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  • The Growth of GGMillion$ and How Jeff Gross is at the Heart of It
    The Growth of GGMillion$ and How Jeff Gross is at the Heart of It

    Over the past few years, the weekly $10,000-entry GGMillion$ event has become the go-to high roller online. Playing down to a final table of nine players from Sunday nights, Tuesday’s live-streamed showdown for the title is broadcast as-live on the GGPoker YouTube channel to poker fans who can claim free prizes, bet on their favorite […]

  • Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Isai Scheinberg Among 2021 Poker Hall of Fame Finalists
    Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Isai Scheinberg Among 2021 Poker Hall of Fame Finalists

    The World Series of Poker’s Poker Hall of Fame announced the list of 10 finalists that will be considered for induction in 2021. The 32 living members of the Poker Hall of Fame will cast their vote from the shortlist, with just one earning the honor of induction on November 17.

  • The Rio is the Home Where the World Series of Poker Grew Up
    The Rio is the Home Where the World Series of Poker Grew Up

    This summer, a 16-year association between the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the World Series of Poker comes to a close. With poker’s biggest annual festival rumored to be heading to Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel and Casino Event Center starting in the summer of 2022, the curtain comes down on the Rio’s time as […]

  • 2020 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Include Matusow, Seed, Scheinberg
    2020 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees Include Matusow, Seed, Scheinberg

    Sometime before the end of 2020, one person – and potentially two – will receive a phone call from World Series of Poker executives letting them now they have been enshrined into the Poker Hall of Fame.

  • GGPoker, WSOP Establishes New Guinness World Record Title
    GGPoker, WSOP Establishes New Guinness World Record Title

    It’s official. The 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event on GGPoker has been certified as the largest prize pool for an online poker tournament by the Guinness World Records.

  • The FIVES Poker Podcast: Negreanu vs. Polk and High Stakes Duel
    The FIVES Poker Podcast: Negreanu vs. Polk and High Stakes Duel

    Hosted by Lance Bradley and Donnie Peters, The Fives Poker Podcast runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and debate the hottest topics in poker.

  • Poker Central Acquires High Stakes Poker, New Episodes Coming
    Poker Central Acquires High Stakes Poker, New Episodes Coming

    Poker Central has acquired the brand and assets for High Stakes Poker, the company announced on Tuesday, and will begin streaming episodes of the show on the PokerGO platform in the coming months. Additionally, Poker Central is said to have future plans for the series, including new episodes.

  • The PCA May Be Gone, But These Moments Won’t Soon Be Forgotten
    The PCA May Be Gone, But These Moments Won’t Soon Be Forgotten

    All good things must come to an end. And that end has come for the PCA. As PocketFives reported, when PokerStars announced the return of the PSPC in 2020 they also, unceremoniously, announced that the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure would not be back in 2020, ending its run of 16 years.

  • Dream ‘What Could Have Been’ Pairings for the Triton Million
    Dream ‘What Could Have Been’ Pairings for the Triton Million

    The Triton Million: A Helping Hand for Charity will be a record setter when action kicks off Thursday. The £1,050,000 buy-in tournament will make it the biggest buy-in in poker history, and the event comes with a unique format. It’s a freezeout where recreational/businessmen players can enter via invite only. Those invited can then issue […]

  • WSOP: 21-Year-Old Marchington Leads Final 35 in Main Event
    WSOP: 21-Year-Old Marchington Leads Final 35 in Main Event

    The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to 35 players, all guaranteed $261,430 and vying for the event’s $10 million first-place prize. After what was an incredibly entertaining day of poker, Nick Marchington is in the lead with 39.7 million.

  • WSOP: Newcomer Timothy Su Leads Final 106 in Main Event
    WSOP: Newcomer Timothy Su Leads Final 106 in Main Event

    After Day 5 of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event, just 106 players remain in contention for the $10 million top prize. Antonio Esfandiari is among them, as is Sam Greenwood, Alex Foxen, and former PocketFives #1 Chris Hunichen, but it’s Timothy Su leading the way.

  • WSOP: Morrone Leads, Seymour Headlines After Day 4 of Main Event
    WSOP: Morrone Leads, Seymour Headlines After Day 4 of Main Event

    The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event went from 1,286 players down to 354 on Tuesday Those left are deep in the money and guaranteed $34,845, and it’s Dean Morrone holding the chip lead entering Day 5. Former NFL star Richard Seymour was one of the big stacks to advance.

  • Poker Hall of Fame Announces 10 Finalists for 2019
    Poker Hall of Fame Announces 10 Finalists for 2019

    The 2019 Poker Hall of Fame finalists includes nine World Series of Poker bracelet winners, three former Main Event champions, and for the first time ever, a magician. Well, The Magician.

  • Kenney Leads Biggest Winners from Triton Poker Series Montenegro
    Kenney Leads Biggest Winners from Triton Poker Series Montenegro

    The 2019 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro is in the books, and several huge winners emerged from the high-stakes poker series held at the Maestral Resort & Casino along the Adriatic Sea. Chief among them was Bryn Kenney, who won more than $4.1 million total and jumped to No. 4 on poker’s all-time […]

  • WSOP Top 50: Brian Rast, Chip Reese, Dan Harrington Make Top 40
    WSOP Top 50: Brian Rast, Chip Reese, Dan Harrington Make Top 40

    2019 marks the 50th annual World Series of Poker. The most prestigious poker festival in history has played a pivotal role in creating many of the legends and superstars of the game. To commemorate the occasion, PocketFives editorial staff each ranked the top 50 players in WSOP history in an effort to define and rank […]