What Happened in The Biggest Cash Game Pot of My Life

Table Of Contents I don’t play as much poker as I used to. Like many members of the poker media, I got my start in a playing capacity, usually £0.10/0.20 while at university. Over time, I eventually moved up to where they respected my raises - £35 tournaments at my local casino in Reading, United Kingdom. And that’s where I found myself earlier this month on a quiet Monday night, back in the first cardroom I ever played in, unaware of the massive pot I was about to play.

PokerKron Warms Up for the 888poker KO Games in Style; Games Start Oct. 20

Table Of Contents Every player wants to head into a major online poker tournament festival in hot form and with an ample bankroll to fall back on. 888poker has unveiled the schedule for the popular KO Games, and Ukbekistan’s “PokerKron” has warmed up for the series in some style. “PokerKron” was one of 1,045 entrants in the latest installment of the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event at 888poker. That sizable crowd ensured the guarantee was surpassed by $4,500, and “PokerKron” was the main beneficiary of the juicy prize pool.

€1 Million is Guaranteed During the 2024 Irish Poker Festival

Table Of Contents The 2024 Irish Poker Festival is heading to the Intercontinental Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, and bringing with it €1 million in guaranteed prizes pools, helped by a €700,000 guaranteed Main Event. PokerNews’ live reporting team will be on the ground throughout the €3,000 buy-in Main Event, from the moment the dealers pitch the first cards until the last player standing claims the Irish Poker Festival title. October 29 is when the 2024 Irish Poker Festival kicks off, doing so with the LuxonPay-sponsored €500 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty event.

See What Hand Caused Jennifer Tilly to Quit the Game on Latest High Stakes Poker

Table Of Contents Episode 10 of High Stakes Poker Season 13 aired Monday night on PokerGO, and it was a continuation of the $500/$1,000 no-limit hold’em cash game from recent weeks at PokerGO Studio featuring Andrew Robl, Jennifer Tilly, Stanley Tang, Brandon Steven, Justin Gavri, Humboldt Mike, and Nik Airball. Sameh Elamawy, the billionaire CEO of Scratch, was also back and fresh off an episode where he made one of the most epic bluffs in the iconic poker show’s history.

Pennsylvania Moves Toward Online Poker Expansion by Joining Multi-State Compact

Table Of Contents After a failed bill, social media campaign and months of advocacy from players, Pennsylvania is set to enter the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). That means The Keystone State will soon join a shared playing pool with others states in the compact, including Nevada, Delaware, Michigan and New Jersey. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro last week directed the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to begin negotiating the state into MSIGA, PlayPennsylvania first reported.

WSOPC Event at Harveys Lake Tahoe Kicks Off on October 24

Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit will be stopping at Harveys Lake Tahoe from October 24 to November 4. This stop is the last chance to win a WSOPC ring before Halloween. The series will culminate in a $1,700 buyin Main Event, with plenty of side action available in the 17 other ring events and on the Harveys Lake Tahoe casino floor. Win a Circuit Ring in Lake Tahoe Day one of the WSOPC Lake Tahoe will see two events to get things rolling.

No Bluff – Author Maria Konnikova Wins First WSOP Bracelet

Table Of Contents Psychology author Maria Konnikova burst into the poker world six years ago when she won a PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) event for $84,600 while researching her next book. Now, the Biggest Bluff author is a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner. Konnikova took down an $888 buy-in Crazy 8’s event early Monday morning on WSOP.com for $68,477 and her first bracelet. The tournament drew 468 players from Nevada, New Jersey and Michigan for a prize pool of $374,400.

Eureka Victory Caps Unbelievable Last Couple of Years for Leo Worthington-Leese

Table Of Contents The PokerStars European Poker Tour $1,100 Eureka Main Event saw 2,803 entries try their hand at winning a piece of silverware here at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa. All who entered wanted to get their hands on a coveted Shard trophy, but only one could. Seven flights and three days later, It was player Leo Worthington-Leese who took home the trophy, as well as $314,030 from the $2,662,850 prizepool for his efforts.

