Kristen Foxen performed a miraculous comeback in three-handed play to win the opening event of this year’s U.S. Poker Open in Las Vegas last night. Ping Liu lost the lead in the latter stages of the PokerGO Tour event, with Foxen claiming the top prize of $158,025, as others such as David Peters, Justin Saliba… Continue reading Seidel Cashes, Foxen Pounces in Opening Event of 2025 U.S. Poker Open

Day 2 of the 2019 World Series of Poker gave poker fans the first bracelet winner of the year and a massive turnout on Day 1A of the newest $500 buy-in tournament on the schedule and set the tone for what should be an amazing first weekend of play.

The World Series of Poker has a history of making stars and has played a key role in solidifying the reputation of some of the game’s biggest stars. Finding the players who could enjoy new success on the WSOP stage isn’t an easy task but the PocketFives editorial staff has accepted the challenge.

The World Poker Tour crowned four champions this week, with three coming from the WPT’s delayed final tables that took place in Las Vegas and another one coming in Northern California. The conclusion of these four events cause a lot of shakeup in the Hublot WPT Player of the Year standings, and it’s now two-time… Continue reading WPT Player of the Year Update: Yilmaz Moves Into Lead

The World Poker Tour heads back to fabulous Las Vegas on Monday, March 11, for the first of three consecutive final tables at the HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor Hotel & Casino. The three final tables to play out are, in order, the WPT L.A. Poker Classic, WPT Gardens Poker Championship, and WPT Borgata Winter Poker… Continue reading WPT L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Preview: Elias Goes for #5

The World Poker Tour has a new WPT Champions Club member. On Monday night, Canadien Demo Kiriopoulos captured first place in the Season XVII WPT Fallsview Poker Classic Main Event. Kiriopoulos topped a record-breaking field of 602 entries to win the C$517,424 ($382,894) top prize.

James Williams started the final table of the 888poker LIVE London Main Event with an average stack but that didn’t stop him from navigating his way to victory for a career-best $154,225 cash and the sixth live win of his career.