Qualify for the WPT Global Winter Classic Main Event for Under $10

Earlier this week, PokerNews shared details about the upcoming WPT Global Winter Classic, which plays out at Playground Montreal from January 24 to February 4. A jam-packed itinerary of Championship Ring events litter the schedule, with the highlights being the $200,000 GTD $350 Mystery Bounty and $500,000 GTD $1,150 Winter Classic Main Event. Thanks to the partnership between WPT Global and Playground for the series, players can qualify for the Main Event on WPT Global for less than $10, giving players the chance to score some massive paydays from some pocket change.

London Calling: 1 Million Guaranteed London Poker Festival Starts January 30

Aspers Casino in Stratford, London, is set to be packed to the rafters between January 30 and February 4 thanks to the 1 million guaranteed London Poker Festival. The team behind the successful Irish Poker Tour, Killarney Poker Festival, Irish Poker Tour London, and many other series is behind the London Poker Festival, which all but guarantees its success in the English capital. At least 1 million will be awarded across the London Poker Festival, with every tournament, including satellites, featuring a guarantee on their prize pool.

Win an EAPT Grand Final Package as the Mediterranean Poker Party Returns This May

The Mediterranean Poker Party returns to the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel & Spa this May, and YOU could be heading there thanks to a special EAPT promotion. A raffle will award a $5,000 package to the $2,200 EAPT Grand Final, which comes with a $2 million guarantee. You simply need to head to the EAPT website to be in with a chance! There are also four other exciting events unveiled as part of the announcement, including a Mystery Bounty event and, of course, the Mediterranean Poker Party Main Event which comes with a $5 million guarantee.

Red Hot Action Guaranteed During the $1.5M PartyPoker Grand Prix Winter Series

PartyPoker’s first online poker tournament series of 2024 has arrived, the $1.5 million guaranteed Grand Prix Winter Edition. Running from January 18 through to February 5, the Grand Prix Winter Edition features 12 numbered multi-day tournaments coupled with hundreds of side events that have combined guaranteed prize pools worth $1.5 million. They say that variety is the spice of life, and it appears PartyPoker is a firm believer in that saying judging by how the bustling schedule has been put together.

Save the Date: Sunday Million 18th Anniversary Comes With $8m GTD

It’s the most iconic tournament in all of online poker, and it’s back to celebrate its 18th anniversary. The PokerStars Sunday Million has been a mainstay of the weekly tournament grind for many poker players both recreational and professional and serves as a flagship for the site. Born in 2006, just 5,893 players joined the inaugural event, generating a prize pool of $1,178,60 the tournament has been an integral part of poker history.

2024 Wynn Millions Schedule Released; More Than $8M In Guarantees

Wynn Las Vegas released the schedule this week for the 2024 Wynn Millions Poker Series, a nearly monthlong festival with more than $8 million in guaranteed prize money up for grabs. The Wynn Millions festival will run Feb. 19-March 24 and will consist of several events and satellites before culminating with the $3,500 buy-in Wynn Millions Championship, an event that comes with a $3 million guarantee attached. Read About The 2023 Wynn Millions Festival!

The $200K Gtd XL Series Mystery Bounty at 888poker Looks Incredible Value

The second largest guaranteed event of the 888poker XL Winter Series crowns is shaping up to be the tournament for value hunters. XL Winter #20 Mystery Bounty is a $162 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed affair that requires 1,333 entrants to hit the ambitious guarantee. At the time of writing, only 347 players have bought in, and time is rapidly running out to get in on the action. Fifteen Day 1s for the $200,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty event run between January 19-22, which seems like ample opportunity to garner enough players to break through the guaranteed amount.

Rozvadov and Madrid Announced as Part of PokerStars 2024 Regional Events

With less than a month to go until the 2024 PokerStars Live calendar kicks off with EPT Paris, two more regional tour stops have been announced for this March. The Eureka Poker Tour and Estrellas Poker Tour are set to return to Rozvadov and Madrid respectively, with the Eureka Rozvadov Main Event coming with a 1 million guarantee. Keep reading to find out how you can win your way to either festival thanks to PokerStars Power Path!

