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Greg Merson Talks Poker Cheating With Doug Polk
Login Login With poker cheating scandals rocking the community, Doug Polk talks to Greg Merson about blacklists, Ali and poker sites keeping player's bankrolls. Start your poker journey on HighStakes Here. Related Media Best of YouTubeSubmit your Video to Earn 5 Coins Report this video Why do you want to report this video? You have already reported this video Thank you for your report This video has been automatically reported Wake up! You've been idle for more than 3 minutes.
Numbers Crunch: 2018 WSOP Main Event Fun Facts and Demographics
With 7,874 players, the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is the second-biggest ever held in the WSOP’s 49-year history (largest since 2006). The $10,000 buy-in tournament was up 9 percent year over year and drew 925 players on Day 1A, 2,378 on 1B, and 4,571 on 1C (which was the largest single flight in WSOP history). That created a $74,015,600 prize pool that’ll be paid to the top 1,182 places with $8.8 million going to the eventual winner.
PokerNews Podcast 496: From the World Series of Poker
It's Episode 496 of the PokerNews Podcast coming to you from the World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino! PokerNews Head of Content Frank Op de Woerd joins Sarah Herring and Jeff Platt to break down the hottest stories from the first week of the WSOP. The crew has all eyes on Phil Ivey this summer, and they also go over the WSOP Player of the Year Race. Plus, how in the world did Kane Kalas knock off the legend that is John Smith in the $10k Heads-Up Championship event?
Andras Nemeth Wins SCOOP High Roller, Blom 8th, Schemion 5th
Hungary's Andras "probirs" Nemeth outlasted a star-studded field of 100 entrants to ship the SCOOP-14-H: $25,000 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $2,500,000 Gtd at PokerStars for $576,087 to win the biggest single prize thus far in the 2018 Spring Championship of Online Poker. With the victory, Nemeth now has three SCOOP titles under his belt.
888poker Release the 14th Edition of The Poker Brief
888poker has released a new poker news round-up video called The Poker Brief on its YouTube channel, the 14th such video. Hosted by 888poker ambassador Kara Scott, The Poker Brief looks at the biggest poker stories from the past month and it even includes news that is not related to 888poker. This month’s Poker Brief features what 888poker considers to be the biggest stories from February, which may be the shortest month on the calendar but it was a month packed with action from around the world.
Tim Mitchell Wins 2017 WSOP Sydney Monster Stack for $88,684
The two-day 2017 WSOP Sydney Monster Stack Event took place in a packed Star Poker Room where the Main Event was also underway this weekend. The field was one of the largest of the series, welcoming 403 players to the felt to climb their way to the top prize of $88,684. This event brought in plenty of local and national poker talent including Tony Hachem, Gary Benson, and Mitchell Watson. Day 1 saw some aggressive action as is often the case when players are armed with a large stack of chips.
Come Get Involved in the $2,500 Freebuy 2nd Chance at PokerStars
The final PokerStars $2,500 Freebuy 2nd Chance tournament of the year takes place at 3:05 p.m. ET on Dec. 17 and you do not want to miss out on playing in it for free. Freerolls of this magnitude usually attract several thousand players, but this one is different because it is only open to PokerStars players who created their accounts via PokerNews links between Jan. 2016 and now. This means the field will be much smaller and your chances of winning some cold, hard cash increased.
The $1 Million Red Spade Open Returns to PokerStars Dec. 4
PokerStars is bringing back the $1 million guaranteed Red Spade Open in December after the $55 buy-in tournament took a hiatus in 2016. A staple at PokerStars every autumn since its debut in 2011, the event did not take place in 2016, but is back in the Events tab of the PokerStars client with satellites already running. PokerStars launched the Red Spade Open event just six months after Black Friday in 2011, and began as a $55 buy-in $1 million guarantee with a $200,000 first-place prize.
The Global Poker Eagle Cup Series is Crushing its Guarantees
The first half of the Global Poker Championships Eagle Cup over at Global Poker has seen great success with prize pools consistently exceeding guarantees by more than double.
Poker Lifeline: Rick Syverud Lives Out a Dream As He Battles Stage 4 Cancer
Two weeks ago, Rick Syverud took a break from the poker table and strolled around Wisconsin’s Ho-Chunk Casino. Stopping at a slot machine, he dropped in a few bucks and tapped the buttons – stretching his legs and killing some time. Sitting for long hours had become difficult. The lower half of his body ached. His feet throbbed from diabetes. The 48-year-old former truck driver was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in 2009. By 2012, it had spread to his lungs.
Christopher Franco Claims First-Ever PokerStars Chile Main Event Title
After 112 hands at the final table, and just 10 hands of heads-up play, Chile's own Christopher Franco took down the PokerStars Festival Chile Main Event for $97,360. Franco made his way past 328 players over four days of play at the beautiful Casino Enjoy Viña del Mar in Viña del Mar, Chile to win his first major title. Franco has had success in live tournament play, with multiple cashes over the last four years, including a win last year in Las Vegas.
Lucas González Amorosino on Rugby Super Sixteen
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