The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is headed to the Bahamas on December 3 for the WSOP Paradise. In the run-up to the event, PokerNews has been checking in with some of the players who have won their way into the event online. Matthew Silva joins several other Ontario poker players including Dana Karlson and Matthew Aquino who have won their way to the WSOP through GGPoker’s Road To Paradise promotion.

Thanksgiving is always a great time to reflect on what you are grateful for, and there are plenty of reasons for poker players in the United States to be grateful this year. From the return of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) to the upcoming $40 million guaranteed World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, here are six reasons American poker players should be grateful this year. The Return Of The North American Poker Tour PokerStars made waves earlier this year when they announced the return of the NAPT after a 12-year hiatus.

The second and final opening flight of the $5,300 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open is over and Peter Fellows has bagged the top stack of 792 entries on Day 1b. The total turnout was 1,447 entries, from which 513 players remain to battle for a prize pool of $4,630,400. They will return on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time for Day 2.

Fred Normand won the World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble earlier in November and it was a moment of validation for the Canadian player who started when he was just 17. Poker is an obsession for Normand a hobby that takes him all the way back to playing with his friends when he was in his teens. Its an all-encompassing activity, and he doesnt have much interest in branching out right now.

From October 2-November 11, Venetian Las Vegas played host to the DeepStack Shwodown Series, which was comprised of 57 tournaments. The series catered to 5,428 entrants and awarded $586,911 in prize money, including $75,274 in overlays paid by the Venetian. Among those to claim titles were David Larson (Event #13: $400 NLH Epic Stack for $5,112), Susan Soto (Event #16: $200 NLH Bounty for $2,189), Michael Thach (Event #26: $300 NLH Ultimate Stack for $17,602), Gary Bolden (Event #29: $300 Big O for $3,298), Charles David (Event #37: $400 NLH Ultimate Stack for $33,676), Jon Kyte (Event #43: $800 NLH Ultimate Stack for $40,783), and Fernando Rodriguez-Vazquez (Event #54: $600 NLH Ultimate Stack for $25,006).

The bubble burst on Day 2 of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open here in Hollywood, Florida and the top 181 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $5,700, down from the field of 513 players that started the day. The field made the money in the opening salvo of hand-for-hand play when Kyle Julius eliminated Josias Santos at the midway point of Level 17.

Romanian star Vlad “dariepoker” Darie has ended November with a near $50,000 haul thanks to two impressive performances in PokerStars tournaments on November 26. Darie ended October by chopping the PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus $5,150 No-Limit Hold’em 6-handed for $104,158, and signed November off in style with a third-place finish in the $1,050 Sunday Warm-Up, and victory in the $530 Bounty Builder High Roller. Darie’s third-place finish yielded an $8,068 score, with his outright victory padding his bankroll to the tune of $41,478 with bounties included.

Some online poker sites have a history and reputation for hosting tournaments with large guarantees, but you would be forgiven for not thinking TigerGaming is one such site. On December 3, at 6:30 p.m. GMT, TigerGaming is running a tournament that costs $109 to enter and boasts a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool! The $250,000 guaranteed Main Event is one of many TigerGaming tournaments you can ill afford to miss. Every entrant sits down with a generous starting stack of 200,000 chips and plays to a ten-minute clock where the blinds start at 400/800/100a, meaning you begin your quest for glory with 250 big blinds at your disposal.

The remaining 83 players sat down at high noon on Monday for Day 3 in the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open. After 20 levels of play, it was Lucian Silveira with the only stack over two million. The tournaments 1,447 entries burst the bubble on Sunday night to pay the top 181 runners a min-cash of $5,700. The returning survivors will battle it out this week for the top prize of $752,500 from a prize pool of $4,630,400.

Ivan Govorov has been enjoying a stellar showing at the 2023 Merit Poker Gangster Series at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. Just three days ago he took down the $770 Hyper Turbo Deepstack for $11,136. Today, he emerged victorious over a 453-entrant field to capture a second Merit Poker Gangster Series title in the $2,200 Warm Up, last defeating Day 2 chip leader Andrei Daniliuk to capture the title and $167,500 for a career-best tournament cash.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the event, with photos, videos, and player interviews live from the tournament floor in The Bahamas. In the meantime, GGPoker has been busy qualifying players from all over the world via their Road To Paradise, which launched at the beginning of October.

WPT Global Availability in the US WPT Global is a popular online poker platform that operates in numerous countries worldwide. However, as of now, it is not available in any regulated US states, and registrations from the United States are not accepted. How to Download the WPT Global App To download the WPT Global app, you can either visit your app store or click on the download link provided on the WPT Global website (https://getwpt.

