It’s good to be Andrew Robl, a statement proven true again on Monday’s High Stakes Poker episode, the fourth of Season 12, which aired on PokerGO. The high roller who is one of the most skilled cash game players in history did what he so often does on televised poker shows — run hot, much like he did last week during Episode 3. As for the rest of the table, which remained the same minus the subtraction of Jean-Robert Bellande and the addition of Chino Rheem, they didn’t stand much of a chance against the aggressive Robl, who simply would not lose against an all in bet.

The 18th anniversary edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million is only weeks away, and PokerStars is getting into the party mood with its Sunday Million Season. The first three episodes took place over the weekend, including a $1 million guaranteed progressive knockout. The $109 Sunday Million PKO attracted 10,793 entrants, resulting in a $1,079,300 prize pool. Several Team PokerStars members were in the crowd, but none of them navigated their way into the top 1,711 places where the regular prize pool was dished out.

Happy memories came flooding back for Nick “eastyyy22” Eastwood when he saw 888poker had launched its Stream On contest, with the online poker giant searching for a new member of the 888poker Stream Team. Eastwood joined the 888poker Stream Team in July 2021, and he cannot wait to be one of the first to welcome in the newest addition team. Eastwood had been streaming for around six months before 888poker approached him and asked him if he would be interested in becoming part of the new Stream Team 888poker was putting together.

The second annual Baller Dream Celebrity Poker Tournament, a charity event hosted by former Major League Baseball (MLB) star Greg Maddux, takes place April 27-28 at Circa Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Maddux, winner of four straight Cy Young awards from 1992-1995, hosted the event last year, along with his daughter, Paige Maddux. All proceeds from the poker tournament, auction, and other festivities will go to the Baller Dream Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to providing emotional and financial support to children and young adults battling cancer.

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) launched in 2007 and is still going strong today. Now in its 18th season, the popular tour has visited dozens of cities across the United Kingdom, with the seaside town of Blackpool ever-present throughout its existence. Blackpool is famous for its pleasure beach, “The Big One” rollercoaster, and being a haven for stag dos and hen parties. But for a week each year – twice per year since 2023 – Blackpool attracts poker players from far and wide because the GUKPT is in town.

Boom Fantasy is one of the top apps for playing daily fantasy sports in the US, and this PokerNews review will give you everything you need to get started. From promotions to the dozens of states where the app is offered, here is everything you need to know about Boom Fantasy. What Is Boom Fantasy? The Boom Fantasy app is a daily fantasy sports app offering the widely popular Pick ‘Em style format.

There have been a plethora of seven-figure payouts at Triton Poker’s jaunt in Jeju for its super high roller series, and the biggest prize of the festival so far was just dished out. A cool $2,010,000 awaited the winner in Event #8: $50K NLH 7-Handed and the poker wizard to claim the champion’s spoils was Punnat Punsri. Thailand’s All-Time Money List leader romped to the finish line in dominating fashion and overcame a red-hot Sergio Aido in heads-up play.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) is truly becoming a world poker tour. For the first time in the WPT Main Tour’s 22-year history, an event will take place in Macau, China this coming summer. Macau, considered the Las Vegas of Asia, is a gambling and poker hotbed and has played host for years to some of the biggest cash games in the world. Legendary pros such as Phil Ivey, a WPT ambassador, have called Macau home over the years.

The latest PokerGO Tour (PGT) series wrapped up this week with the completion of PGT Mixed Games 2024, a series that ran Feb. 28-March 8 and consisted of various mixed game events with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,300. While he didn’t take home any trophies, the true dominator of the high-stakes mixed game series was Daniel Negreanu, who made four final tables including a runner-up finish in the $10,200 Dealer’s Choice event for $103,400 (which PokerNews recapped here) and a third-place finish in the $10,200 Big Bet Mix event for $55,000.

The poker community recently received sad news that Florida poker player and World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Ring winner Ryan Estrada passed away unexpectedly in a motorcycle accident. Estrada was a grinder from Sunrise, FL who was active in the Florida poker community and earned $316,969 in live earnings since his first cash in February 2021 according to the Hendon Mob. Fellow Florida poker player Matthew Sonzogi shared news of Estrada’s death on X, writing that he was “absolutely sick to my stomach” and calling Estrada “one of the nicest kids I met in Florida.

There’s good news and bad news for Kevin Martin on his 24/7 live-streaming bankroll challenge. The good news is he’s reached 100,000 YouTube subscribers. But the bad news is he’s only about 20% of the way to his $5,000 online poker goal after 13 days. Martin, a reality TV star who appeared on Poker After Dark: Game of Gold and twice on Big Brother Canada, is attempting to go from $0 to $5,000 playing poker online, and he’s live-streaming every last minute of his daily routine, making this one of the more unique bankroll challenges ever.

On Monday, Mike Matusow promised the “old school” version of “The Mouth” would appear on Hustler Casino Live. Two sessions of play later and he proved he wasn’t all talk. The four-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner first played on “Max Pain Monday,” a popular gimmicky weekly show that features a lower stakes game than the rest of the week. During that five-hour session, the poker legend backed up his mouth by winning over $11,000.

