Feds Provide 140k Pages of Evidence Against Poker Player Charged w/ Illegal Gambling & Money Laundering

The feds have put together 142,689 pages of evidence against high-stakes poker player Gal Yifrach, who was charged with running an illegal gambling operation nearly two years ago. Earlier this month, in the United States Court Eastern District of California, attorneys for both parties agreed to move the Jan. 8 status conference to March 4 so that defense attorneys can “familiarize themselves with the case and review voluminous discovery, discuss the case with their respective clients and the attorney for the United States, and otherwise prepare for trial,” according to court documents.

Brazil's doga10 Claims 888poker XL Winter Series $200K Mystery Bounty Title

The 20th numbered event of the 888poker XL Winter Series was the biggest tournament yet, with a $200,000 prize pool up for grabs. After numerous Day 1s, an action packed Day 2, and a thrilling final table, “doga10” emerged victoriously and banked an impressive $17,159, which includes bounty payments. A field of 1,114 entrants over several starting flights left a substantial overlay of $32,900 on the guarantee, adding more value for those competing.

2023 Global Poker Award Nominees Revealed; Winners to Be Announced on February 24

The anticipation for the 5th Annual Global Poker Awards is building as the voting process concludes, revealing the nominees across 16 categories. Notable among them is Caitlin Comeskey, a previous winner who secured nominations in three categories: Short-Form Content Creator, Best Video Content, and Best X/Twitter Personality. Comeskey faces stiff competition from Marle Spragg, another three-time nominee. The prestigious GPI Poker Player of the Year trophy is set to be awarded to Bin Weng, while Kristen Foxen secures her fourth GPI Female Player of the Year title, and Nick Pupillo prepares to claim the Mid-Major PoY title.

Industry Insiders: WPT at Sea Poker Manager Kirk Saunders Talks High Seas

By now youve no doubt heard about the World Poker Tour (WPT) and their upcoming WPT Voyage, which will take place from March 31-April 6, 2024 as they take over an entire Virgin Voyages cruise ship the 1,400-cabin Valiant Lady for a six-day poker festival that features $1.5 million in guarantees, including a $5,000 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD WPT Main Event. Leading up to the WPT Voyage, PokerNews will be profiling several staff members of the WPT at Sea Poker Room in our Industry Insiders series.

GUKPT Heads to Manchester From February 1; Bumper Main Event Expected

Manchester brought you iconic bands such as The Stone Roses, The Smiths, and Oasis, but did you know it is also the city that has hosted one of the longest-running stops of the popular Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT)? GUKPT Manchester has taken place every year since 2007, including during the COVID-19 hit 2020 when live poker ground to a halt globally. The 2020 edition of the GUKPT Manchester Main Event was the last event that Grosvenor ran that year.

Man Proposes to Girlfriend at Texas Poker Room; Find Out if She Said Yes! (VIDEO)

Following a very brief tank to collect her thoughts, a poker dealer from The Lodge Card Club accepted the marriage proposal from a poker player at the Texas card room. It’s been an eventful January for the largest poker club in the Lone Star State. Not only did The Lodge give out $100,000 via a random drawing to a lucky player, the Austin-area club just hosted a $200 buy-in tournament that attracted over 5,200 entrants, creating a prize pool of $840,000.

Win a Free Poker Cruise via ClubWPT and WPT Global

You can have a memorable, and warm, spring break this year while playing some poker with the World Poker Tour (WPT). And even better, you can even win your way onto the WPT Voyage for what is going to be an epic vacation. How can you win a spot on the poker cruise? There are multiple ways to do so on both WPT Global and ClubWPT. The Virgin Voyages cruise sets sail from Miami on March 31 and then returns to land April 6.

How the West Was Won: Mohamed Mokrani Ships the Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event for $342,500

The action has come to a close in the 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event here at the Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus. It took nearly ten 60-minute levels for a winner to emerge from the 24 players who made it to the final day. France’s Mohamed Mokrani was crowned the champion, outlasting the 672-entry field and defeating Nichan Khorchidian in a brief heads-up duel to take home the title and top prize of $342,500.

