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How much money can you make playing poker professionally?
Poker. A card game that comes in a variety of different forms from Texas Hold‘em to Three Card Brag. You’ll find people playing these games all over the world from London to Las Vegas, and probably even Timbuktu. It is incredibly popular, and interest in it has been continuously growing over the past decade. It has even gotten to the point where developers are now making Poker video games such as Poker Club, which is available on both game consoles and PC.
Poker Tips by George: Skills Are the Key
Be it your career, your family life, poker, or any other game, skills are essential to success. Without skills, you are just gambling – depending on luck to influence your outcomes. And based on the mathematical probabilities, while you COULD win, most likely you will end up losing a little when gambling. If you’re already determined to play luck-based games, you may as well do your research on a site like RTP Slots Info and ensure you’re playing the games that offer the highest payout percentages.
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POKERCODE | Blog – 24/7 Live Streams in April - Stream House
24/7 Live Streams in April - Stream House Milko van Winden Head of Content @Pokercode April is set to be an incredible month for online poker. There’s an insane $150,000,000 guarantee on the GG Spring Festival. Another $100,000,000 guaranteed in Pokerstars’ SCOOP. Then there is Powerfest on partypoker, and of course all other poker tournaments on the regular schedule.
Steven Kok is "Digging Winning" as a partypoker Twitch Team Member
This week, PokerNews took the time to talk to Steven Kok aka ‘DWStevie’ from the Netherlands. The 21-year old streamer signed by partypoker at the start of last year and extended with another year. But how did it all start for the young Dutchman? Another Streamer Influenced by Jason Somerville “Just like Mason "Pyefacepoker" Pye, I started by watching Jason Somerville (pictured).
Find Out How Karlencho's Bankroll Challenge Landed Him a GGPoker Sponsorship
It's time to profile another of the poker world's most exciting streamers who showcase their play to the world on streaming sites such as Twitch, and this time it's GGPoker's Karlen Aladzjan The 25-year-old is yet another young European streamer on the GGPoker Stream Team and goes by the name Karlencho online. Not only does he stream poker, but also produces a ton of content for other streamers like OP-Poker and Easterdamnz with his business Karlencho Productions.
PokerStars Ambassador Mason Pye on being one of Twitch's Young Guns
In the latest in a series right here on PokerNews, we'll be profiling some of the poker world's most exciting streamers who showcase their play to the world on streaming sites such as Twitch. Check out the previous articles here: "Pyefacepoker" and PokerStars Mason ''Pyefacepoker'' Pye is only 23 years old and is proud to wear the PokerStars spade on his shirt. The 'Mixed Games Movement' streamer from the United Kingdom was signed in May 2019 right after graduating from university.
"I really like the direction partypoker is going" says Team Online's Jordan Drummond
In the latest in a series right here on PokerNews, we'll be profiling some of the poker world's most exciting streamers who showcase their play to the world on streaming sites such as Twitch. Today it's the turn of Jordan Drummond, better known under the moniker BigBluffZInc online. The Canadian made a name for himself after running up a $10 bankroll back in 2009.
Easterdamnz's Journey From Twitch Troll to Established GGPoker Streamer
In a new series right here on PokerNews, we'll be profiling some of the poker world's most exciting streamers who showcase their play to the world on streaming sites such as Twitch. First up is Michiel ‘Easterdamnz’ Van Elsacker. The Belgian streamer now resides in The Netherlands and is part of the GGPoker Twitch Partners Team, along with players like Karlen ‘Karlencho’ Aladzjan, Scott ‘Pokerbrahs’ Kenyon amongst many others.
Alexandre Reard Wins €2,200 EPT National High Roller Prague (€342,810)
December 12, 2019 Milko van Winden Frenchman Alexandre Reard has won his first PokerStars European Poker Tour trophy after he emerged victorious in the €2,200 EPT National High Roller played out at the beautiful Hilton Hotel in Prague. Reard ended up on top in the 980-entry tournament after beating Italian Luigi D'Alterio heads-up in only a matter of minutes for a career-best score of €342,810. D'Alterio had to settle for €207,840 while Lior Tal took bronze for €145,830.
