most watched poker livestream ever with over 100,000 concurrent viewers at some points.

European Poker Tour (EPT)s 20th Anniversary: Looking Back at the First Ten Years

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.

WPT Prime San Remo Winner Priamo Carta Eyes WPT World Championship

It’s Day 1b of the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event, and after speaking with Matt Savage yesterday about how WPT Prime allows players to combine poker with the opportunity to travel the world, we found one player doing precisely that. Italian Priamo Carta notched the biggest result of his career earlier this year, winning the WPT Prime San Remo Main Event and he’s now in action here at the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino.

Quads Alert! $600k Pot Highlights Thrilling Hustler Casino Live Game

Hustler Casino Live’s Thursday night stream wasn’t an ordinary non-Friday poker game. Two pots cracked $500,000 during the six-hour session, one involving a player who hit quads and earned maximum value. The $200/$400 ($400 big blind ante) no-limit hold’em cash game featured some familiar faces to those who watch the popular livestream from Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. That included the loose and entertaining Peter, HCL co-owner Ryan Feldman, poker vlogger Mariano Grandoli, and a new player to the game who goes by the name Max.

Bumper Turnout as WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event Kicks Off

With a lofty $1,000,000 guarantee, the WPT Prime Cyprus Main Event was always going to attract a healthy field. The $1,100 buy-in tournament is the first on the island, as the tour continues to expand to new destinations, offering the same World Poker Tour experience, regardless of buy-in. The first of four starting flights got underway yesterday with a whopping 340 entrants — more than a third of what is needed to reach the guarantee.

WPT Returning to Montreal for CAD $1.5M Guaranteed WPT Playground Festival

Just months after the successful WPT Championship festival at Playground in Montreal, the World Poker Tour announced it will return to Montreal this fall. The WPT Playground festival will take place Oct. 14-30 and will culminate with a CAD $3,500 buy-in WPT Playground Championship event offering a guarantee of CAD $1.5 million. Additionally, the series will feature highlights, including the WPT Prime Cup and the WPT 500 Championship. “It was such a pleasure hosting a WPT Championship festival at Playground back in May, that we embraced the idea of returning for a second 2024 showing,” WPT CEO Adam Pliska said in a press release.

Phil Ivey Loses Three-Way All In for SHR Title to Adrian Mateos Still Wins Biggest Prize

Adrian Mateos added to his 2024 GPI Player of the Year lead on Thursday by taking down Super High Roller Series Cyprus Event #6: $25,750 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty for $162,000, and another $165,000 in bounties. The Spanish poker legend wasn’t the biggest winner in the tournament, however. Phil Ivey, who ended up in second place following a three-way all in to finish off the tournament, won $413,000 total thanks to the $300,000 worth of mystery bounties he collected.

The Muck: Is the Poker Term Fish Insulting to You?

Tiffany Michelle shared a hand history on X from the Arizona State Poker Championships at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale. That isn’t the full story, though. Michelle’s a longtime respected and talented poker content creator who has reported on more tournaments than we can count. But in this event, she unintentionally caused quite the controversy on social media when she used the term “fish” in a tweet when referring to a recreational opponent.

Matt Savage: WPT Prime Allows Players to Travel the World

It’s award-winning. It’s global. And it just broke the record for the largest event in its history. And now the WPT Prime brand rolls on to Cyprus and the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Spa for a $2.5 million GTD festival in the Mediterranean. To learn more about the brand and why poker players should consider a WPT Prime festival as their next poker stop, we spoke with World Poker Tour Executive Tour Director Matt Savage.

Prestige and Tradition Key for Spraggy as WCOOP Schedule Released

PokerStars have revealed details of this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) festival, the 23rd installment of the historic flagship series. With over $80 million in guaranteed prize pools, the festival sees 379 tournaments spread across the traditional three separate tiers: Low, Medium, and High. Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $25,000, and 12 World Championship events offer players a chance at further glory in various disciplines. There’s also more than ever to look forward to with the introduction of the WCOOP League, Silver and Gold Power Path bundles, and added prizes for Women’s events.

First Three Bracelets and Gold Medals Awarded at the 2024 APAT WCOAP

Amateur poker’s premium live festival, the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) World Championship Of Amateur Poker (WCOAP), kicked off over the weekend atDusk Till Dawn, Nottingham. Every entrant wants to win their respective event not only to give their bankrolls a cash injection but also because each champion receives a coveted gold APAT medal and a commemorative WCOAP bracelet. The 2024 WCOAP is still in its infancy, but three events have concluded, crowned their champions, and dished out their much sought-after APAT hardware.

Andreas Kniep Blasts Off to Ship WSOP Circuit Graton Event for First Ring

Before this month’s World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Graton stop, Andreas Kniep had been heads-up for a Circuit ring three times without ever being able to close out. The German-turned-Californian can now boast a Circuit ring after taking down Event #5: $600 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed for $15,907. Kniep, a Google software engineer and former SpaceX engineer who best known for his deep run in the 2021 WSOP Main Event and fourth-place finish in the 2023 Millionaire Maker for $501,182, topped a field of 120 runners and defeated heads-up opponent Pedro Green.