Phil Galfond Opens Up on Struggles and Loss on 888Ride

During the 2023 World Series of Poker, Farah Galfond spoke with David Tuchman for the 888poker series ‘888Ride’. The duo talked about poker goals, child acting and The Galfond Challenge, which saw her husband, Phil Galfond, battle in series of Pot-Limit Omaha heads-up duels that featured million-dollar swings. In the latest episode of 888Ride, the other half of the poker power couple finally hopped into the Chevvy for a chat and cruise around Sin City.

Brad Owen is All-In Against Phil Ivey at WPT World Championship Meet-Up Game

December’s World Poker Tour World Championships capped off the end of an exhilarating poker year for the WPT. Their Prime tour was a huge success around the globe, and the WPTWC was also one of the most anticipated events of 2023. While the $40 million guarantee for the Main Event had a small overlay, the WPT received plaudits from all corners of the poker community for being so ambitious. Prior to Dan Sepiol taking down the WPT World Championship for $5.

Battling Terminal Illness, Fan Favorite Cody Daniels Reaches PokerGO Cup Final Table

The first final table of the 2024 PokerGO Cup in Las Vegas includes known crushers like David Peters and Fabian Quoss, but most of those tuning in will likely be cheering for another player. Terminally ill Cody Daniels crossed off a bucket list item by playing the $5,100 buy-in event inside the PokerGO Studio and parlayed the experience into a streamed final table appearance. Daniels, an Arizona resident who captured the hearts of poker fans last year with a deep run in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, will enter the streamed final table fifth in chips and is guaranteed at least $27,000 just shy of his $30,000 score last summer.

Poker Star Shaun Deeb is on Track to Win $1 Million Body Fat Loss Prop Bet

With about four months remaining, poker pro Shaun Deeb appears to be headed in the right direction to win $1 million from Bill Perkins in a body fat loss prop bet. Deeb, a perennial World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year candidate, shared a trimmed-down recent selfie on X along with a dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan showing his up-to-date body fat percentage. If the current trends continue, Perkins is going to owe him a healthy sum of cash.

At Least Three WPT Voyage Packages Must Be Won at WPT Global This Weekend

What are your plans for the evening of January 28? Order some takeout? Watch a movie? It should be getting your grind on at WPT Global because at least three WPT Global players will win a $12,400 WPT Passport to the upcoming $1.5 million guaranteed WPT Voyage. A $1,060 buy-in satellite, named $12,400 WPT Passport Qualifier (3 Packages Guaranteed), shuffles up and deals at 5:30 p.m. ET (10:30 p.m. GMT) and, as its name suggests, will award no fewer than a trio of packages to the poker trip of a lifetime aboard the WPT Voyage cruise ship.

Get Ready For Global Poker Grizzly Games VII Running Jan. 29-Feb. 18

Global Poker just finished up its Monsterstack Series III and is already gearing up for its next series with Grizzly Games VII, which will run Jan. 29-Feb. 18 and will feature hundreds of Gold and Sweeps Coins events. The Grizzly Games VII series will consist of 108 Gold Coin trophy events with GC 953.5 million in guaranteed prizes and 108 Sweeps Coin trophy events with SC 2.1 million in guaranteed prizes.

Maria Konnikova Wins WSOPC Ring in Her First-Ever Circuit Event

Author and poker player Maria Konnikova has checked a major poker achievement off the list after she scored a victory in her first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit event on Thursday for a WSOPC gold ring and $57,532. Konnikova, a regular on the poker scene and author of The Biggest Bluff, outlasted a field of 504 entries to win the $525 WSOPC Online Main Event and punch her ticket to the WSOP Tournament of Champions this summer.

TikTok Star Griffin Johnson Gearing Up for Celebrity Poker Tour During Super Bowl Week

Las Vegas is preparing for a busy Super Bowl weekend, and a part of that will be plenty of celebrities coming into town. Thatll be especially true on Thursday, February 8th when the Celebrity Poker Tour host their second invitational at PokerGO Studio with a livestream starting at 6 p.m. PST. The Celebrity Poker Tour Invitational II, which is expected to last 4-5 hours, will be a 72-invite-only field that starts players with 100,000 in chips and play 15-minute levels.

