A bumper weekend of action thrilled poker fans in Las Vegas as the new Mothership stage was revealed, Renji Mao, Brock Wilson and Justin Saliba went close to glory and there were debut bracelet winners in the shape of Daniyal Gheba, Michael Casella and James Cheng. In the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship, Alex Foxen put himself… Continue reading WSOP 2026: PokerStake Pros Enjoy Winning Weekend, Will Arieh Stop Hellmuth Winning #18?

The opening event of the PokerGO Tour Last Chance series saw stirring performances from many PokerStake players as David ‘ODB’ Baker finished second for a stunning score of $174,400 and Jonathan Little came in seventh for $43,600. With Phil Hellmuth, Jesse Lonis and PokerGO owner Cary Katz all making the final table too, the first… Continue reading David ‘ODB’ Baker and Jonathan Little Star in Opening Last Chance Event

The fourth episode of No Limit, the exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary made at the 2024 World Series of Poker’s WSOP Paradise festival focuses on high achievers. From Jesse Lonis to Adrian Mateos, poker rankings to personal goals, the latest episode of No Limit sets up what it really feels like to battle for the position of… Continue reading The Best of the Best Battle for Power in No Limit

It’s been a busy week in the life of some of PokerStake’s top players, with success on several continents. As players battle for glory in WSOP Circuit events, on the European Poker Tour and in Las Vegas at the PokerGO Studio, several of the site’s biggest winners have added to their tallies in impressive style.

The PokerGO Tour PLO Series has concluded and after 11 thrilling events, six-figure wins for PokerStake players and some terrific four-card action in Las Vegas, Jim Collopy won the $25,000-entry PLO Championship event for over $450,000. While Collopy’s win heralded the biggest single score of the series, it was Jesse Lonis who took the overall… Continue reading Jim Collopy Wins PGT PLO Championship, Jesse Lonis Takes Leaderboard Title

The second event of this year’s PokerGO Tour PLO Series saw Pot Limit Omaha stars reconvene at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA on the Las Vegas Strip. With the top two sharing over $175,000 in prize money, modern poker legends such as Jesse Lonis and James Chen – who also cashed in the Event #1… Continue reading Jesse Lonis Among Late Survivors as Tarango Takes the Trophy

Two of poker’s finest celebrated victory this week as the Global Poker Index annual awards for Player of the Year, Female Player of the Year and Mid Stakes Player of the Year were announced. Two PokerStake players, Cherish Andrews and David Coleman, finished top of the charts in the overall and female categories and will… Continue reading David Coleman and Cherish Andrews Win GPI Players of the Year

The Canadian poker professional Mike ‘SirWatts’ Watson took home the trophy in the last €10,000-entry EPT Barcelona High Roller as Italian Enrico Camosci bagged the biggest score after a heads-up deal. With legends of the felt such as Markkos Ladev and Jesse Lonis both making the final table of nine, it was a race to… Continue reading Mike Watson Wins Last-Gasp EPT Barcelona High Roller for over $650,000

The eighth and final event of the 2024 U.S. Poker produced great drama as Stephen Chidwick took the most lucrative title of the series and PokerStake player Aram Zobian was crowned the overall Championship winner in Las Vegas. With Zobian’s only remaining challenger at the start of the final table busting in seventh place, the… Continue reading Aram Zobian Wins U.S. Poker Open After Event #8 Victory for Stephen Chidwick

An exciting conclusion to the third event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open saw Dan Smith, a.k.a. ‘The Cowboy’ ride home with the title after playing and winning his first event of the series. Smith, whose lifetime winnings in ranking tournaments now top $54 million, as he sits in 5th position on The Hendon Mob… Continue reading Dan Smith Wins Event #3 of 2024 U.S. Poker Open for $235,000

A dramatic final table saw the second event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open won by Jesse Lonis as the rising elite player of American poker bagged another crown to add to his collection of major titles. At a final table including players such as PokerStake players Victoria Livschitz and Aram Zobian, Lonis won the title with… Continue reading Jesse Lonis Wins U.S. Poker Open Event #2 for $252,000

The $10,300-entry Super High Roller at the returning North American Poker tour created a big stir. With 59 entries, a prizepool well in excess of half a million dollars saw some of the best No Limit Hold’em players in the world make the final eight places. At the final table, Jesse Lonis beat David Stamm… Continue reading NAPT Super High Roller Won by Jesse Lonis for $174,000

Just one day after finishing as runner-up to Jake Daniels in Event #3 of the 2022 PokerGO Cup, Jeremy Ausmus was back at the final table in Event #4 ($15,000 NLHE), only this time he went the distance and topped the 65-entry field for the win and a $263,250 payday.

With just nine players remaining, the WSOP Main Event final table is set, and it is German player Koray Aldemir who will go into the final two days of the biggest poker tournament in the world with a huge chip lead.

Jeremy Ausmus won the second WSOP title of his career, first of the series, as he defeated the final four opponents in Event #3 to win the $1,000-entry COVID-19 Relief Charity Event. With just five players returning to action on Day 2 of the event and the 2021 World Series of Poker, Ausmus overcame a… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Jeremy Ausmus Wins First Series Bracelet, Benny Glaser Leads $25K H.O.R.S.E.