Alex Foxen Wins $25k LHPO High Roller; Kristen Foxen Finishes in 4th Place

The Foxen family is off to a strong start to 2024 with both Kristen Foxen and now Alex Foxen each having won a tournament to start the new year. On Friday, Alex took down a $25,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em high roller in the Lucky Hearts Poker Open (LHPO) at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Doing so paid the two-time GPI Player of the Year $426,025, and it came just three days after Kristen won a PokerGO Tour event in Las Vegas.

PokerNews Book Review: A-Game Poker by Elliot Roe & Ryan Carter

In “A-Game Poker,” Elliot Roe shares the poker performance system he created from a decade’s worth of experience coaching many of the best players in the game. Whether you’re an enthusiastic amateur or seasoned professional, A-Game Poker has something for anyone looking to be a long-term winner in the game. About A-Game Poker “Poker is a choice,” it says in the preface of the book. The choice, at least according to Roe, is to treat poker as a professional sport or to treat it like any old normal game.

888poker Pays $250K Out of Own Pocket to Players Cheated by Bots and RTA Users

The use of RTA (real-time-assistance) software, especially in the online poker community, is a widespread problem on the increase. 888poker, as one of the leading entities in the poker industry, is actively addressing this challenge head-on for the benefit of its players. Throughout 2023, 888poker refunded $362,893 to 4,068 players who fell victim to opponents using AI software in the form of bots or RTA, underlining its commitment to player protection.

Infamous 'American Idol' Contestant William Hung Lost Wife Over Poker, Gambling Addiction

One of “American Idol’s” most memorable contestants, William Hung, a Los Angeles area poker player, told People magazine his gambling addiction led to a failed marriage. Hung, 41, infamously appeared on Season 3 of American Idol in 2004. He didnt advance beyond the initial phase after having one of the worst auditions judge Simon Cowell had heard after listening to a horrendous off-key rendition of Ricky Martins She Bangs. Despite the public humiliation, Hung parlayed the appearance on the popular musical talent scouting show into some fame and notoriety.

Simone Andrian Mounts an Incredible Comeback to Win the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up

If you just started at the beginning and simply fast forward to the end, you would think Simone Andrians victory today in the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up was simply a coronation. He began the day as chip leader and ended as the champion. But the reality was far different, as the Italian pro, like the gunslingers in famous Western movies, had to fight and battle for everything he earned.

Everything Clicked For Maksim Shornikau's First Tournament Win in Merit Poker Western Series $5,300 High Roller

After 13 hours of play, the curtain has closed on the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $5,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino. It took 13 hours for a winner to be crowned from 30 hopefuls who made it to the third and final day. Maksim Shornikau of Belarus emerged victorious after the dust had settled, outlasting a field of 153 entrants and last defeating China’s Shuang Luo to capture the title and top prize of $177,500.

Jamie Le Crowned King of the 888poker UKPL Coventry Main Event

The inaugural 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) Coventry Main Event has crowned its worthy champion, and Jamie Le is that man. The 560 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event drew in 371 entrants, and Le outlasted them all. His reward? The title of champion and 37,605. Le has some impressive results on his live poker resume. In October 2022, he became the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Luton Main Event champion, which earned him a career-best 95,630.

Max Deveson Wins 2024 WSOPC Marrakech Main Event (200,000)

In the end, the final duel at the end of the 2024 WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event was a rollercoaster. After a two-and-a-half-hour-long heads-up battle where both players had opportunities to win, Max Deveson was the one who was finally crowned champion at the Casino de Marrakech inside the Es Saadi Resort. Deveson is now the proud owner of a WSOP Circuit ring and takes home 2,150,000 MAD (approximately 200,000). Obviously exhausted and disappointed, Antoine Delorme finishes in second place out of a field of 1,163 entrants, heading home with 1,550,000 MAD (143,000).

