WSOP Circuit Turning Stone Returns To New York State In March 2025

Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) festival at the Turning Stone Resort Casino will kick off in Verona, New York on March 13. The festival starts with Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold’em 30K Opener at 11:00 a.m. on the 13th. It builds to the $1,700 Main Event which has three Day 1 flights from March 20 to 22. Then the festival wraps up on March 24 with the Event #18: $400 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack.

Keith Heine Reaches MSPT Hall of Fame Status; Raymer Final Tables in St. Louis

Table Of Contents A few weekends back, the MSPT traveled to Hollywood Casino St. Louis for the $1,110 buy-in 2025 Missouri Poker State Championship. The tournament attracted 630 entrants over a trio of starting flights and awarded a prize pool of $605,720. One player to cash that tournament was Keith Heine, who finished in 38th place for $2,502. While it was a rather lackluster finish for the man from Hillsboro, Missouri, it marked his 25th Main Event on the MSPT.

Chad Eveslage Upsets Texas Mike to Win First-Ever $100000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games

The first-ever $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games attracted 29 entrants to PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Only the final five players that made it to Day 3 got a piece of the $2.9 million prize pool. “Texas” Mike Moncek had finished both Days 1 and 2 atop the chip counts, and he was perennial favorite to claim the title. Things looked good for Moncek throughout the final table, including a hero call during three-handed play that became an instant classic (see it below), but the wheels fell off in heads-up play.

High-Stakes Poker Lawyer Tom Goldstein Won $51M Gambling Against Single Player

Table Of Contents Indicted high-stakes poker-playing attorney Tom Goldstein continued to win millions gambling and failed to disclose those winnings in recent years while being federally investigated for tax fraud, prosecutors alleged in new court documents. On Feb. 27, Goldstein appealed his release conditions and argued that a condition requiring his electronic devices to be monitored was “drastic.” Prosecutors disputed this in a filing on Thursday and again accused Goldstein of having access to undisclosed cryptocurrency accounts and of being a “serious” flight risk.

Nik Airball to Make Hustler Casino Live Return Following Year-Long Poker Room Ban

Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot will grace the Hustler Casino Live stage on March 28 for the first time in a year following a ban from the poker room. The polarizing figure had previously been a regular headliner on the popular poker livestream the previous two years. But a ban from Hustler Casino in Los Angeles for undisclosed reasons prevented the Southern California high roller from competing on the show. Polarizing Poker Player is Back Hustler Casino Live, now partially owned by GGPoker’s parent company, announced the return of the player dubbed “The King of LA” on X with a hype video narrated by Lon McEachern.

Texas Mike Leads Super High Roller Bowl $100000 Mixed Games Final Five; Negreanu Still Alive

The first-ever $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games at PokerGO Studio is down to the final five! The tournament, which followed the conclusion of the PokerGO Tour Mixed Games Series in which Chino Rheemfinished atop the leaderboard for the second time in three years, attracted 29 entrants and will award a $2.9 million prize pool. Day 2 ended the same way it started – with “Texas” Mike Moncek on top.

Why is Triton Experiencing Record Super High Roller Fields?

Table Of Contents The Triton Super High Roller Poker Series has long been synonymous with high-stakes action, elite competition, and an unmatched player experience. But even by Triton’s lofty standards, the turnout for its latest stop at Landing Casino in Jeju, South Korea has been staggering. The attendance record was broken twice in two days, with Jeremy Ausmus defeating a 391-player $25,000 field early in the festival, and the $100,000 Main Event attracting a staggering 285 entries.

The Hendon Mob Championship Set to Take Over Dusk Till Dawn this March

Table Of Contents Big news for UK poker! Dusk Till Dawn (DTD), one of the country’s premier poker venues, will host THE first-ever standalone The Hendon Mob Championship (THMC) series this March. Running from March 19-23, 2025, the five-day festival will feature seven exciting THMC trophy events, including the £100,000 guaranteed THMC Main Event. Whether you’re a regular at the tables or just in it for the fun, there’s something here for everyone.

