Alexandros Kolonias now has himself a brand new purple jacket and an additional $50,000 after winning the Poker Masters Online Championship. Taking the event online, PokerCentral partnered with partypoker on a 30-event schedule that had buy-ins ranging from $10,300 to $51,000 mirroring the live version of the Poker Masters.

FIVE THINGS is a column, written by PocketFives President and Editor in Chief, Lance Bradley that covers pressing topics and current events in the poker world today. It appears periodically at PocketFives.com. When Poker Central announced two weeks ago that they had acquired the rights to the High Stakes Poker brand and archive from GSN,… Continue reading FIVE THINGS: The Return of High Stakes Poker

The Global Poker Index and PokerStars presented the 4th Annual American Poker Awards on Thursday night in Los Angeles, CA. The collection of the best in the poker world offered a year’s worth of awards handed out to players, media, and everything else encompassing the game. Poker Central Wins Big Cary Katz and Poker Central… Continue reading Poker Central & Andrew Neeme Win Big at American Poker Awards

When PokerGO announced they were bringing Poker After Dark back as part of their schedule, there was plenty of speculation as to who would be on the show. Fans seemed to want some of the players who played on the show before mixed in with some of the top younger talent that has emerged since… Continue reading New Poker After Dark Highlighted by Tom Dwan Return

Last week PokerCentralannounced they had acquired the digital media rights for the World Series of Poker and promised more announcements were forthcoming as to how they planned to use those rights. The company announced Monday the launch of PokerGO, a subscription streaming service that will give poker fans live streaming coverage of the upcoming Super… Continue reading PokerCentral Launches PokerGO Subscription Streaming Video App