The opening weeks of January feature big events on the live poker calendar. With some of PokerStake’s finest flying into the action in the early part of 2025, they’ll be even busier this January, with the PokerGO Tour’s Last Chance series, the 2026 Lucky Hearts Poker Open and the Borgata Winter Poker Open all taking… Continue reading Who You Can Stake in the First Major Live Poker Events of 2026

Amid a slew of New Year tournament series to take part in, the Borgata Winter Poker Open ticks all the boxes. East Coast fun? Check. $10 million in guarantees? You bet. Five poker stars to invest your money in and watch for them to crush? Absolutely. With events continuing through to January 26th, the New… Continue reading Who Can You Back at the 2024 Borgata Winter Poker Open?

For almost two decades, poker fans have been pestering Brian Koppelman and David Levien to write a sequel to Rounders. In the final scene Mike McDermott jumps in a taxi in New York City and tells the driver to take him to the airport.

Just nine days ago, Brian Altman won the World Poker Tour Seminole Lucky Hearts Poker Open for the second time in his career. On Thursday, Altman made the final table of the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open and now has a shot at a third WPT win.

When the final table of the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open started on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, Viny Lima was the shortest stack of the six players remaining. Over the course of the next 10 hours, Lima refused to go into the night quietly and eliminated his final four opponents to take… Continue reading Viny Lima Wins Marathon WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open

Hosted by Lance Bradley and Donnie Peters, The Fives Poker Podcast runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and debate the hottest topics in poker.

The Borgata Winter Poker Open starts this week in Atlantic City. The $2 million guaranteed opening serves as an opportunity for many players to earn a breakthrough score with a deep run. John ‘jalesi’ Alesi found his own breakout in April when he chopped the same event on the Spring Poker Open schedule and won over $81,000… Continue reading John ‘jalesi’ Alesi Continues Building on his Breakout Year

While some final tables follow a wire-to-wire run by chip leaders, others see short stacks come from the back of the pack to claim the title. That’s exactly what happened in Atlantic City, as Chris Leong outlasted a massive 1,171 player field to claim the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open title and a… Continue reading Chris Leong Wins WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship

After last month’s decision by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcementregarding the “Chipgate” scandal at the Borgata Winter Poker Openin January, it was thought that was the end of the story. As it turns out, that may have been premature, as six players have entered a lawsuit against the casino for the resolution of… Continue reading Members of Final 27 in Borgata Tournament Marred by Fake Chips Sue