Table Of Contents Federal investigators have a mountain of evidence against Dan Bilzerian’s father, Paul Bilzerian, and the cannabis company the poker player runs in a high-profile wire fraud case. Paul Bilzerian and Ignite International Brands, Ltd. were charged last month with defrauding the United States by allegedly falsifying who controls the business and misleading investors. PokerNews has obtained a 40-page complaint filed in the United States District Court Southern District of New York that lays out the evidence, which includes email exchanges and a timeline of the alleged illegal activity.

Table Of Contents The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) continues on into the fall and will festival at JACK Cleveland Casino in Ohio. The RGPS Cleveland stop, which gets underway on Halloween and runs through Nov. 11, will feature more than a dozen events and plenty of satellite opportunities. The stop will culminate with a $1,000 buy-in Main Event with a $400,000 guarantee attached. Additionally, the series will award a Golden Player of the Series, who will receive a $10,000 Gold Pass package to NAPT Las Vegas and a chance to win a spot in the PokerGO Dream Seat Invitational.

PokerStars ambassador and author Maria Konnikova won her first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet earlier this week. But the victory was surrounded by a bit of criticism from Norman Chad, who opposes unlimited reentry/rebuys. Chad was none too thrilled with Konnikova buying in four times en route to winning the $888 buy-in online poker tournament. Despite Chad’s comments, the popular poker ambassador does in fact own a gold WSOP bracelet.

PokerStars’ generosity is there for all to see during the upcoming Stars Season, with the online poker giant giving away thousands of dollars in tournament tickets between October 27 and December 1. Boosted guaranteed prize pools are expected, too, adding even more value to PokerStars tournament grinders’ schedules. The Season features dozens of multi-table tournaments across 30 Episodes, running from October 27 to December 1. Throughout the Stars Season, some $350,000 worth of tickets will be awarded, including a quarter of a million dollars worth via the popular Ticket Machine promotion.

Table Of Contents Coventry has again proved a happy hunting ground for 888poker ambassador Ian Simpson. At the 2023 edition of the 888poker LIVE Coventry festival, Simpson won the £550 Dragon tournament for £21,360. Fast forward to today, Simpson has emerged victoriously from the £200 Dragon Rumble, a result worth £4,380. Everyone knows that although Simpson takes his poker seriously, he plays with a smile on his face and loves a joke.

Table Of Contents Jim Weger rode in the Pawn Stars Poker Run in Las Vegas every year and wasn’t going to make an exception for last weekend’s 10th-anniversary event. However, he didn’t make it to the annual gathering of Las Vegas bikers. The night before the poker run, Weger died in a motorcycle accident on his way home from work in Pahrump, a small town on the Nevada-California border. He had been registered for the Oct.

Table Of Contents An online World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet event was canceled on Tuesday after it didn’t draw enough entrants to start. The $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller was part of a fall bracelet series on WSOP Online running Sept. 29-Nov. 12 and was open to players on the Michigan-New Jersey-Nevada network. It needed eight players to begin and only had four entrants before the tournament’s 7 p.m. Eastern start time.

Table Of Contents The Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma will host its second million-dollar WSOPC event of the year in November. The event will be part of the World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant which kicks off thirteen days of poker starting on Oct. 30. The WSOP Choctaw Durant is one of the bigger stops on the circuit with 18 ring events and over $2 million in guarantees.

Table Of Contents The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour is in full swing at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, with the $5,300 Main Event currently midway through Day 2. After late registration closed earlier, the series showstopper recorded 1,284 entries and generated a $6,227,400 prize pool, of which more than $1 million awaits the eventual champion. One player looking to do all it takes to become the next EPT Champion is Peter Tschernigg.

Benjamin “bencb789” Rolle is an elite-level professional poker player and founder of the RaiseYourEdge poker training site. Rolle is respected and feared by his peers in equal measure. Today, he gives away some trade secrets to PokerNews readers for free. After playing poker for over 15 years, Ive learned some lessons that go far beyond the game itself. I started grinding $1 Sit & Gos (SNGs) and eventually worked my way up to playing $5,000 SNGs before transitioning to tournaments.

The very best poker players of the world are in action at the 2024 World Series of Poker, and no more so than in the various High Roller tournaments. These include the $250,000 Super High Roller which gets underway later this month (June 21), but there was still plenty of $25,000 High Roller action on display. In the latest GTO Wizard Hand Analysis we take a look at a massive pot that saw Alex Foxen dust off the six-bet with three tables remaining.

Table Of Contents WPT Global President Alex Scott made an appearance on Daniel “Jungleman” Cates’ podcast “Saving Online Poker” and delved into the current state and future of online poker. It focused heavily on WPT Global and what it’s done since launching in April 2022, to rival established giants such as GGPoker and PokerStars. Scott explains that the platform is focused on creating an environment where experienced players can excel, offering high-action games that differ from more traditional formats.

Table Of Contents It seems like the Asian Poker Tour (APT) breaks records each time it runs a festival, and there’s every chance that trend continues in November when APT Phu Quoc 2024 takes place in Vietnam. The Corona Resort & Casino is putting together final preparations for the festival, which runs from November 8-17. At least 44 billion Vietnamese dong ($1.7 million) will be awarded during this time. APT Phu Quoc 2024 features 82 tournaments and satellites, with the APT Main Event being the festival’s crown jewel.

Table Of Contents The $800 Main Event of the RunGood Poker Series at the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel Tulsa has concluded. This event attracted 472 entrants across three Day 1 flights, generating a prize pool of $330,400. The 56 players who returned for Day 2 secured a minimum cash of $1,248, with the grand prize set at $65,829. That top prize was awarded to Eric Bunch, who triumphed over Harold Harvey in heads-up play, claiming his first RunGood Poker Series ring.

Table Of Contents For the third time, the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) made its way to the Reno’s Atlantis Casino and Resort to run its $600 Main Event. Overlay was nowhere to be found this time around as 301 entrants made their way into the tournament, ensuring that 39 players would be getting a piece of the $153,510 prize pool. After a relatively short Day 2, the field was reduced to just one player whose name was Dustin Cavanaugh, who won $33,450 and his first RunGood ring.

Table Of Contents Every poker player has a different reason for why they play the game. Some do it exclusively for the money and to make a living. Others like the social aspect and how poker helps bring people together. Still others enjoy the competition and the thrill of winning. Mikalai Vaskaboinikau has no doubt about which category he falls under. He wants to win and lift the trophy at the end.

A former poker pro with over $2.4 million in lifetime earnings recently became a champion. No, he didn’t win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, though he’s come close on several occasions including a 13th-place finish in the 2005 WSOP Main Event for a career-high $400,000. Instead, this player has ascended to the top of the Pickleball world! Here are some other hints as to who it is: He has written a Sunday poker column for the Boston Herald, penned two books, hosted a long-running poker radio show, and co-hosted ESPN Inside Deal.

Table Of Contents After a grueling 16-hour Day 2, four players returned to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel Casino & Spa for an unscheduled third day of the $2,200 Eureka High Roller at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus. With the biggest prizes of the $2,610,600 prize pool still on the line, it took less than two hours for Portugal’s Diogo Coelho to emerge as the champion, besting a field of 1,374 entries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ICM is an essential tool for understanding tournament strategy, particularly the value of survival. Although players cannot run ICM calculations like the ones on GTO Wizard during play, studying it off the table helps develop intuition for key decisions. In tournaments, maximizing your tournament equity is far more important than simply accumulating chips. Learning to use ICM effectively means knowing when to play tight and when to exploit survival pressure for an edge over opponents.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.