Kyle McCague Wins £26,945 in Lex Live 2 London
October 07, 2019 Milko van Winden The £230 Main Event is done at the Lex Live 2 event in Aspers Casino in London. Kyle McCague took home the first-place prize of £26,945 after a three-way chop with Cristian-Gicu Stanciu (2nd - £20,095) and Atanas Pavlov (3rd - £20,015). McCague topped a field of 536 unique players and 889 entries.
Lukas Zaskodny Wins the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe Main Event (€906,770)
August 19, 2019 Milko van Winden Lukas Zaskodny has triumphed in the €10,300 Main Event at the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe. He takes home €906,770 for beating the 504-entry field, defeating Josef Snejberg in the heads up duel. Snejberg settled for €718,230. The podium was completed by French regular Romain Lewis. Lewis took home the bronze for the most significant live cash of his career: €428,000.
partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Set for Day 3 With Online Qualifiers
August 16, 2019 Milko van Winden Day 2 of the €10,300 Main Event is in the books at the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe held at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Top British pro Sam Grafton ended the day with the chip lead of all the players present in Rozvadov. Grafton bagged 26,950,000, but he is not the overall leader as Aleks Dimitrov dominated the Online Day 1+2 with 27,675,000.
Vilkov and Fast Among Leaders on Day 1a of partypoker MILLIONS Main
August 14, 2019 Milko van Winden Day 1a of the €10,300 Main Event at the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe is in the books at the King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. A total of 165 players registered for the tournament today and 101 of them made it through to the second day. Mikhail Vilkov bagged what looks to be the biggest stack. He improved his 1,000,000 to an impressive 4,850,000 after eight hours of play.
Orpen Kisacikoglu Wins Triton 100K at partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe (€1,040,000)
August 14, 2019 Milko van Winden Turkish businessman Orpen Kisacikoglu has taken down the Triton 100K Super High Roller at the 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Europe in the King's Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. Kisacikoglu ended on top of the 32-entry field by beating veteran Vladimir Troyanovskiy in a heads-up match where Kisacikoglu secured his first-ever seven-figure score by winning the grand prize of €1,040,000. Troyanovskiy received €710,000 for finishing second.
Anuj Agarwal Wins $10K 6-Max on Last Day of 2019 WSOP ($630,747)
July 16, 2019 Milko van Winden On the final day of the 2019 World Series of Poker, Anuj Agarwal took down one of the last WSOP gold bracelets of the summer by beating 271 other players in Event #86: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed Championship. Agarwal took home $630,747 for his biggest-ever career cash, more than doubling his total amount of recorded live cashes by beating Australia's Kahle Burns heads up. Burns had to settle for $389,832 on his first WSOP final table on American soil.
High Roller Joao Vieira Wins First Bracelet and $758,011 in $5,000 6-Max
July 05, 2019 Milko van Winden Joao Vieira has come through a record-breaking 815 entrant field in Event #70: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed at the 2019 World Series of Poker to win his first piece of WSOP jewelry and the impressive first-place prize of $758,011. Vieira beat none other than 2009 Main Event champion and four-time bracelet winner Joe Cada heads-up to claim the title and only the fourth bracelet for Portugal.
Online Crusher Jonas Lauck Secures First WSOP Bracelet and $260,335 in $1,500 Turbo Bounty
June 25, 2019 Milko van WindenSandra Barbour Jonas Lauck was crowned the winner of Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty after a 15.5-hour long day at the 2019 World Series of Poker. The German professional player ended on top of a 1,867-player field and collected $260,335 and some bounties worth $500 each.
Ismael Bojang Wins WSOP Gold Bracelet and $298,507 in 10th 2019 WSOP Cash
June 19, 2019 Milko van Winden Another event is in the books at the 2019 World Series of Poker as Ismael Bojang was crowned champion of Event #40: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha after beating 1,216 entries. Bojang beat James Little heads-up and took home his first WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize of $298,507 while Little had to settle for second place and $184,424.
Andrew Donabedian Turns $600 Into $205,605 Payday at 2019 WSOP
June 12, 2019 Milko van Winden An extra day was needed to finish the huge Event #25: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack. The brand new event at the 2019 World Series of Poker attracted 2,577 entries and created a prize pool of $1,352,925 with a first-place prize of $205,605. Andrew Donabedian took home the grand prize and his first WSOP gold bracelet by beating Todd Dreyer heads-up who had to settle for $126,948.