Career-Best Score For Jamie Morris 888poker UKPL Coventry Champion

Table Of Contents The 888poker LIVE Coventry double-header is off to a flying start, with the £560 UK Poker League (UKPL) Main Event crowning its champion over the weekend. Some 224 players bought in, creating a £106,390 prize pool, and Jamie Morris came out on top, capturing £19,831 after a three-way deal, the largest score of his career to date. Thirty-five of the entrants saw a return on their investment. National Poker League (NPL) Player of the Year contenders Calogero Morreale and Callum Gordon were among the first to cash.

WPT Global Awards Over $14K Worth of Tickets to MTT Players Weekly

Table Of Contents Many consider WPT Global’s multi-table tournaments to represent the best value in the online poker world. Soft fields and juicy prize pools attract players from far and wide, and that’s before they learn that WPT Global awards over $14,000 worth of prizes every week via its MTT Leaderboards promotion. Leaderboard run from 12:00 a.m. on Monday through 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday. During those times, you are awarded leaderboard points based on several factors, including the tournament’s buy-in, the number of entrants you face, and your finishing position.

Irate Player Removed from Saturday Nights PokerNews Podcast MUG at Resorts World

Table Of Contents On Saturday night, Resorts World Las Vegas played host to the PokerNews Podcast & Life Outside Poker Meet-Up Game (MUG) inside the poker room. Not only were hosts Kyna England, Mike Holtz, Connor Richards, and Chad Holloway in attendance, but friends and fans joined them for an action-packed and highly entertaining $200 Nightly Tournament. Among those to compete were 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year Jeff Madsen, poker personalities Joey Ingram and Jesse Fullen, and grinders Christina Gollins, Brandon Sunshine, Dave Oppenheim, Jake Mendelsohn, Tyler Saucin, and Lori Persinger.

PokerStars Pro Gutierrez Survives Heads-Up Rollercoaster in EPT Cyprus $25K

The break came at just the right time for Elias Gutierrez. The Team PokerStars Pro could feel the tournament slipping from his grasp. Gutierrez began his heads-up match with Russia’s Alexander Zubov with a massive chip lead, but Zubov steadily wore him down until he moved atop the leaderboard. Then came a 15-minute break, a chance for Gutierrez to regroup and refocus on capturing the biggest title of his poker title.

Antonio Esfandiari & Cirque du Soleil Founder Headline Big Deal for One Drop

The upcoming Big Deal for One Drop at Resorts World Las Vegas will feature some big names, including Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and inaugural Big One for One Drop champion Antonio Esfandiari. The $10,000 buy-in poker tournament, a partnership between the World Poker Tour (WPT) and One Drop Foundation, will take place on Nov. 22 during Formula 1 weekend in Las Vegas. “The Magician” and Cirque du Soleil founder will be joined by racing legends David Coulthard, Martin Brundle and Alex Wurz, WPT announced on Friday.

Big Win at EPT Cyprus Ends Dimov’s Nine-Year Wait for a Spadie

Table Of Contents Nine years ago, Ognyan Dimov burst onto the poker scene when he won the European Poker Tour Deauville Main Event. He had the big trophy that came with that spectacular accomplishment, but for nearly a decade and countless tournaments, another spadie had always eluded the Bulgarian. That changed today when Dimov emerged as the champion of the $20,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at EPT Cyprus. “But I didn’t have the spadie, so now I’m pretty happy,” Dimov said after he and Kayhan Mokri agreed to an ICM chop at the start of heads-up play, Dimov taking $253,876 and Mokri $260,800.

Forget Sports Cards – Jared Bleznick Puts Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius in His Crosshairs

High Stakes Duel is back! The popular heads-up poker show hasn’t been seen since August 2023 when Daniel Negreanu defeated Eric Persson in Round 1 of High Stakes Duel IV and then Doug Polk to pocket $200,000. Before that, it was December 2022 when Jason Koon defeated Phil Hellmuth in Round 5 of High Stakes Duel III, giving the former a $1.6 million payday. Well, the show is returning with two poker heavyweights going head-to-head.

Unexpected Champion Emerges in EPT Cyprus $10200 Mystery Bounty

Table Of Contents After nine hours of play on Day 2, Marcelo Bonanata of Uruguay is the newest 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus champion after taking victory in the $10,200 Mystery Bounty for a total of $156,800, inclusive of bounties. Bonanata, who surged from the middle of the pack during the final table, defeated Latvian Aleksejs Ponakovs after a back and forth heads-up battle. Ponakovs is consoled with a $129,000 payday after scooping a $50,000 bounty, while Vladimir Korzinin of Estonia completed the podium places.