Arkansas High School Teacher Wins $73K as RunGood Poker Series Kicks Off 2024 Season

After three days of play, the RunGood Poker Series $800 Main Event here at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma has come to a close after almost 11 hours of play on the final day. The total number of players from all three flights came to 558 entries, creating a $390,600 prize pool that almost quadrupled the $100,000 guarantee. After navigating through a tough final day, it was Todd Tucker who emerged victorious after defeating David McFeely heads-up to claim the title, the championship ring, and the $73,242 first-place prize.

$12.5M GTD Carnival Series Debuts on PokerStars with Epic Schedule

PokerStars has been bringing the heat over the last few weeks. Its New Year Series was a huge success, and the platform’s new and improved Rewards Program, which can see players earn 60% rakeback, launched today. In the midst of all these developments, PokerStars announced the date for its $8 million guaranteed Sunday Million 18th Anniversary, and now the online poker giant has shared its schedule for the debuting Carnival Series.

The Heat is On: GGPoker Unveils Generous 50% Rakeback Deal

The battle for online poker supremacy between PokerStars and GGPoker has stepped a notch following the former’s huge Reward Program shakeup. Stars’ new loyalty system, which has been compared to the Supernova era, rolls out today and in response, GGPoker is offering its players a bumper 50% rakeback deal for 100 days. Become a Killer Whale on GGPoker GGPoker is giving players the chance to jump up to the recently introduced Killer Whale rank within their Fish Buffet player rewards system.

Amaho & Xtceeed Win Monsterstack Series III Main Events On Global Poker

The Global Poker Monsterstack Series III ran throughout January and awarded dozens of winners across both Gold and Sweeps Coin events. The two-week series featured the deepest structured tournaments on Global Poker and awarded an array of swag items in addition to the guaranteed prize pools. The series culiminated with two Main Events with respected guarantees of GC 40 million and SC 100,000. Read More About The Monsterstack Series! “Amaho” Wins Gold Starting off on the Gold Coin side of things, “Amaho” got through a field of 347 players before ultimately defeating “LITVIN” to win the Main Event trophy and GC 7,656,000.

Founding Tiltboy Member & WSOP Bracelet Winner Perry Friedman Passes Away at Age 55

Perry Friedman, one of the most colorful characters during the Poker Boom, passed away Sunday night at the age of 55. Friedman was known as an aggressive jester at the table, often sporting multi-colored hairstyles, chattering nonstop, and generally being the life of the party. Born May 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York, Friedman was a well-known World Series of Poker (WSOP) grinder and bracelet winner, as well as a founding member of theTiltboys alongside Phil Gordon and Dave Diceboy Lambert.

Shaun Deeb Loves Outing Scumbags and Cheats in Latest 888Ride Episode

888poker has shared another stellar interview as part of its 888Ride series and the latest poker superstar to hop into the passenger seat is none other than six-time WSOP bracelet winner Shaun Deeb. Deeb, who is in the midst of a $1 million weight-loss bet, joined David Tuchman and his Chevvy for a cruise around Las Vegas. The duo touched on Deeb’s unprecedented multi-tabling skills prior to Black Friday, what can be done to improve the poker industry, as well as the dreaded Jeff Platt curse!

Muehloecker Takes Down PokerStars' First $5,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($114K)

PokerStars launched its first mystery bounty tournaments during the recent New Year Series, changing the $109 Sunday Million into this exciting format. The switch proved popular, with 16,234 entrants creating a $1,623,400 prize pool. PokerStars decided to up the ante during the New Year Series Afterparty, running a $5,200 buy-in mystery bounty event guaranteeing $1 million. Including re-entries, 171 high rollers bought into the $5,200 Mystery Bounty Main Event resulting in a $145,000 overlay, which was quite surprising considering how well the New Year Series.

Record-Breaking WPT Prime Tour Awarded $20 Million Around the Globe in 2023

Another big year is on the horizon for the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Tour after a stellar 2023 with 14 events in 12 countries. The premier mid-major tour tallied a total of $22,734,998 in prize pools in 2023 from 22,290 entries across the many events worldwide. Eight new events got in on the action and it was all capped off by the WPT Prime Championship at the Wynn in December.