In August 2016 PokerStars announced a massive change to their live offering that saw all of their tour operations rebranded under the PokerStars Live name. The European Poker Tour, Latin American Poker Tour, Asia-Pacific Poker Tour and other smaller, regional tours were now PokerStars Championship or PokerStars Festival events. With all due respect to the… Continue reading What We Learned: The PokerStars Championship Bahamas

The final day of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas included the conclusion of two of the marquee events on the schedule. While Christian Harder and Cliff Josephy were headlining the Main Event final table, the $25,000 High Roller final table included some of the biggest names in the game – including possibly the biggest, Daniel… Continue reading Luc Greenwood Wins PokerStars Championship Bahamas $25K High Roller

Just 2.5 months ago Cliff ‘JohnnyBax’ Josephy was at the final table of the WSOP Main Event with a player he once backed in the pre-Black Friday era of online poker. Josephy eventually finished eventually busted in third while his one-time horse, Gordon Vayo, finished second. Christian Harder improved that narrative on Sunday night at… Continue reading Christian Harder Wins PokerStars Championship Bahamas Main Event

In just a few days Sergio Garcia will board his private jet and make the 10,605-mile flight from The Bahamas to Singapore to play in his first golf event of 2017, the SMBC Singapore Open. Until then though, he’s chilling out at Atlantis Resort, an annual tradition for the 37 year old, and he even… Continue reading Sergio Garcia’s Passion for Poker Driven by Competitive Spirit

A few years ago Mike McDonald felt that some players were getting out of hand with how they priced themselves when selling pieces. As a bit of a lark he launched a Twitter account under the name @BankofTimex and started offering his own pricing on some players in high profile events. He never meant for… Continue reading Mike McDonald Makes ‘Bank of Timex’ a Reality with PokerShares.com

It’s a little over 9,000 miles – or 14,000 kilometers – from Mumbai, India to the Atlantis Resort and Casino where the PokerStars Championship Bahamas is happening this week, but it’s a trip that Sacheen Ramchandani was more than happy to make. Ramchandani is one of the 250 players to have qualified for the Championship… Continue reading Sacheen Ramchandani Chasing Poker Dream from India to The Bahamas

Just moments after a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, killing five people and injuring at least another eight, a handful of poker players were waiting to board their flight to Nassau, Bahamas to play in the PokerStars Championship Bahamas event. Included in that group were Asher Conniff and Jessica Dawley. The pair… Continue reading Bahamas-Bound Poker Pros Make Last Flight Out of Fort Lauderdale

When the PokerStars Championship Bahamas gets underway later this week you might see Jake Cody walking the hallways of the Atlantis Resort, talking to himself. While plenty of poker players walk away from a tournament muttering under their breath or yammering on to the poker gods about how a hand played out, Cody’s modus operandi… Continue reading Jake Cody Vlog Set to Take Over PokerStars Championship Bahamas

In just over a week the Atlantis Resort and Casino in the Bahamas will begin welcoming some of poker’s best as well as a number of players hoping to strike it rich. Only this year they won’t be chasing down the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure title – thanks to the rebranding of all PokerStars live events… Continue reading PokerStars Championship Bahamas: Five ‘Must-Play’ Events

When PokerStars announced changes to their long-standing European Poker Tour, Asia-Pacific Poker Tour and Latin American Poker Tour series earlier this year, shockwaves were sent through the poker community. PokerStars initially announced that in lieu of their regular stops across the globe, certain events would be categorized into “Championships” or “Festivals” with 2017 dates soon… Continue reading Dates Revealed For First 2017 PokerStars Championships & Festivals