Doug Polk is $109K from Winning His $100K Heads-Up Poker Challenge After Four Days

Table Of Contents Doug Polk had an easier time playing heads-up poker against Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu than he’s been having this week versus “Birdman23” and all the “vlog watchers” on ClubWPT Gold. The Upswing Poker founder is four days into a $100,000 “Code Doug” heads-up challenge on the new social poker site. To sum up how it’s been going for Polk, he was closer to reaching his goal before the first card was dealt on Tuesday.

Daniel Negreanu Bags Big on Day 1 of Super High Roller Bowl $100000 Mixed Games

The first-ever $100,000 Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games kicked off on Thursday at PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. The tournament, which followed the conclusion of the PokerGO Tour Mixed Games Series in which Chino Rheemfinished atop the leaderboard for the second time in three years, attracted 25 entrants on Day 1 with late registration open until the start of Day 2. After eight levels of play, 17 players bagged with Mike “Texas Mike” Moncek and his stack of 1,438,000 leading the way.

PokerStars Celebrates International Women’s Day with Exclusive KJ Open Tournament

Table Of Contents This International Women’s Day, PokerStars is shining a spotlight on female players with an exclusive online poker event – the KJ Open. Named in honor of PokerStars Ambassador and Director of Poker at the Hippodrome Casino Kerryjane Craigie, this special tournament is dedicated to promoting and celebrating women in poker, offering players a chance to compete for seats at one of the biggest live events of the year.

Poker Cheats Should Be Permanently Banned From All Forms of the Game

Table Of Contents As a poker media veteran of 15+ years and an online player for a little longer than that, I’ve seen the industry go through many changes. Limit Hold’em was the game of choice for many when I was a rookie. When they ran, hundreds of people observed $10/$20 cash games because those stakes were seen as crazy, and there was no such thing as re-entry or progressive knockout tournaments.

Kings of Tallinn Sounds Off with Incredible Player Party

Table Of Contents After more than a week of nonstop poker action in the heart of Estonia, the Kings of Tallinn wrapped up in the best way possible—with one heck of a players’ party at the OlyBet Bar & Grill. The energy was electric from the start, with free-flowing drinks, great food, and a live band featuring Estonian pop royalty. And just when you thought the night couldn’t get any better, the mic opened up for a karaoke session that kept the party going well into the early hours.

APT Taipei 2025 Set to Bring Another Record-Breaking Festival to Taiwan

Table Of Contents The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is back in Taipei, and if past editions are anything to go by, this year’s festival promises to be bigger and better than ever. From April 25 to May 4, 2025, APT Taipei—held at the brand-new Red Space—will feature 126 events and more than TWD 126 million (~USD 5.4 million) in guaranteed prize money. The headline event? A massive TWD 70 million (~USD 2.

Player in the Spotlight: Mario Mosböck Completes Triton Poker Hat Trick

Mario Mosböck was seemingly destined for stardom regardless of the path he took. As a youngster, Mosböck played professional football (soccer to our American brethren) for SKN St. Polten II, scoring 21 goals in 48 appearances for the Austrian outfit before breaking into the first team. Although his professional football career ended in 2017, only three years after it began, Mosböck has made amends by achieving superstar status in the poker world by scoring a different kind of hat trick.

WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Las Vegas Offers Big Ticket Gold Ring Tourneys

Table Of Contents The World Series of Poker Circuit is returning to one of its biggest locations in March. From the 20th to the 31st of March, the WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Las Vegas is bringing 18 ring events — including some of the biggest buy-in events on the circuit — to the Horseshoe’s ample event space. The ring events come with a total of $2,275,000 in guarantees, including six events with six-figure guarantees.

James Obst Gets Third Victory in Last Four Cashes in PGT Mixed Games Finale

Table Of Contents Australian poker pro James Obst continued his mixed game dominance as he took down the $25,000 10-Game Mix Championship in PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas for $462,000. The victory early Thursday morning in the PGT Mixed Games series finale gave Obst, who rarely plays tournaments outside of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), his third tournament victory in under a year and his third win of his last four cashes.