Freeroll Your Way to the WPT World Championship Prime With Brad Owen and WPT Global

The WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas is less than a month away, and you could be jetting out to Sin City armed with a $3,000 WPT World Championship Prime package and the chance to play for a $10,400 Main Event seat for free, thanks to Brad Owen and WPT Global. WPT Global’s generosity knows no bounds, and this latest promotion is crammed full of value. On select Sundays, WPT Global players can lock horns in a special freeroll tournament at 3:00 p.

WSOP Circuit Pompano Beach Stop Features Millions in Guarantees

Table Of Contents The latest World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) stop kicked off today in Pompano Beach, Florida and will award nearly two dozen Circuit rings across an array of events. The WSOPC Pompano Beach stop, which runs Oct. 10-21 at Harrah’s Pompano Beach, will culminate with a $1,700 buy-in Main Event that comes with a $1 million guarantee attached. Win a Circuit Ring in Pompano Beach The Circuit stop in Pompano Beach kicked off today with two events, the $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em - 30K Opener and the $600 No-Limit Hold’em - Mini Main, an event that features a $350,000 guaranteed prize pool and offers four starting flights.

First-Time Poker Player Wins Celebrity Poker Tour H3 Game Night

Table Of Contents Lena Ayad had never played before this week’s Celebrity Poker Tour H3 Game Night at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. But that didn’t stop the H3 Show executive assistant from winning the event for $5,000 and besting the H3 crew, which included co-hosts Ethan Klein and Hila Klein, before ultimately defeating head of production Dan Swerdlove during heads-up play. “I learned from the best, first of all, Ethan and Hila over here, and also I just kind of learned the mechanics of the game,” she told CPT in a winner’s interview.

Rene von Reden Claims Taiwans Richest-Ever Top Prize (NT$14.4 million)

Table Of Contents PokerNews predicted that the APT Taiwan Poker Classic Main Event’s attendance would be off the charts, and that prediction ran true with 1,991 entries and a massive NT$86,011,200 ($2,724,460) prize pool created. Germany’s Rene von Reden was the last player standing after the final hand concluded, and he raked in NT$14,413,200 ($453,960), the largest top prize ever awarded in Taiwan. The APT Taiwan paid out the top 295 finishers.

Win Your Way to Jeremy Renners Celebrity Poker Showdown in Las Vegas

Table Of Contents Actor Jeremy Renner will host a Celebrity Poker Showdown in Las Vegas this month as part of a “Heroes Fore Kids” Charity Weekend. You can win a ticket to the celebrity charity tournament by playing in an upcoming PokerNews Meet-Up Game at Resorts World Las Vegas. The charity weekend runs Oct. 19-20 and will benefit the RennerVation Foundation, a non-profit that the Avengers star started in 2023 to serve northern Nevada’s disadvantaged youth.

WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana Brings More Action to the Hoosier State

Table Of Contents Caesars Southern Indiana is coming up on its second World Series of Poker Circuit event of 2024. After hosting a highly successful series in May of this year, the WSOPC Caesars Southern Indiana returns on October 17 for another 12 days of high-octane, mid-stakes poker. The final card will be dealt on October 28, at which point the good people of Indiana and their poker guests will have played 18 numbered events.

Simone Andrian Comes Full Circle After Winning WSOP Europe Main Event (€1300000)

Table Of Contents Simone Andrian had played poker online for three years before taking his shot at the live felts in 2021. With almost no live tournament cashes on his resume, he achieved what most poker players only dream of by winning his first WSOP gold bracelet and €158,616 in a €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max event during the 2021 WSOP Europe. Tonight, Andrian came full circle, winning the coveted 2024 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event bracelet and a career-best score of €1,300,000 at King’s Resort—the very place where his live poker journey began.

WPT Global Deal Offers New Way To Play In Triton Super High Rollers

Table Of Contents WPT Global has partnered up with the Triton Poker Series to create one new tournament and a whole bunch of new promotions. During this season of the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series, WPT Global will become the series’s latest sponsor. In this role, WPT Global will provide players with exclusive opportunities to qualify for live Triton events. Triton Poker is known for its series of international super high-roller tournaments with multimillion-dollar top prizes.

