Gege Gocaj Bags the Day 2 Chip Lead at WPT bestbet Scramble

The $351,650 first place prize is now within sight in the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble. Well, it is for the 17 remaining players, and especially for Gege Gocaj, who finished Day 2 with a sizable chip lead. On Sunday, 128 of the original 365 entries returned to action at bestbet Jacksonville, one of the top poker rooms in the US. Only 46 of those players were fortunate enough to reach the money.

A Lot of Hard Work: Samuel Laskowitz Bursts Onto the Scene With a Win in the $5,300 NAPT Las Vegas High Roller ($180,850)

The $5,300 High Roller at PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas has come to an end and Samuel Laskowitz is the winner after six players returned for the Day 3 finale at Resorts World Las Vegas. The tournament drew 150 entries and the top 20 players took a piece of the $727,500 prize pool. Laskowitz takes home $180,850 for the victory. Laskowitz defeated Shannon Shorr in a short round of heads-up play to win the top prize.

Caleb Larsen Makes Gutsiest Call of the Day Near Bubble Against Bluffing Bin Weng

Caleb Larsen made the best call you’ll see all day on Sunday, and it probably won’t even be close when you take into consideration the pressure situation we’re about to describe. The hand in question transpired during the Day 2 session of the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble in Jacksonville shortly before the dinner break. Here’s the situation entering the hand to give you an idea of just how brilliant and gutsy the call was.

Martin Kabrhel Cracks Kings Twice to Beat Johan YoH ViraL Guilbert in $294,920 Pot

The 2023 World Series of Poker Europe is in full flow, with proceedings for the record-breaking 10,350 Main Event currently underway at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. And while there’s been some immense tournament poker on display already, there’s been plenty of exciting action in the cash game streets here at King’s. Yesterday’s cash game livestream featured some huge names such as Martin Kabrhel, Johan “YoH ViraL” Guilbert, Rob Yong, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier and casino owner Leon Tsoukernik.

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Alec Torelli Among WPT bestbet Jacksonville Day 1b Chip Leaders

Four months after narrowly missing the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table, Alec Torelli is off and running in his quest to run deep in another major poker tournament. On Saturday, Torelli bagged one of the largest stacks on Day 1b of the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble. He was among 73 survivors from the session, all of whom will join the 55 players on Sunday at noon ET who bagged Day 1a.

Poker Dealer & Soon-to-Be-Father Sami Bechahed Wins PokerStars NAPT Main Event ($268,945)

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $1,650 Main Event wrapped up at Resorts World Las Vegas on Saturday. The final seven players from a 1,095-entry field returned to battle it out at a live-streamed final table, and after eight hours of play, it was poker dealer Sami Bechahed, whose wife is nine months pregnant, emerging victorious to claim a $268,945 top prize and the first NAPT Main Event title in 12 years!

WPT bestbet Scramble Smashes Guarantee; ClubWPT Qualifier Enters Day 1b

Well, that didn’t take long … or, any time at all. Before play even began on Day 1b, the $1 million guarantee had been surpassed in the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble. One player who competed in the Day 1b session is ClubWPT qualifier John Thompson. The Northern California retiree is no stranger to competing in major events despite being a recreational players. That’s because last year he won another ClubWPT qualifying tournament for a spot in the WPT Thunder Valley.

GGPoker Qualifier Robert Parsons Finally Gets His Chance to Play the WSOP

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.

Women in Poker Initiatives Will Be at the Forefront During WPT World Championship

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is taking the poker community’s desire to bring more women into the game seriously, and you’ll see exactly what we mean by that next month during the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. While the tour is currently focused on its $5,000 buy-in bestbet Scramble event in Jacksonville, next month, all eyes will be on Las Vegas for what is going to be a historic series.

Santhosh Suvarna from HCL's PLO Week Wins WSOP Europe 50K Diamond High Roller (650,000)

If there are high-stakes poker games taking place, you can bet your last dollar that Santhosh Suvarna will be at the table. Suvarna, one of India’s fastest-rising poker players, has been in the news recently for winning seven-figure cash game pots as well as banking seven-figure tournament scores. Now he’s made the headlines once again after taking down Event #12: 50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller inside King’s Resort in Rozvadov at the 2023 WSOP Europe.

Meet the Final 7 Players In the 2023 PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas Main Event

The penultimate day of the PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $1,600 Main Event has concluded with just seven players remaining in the fight for $268,945 and the title of first NAPT champion in 12 years. Leading the way is California’s Sami Bechahed as he looks to add to his $941,234 in tournament earnings. Bechahed got most of those chips after winning a big pot as the night closed out against poker commentator and four-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman, the most accomplished player at the final table with nearly $17 million in earnings.

Unstoppable Bin Weng Chip Leads Day 1a at WPT bestbet Scramble

If you haven’t yet bought into the Bin Weng hype, now’s a good time to do so. The Philadelphia area poker pro who has dominated tournament poker all year, on Friday, bagged the chip lead on Day 1a of the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble in Jacksonville. Weng is one of 165 Day 1a entrants in the first WPT Main Tour event at the Florida card room since 2019, and one of 55 players who survived to Sunday’s Day 2 session.