All-Time Money List Leader Bryn Kenney Cracks $75M in Earnings w/ Triton Poker Win

Table Of Contents Bryn Kenney extended his lead atop The Hendon Mob all-time leaderboard with a victory on Thursday in the $50,000 Triton Poker Jeju No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Bounty Quattro event for $839,000. The high roller now has over $75 million in live tournament cashes, a sizable advantage over Justin Bonomo who is in second place with just over $65 million. Kenney Dominates Triton Poker Event Kenney is on a heater this week as he first finished runner-up in Event #8: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em 7-Handed for $1,897,430.

PokerStars North American SCOOP Series if Coming and its Going to Be Huge

The dates are out for one of the most anticipated online poker series in the game, the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) on PokerStars North America. The dates, you ask? March 21 to April 7, and the tournaments will be available to those in Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ontario, Canada. Three separate PokerStars platforms with three separate seven-figure guarantees across numerous juicy tournaments for nearly three weeks. Here’s What to Expect A full schedule isn’t yet out for the upcoming SCOOP series, but it will be coming soon, so stay tuned.

SiGMA Poker Tour Kicks Off in São Paulo—Whos In?

Table Of Contents The SiGMA Poker Tour (SPT) is making its first-ever stop in São Paulo, Brazil, from April 9-14. If you’re looking for big tournaments, fun vibes, and maybe a few famous faces, this is the place to be. The action goes down at the Monte Carlo Poker Club and Hilton Morumbi, with the $250,000 GTD Main Event headlining the schedule. And for the first time in South America, players are getting a Hendon Mob Championship event.

GGPoker Partners with GTO Wizard to Crack Down on Poker Cheaters

Table Of Contents GGPoker is stepping up its game when it comes to keeping online poker fair. The platform just announced a new partnership with GTO Wizard, aimed at cracking down on Real-Time Assistance (RTA) tools and making sure everyone plays on a level field. If you’re using outside help to gain an edge, your days might be numbered. Taking Action Against Cheaters As part of this new alliance, GGPoker has already banned 31 accounts caught violating fair play rules.

PokerStars APPT Returns to Cambodia in May as 2025 Tour Kicks Off

Table Of Contents The first of three PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) festivals in 2025 is rapidly approaching. APPT Cambodia is scheduled to take place at Phnom Penh, NagaWorld, between May 2 and 13. Over $1.5 million is guaranteed across a packed schedule, which includes a $1 million guaranteed APPT Cambodia Main Event. The 2025 edition of APPT Cambodia marks the fourth time PokerStars has headed to Phnom Penh since 2022.

Shaun Deeb Rips Terrible Takes from Poker Players on WSOPC Reporting Controversy

Shaun Deeb is not having any of it from the crowd that argues poker reporters are responsible for calling out a critical error they witness during a tournament they’re covering. The debate over the issue stems from an apparent mistake made deep in the recent World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Main Event in Maryland where Maurice Hawkins won his record-tying 18th ring for $140,752. But the controversy sparked when the eventual champ busted Divyam Satyarthi in third place on a hand where the losing player hit what should have been a winning flush.

Kathy Liebert Wins Wynn Millions Seniors Event in Las Vegas

Women in Poker Hall of Famer Kathy Liebert took down the Wynn Millions Seniors Event for $39,097. The two-day $1,100 buy-in event had a guaranteed prize pool of $100,000 and drew 158 players. It took place during the Wynn Millions festival running Feb. 17-23 in the luxurious Wynn Poker Room. The Women in Poker Hall of Famer aptly posed with pocket queens in front of her golden Wynn trophy in the winner’s photo.

Record in Sight? Maurice Hawkins Wins 18th WSOPC Ring in Baltimore

Table Of Contents The WSOP Circuit Horseshoe Baltimore $1,700 Main Event saw a dramatic final table at which Maurice Hawkins won his 18th WSOPC ring, making him the joint record holder for most WSOPC ring along with Ari Engel. This was also Hawkins sixth main event victory on the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) and brings his total live cashes to $6,280,454. Unfortunately, Hawkins’s achievement was overshadowed by an old court case and an error at the final table that resulted in Divyam Satyarthi being eliminated in third place despite holding the best hand.