WSOPC Ring Winner Alexander Hill Passes from Cancer Days After Losing Son-in-Law

The poker community received sad news recently that Wisconsin’s Alexander Hill, who final tabled the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event two years ago, died due to complications with cancer. “The poker community and his poker buddies meant so, so much to him,” Hill’s son, Alex Kestrel, wrote in a social media post. Hill’s passing was especially tragic for his family as just a few days earlier his son-in-law, Nic Haug, passed away unexpectedly.

Cure Your Post Goliath Blues With the 2024 GUKPT Luton Festival

The folks at Grosvenor Casinos are just about recovered from the massive 2024 Goliath festival that saw William Watkins turn £200 into £166,058 after a nine-way deal at the final table earlier this month. That well-deserved rest is about to be broken with the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Luton festival rapidly approaching. The 2024 GUKPT Luton festival runs from September 11 through September 23 at the Grosvenor G Casino on Park Street West.

WATCH: Dream Ends for Most of Team 888poker on Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event

Episode 4 of 888poker’s exciting docuseries sees the Team 888poker members return to the Horseshoe and Pris Las Vegas for Day 2 of the $10,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Five team members sat down at their respective tables, but only three of them progressed to Day 3. All but YouTube sensation Jack “JaackMaate” Dean entered the mix with decent stacks; Dean had exactly 30,000 chips, or half of the starting stack.

Heads-Up Spin Up Sees Jereld Sam Surge to WPT Prime Taiwan Championship

The World Poker Tour continued to live up to its global moniker, with another Prime Championship in the books after a two-week visit to Taipei City in Taiwan. The headline event of the series, the WPT Prime Taiwan Championship, was a massive success. It became the largest field size for a live poker event in Taiwan with a $1,000 or higher buy-in. It also set the attendance record for the Prime Championship Event outside of the Las Vegas-based WPT World Championship.

Underground Poker Club Waitress Arrested for Alleged Armed Robbery Plot Involvement

A former waitress at an illegal underground poker club in Connecticut told the U.S. Sun she had no involvement in a botched armed robbery attempt that ended with both robbers being shot to death. Bridgeport police, however, tell a different story, claiming that Shanica Merced assisted in plotting to rob her place of work. The 35-year-old was arrested last week on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery in the first degree and illegal gambling, both felonies.

NAPT Las Vegas Schedule Released $3M GTD Main Event Headlines Series

The fourth season of the North American Poker Tour (NAPT) run by Pokerstars is well underway and the action only continues to heat up with the recent schedule release for its marquee stop in Las Vegas. Running from Friday November 1st through Sunday November 10th at Resorts World Las Vegas, the series is not one to miss as it features a whopping 36 tournaments in the span of a week and a half.

Win a PokerStars NAPT Gold Pass By Playing Daily Fantasy Sports on FanDuel

Since announcing the upcoming North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Las Vegas festival taking place Nov. 1-10, PokerStars has given players several opportunities to win Gold Pass packages valued at $10,000. That includes three Gold Passes that were awarded during the 2024 Maryland State Poker Championship earlier this month. Now PokerStars has announced another opportunity to win a coveted Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas by playing daily fantasy sports on FanDuel.

Roman Hrabec Continues Career Year With Super High Roller Series Victory in Cyprus

The Super High Roller Series is in full swing at Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa and two winners have already been crowned on the sunny shores of North Cyprus. The renowned series, a collaboration between PokerGO and the Onyx Club at Merit Royal Cyprus, runs Aug. 17-25 and will culminate with a $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Main Event that gets underway on Aug. 21. To follow the action, tune into PokerGO.

Almost 16000 Players Competed in the WPT Global Summer Festival

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

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

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.

Hollywood Actress Plays $600k Pot on High Stakes Poker; Find Out if She Wins

Jennifer Tilly, as has often been the case during Season 13, was the star of the show on High Stakes Poker’s newest episode. But she’d find herself in need of a two-outer against Andrew Robl or lose what turned out to be the largest pot of the current season. Episode 4 featured some huge pots, one that exceeded $600,000, and multiple others that cracked $200,000 in a $400/$800 no-limit hold’em cash game on PokerGO.

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

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.

APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Set to Break Records with Massive Prize Pools and Exciting Schedule

The Asian Poker Tour (APT), in partnership with Natural8, is back in Taipei with what promises to be its most spectacular festival yet. The APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024, running from September 27 to October 7, is set to outshine all previous events. Held across two premier venues—the CTP Asia Poker Arena (APA), Asia’s largest permanent poker room, and the Chinese Mahjong League (CML)—the event promises a world-class poker experience for players of all levels.

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

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.

888Ride: Theres Been A Lot of Misery & Pain for Five-Time Bracelet Winner Benny Glaser

Few players in the world can match the incredible list of poker achievements that Benny Glaser has amassed. At just 35 years old, the British poker phenom has already claimed five World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets and an astonishing 26 Championship of Online Poker titles, including 11 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) and 15 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) victories. Glaser’s dominance in both live and online poker has solidified his reputation as one of the game’s elite, making him a perfect guest for 888poker’s popular web series and podcast, 888Ride.

What to Expect from Robbi Jade Lews Upcoming Reality TV Game Show Appearance

Robbi Jade Lew will make a reality TV appearance Monday night on the new USA Network show, The Anonymous, a competition in which the players compete to potentially win up to $100,000. The Los Angeles poker player is one of 12 contestants competing on the reality game show. She spoke with PokerNews last month during the Variety Children’s charity poker tournament, hosted by Jamie Gold, at Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles to discuss her appearance on the show.

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

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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