The KO Games Overlay Edition got off to a thrilling start at 888poker over the weekend, with five events crowning their champions. 888poker ambassador and all-around good guy Ian “Simpioni” Simpson has a couple of near misses in the first round of games. Simpson finished sixth in the $525 buy-in KO Games #03 Mystery Bounty High Roller, a result worth $2,853 in total. On the same night, Simpson navigated his way through most of the 1,094-strong field in the $109 buy-in $120,000 guaranteed KO Games #02 Mystery Bounty Opener, and found himself in the envious position of chip leader at the eight-handed final table.

Last week on Game of Gold saw the mask slip on several of the contestants as the drama ramped up. The second week saw the remaining players shuffled into new three-player teams with a team heads-up tourney playing out in brackets. Right off the starting blocks, the tensions mounted as Johan “YoH Viral” Guilbert’s team all tried to balance strategic ordering of the team with ego, team strategy, and self-interest. The other teams achieved something closer to harmony.

Entering the latter stages of an online poker tournament does not guarantee a player victory, but it does give them an advantage. The PartyPoker player going by the name “HuppaDup” put their chip lead advantage to full use by coming out on top of the latest $100,000 guaranteed Sunday Party. A field of 939 entrants left PartyPoker nursing a $6,100 overlay on the $100,000 guarantee, not those who reached the top 159 finishing places minded because it meant a little extra free value for them.

Excitement is building for the 2024 edition of the long-running Irish Open. Thousands of poker players of all skill levels are planning to descend on Dublin for the 1 million guaranteed Irish Open Main Event. For some of those players, the 1,150 buy-in for the 2024 Irish Open Main Event is the only stumbling block, but that need not be the case, thanks to Paddy Power Poker. Paddy Power Poker is pulling out all of the stops to ensure the Irish Open Main Event’s 1 million guarantee gets blown out of the water.

Day 3 of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open came to an exciting end with a double knockout that sent 15 players to Day 4. The survivors will return on Tuesday at 12 p.m. local time to play down to the official WPT Final Table of six. Hungarys Istvan Briski leads the way with 11,875,000 and he is the only player above the 10 million chip mark.

The Grand Prix Turbo Series Las Vegas Edition 23 on Global Poker wrapped up last week after running alongside the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and giving poker players a chance to get in on the Foruma 1 hype. The Grand Prix Turbo Series Las Vegas Edition 23 ran Nov. 16-18 and featured several hyper-turbo tournaments and culminating with the Gold Coins 25,000,000 added Main Event and the SC 50,000 added Main Event.

Max Pain Monday took the week off on Hustler Casino Live, but it was truly a max pain Monday for one player who lost over $700,000 in just a few hours in what was one of the show’s most memorable live-streams ever. It may not quite rival this past summer’s $1 million buy-in games, the infamous J4 stream one year ago, or the epic May 2022 MrBeast game, but the first night of Super High Stakes Week was pretty much out of line with more six-figure pots than we could count.

Poker player Jordan Saccucci is one of four individuals police in Ontario, Canada have identified as suspects in a robbery spree that included more than 30 residential properties. Saccucci, who won nearly $1 million for taking down the 2022 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event, has not been located but a warrant is out for his arrest. Poker Player Involved in Alleged Crime Spree According to local reports, the poker player and three others Marcel Blackburn (37), Dumark Lindsay (41), and Paul Nkrumah (36) robbed multiple homes wearing surgical masks and hoods, sometimes during the daytime.

The fourth day of the $3,500 Main Event at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open played down to its final six players and Istvan Briski is still on top of the chip counts. Down from a field of 1,447 entries, the final 15 players showed up on Tuesday to claim their share of the $4,630,400 prize pool. Each of the returning players was guaranteed $38,300.

In the ever-evolving realm of poker entertainment, a new breed of storytellers has emerged, capturing the highs, lows, and heart-stopping moments that unfold at the green-felt battlegrounds. Enter the world of poker vlogging, where the clinking of chips and the shuffling of cards provide the soundtrack to compelling narratives told by individuals who live and breathe the game. This article serves as your guide to the vibrant and diverse community of poker vloggers, shedding light on the personalities who have mastered the game’s art and become captivating storytellers in their own right.

Matt Bretzfield had never played in an 8-game mix tournament before he sat down and won the $600 affair at the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock n Roll Poker Open. The win was his third victory in the 2023 RRPO series, equal to the all-time record, and the first time a player had done such a thing since Julio Fernandez and Atanael Thomas both pulled it off in different Seminole series in 2012.

Pennsylvania residents Scott Thompson and Brent Enos scooped the lion’s share of one of the largest live poker bad beat jackpots ever Tuesday night at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The two northeastern poker players, in a low-stakes no-limit Texas hold’em game, played a pot neither will ever forget, and the same goes for the other players at the table. In total, the card room’s bad beat jackpot hit $905,622. Bad Beat Jackpot Hand Details Thompson had quad aces, an unbeatable hand in terms of winning some money, because at Rivers, if another player has a superior hand it would trigger the bad beat jackpot.