WATCH: Clean Sweep for Hellmuth Over Galfond in BetRivers Heads-Up Clash

Table Of Contents BetRivers Poker ambassadors Phil Hellmuth and Phil Galfond squared off against each other on March 2 in a $25/$50 cash game on the Pennsylvanian platform. With stacks of $5,000, the format was a heads-up cash game freezeout—no add-ons, no topping up—and two matches were set to go down. In the end, it was Hellmuth who emerged victorious, winning both matches in a clean sweep. Before the cameras rolled, there was some back-and-forth behind the scenes about which game to play.

Observe and Report PokerNews Events Manager Explains Why Reporters Stay Neutral

Table Of Contents While tournament directors and dealers oversee the game’s integrity, poker’s live reporters are there to chronicle the action without shaping it. Yet, what happens when a mistake is glaringly obvious? Is there ever a moment when a journalist should step in, or is their duty always to remain silent? This ongoing debate recently surfaced again after Divyam Satyarthi was wrongly eliminated in third place from the WSOPC Maryland Main Event by eventual winner Maurice Hawkins.

GGPoker’s Parent Company Buys Nick Vertuccis Stake in Hustler Casino Live

Table Of Contents GGPoker has made another major play within the poker industry as the online poker giant’s parent company, NSUS Group, Inc., has purchased a stake in the popular Hustler Casino Live show. The new owners of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) bought the equity in the company from co-founder Nick Vertucci, who stepped down as co-owner in October following sexual harassment allegations made by a player on the show.

Triton Poker Player Pulls Over $1 Million in Mystery Bounties

Imagine finishing 12th in a high-stakes poker tournament yet being that event’s biggest winner. That is precisely what happened to Lithuanian superstar Matas Cimbolas in the $40,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty event, part of the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju festival. Cimbolas crashed out of the tournament in 12th place. He got the last of his chips in with pocket kings, which were ahead of Rokas Asipauskas’ queen-jack and the ace-queen of Mikita Badziakouski.

The Best Poker Players Without a Triton Title (For Now!)

Table Of Contents For poker’s elite, the Triton Poker Series is the ultimate proving ground—a stage where the world’s best battle not only for seven-figure prizes but for the prestige of high-roller supremacy. The spotlight often shines on those who hoist the coveted trophies, but some of the most accomplished Triton regulars are still searching for their breakthrough win. Whether it’s a string of near-misses or simply the fickle hand of variance, these players remain among the best to never claim a Triton title—yet.

Daniel Negreanu Steamrolls PGT Mixed Game Final Table for Convincing Win

Table Of Contents Daniel Negreanu earned his first poker tournament win of 2025 on Tuesday when he steamrolled the seven-player final table, until heads-up play, in the $15,200 buy-in Dealer’s Choice PokerGO Tour event for $292,500. The GGPoker ambassador cruised through a tough final table that included 2025 Poker Hall of Fame candidate Nick Schulman, Maxx Coleman, Yuri Dzivielevski, and three other mixed game crushers. Poker Legend Cruises to Victory PokerGO is currently hosting a seven-event Mixed Game Series, and the recently completed tournament was Event #6.

Third Place Finisher in WSOP Circuit Main Event Eliminated w/ Best Hand

Controversy struck after the completion of the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Maryland Main Event, and it wasn’t because polarizing poker player Maurice Hawkins won to secure his 18th ring. The record-tying victory was called into question on Tuesday morning as it was revealed that third-place finisher Divyam Satyarthi had the best hand at showdown when he was eliminated. How it All Went Down According to WSOP live updates of the event, Satyarthi was all in against Hawkins with Q*♣10♥* against the A*♥3♠* of Hawkins.

