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PokerNews Cup: Online Faction Wins Live-vs-Online Battle and Day 1 of the Tony G Celebrity Bounty Event

Action continued today Down Under as the Pokernews Cup continued to build momentum going into the championship event. The most recent action featured the continuation of the... ... Read more
Wed, 30 Sep 2025

The WSOP Main Event on ESPN: ElkY, Shulman, and the Bilzerian Brothers Take Center Stage

Four former world champions still remained in the 400-strong field that returned to play Day 4 of the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event. Dan Harrington, Bobby Baldwin, Peter Eastgate and Joe Hachem remained in the hunt for a second shot at... ... Read more
Wed, 30 Sep 2025

Remembering Bob Stupak

From near the top of the 1,149-foot-tall Stratosphere Hotel, you can see all of Las Vegas -- in any direction. You can see the hotel as you fly into McCarran International Airport and you can see it from Red Rock Canyon Park. In fact, you can see the... ... Read more
Wed, 30 Sep 2025

World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Day 3: Hawrilenko Leads Final 36

The World Series of Poker-Europe Main Event reached the money Tuesday night, each of the 36 remaining players guaranteed at least £21,142 for their efforts. Though the original plan was to play down to 27, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel made... ... Read more
Wed, 30 Sep 2025

The Nightly Turbo: Lady Gaga's Poker Face, WPT App, and Gabe Kaplan's New Sidekick?

While this may not be the only place to get your poker news for the day, it is the best place. We\'re glad your back for another edition of The Nightly Turbo and we hope with all the time we\'ve saved you the last couple of months, you\'ve worked on... ... Read more
Tue, 29 Sep 2025

A New Strategy for the Poker Players Alliance

With the date for banks to comply with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act nearly two months away, the Poker Players Alliance is turning its full attention to delaying the regulations until legislation in Congress to legalize and regulate... ... Read more
Tue, 29 Sep 2025

The Sunday Briefing: Final Table Deal Sees Four Six-Figure Winners in The Sunday Million

Although the World Championship of Online Poker is over, this doesn\'t mean you can\'t make big money online. In all, six six-figure paydays took place across the spectrum of online poker sites. Walking away the big winner in the PokerStars Sunday... ... Read more
Mon, 28 Sep 2025

$2k Cash and Tickets to $100k GTD!

Coming up today is our fabulous freeroll awarding $2,000 in cash and four tickets to a $100k Guaranteed Tournament on both William Hill and CD Poker! ... Read more
Mon, 28 Sep 2025

Online Poker Spotlight: Matt "Plattsburgh" Vengrin

With over a million dollars in tournament earnings, Matt "Plattsburgh" Vengrin is one of the top online poker-tournament players in the game. Given his recent signing with Absolute Poker and a stellar World Championship of Online Poker, PokerNews... ... Read more
Mon, 28 Sep 2025

World Series of Poker Europe Main Event Day 1b: Last Minute Fireworks Give Zolotow the Chip Lead

Day 1b of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event was under way just after 12 p.m. local time at the Empire Casino in London with 178 players forking over the £10,000 to join the 156 runners from yesterday. Steve Zolotow joins yesterday\'s... ... Read more
Sun, 27 Sep 2025

The Weekly Turbo: LeBron James Plays Poker, Breaking Records, and More

The work week can get overwhelming, and not everyone has the time to dive headfirst into the poker world\'s top stories every day. Weekend warriors rejoice! You\'ve just flopped the nuts because the Nightly Turbo is introducing a special weekly edition. Pre ... Read more
Sun, 27 Sep 2025

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