BREAKING: Nick Vertucci Out at Hustler Casino Live (HCL)

Hustler Casino Live co-owner Nick Vertucci is parting ways with the popular poker stream after being accused of sexual harassment and intimidation, PokerNews learned on Wednesday. Fellow HCL co-founder Ryan Feldman informed PokerNews that “effective immediately,” Vertucci would “no longer be involved with High Stakes Poker Productions.” “We look forward to continuing to deliver the best high-stakes poker content to the community,” Feldman said in a statement. Vertucci’s departure comes days after former HCL regular Julia McBride accused the controversial co-owner of sending her inappropriate text messages and making unsolicited advances.

PokerStars Announced Inaugural Live Spin & Go Championship

Table Of Contents PokerStars is bringing Spin & Go’s to the live arena for the first time and you don’t have long to wait to see them in action because The Spin & Go Championship debuts during the upcoming European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague festival. The Spin & Go Championship is scheduled for December 14-15 and will see 81 players lock horns in three-handed tournaments and do battle for a slice of the €100,000 prize pool.

Bracelet Win Was a Huge Weight Off 888pokers Vivian Salibas Shoulders

During the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort, Rozvadov, 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba captured her first WSOP bracelet. It was a case of fifth time lucky for the popular Brazilian who had previously navigated her way to four WSOP final tables but fell short of the bracelet each time. The final table of the €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha went differently for Saliba. She eventually found herself heads-up against Germany’s Markus Anheier with a commanding 3:1 lead.

Three-Time Stanley Cup Winner Phil Kessel Joins WPT Global

The WPT Global ambassador roster has gained even more star quality with the online poker site welcoming National Hockey League (NHL) legend Phil Kessel to the WPT Global community in Canada. Kessel, a three-time Stanley Cup winner, joins Phil Ivey, Brad Owen, Ethan Yau, Jon Van Fleet, Angel Guillen, Patrick Tardif, Xuan Liu, and Pete Chen in sporting the famous WPT Global patch. Kessel racked up almost 1,300 NHL regular season games for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Arizona Coyotes, and the Vegas Golden Knights, scoring 413 goals, providing 579 assists, and amassing 992 points.

Matthew Davenport and Callum Gordon Neck-and-Neck in the NPL Race

Table Of Contents The race to be crowned the 2024 Grosvenor Casinos Player of the Year is nearing its conclusion, with Matthew Davenport and Callum Gordon neck-and-neck at the top of the National Poker League (NPL) standings. Whoever comes out on top once the final qualifying event crowns its champion will receive a £75,000 sponsorship package for 2025. The stakes are high, but these players know all about that. Since the turn of the year, players cashing in Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT), Grosvenor 25/50, 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL), UK Open, and Goliath events earn NPL leaderboard points.

From 13 Big Blinds to the Top: Andrian Leads WSOPE Main Event Final Six

Table Of Contents Simone Andrian achieved his first breakthrough score in 2021. With less than €10,000 in career live tournament earnings at the time, he overcame a field of 535 entrants in a €1,650 No-Limit Hold’em six-max event to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and €158,610 here at King’s Resort. Three years later Andrian, now with over $1,300,000 in live tournament earnings, finds himself back in Rozvadov in the biggest spot of his career so far, leading the final six players in the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event with the WSOPE Main Event bracelet and top prize of €1,300,000 nearly within reach.

Nik Airball Calls for Nick Vertucci to Step Away from Hustler Casino Live

Table Of Contents Polarizing former Hustler Casino Live player Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot says the show’s co-owner, Nick Vertucci, should “step away” over sexual harassment allegations. Julia McBride (aka “Julia from Palmdale”), once a prominent player on Hustler Casino Live, shared text screenshots on X from a September 2023 conversation in which Vertucci made sexual remarks towards her. Many poker players, including Doug Polk, have spoken out against the HCL co-founder for “using a place of power to make unwanted sexual advances on women.

Marius Schneider Almost Abandons Stack Wins €44K and WSOP Bracelet Instead

Table Of Contents Marius Schneider delivered a thrilling finale to the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe, capturing his first-ever bracelet in Event #15: €550 Closer at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. Schneider’s remarkable run earned him a career-best score of €44,000, as he overcame a tough heads-up battle against Romania’s Tiberiu Tirca, who took home €28,800 for his career-high cash. Schneider’s win was even more remarkable because he almost didn’t play.