Alex Epstein Wins Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck for $296,277
June 05, 2019 Milko van Winden Alex Epstein has won his first bracelet and $296,277 after defeating a 114-entrant field in the first-ever $10,000 Short Deck Event at the WSOP. Epstein was responsible for the last three eliminations at the final table, including that of three-time bracelet-winner Chance Kornuth in fourth, before sending both Anson Tsang and Thai Ha to the rail in the same hand to clinch victory.
Derek McMaster Wins 2019 WSOP Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $228,228
June 02, 2019 Milko van Winden Derek McMaster won his first gold bracelet at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) when he topped an 853-player field in Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. He took home the jewelry and the first-place prize of $228,228 by beating Jason Berilgen heads-up. Berilgen had to settle for $141,007. The 2018 WSOP Player-of-the-Year runner-up Ben Yu took 7th for $27,530. It was McMaster's first WSOP cash and right away his first final table.
Kitsios Takes Home the Trophy and €72,170 in the EPT Monte Carlo €2,200 Deep Stack
May 04, 2019 Milko van Winden After finishing runner-up to Sylvain Loosli in a €10,300 event earlier in the series, Greece's Georgios Kitsios took down one of the closing events of the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour. Kitsios beat Enrico Rudelitz heads-up for €72,170 and the trophy in the €2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack event that attracted 160 entries. Rudelitz had to settle for second place and €48,890 while the bronze and €32,590 went to Dinesh Alt.
Alexandre Reard Leads 29 Survivors to Day 2 in the €2,200 Deep Stack
May 03, 2019 Milko van Winden Day 1 of the €2,200 No-Limit Hold'em Deep Stack event is in the books at the PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour. Frenchman Alexandre Reard leads the 29 remaining players to Day 2. Reard bagged 358,000 from the starting stack of 30,000. All remaining players still have a shot at the first-place prize of €72,170. The day started with just 24 players on the clock but when late registration closed that number stood at 160.
Giuseppe Caridi Takes Down the €330 EPT Cup for €24,641
April 30, 2019 Milko van Winden Italy’s Giuseppe Caridi has taken down the €330 EPT Cup at the 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour (EPT) for €24,641. Day 1b chip leader Vasyl Zabrodskyy ended as runner-up taking €20,000 after a heads up deal. The bronze and €12,400 went to Samvel Grigoryan.
Ole Schemion Bursts Day 1b Bubble in EPT €1,100 French National Championship
April 27, 2019 Milko van WindenChristian Zetzsche The 2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino European Poker Tour (EPT) is off to a great start for German superstar Ole Schemion, who hasn't been traveling as much on the international poker circuit in the last few years, but still showcases his talents whenever he shows up and takes a seat at the poker tables.
Sonny Franco Wins 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($156,862)
January 21, 2019 Milko van Winden Sonny Franco has won the 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event and took home the gold WSOP Circuit ring and the first place prize of 1,500,000 MAD (~$156,862). Franco beat professional football player Jimmy Kebe heads-up after a gruelling 17-hour day in Casino de Marrakech, part of the Es Saadi Resort. Kebe had to settle for second place and 950,000 MAD (~$99,340).
Fernando Pons Bags Overall Chip Lead In Record-Breaking WSOP Circuit Marrakech Main Event
January 18, 2019 Milko van Winden Former November Niner Fernando Pons has bagged the overall chip lead in the record-breaking field of the 15,000 MAD (€1,350) 2019 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event. The Spaniard bagged 282,900 chips after 10 hours of play in Casino de Marrakech, located in the luxurious and beautiful Es Saadi Resort - Palace. Pons is leading the combined field of 188 players, but he is closely followed by Anas Tadini (264,000) and Stephane Dossetto (252,600).
Iliya Iliev Leads Final 30 to Day 2 of PokerStars Prague €1,100 EPT National
Iliya Iliev Leads Final 30 to Day 2 of PokerStars Prague €1,100 EPT National December 10, 2018 Milko van Winden Sharelines Preben Stokkan & Jean-Noel Thorel head to Day 3 of €1,100 EPT National in Prague second and third respectively. The 30 remaining have their eyes on the top prize of €382,750 at EPT Prague. Day 3 of the €1,100 EPT National at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague held at the beautiful Hilton Prague is in the books. Iliya Iliev from Bulgaria has the chip lead with 8,820,000.