Brad Booth Reemerges in Exclusive PokerNews Interview; Vows to Make Amends

Table Of Contents *PokerNews’*Connor Richards grabbed an exclusive interview with embattled poker pro Brad Booth, who said on the Life Outside Poker podcast that he’s going to do his best going forward to pay back outstanding years-old debts, including the $21,000 he still owes Doug Polk. The once prominent high-stakes poker pro has owed Polk $28,000 for more than a decade, a debt that has been trimmed down by about one-third thanks to sporadic payments over time.

Tchelo Shelby Keeps the Sunday Million Title in Brazil for Another Week

Table Of Contents On February 23, Brazilian Dalton “Daltonhb” Hobold wrote himself into PokerStars’ history books after becoming the inaugural champion of the Sunday Million Phased event, part of the Sunday Million Season. Fast forward to last weekend and “Tchelo Shelby” captured the latest Sunday Million title, keeping it in Brazil for the next week. “Tchelo Shelby” came out on top of a 9,954-strong crowd, firing a singular $109 bullet and turning that into $85,320, including bounty payments.

Filatov Flips the Script; Wins First Triton Title in $25k WPT Global Slam

Table Of Contents Played four and bricked four. That was Anatoly Filatov’s record last time he played in a Triton Super High Roller festival. That was in Cyprus almost two years ago. But he’s back in Jeju and back with a bang after defeating a 389-player field in the $25,000 WPT Global Slam to win $1,882,000. “It feels amazing,” said Filatov, who has Koren heritage through his mother’s side. “I’m here in Jeju and this win is really great.

Ukraines aghero.agnis Takes Down Latest 888poker $100K Mystery Bounty Event

Table Of Contents Ukraine’s “aghero.agnis” won the first $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event888poker has run since the hugely successful PokerNews Online Championship (PNOC). The Ukrainian left a trail of 992 opponents in their wake as they turned their $109 buy-in into a $7,680 score. Most of the largest bounties had already been won during Day 1, including the $10,000 jackpot bounty. The eventual champion’s fellow Ukrainian, “RudMaxud,” received that princely sum before busting in 13th place.

Jeremy Ausmus Wins First Triton Title in Record-Breaking Event; Career Score for Wolfgang

Table Of Contents The Triton Poker Jeju festival in South Korea continued to be one of the most exciting high-stakes festivals of the year with record-breaking numbers, big-name winners and new faces to the international high roller circuit. Jeremy Ausmus won his first Triton title and second high-stakes tournament of the year in the $25,000 buy-in Event #3 for $1,892,000, while Azerbaijan’s Ramin Hajiyev took down the $30,000 buy-in Event #5 for $1,517,000.

Dont Miss the Global Poker Maverick O Series IV Running March 3-9

Table Of Contents Major poker tournament action returned to the popular Global Poker site on Sunday with the start of the Maverick O Series IV. The series is just getting started and will feature numerous events for Gold Coin (GC) and Sweeps Coin (SC) players daily until March 9. The name of the game in this series is not no-limit hold’em. We’re playing variations of pot-limit Omaha, including standard PLO and PLO-8.

Phil Hellmuth Quits Game After Two Coolers on High Stakes Poker

Table Of Contents Phil Hellmuth made his High Stakes PokerSeason 14 debut on Monday, but he didn’t last long after suffering two coolers against the same opponent. The seventh episode of the season on PokerGO featured a new lineup as the Hustler Casino Live crew exited the game. Hellmuth was joined by a star-studded cast of characters that included potential 2025 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Scott Seiver, Jared Bleznick, Kento Mori, Seth Gottlieb, Markus Gonsalves, and Justin Gavri.

Wynn Millions Hands Out $1.6m Before The Big Events Even Start

Table Of Contents The Wynn Millions has been rolling for two weeks now. Sixteen events are complete out of a total of 50 and $1.6 million in prizes has been doled out. All that gold has been counted up before the five biggest events of the festival have even kicked off. These are the five events with guarantees of at least half a million — the $600 NLH, the $1,100 NLH, and the $2,000 NLH events, each with a $500,000 guarantee, plus the $1 million guaranteed $1,600 Mystery Bounty and the $2 million guaranteed $3,000 Championship.

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