News - Page 29
Matt Waxman and Tristan Wade Launch POKERithm
World Series of Poker bracelet winners Matt Waxman and Tristan Wade launched a new poker show a fortnight ago. POKERithm is the latest attempt to turn poker into a team game. POKERithm has similarities to the Global Poker League, which the Global Poker Index (GPI) created. The Global Poker League...
Jack Hardcastle Wins the WPT Montreal Online Main Event
Talented British professional poker player Jack Hardcastle is a World Poker Tour champion. The 24-year-old came out on top of an 888-strong field in the WPT Montreal Online Main Event to bank a career-best score worth $447,859. WPT Montreal was set to take place at the Playground Poker Club in...
Why Does Michigan Produce Such Excellent Poker Players?
The Great Lake State of Michigan is known for fishing but its poker players aren’t fish. They are sharks, especially the five biggest winners from the state. Those five stars have almost $42.2 million in live poker tournament winnings. They have two WSOP Main Event titles and nine bracelets in...
Michael Addamo Wins WPT Montreal Super High Roller
Michael Addamo won another major tournament on January 25 when he took down the WPT Montreal Super High Roller. Addamo finished on top of a 60-strong crowd to reel in another $450,076 in prize money. WPT Montreal Super High Roller Final Table Results Place Player Country Prize 1 Michael Addamo...
Tips For Playing From Under The Gun
Playing from under the gun is not enviable in the slightest. It is one of the worst positions at the poker table. Only the small blind is worse and some players will debate that until the cows come home to roost. It is difficult to turn a profit from playing...
The $1,050 Big Blowout Ends in a Three-Way Chop
PokerStars' $60 million guaranteed Blowout Series concluded this weekend with the $1,050 Big Blowout. The event featured a $5 million guaranteed prize pool but 6,922 entrants created a $6,922,000 prize pool. Only the top 975 finishers returned home with prize money to show for their efforts so spare a thought...
Who Are The Top Five Poker Players From Iowa?
The Midwestern state of Iowa is considered one of the safest places to live in the United States. That may be true but your poker chips aren’t safe when the Hawkeye State’s top talent are playing. Iowa is known for its rolling plains and cornfields, but others know it for...
Biden Could Void DOJ’s Wire Act Opinion
President-elect Joe Biden takes office this week and a Michigan-based law firm believes it is good news for online poker. Dickinson Wright is a large law firm based in Michigan, a state set to launch online gaming. Lawyers from Dickinson Wright are of the opinion a Biden administration will rescind...
Paulius Plausinaitis Banks $1.23M and a WSOPC Ring
Poker pro Paulis Plausinaitis is a WSOP Circuit ring winner. The Lithuanian came out on top in the GGPoker WSOP Winter Online Circuit Main Event to bank an incredible prize worth $1,236,361. This is by far the biggest score of Plausinaitis’ career to-date, which is unsurprising considering its size. He...
The Top Five Poker Players From Idaho
Idaho is known as the Gem State and there are a few poker diamonds who hail from the state. Idaho borders six other states which could be why its best poker players are great at a number of different variants. The five biggest live poker tournament winners from Idaho have...