Phil Hellmuth, Lex Veldhuis Headline Epic PokerStars NAPT Players Party in Las Vegas

Its no secret that the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT), which is taking place right now at Resorts World Las Vegas, marks the first NAPT in a dozen years. But did you know that Thursday nights festivities marked the first PokerStars Players Party in Las Vegas in 13 years? It was way back on July 11, 2010, during the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) that the online poker giant rented out the entire nightclub at the Palms for an epic party that featured an exclusive performance by none other than Snoop Dogg.

WPT bestbet Scramble Off and Running; Fifth Title Coming for Darren Elias?

If early turnout is any indication, the $1 million guarantee will be smashed in the $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble in Jacksonville. The first of two Day 1 sessions kicked off around noon ET on Friday with over 50 players, a total that has significantly grown through the first two levels of play. One of the players seated at the start is Darren Elias, who holds nearly every WPT Main Tour record (cashes, titles, final table appearances).

The 10 Most Important Poker Strategy Books Ever Written and Why Theyre Special

The amount of resources online to help you get better at poker is vast, including the poker strategy section right here on PokerNews, but there’s still nothing quite like having a physical copy of a book in your hands and reading through first-hand strategy and tips from the pros. So, we asked Nolan Dalla for the top 10 best poker books ever written that you need to read to help you improve your game.

Joakim Andersson Sprints His Way to the WSOP Europe 1,100 Turbo Bounty Hunter Bracelet

The latest WSOP gold bracelet winner has been crowned here at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe at Kings Resort in Rozvadov. Event #11: 1,100 No-Limit Holdem Turbo Bounty Hunter attracted 570 total entrants, creating a 370,500 prize pool and played all the way down to a winner after just over 12 hours of play. Joakim Andersson emerged victorious to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet along with 70,000, 18 bounties worth 300 each and a ticket to Day 1a of the WSOPE Main Event worth 10,350.

888PokerTV Launches Now Streams Online Poker 5 Days A Week On Twitch

888pokerTV announced a new weekly streaming schedule on Thursday. The 888pokerTV Twitch channelwhich provides entertaining online poker streams for the 888poker brandwill stream on a new five-day-a-week schedule starting from Monday, November 13. The schedule launches with regular programs streaming every weekday at 8 p.m. GMT888poker’s Twitch channel. The new streamin schedule includes all new streaming shows, commentary from the pros, tournament ticket giveaways, and some of the best live and online poker action available on Twitch.

WSOP Europe 2K 8-Game Bracelet Goes to Lithuania's Dainius Dainiux Antanaitis

The only mixed-game bracelet of the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe has been awarded here at King’s Resort in Rozvadov. When the dust had settled, it was Lithuania’s Dainius Antanaitis who overcame the 97-entry field and bested Ian Bradley heads up in a one-sided match to claim his first gold bracelet along with the 47,770 first-place prize. Antanaitis, who is primarily an online player, managed to navigate the entirety of Day 2 without any major hiccups.

David Docherty Wins UKIPT Nottingham Super High Roller; Clinches POY Title

Following his impressive victory in the 2023 Irish Open Main Event in April, it was likely Scotland’s David Docherty would be crowned the PokerStars UKIPT Player of the Year come the end of the season. On November 9, Docherty took down the 3,200 Super High Roller at the PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham festival, and the leaderboard points received from that first-place finish ensures nobody can catch him at the leaderboard’s summit.

2023 WSOPE Hands of the Week PLO Edition: Runner, Runner & a Royal Flush Triple Up

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe is currently taking place at King’s Casino in Rozvadov with 15 bracelet events. The series will wrap up on November 14, and right now nearly 10 tournaments are in the books. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team was 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.

Why Does It Hurt So Much? Hellmuth Eliminated Before 2023 PokerStars NAPT Bubble

On Tuesday night, 17-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth made his debut at the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) when he late registered Day 1c of the $1,650 Main Event. Havent played a tourney in months (maybe first tourney since WSOP!!?), Hellmuth shared on social media. His first tournament since the summer went decent as he went on to be one of 60 players to bag, advancing to Day 2 with 109,000.

Online Crusher Mike BrockLesnar Holtz Shows His Goodwill at NAPT w/ Spraggy Merch

PokerNews own Chad Holloway is no stranger to thrift stores in Las Vegas, where he often tweets his various discoveries, from signed poker books to Aussie Millions and World Series of Poker (WSOP) swag. Earlier this week, he stumbled upon some interesting merchandise at a local Goodwill in the form of t-shirts and hoodies featuring Lex Veldhuis and Benjamin Spraggy Spragg, both PokerStars Ambassadors. The merch harkened back to their early streaming days when they would venture to Jason Somervilles popular Run It Up (RIU) Reno.

Your Guide to PokerStars EPT Prague 2023: Schedule Details Unveiled

Get ready for an exhilarating end to the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) season as the series heads to Prague for the final stop of the year. Known as the City of a Hundred Spires, Prague offers an enchanting backdrop for a thrilling poker experience. The fusion of the citys rich history, remarkable architecture, and vibrant culture sets the stage for an unforgettable poker festivity. From December 6-17, the Czech capital will host 11 action-packed days of live poker at the Hilton Hotel Prague.