Travis Egbert Tops 5-Hour Heads-Up Play Battle to Win WSOPC Thunder Valley Main Event

Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Thunder Valley Casino (Northern California) series ended on Monday. Travis Egbert of Windsor, CA was the lucky winner, taking home his third WSOPC ring of 2024. Egbert’s previous two rings were also won at Thunder Valley in January 2024 as part of the previous WSOPC season’s Northern California leg. The $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Thunder Valley Main Event attracted 812 entries, generating a $1,230,180 prize pool and putting $214,565 up top for Egbert to win.

Hustler Casino Live (HCL) Co-Owner Accused of Sexual Harassment Intimidation

Table Of Contents A former regular on Hustler Casino Live, who spoke with PokerNews over the phone, accused co-owner Nick Vertucci of sexual harassment and said she was banned from the popular stream for rejecting his unwanted advances. Julia McBride, a southern California lawyer known on HCL as “Julia from Palmdale,” posted screenshots on X from a text exchange with Vertucci that appear to show the co-owner and co-founder making unsolicited advances.

Join PokerNews As We Bring You Live Updates From The IPO Dublin 2024 Main Event

Table Of Contents The Bonnington Hotel, Dublin, will be packed to the rafters between October 22-28 thanks to the 2024 edition of the International Poker Open (IPO) Dublin taking place. Players from around Ireland and much further afield will descend on the Bonnington for seven days of high-octane poker tournaments, including a €350 buy-in Main Event boasting a €250,000 guaranteed prize pool. PokerNews is delighted to provide live updates from the Main Event, here’s to reporting about your impressive victory.

Brazilians Dominate the 888poker $100K Mystery Bounty Main Event

Table Of Contents Players hailing from Brazil dominated proceedings in the latest edition of 888poker’s flagship online tournament. The $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event attracts players from far and wide, each hoping to turn $109 into a much larger payday. This week’s event drew in 1,029 entrants who created a $102,900 prize pool; Brazil’s Samba stars got their hands on more than their fair share. One of the $3,000 mystery bounty payments found its way to “aziz.

Billionaire CEO Pulls Off One of the Best Bluffs Ever on New High Stakes Poker

Table Of Contents Sameh Elamawy has been brought the action throughout Season 13 of High Stakes Poker, but the best play he’s made occurred during Monday’s newest episode. And it will go down as a Top 5 bluff in the iconic poker show’s history. The billionaire CEO of Scratch has shown no fear at the poker table competing for massive stakes against accomplished pros and fellow recreational players. He tangled in a memorable hand during Episode 9, which is now available on PokerGO, against Humboldt Mike, a pot that exceeded $800,000.

Your One-Stop Guide to Everything APT Manila

Table Of Contents Excitement is building on the Asian Poker Tour (APT) because the massive APT Manila festival is right around the corner, with the first of 109 tournaments shuffling up and dealing on October 28. By the time the curtain comes down at the City of Dreams Manila, the festival will have crowned 109 champions and awarded around $3 million to those finishing in the money places. You have already feasted your eyes on the bustling schedule and checked out the past APT Manila Main Event champions.

Penultimate Stop of the 2024 GUKPT Sees the Tour Head to Blackpool

Table Of Contents As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the Grosvenor G Casino in Blackpool hosts the penultimate stop of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) each November. Stops have come on gone on the GUKPT since its inception in 2007, but the Blackpool leg has remained constant, with the exception of the COVID-19 hit 2020. November is fast approaching, and as sure as eggs are eggs, the GUKPT’s penultimate stop of its 2024 tour takes place in the British seaside town of Blackpool.

Zewei Ding Uses Kings to Crack Aces for First WSOP Bracelet in €1K Turbo

Making a World Series of Poker final table and being inches away from a WSOP Gold Bracelet is a dream many poker players share but realized by few. Zewei Ding found himself in that position today, but his dream nearly turned into a nightmare as soon as the final table began. Just one hand in, Ding faced what seemed like the ultimate cooler, with his pocket kings up against Dirk Schumacher’s pocket aces.

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