The 6th Annual Global Poker Awards were held in Las Vegas this past weekend and among the winners were the show’s presenter himself, Jeff Platt. With other winners such as Adrian Mateos, Cherish Andrews, David Coleman, Abby Merk and Rania Nasreddine all honored with trophies, there were multiple winners, emotional speeches and a degree of… Continue reading Global Poker Awards Celebrates Inspirational Poker Winners On Night of Emotion

It’s been a phenomenal 12 months in poker. Between the PokerGO Tour’s million-dollar freeroll in January, through the 2024 WSOP Main Event to this week’s excitement at WSOP Paradise, there have been big winners all around the world all year. From Las Vegas to London, past Florida and The Bahamas, major tournaments have thrilled poker… Continue reading The Top 20 PokerStake Stories of the Year – Part One

The news is out. The World Series of Poker has completed the nomination period and this year’s 10 potential inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame have been confirmed. Among them are icons from around the poker world, with Finnish poker legend Patrik Antonius, six-tie WSOP bracelet winner Josh Arieh and British two-time WSOP winner… Continue reading Poker Hall of Fame Announces 10 Nominations for 2024

Ambassadorships are no longer handed out for winning a major event. They’re often carefully choreographed and rely on the sponsored or ‘patched’ pro having a wide range of external outlets to attract fans, and importantly, new players to a poker site. From social media to streaming action, each new pro must align their global appeal… Continue reading Have PokerStars Broken the Mould by Announcing EPT Paris Champion Barny Boatman as a Global Ambassador?

The two-time WSOP bracelet winner and co-founder of the Hendon Mob, Barny Boatman, has become the latest – and possibly greatest – winner of the EPT Main Event. Conquering Paris to win the biggest prize of a glittering poker career – around $1.4 million – Boatman, who came into play with less than half the… Continue reading Barny Boatman Wins EPT Paris Main Event for $1.39 million

Day 3 of the EPT Paris Main Event saw three former EPT champions survive on a day of drama in the French capital. Tom Middleton, Anton Wigg and Dimitar Danchev made it through a tumultuous Day 3 that began with 222 players and ended with just 57 still in the hunt. Along with former winners… Continue reading British EPT Champion Middleton on the March After Day 3 in Paris

The European Poker Tour Main Event in Paris has set a new record, with a total of 1,747 entries in the French capital confirmed as the sixth-largest EPT Main Event field in poker history.  Just 222 players made it through from Day 2 and after the money bubble burst with just 255 players in the… Continue reading EPT Paris Day 2 Ends with Eliot Hudon Leading Final 222 Players

Every poker player is an island, but perhaps none in quite as amusing a fashion as this week’s guest for our quickfire ’15 Bigs’ questions. When a poker player is down to 15 big blinds, their true character is revealed, so our 15 questions pitch and probe, pummel and prod until the truth is revealed.

The money bubble of the WSOP Main Event is always a thriller and on Saturday night, it was no different. With Bally’s packed to the walls, the remaining 1,300 players all made the money in the Main Event and there are some incredible stories emerging from the rubble of a brutal day at the felt.

Day 2d of the biggest poker tournament in the world has concluded and with registrations closing for this year’s WSOP Main Event, the numbers game everyone loves to play saw a final total of 8,663 players registered. That means the 2006 record of 8,773 still stands as the biggest attendance in Main Event history. Elsewhere,… Continue reading WSOP 2022: Day 2d of Main Event Falls Just Short of Record Attendance, Boatman the Bully in Mixed Omaha Event

Day 2abc of the WSOP Main Event saw a packed Bally’s and Paris casinos play down to Day 3 in style as past champions, new hopefuls and… Darth Vader – sort of – participated in this year’s WSOP Main Event Day 2. With players able to enter with a reduced stack, we saw the grand… Continue reading WSOP 2022: Main Event Day 2abc Sees Gavin Munroe Top a Million Chips; Riess and McKeehen Both Survive

Henry Acain won the $500-entry The Housewarming event on Tuesday night as he overcome the final table to turn his entry into a $701,215 windfall that represents the biggest result of his poker career. With a final table that only contained one former WSOP bracelet winner, Jordan Hufty, he crashed out in seventh place as… Continue reading WSOP 2022: Housewarming Sees Henry Acain Crowned Winner, Schutten Leads $50,000 High Roller

The 2022 World Series of Poker is nearly upon us. With it will come a festival of fun as players from around the world flock to Las Vegas, a.k.a. Sin City, the gambling capital of the world. After 17 years at the Rio, the WSOP has moved and is taking place at Bally’s – soon… Continue reading Seven WSOP 2022 Predictions from Seven Bracelet Winners

The recent announcement from the World Series of Poker of a hybrid online-live event that will crown the 2020 WSOP Main Event champion has drawn strong reactions from the poker community. Many players were quick to question the safety of holding a live event in Las Vegas given the current status of the global pandemic while… Continue reading WSOP Hybrid Main Event Concept Raises Questions, Causes Concerns

Over the past 50 years, for many, the World Series of Poker has grown into more than just a poker series. It’s become a pilgrimage of sorts. Players from all over the world head to Las Vegas to take their shot at battling against the best, bringing home a bracelet and possibly be crowned a… Continue reading 2020 WSOP: Nations That Could Thrive in Online Bracelet Chase