Toan Nguyen Takes Down the Master Classics of Poker €1,500 Progressive Bounty
Toan Nguyen Takes Down the Master Classics of Poker €1,500 Progressive Bounty November 26, 2018 Milko van Winden The Master Classics of Poker just crowned another champion in Holland Casino Amsterdam. Toan Nguyen took down the €1,500 Progressive Bounty for €41,452 ($47,121) plus an impressive €26,200 ($29,783) in bounties. The Dutchman beat the Israelian poker play Eyal Eshkar heads-up to take down the lion share of the prize pool.
Master Classics of Poker Amsterdam: De Jonge Leads, Ruijs Close Behind
Master Classics of Poker Amsterdam: De Jonge Leads, Ruijs Close Behind November 24, 2018 Milko van Winden Day 1A of the €4,300 Main Event at the Master Classics of Poker in Holland Casino Amsterdam is in the books. For the first time in the 27 years of existence, they played the tournament with a big blind ante. The first of two starting flights attracted a total of 75 entries. Just 31 players managed to bag chips at the end of the day.
Steve O'Dwyer Takes Down Winner-Take-All 3-Handed €25k MCOP High Roller
Steve O'Dwyer Takes Down Winner-Take-All 3-Handed €25k MCOP High Roller November 24, 2018 Milko van Winden None other than Steve O'Dwyer took down the €25,500 Super High Roller at the Master Classics of Poker in Holland Casino Amsterdam. O'Dwyer defeated Patrik Antonius and Stefan Wolzak to win his first Master Classics of Poker tournament. He took home the first place prize of €74,250 ($84,193) and the decorative MCOP plate.
WSOPE Main Event Has Begun; Foxen Bags Big on Day 1a
Day 1 of Event #10: €10,350 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event is in the books at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. Marco Slacanac from Germany is the chip leader at the end of seven 90-minute levels with 544,300 in chips. Other notable players that are still in include Vladimir Geshkenbein (500,000), Alex Foxen (411,700), Sylvain Loosli (340,700), Kristen Bicknell (329,200), and Niall Farrell (325,000).
Bulychev Atop Final Table of WSOPE PLO Event
Just eight players survived at the end of Day 2 of Event #7: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe in King's Casino. Ilya Bulychev sits on top of the leaderboard with a stack of 1,513,000. He’s closely followed by Anson Tsang with 1,139,000 and Ludvig Sterner with 1,133,000. The three of them are the only players with more than 1 million in chips.
Tobias Peters Wins €3,500 WSOP Circuit Holland Main Event for $78,344
It only took a mere four hours for Tobias Peters to be crowned champion in Holland Casino Rotterdam. The Dutch professional poker player ended up winning €67,766 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring for his victory in the €3,500 Main Event of the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam, after beating Bart Beenen heads-up. Peters ended up champion of the 181-player strong field. Beenen took €41,861 home for his runner-up finish and Stephane Cordeille took third place, banking €30,226.
Stephane Cordeille Leads WSOPC Holland Casino Main Event Final Table
There were 31 hopefuls starting on Day 3 of the Main Event at the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam. Stephane Cordeille ended the day with the chip lead bagging an impressive 1,410,000. He has the best position to take home the first place prize of €67,766 and the WSOP Circuit Ring. The Main Event will continue with the final six players tomorrow at 3 p.m. and they will play down to a winner.
Sidney Steinmann Ends WSOPC Holland Casino as Day 2 Chip Leader
The day is done and the field size has been reduced to just 31 hopefuls in the Main Event at the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam. Day 2 started with 97 players out of 181 total entries. Sidney Steinmann ended the day with the chip lead as he bagged 498,500. He is closely followed by Govert Metaal (470,000) and Jay Oosterbaan (450,000). The money bubble has yet to burst as only 21 players will end up in the money and will be guaranteed to take home at least €2,888.
Sebastian Dornbracht Bags Lead of First Two Flights at WSOPC Rotterdam
The chip leader at the end of the second out of three starting days in the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam