One of the most exciting days of the year for poker players is upon us as the World Series of Poker (WSOP)released the schedule for the summer festival. The 2024 WSOP schedule reveals a handful of new events that are sure to get players even more excited. From a Bomb Pot tournament to the first-ever PokerNews-sponsored bracelet event, here is a look at some of the most eye-catching new additions to the WSOP schedule.

In line with his 2024 tournament plans, Daniel Negreanu revealed his summer schedule, and he’s leaving himself with more days off than in recent years. Following two years of significant losses at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) totaling a combined nearly $2 million, the GGPoker ambassador plans to lighten the load this year. On Friday, the 2024 WSOP schedule, which includes 99 gold bracelet events, was released to the poker community’s delight.

The first of six 25,000 buy-in NL Hold’em tournaments on the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris schedule attracted 38 of the worlds most renowned poker players to Le Palais des Congrs in the French capital. Together, they put 51 entries on the clock by the time late registration closed, creating a prize pool of 1,199,520. They waged a war that lasted for over 14 hours, but in the end, it was Stephen Chidwick who was the last one standing.

Bill Perkins has bought out of a $1 million fitness prop bet with poker star Shaun Deeb, who is now in his best shape in years thanks to a little financial motivation. Nearly 11 months ago, the poker players agreed to a 14-month wager on Deeb’s ability to bring his body fat composition down significantly. The bet had essentially no stipulations either get to 17% body fat by the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), or lose $100,000.

Malaysia’s Kok Weng Beh, a high-stakes poker player who amassed hundreds of thousands in tournament earnings, passed away at the age of 42. On the morning of Feb. 16, Triton Poker shared the news of Beh’s death on social media, noting that his “legacy lives on in the cards and community (he) helped shape.” In light of Beh’s death, Triton offered a tribute to the Malaysian poker player’s “profound impact on our poker community.

Saturdays 14-hour marathon fell short of deciding a winner in the second 25,000 NL Holdem event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris, so the final three players knew that some additional hours would be required. The decision to come back and resume after playing another eight levels of Sundays 50,000 EPT Super High Roller meant that all of them would have to dig deep. After bagging for the night in todays scheduled event, Daniel Dvoress found himself switching gears within minutes to become the short-handed short stack against Tamas Adamszki and Niklas Astedt at Le Palais des Congrs.

If you have a passion for poker, a knack for writing, and have always wanted to get closer to the action, PokerNews wants you to join our team of live reporters for the 2024 World Series of Poker (May 28-July 17) and beyond. What does a PokerNews Live Reporter do? Our live reporters travel the globe to bring fans live coverage of pokers biggest events. The PokerNews team is the exclusive live reporting partner of the WSOP and an official live reporting partner for PokerStars and other major events around the world.

The 2024 888poker LIVE season is gearing up for its second live stop, and this time, the vibrant city of Bucharest, Romania, is set to host the poker extravaganza. From March 16 to 24, poker enthusiasts can gather at the platform-branded Poker Room in Bucharest for a thrilling tournament series, which includes a 560 Main Event. Following the success of the opening stop in Madrid, the Romanian capital promises an equally exciting atmosphere.

Michael Kane ensured the 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) Edinburgh Main Event trophy remained in bonny Scotland by outlasting 310 opponents at the Grosvenor Maybury Casino. Kane came out on top after a three-way deal that resulted in 25,208 of the 147,730 prize pool hitting his bank account. Kane has a penchant for going deep in Edinburgh-based live events. In 2014, he finished seventh in the PokerStars UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event for 15,570.

Cast your mind back to November 14, 2022. PokerNews published an article detailing the PokerStars $5,200 Titans Event victory for Brazilian sensation Rodrigo “seijistar” Seiji. Seiji walked away with $93,118 that day. He then won the same tournament in July 2023 for $82,083. Fast-forward to the present and Seiji has done it again, taking down the Titans Event and padding his bankroll with $72,956 after a heads-up deal. Sixty-one entrants created a $305,000 prize pool in this weekend’s $5,200 Titans Event, an impressive turnout considering the world and its wife are currently in France for the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris festival.

Following the departure of Kalidou Sow in 2021, there had been no French representation amongst the PokerStars Team Pro roster. As a nation, France is poker crazy and has produced some of the biggest names in the industry, such as Bertrand Grospellier and Antoine Saout, so it has been quite the surprise to see the “tricolore” omitted from the spadie brand over the last few years. However, at the 2024 European Poker Tour stop in Paris, PokerStars’ search for the face for their French expansion finally ended with Simon Wiciak being unveiled as the latest addition to the Team Pro team.

One monster pot turned around a brutal session for Doug Polk during a marathon Sunday live-stream at the poker room he co-owns, The Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas. The Upswing Poker founder found himself deep in the hole, down nearly $200,000, about eight hours into the $100/$200 ($200 big blind ante) game, desperately in search of a bail-out hand. Luck arrived and he went from the biggest loser in the game to the biggest winner in a matter of seconds.

High Stakes Poker returned to PokerGO for the first episode of Season 12 on Monday, and a pair of regulars on the show Jennifer Tilly and Jean-Robert Bellande fought for the biggest pot of the night. Tilly and Bellande have played on the iconic poker show about as many times as anyone since the show first launched on the Game Show Network in 2006. During Episode 1, both players were active and had to battle for some pots against high-stakes crusher Andrew Robl, along with some new faces on the show such as Vivian Yang and Andrew Pacheco.

The 1,100 PokerStars France Poker Series Main Event was a four-day grind of focus and determination at Le Palais des Congrs, where players were looking to outlast the largest FPS field ever and earn a coveted trophy at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris. Of course, a little luck doesnt hurt either. After six opening flights, the massive field finally combined for Day 2, where title contenders would separate themselves from the pack.

888poker has launched its new PC tables, creating an online poker experience like ever before. After months of gathering feedback from its players and ambassadors, 888poker is revamping its software, bringing a fresh and feature-rich set of tables for players to enjoy. The new PC tables were soft-launched last week but are now available to everyone playing at 888poker’s dotcom site. Have you tried them yet? If not, download 888poker via PokerNews and see what all the fuss is about.

The final hand has been dealt in the EAPT Madrid 560 Main Event here at Casino Gran Via. It took just under six hours for a winner to emerge from the final table of nine players who made it to the final day. Spain’s Antonio Puntas may have started the day with the second-shortest stack in the room, but after the dust had settled, he had captured every chip in play as well as his first live title.

The 2024 Champions Club Winter Poker Open $1,500 Main Event has finally come to its dramatic conclusion as Thomas Zhang hoists the trophy after defeating Spencer Champlin in a lengthy heads-up battle. Along with the trophy and the title, Zhang takes home $209,730, while Champlin is awarded the runner-up prize of $164,430. $1,500 Main Event Final Table Results Place Player Prize 1 Thomas Zhang $209,730 2 Spencer Champlin $164,430 3 Andrew Esposito $131,540 4 Jerry Yen $78,750 5 Adam Hendrix $59,910 6 Cedrric Trevino $48,180 7 David Diaz $40,000 8 Chris Staats $31,920 9 Charles Sinn $24,020 It honestly feels like Im in a dream, Zhang said after the grueling two-hour heads-up battle, Its kind of crazy, actually, because the only tournament I won was ten years ago in Macao, and I told myself at the end of last year that I really wanted to win another one before I die, and I just feel like I manifested this.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) wants you to pack your linen and your onesies for the upcoming WPT Voyage so you can join in a Pajama Meet-Up Game on the opening night of the six-day cruise. The first day of WPT Voyage is March 31, and players can hop in a MUG with the likes of Princess Love, Ashley Frank, Jesse Sylvia, Ashley Sleeth, and Nikki Limo. Also joining the game will be WPT Ambassadors and stars like Andrew Neeme, Ethan Rampage Yau, Tony Dunst, Vince Van Patten, and Lynn Gilmartin.

The Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) returns for its 11th year, with PokerStars unveiling five stops for the 2024 calendar. The 2024 PokerStars LAPT kicks off in mid-April in Panama City, with stops planned in Rio de Janeiro, Sau Paulo, Montevideo, and Mexico, the latter being a brand new addition to the LAPT’s locations. Panama City is the first leg of the 2024 LAPT, taking place at the Hotel El Panama by Faranda Grand from April 19 through April 23.

The 2024PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Paris 50,000 Super High Roller was won by Frenchman Thomas Santerne. The largest buy-in event of the EPT Paris schedule attracted 51 entries of the worlds poker elite toLe Palais des Congrsin Paris. Of those, 13 reentered into this crme de la crme lineup. Santerne, who defeated runner-up Chris Brewer in a heads up duel that took 3 hours, scooped 889,000 of the 2,916,480 prizepool.

After landing in Paris on Sunday, Henrik Juncker made his way over to Le Palais des Congres for the PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris. Shortly after, he decided to jump straight into Day 1b of the 2,200 France Poker Series High Roller. Fast forward to Tuesday evening, when Juncker was putting the finishing touches on the largest score of his poker career. The Danish pro took a commanding chip lead when the final four players bagged ahead of an unscheduled Day 3, ultimately knocking out PokerStars AmbassadorParker Talbot to take down his first PokerStars trophy.

The wait for the inaugural $1 million guaranteed PokerNews Online Championship at 888poker is almost over, with the first five of 43 numbered events kicking off this weekend, on February 25. The first PokerNews Online Championship event shuffles up and deals at 5:00 p.m. GMT on February 25, the Opening Event Mystery Bounty. That tournament costs $11 to enter and features a guaranteed prize pool tipping the scales at $12,000.

The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Paris stop is currently taking place at Les Palais des Congres, with the 5,300 EPT Main Event currently underway. The series will wrap up on February 25, and several champions have already been crowned. Mateusz Moolhuizen took down the record-breaking FPS Main Event while Thomas Santerne grabbed the biggest payout of the festival so far. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been on hand all series long to capture all the action, and during that time, they documented some big hands, be they bad beats, sick coolers, or just game-changing in nature.

The PokerStarsIrish Open Online is set to kick off from February 26 to March 4, paving the way for the grand PokerStars and Paddy Power sponsored Irish Open scheduled from March 25 to April 1. The 17-event schedule promises at least $645,000 in guaranteed prizes, with event winners getting an extra special treat. Each Irish Open Online champion will also be the beneficiary of a coveted Irish Open Silver Pass valued at $2,500.