Don't Miss Your Last Chance to Win Your Way Into the WPT Global Winter Classic Main Event

The excellent Playground Poker Club in Montreal, Canada, is currently awash with poker players competing in the WPT Global Winter Classic. You could be joining them in the $1,150 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed Main Event if you capture one of the ten seats that are guaranteed to be won on January 28. The WPT Global Winter Classic Main Event is meant to cost $1,150 to enter, but you can win a seat for far less than that; US$93.

Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg's 37th Annual Super Bowl Party to Include Poker for the First Time

One of the premier and exclusive annual pre-Super Bowl parties, hosted by legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg, will feature a poker tournament for the first time in the event’s 37-year history. World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Jamie Gold has been selected by Steinberg to emcee the poker festivities. PokerNews, along with many A-list celebrities and athletes, will be in attendance Feb. 10 at Ahern Hotel just behind the Las Vegas Strip.

Miklos Zsuffa Wins the EAPT Bratislava Main Event (37,630)

Is there a better way to start the year than with a win and to end the tournament with aces? That is what happened for Miklos Zsuffa, crowned as the winner of the 560 EAPT Bratislava Main Event at Banco Casino. After he defeated a field of 389 entrants and Christoforos Chrysochoidis (27,450) in heads-up play, Zsuffa won the trophy, the first-place prize of 32,630, and a 5,000 package for the $2,200 EAPT Grand Final, which will be part of the Mediterranean Poker Party in Cyprus from the 2nd to the 14th of May 2024.

Michael Addamo and Niklas Astedt Return to the Winner's Circle

An uncharacteristic period of time has passed since either Michael “imluckbox” Addamo or Niklas “Lena900” Astedt have featured in PokerNews headlines, but like London buses, both have arrived on our front page today Addamo helped himself to the $87,002 top prize of the $5,200 Titans Event while Astedt banked $40,136 in a $2,100 Pot-Limit Omaha PKO event that was part of the PokerStars Carnival Series. The latest edition of the Titans Event at PokerStars saw 56 entrants create a $280,000 prize pool.

Flutter Entertainment Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange

Flutter Entertainment Plc, owners of the Betfair, FanDuel, Paddy Power, PokerStars, and Sky Betting & Gaming brands among others, has listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Peter Jackson, Flutter’s CEO, was invited to ring the famous NYSE Opening Bell on January 29, signaling the latest step on Flutter’s journey in the United States. Until listing on the NYSE, Flutter’s main listing was on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The NYSE is the largest stock exchange globally, opening the door to a larger pool of potential investors in Flutter.

Iconic Las Vegas Casino Tropicana Closing in April to Prep for Oakland A's Move

The end of an era is near as Tropicana Las Vegas has announced its expected closure date April 2, 2024 as the property which opened in 1957 will become the future home of the Oakland Athletics. Prominent Las Vegas X account @LasVegasLocally reported rumors of the anticipated closure Monday morning before then sharing an official memorandum sent out by the casino. The End of an Era Tropicana opened April 4, 1957, and will close almost exactly 67 years later.

Alex Queen Tops Flagship Event of Borgata Winter Poker Open Series

The Borgata welcomed back poker players with its first Winter Poker Open and more than 16,000 entries turned out over 22 events to award more than $12 million in prizes over three weeks. The popular series was capped off by the $5,300 Championship Event, where 689 entries turned out to build a prize pool of $3,341,651. The winner was Alex Queen, who outlasted a final table that included Brian Yoon and Anthony Zinno to win the top prize of $613,063.

Nadya Magnus Giving Away WSOP Main Event Seats to Two Female Poker Players

Nadya Magnus is continuing her tradition of giving away coveted tournament seats to women in the poker community. This year, the 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year will award two $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event seats to two lucky women. Magnus teased the giveaway on X by writing that “the race for two WSOP Main Event seats that I will be giving away to two women will start early this year.