Connecticut’s Soheb Porbandarwala won his twelfth World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Ring this week as he took down the $1,700 buy-in WSOPC Hammon Main Event for $257,725. The WSOP Hammond stop in the Chicago area ran Feb. 29-March 11 and consisted of more than a dozen Ring events that generated $4.1 million in prize pools, including a $400 opening event with five starting flights and a $2,200 High Roller to help close things out.

In a shock announcement, PokerStars have announced 2024 EPT Paris champion Barny Boatman as the latest member of Team Pro. Less than three weeks after winning €1.2m in the French capital, the British poker legend was unveiled by James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton at a special live recording of Poker in the Ears at the Hippodrome Casino, London to mark the show’s 300th episode. “We are delighted to welcome Barny Boatman to the PokerStars family,” said Kevin Harrington, CEO at PokerStars.

The 2024 $3,500 Wynn Millions Championship has come to an end and Neel Murthy is the winner after he defeated Chris Frank in heads-up play. The tournament drew a total of 1,180 entries across three opening flights, with 236 of them turning out for Day 1a. Day 1b drew 403 entries and a bumper crop of 541 turned out for the final flight to send the tournament well over it’s $3,000,000 guarantee.

Triton Poker Jeju is in the tail end of its No Limit Hold’em Events, with only the $100K Main Event left to play out. There have been several high-profile winners across the festival, with plenty of seven-figure scores handed out but those paydays pale in comparison to the figurative treasure chest Elton Tsang just unearthed in South Korea. After 71 bites of the cherry, the Hong Kong cash game specialist finally bagged his maiden Triton title after reigning supreme in the biggest event of the series, Event #9 – $150K NLH 8-Handed for $4,210,000.

Seventeen months after authorities raided the Watauga Social Lounge Poker Club during a $100,000 guaranteed tournament, the card room’s owner, Joe Vongkaysone, has reached a plea deal and will avoid jail time. But he’s out a significant amount of money from the legal fight. Vongkaysone, who issued a statement to PokerNews following the plea deal, was charged in October 2022 with one count of engaging in organized crime and a separate count for gambling promotion.

The next leg of the 2024 Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) is almost upon us, with the long-running recreational player-focused tour heading to Manchester235 over the weekend of March 22-24 for the Open Championship. The APAT Manchester Open Championship is a £120 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament open to APAT members and anyone who fancies flicking in £120 to get in on the action. You must be a member of Manchester235 casino to play in the Open Championship, and a government-issued photographic ID is required to join.

There’s plenty to look forward to across the calendar year when it comes to 888poker. Not only has a full season of 888poker LIVE events already scheduled, but the brand also launched a UK Poker League, which has been a success so far. And with the countdown underway for their festival in Bucharest (March 16-24), we thought we’d ask the 888poker ambassadors why poker players of all kinds should consider an 888 stop for their next poker adventure.

Get ready for the 2024 Australian Poker Open! It’s right around the corner, taking place from March 26 until April 7 at Doltone House in Sydney, Australia with A$2 million in guarantees by far one of the biggest series in recent Australian poker history. PokerNews is set to cover three incredible events: the A$3,300 Australian Poker Open, the A$1,500 Platinum Player Championships and the A$10,000 Trojan. Headline Events The three headline events are as follows with combined guarantees of A$1,650,000.

Triton Poker Jeju has been a glittering display of poker’s top talents, and fans have been treated to some extraordinary card playing over the last 11 days in South Korea. The Super High Roller series has been a shining example of the fortitude, strength, and bravery required to reach the top of the game. One player who has shown those traits in spades is breakout star Roman Hrabec, who has just taken down the biggest ever $100K buy-in tournament that poker has ever seen.

Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot ran into some coolers during Saturday’s high-stakes live-stream at The Lodge Card Club near Austin, Texas. One of those hands, a pot of over $350,000, put him in the tank for more than 20 minutes. The Lodge, hosting the first of two big game streams this weekend, provided viewers with some intense action during the first session. Airball came out firing and was up around $40,000 four hands into the game.

St. Patrick’s Day was a lucky and special one for poker couple Karina Jett and Chip Jett, who watched their 20-year-old daughter, Athena Jett, dazzle in her American Idol audition. The Las Vegas modern jazz singer put on quite a performance in her first appearance on the musical TV competition show, which is in its 22nd season, thanks in part to an assist from her younger sister, Angelina. A group of friends and family all showed up to Roma Restaurant & Deli, a popular Italian restaurant owned by Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson, to support the aspiring musician.

For now, Phil Ivey’s stuck with five. A handful of Triton Poker titles — good enough for second all-time, tied with Danny Tang. But he could have been one step closer to chasing down runaway leader Jason Koon’s 10 Triton titles if things had gone his way in Event #15: $50k Pot Limit Omaha in Jeju. A runner-up finish saw the Poker Hall of Famer just fall short against Biao Ding, but Ivey still adds a fourth Triton cash of the stop — his tenth since the start of 2023.