Day 5 of the $10,000-entry World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event saw 522 starting players whittled down to 202 survivors, as the German player Sebastian Schulze bagged up the biggest stack of the World Championship so far at 12.7 million chips. With debutants and professionals in the field with Schulze, Day 6 and onwards… Continue reading Sebastian Schulze Leads Main Event with Will Kassouf and Isaac Haxton Chasing  

One of the most dramatic days yet at the 56th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw Shaun Deeb win his seventh WSOP bracelet, Phil Hellmuth enter the WSOP Main Event dressed as a rock star and five other events take place. The main drama was in the $100,000-entry PLO High Roller Event #79, however,… Continue reading Shaun Deeb in Seventh Heaven, Phil Hellmuth Rides Highway to Family Meeting

Players, industry experts and creatives can look forward to an exciting awards ceremony in late February, as some of the biggest names in the game, including stars from PokerStake’s roster have received nominations for the 6th annual Global Poker Awards. With American content creator Caitlin Comeskey earning four nominations, a record in 2025, there will… Continue reading Global Poker Awards Nominations Will Honour Poker Legends in 2025

The PokerGO Tour 2024 PLO Series is into its second half and after a very busy weekend, it is an all-American podium in the overall championship. With players such as Alex Foxen and Dyland Weisman comfortably inside the top 10, Matthew Wantman leads the field heading into the final three events, with Isaac Haxton and… Continue reading PGT PLO Series Events #3, #4 and #5 Provide Thrills as Wantman Seizes Series Lead

The sixth event of the 2024 Poker Masters saw several of the series most consistent performers clash at the felt. After a tense and thrilling final table, players such as Nick Schulman, Aram Zobian, Sean Winter and Jeremy Becker fell short as Isaac Haxton took the title and $352,800 while his heads-up opponent grabbed the… Continue reading Poker Masters Event #6 won by Isaac Haxton for $352,000

The final event of the Triton Poker Series in Jeju was a classic. Costing $20,000 to play, the Short Deck tournament saw 42 entries and featured legends of the felt such as Phil Ivey, Isaac Haxton and Stephen Chidwick at the final table. In the end it was the latter who claimed his second title… Continue reading Stephen Chidwick Wins Final Triton Poker Series Jeju Event for $265,000

There are hills to die on in poker, and it is probably fair to say that Ike Haxton wearing a mask or Jonathan Little making it through a money bubble don’t seem like great ones. As an escalating row between Matt Berkey and Daniel ‘Kid Poker’ Negreanu exploded on X, formerly known as Twitter, both… Continue reading Matt Berkey and Daniel Negreanu Explode in Multiple Public Rows

Some poker rivalries make complete sense. Daniel Negreanu and Justin Bonomo have political and personal beef. Griffin Benger and Will Kassouf will forever see the other as abusing their privilege. But perhaps the oddest rivalry so far this year pitches the Poker Brat against Isaac ‘Action’ Haxton. Are their issues ‘masked’ by something different or… Continue reading Did Phil Hellmuth Just Call Ike Haxton a Tellbox?

A stunning No Limit Hold’em Main Event in Monte Carlo saw Austrian player Matthias Eibinger win the Triton Poker Series title and $3.46 million as the Pokercode co-founder lifted the trophy in the European province. At a final table that featured stars of the felt such as Adrian Mateos, Chris Brewer and Justin Bonomo, Eibinger’s… Continue reading Matthias Eibinger Wins Triton Monte Carlo Main Event for $3.4 million

The last half dozen players are confirmed in the Super High Roller Bowl VIII and the ‘Year of Isaac’ is just one day away from continuing in spectacular style. Isaac Haxton bagged the chip lead and a huge one at that, with the American over two million chips clear of each of his opponents. With… Continue reading Isaac Haxton Leads Final Six in Super High Roller Bowl VIII

The final events of the 2023 Triton Poker Series in Vietnam produced five different winners from countries such as Canada and China as stars such as Sam Greenwood swept the board and starred at the felt. The Hoiana Resort & Golf was the ultra-glamorous setting for the event series, with events in No Limit Hold’em… Continue reading What Happened in Triton Poker Series Vietnam Events #11 – #15?

If 2022 belonged to Daniels around the poker world, could the next 12 months become defined as ‘The Year of Isaac?’ After two early wins for Isaac Haxton in 2023, and the emergence of another similarly monikered super-talent, the case for Isaacs everywhere just got a lot stronger.  

There is likely only one player in poker who could go past $36 million in live tournament winnings and not grab every poker headline across multiple media outlets. This week, like many others in poker, one of the quietest men in the game of poker has barely said a word yet has added six figures… Continue reading The Quiet Man of Poker – How Cary Katz Went Under the Radar to Win Over $36m

High-stakes tournament superstar Artur Martirosian earned his third career GGPoker Super MILLION$ title after outlasting this week’s 270-entry field and a very stubborn final table to take home the first-place prize of $526,439. Martirosian entered rarefied air on the GGPoker Super MILLION$ leaderboard with the win, joining Michael Addamo and Niklas Astedt as one of… Continue reading Artur Martirosian Wins Third Career GGPoker Super MILLION$ Title, $526K

Issac Haxton earned his second career GGPoker $10,300 Super MILLION$ title this week after topping the 222-entry field and collecting the $448,842 first-place prize.