The past 12 months have been one of the most dramatic years in poker history. From off the felt fights to live tournaments, online beef to glory on all sides of the globe, it’s been an unforgettable year…. or has it? We’ve taken a look back at the archives and scoured the game for 20 […]

Maria Ho was the star of the show in Episode 8 of Game of Gold as the brand-new blend of poker and reality TV that has captivated poker moved into a crucial phase of the  competition. With 12 players still remaining, Round 2’s Team Heads-Up Match reached the winners bracket as Maria, Josh Arieh and […]

Poker-hybrid TV shows have a chequered history. Think of Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak in the short-lived series I Bet You, if you can bear it. Picture if you will the NBC gameshow-poker hybrid Face the Ace, which began in 2009 and ended in… OK, also 2009. They don’t always work, and studios get twitchy […]

Everyone looks forward to a new year. Whatever happened in the previous 12 months, the Gregorian calendar-dictated fresh start beckons ahead of everyone with the opportunity to score wins, improve our lives and crush at the game of poker.   We spoke to a handful of poker’s biggest and brightest names in order to see […]

A bumper day in the 2022 World Series of Poker saw four players win gold WSOP bracelets as the Poker Players Championship, $600 Deepstack, $10k Short Deck Championship and $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty events all produced champions. From first timers to multiple bracelet winners, there were millions won at the felt on Day 31 of […]

A dramatic day at the felt saw Kevin Gerhart claim his fourth WSOP bracelet with his second of this World Series in Event #62, the $1,500-entry Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Elsewhere, the Poker Players Championship reached its final five players as Eli Elezra grabbed the chip lead heading into the final day […]

The latest day of poker action has concluded at the home of the World Series of Poker, the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. With two more bracelets won, there was also a pivotal day at the felt in the prestigious Poker Players Championship as Ryan Leng ended the third day on top of […]

The 33rd day of action at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas produced two more WSOP bracelet event winners as Brian Yoon and Anatolii Zyrin both claimed gold for the fourth and second time respectively. For Brian Yoon, it was a 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw victory that saw him overcome the chip leader […]

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 […]

The Triton Super High Roller Series wrapped up another exciting festival filled with high rollers populated by the best players in the world. Capping off the series was the HKD$ 1,000,000 Main Event. Poker’s best and brightest were in the 39-player field with Phil Ivey among them.

After months of build up and hype, the Global Poker League finally got cards in the air this week with three days of action and it was two players, Randy Lew of the Hong Kong Stars and Davidi Kitai of the Paris Aviators, who stole the show.

According to HighStakesDB, Dan “jungleman” Cates (pictured) has hit $10 million in winnings at the high-stakes tables on Full Tilt Poker. He reached the mark after scooping $677,000 in a marathon session on Saturday. According to the tracking site, Cates played for 26 hours with a scant one-hour break.