The final event of the 2025 U.S. Poker Open (USPO) had it all. Two players battled to the end to win not just the top prize of $529,250 but the overall USPO title, the $25,000 PokerGO Tour Passport and the Golden Eagle trophy. In the end, Shannon Shorr came from behind to beat Nacho Barbero […]

The climax of the PokerGO Tour U.S. Poker Open is one of the most exciting in years. With one final table to play, three players could yet win the coveted leaderboard title after drama in Events #6 and #7. Matthew Wantman leads in the ‘clubhouse’ but with the current leader not involved in Event #8, […]

German super high roller legend Christoph Vogelsang has cashed for millions in recent years. In 2023, he had already won over $1.4 million before he sat down in the Triton Poker Series Monte Carlo to play their $100,000-entry No Limit Hold’em 8-Max Event #6. With a turnout of 78 total entries including some of the […]

The 2023 U.S. Poker Open has begun and in the opening three events, three different players have taken the trophies and ensured a close battle is on for the overall leadership victory. With that comes the impressive ‘Golden Eagle’ trophy, along with the Championship bonus of $50,000.

Every player deals with peril in tournament situations… seemingly apart from Jose Ignaciao Barbero, otherwise known as ‘Nacho’. In the last 12 months, Barbero has won a phenomenal $3.8 million of his $8.4 lifetime winnings at the poker felt, cashing in a phenomenal seven events this year alone, for well over $2.8m. He’s a tournament […]

Twenty players remain in Event #32 of the 2015 World Series of Poker, a $5,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament. A familiar face leads the way with a stack of 1.9 million: James Andy McLEOD Obst (pictured), who has almost double the stack of the next closest player.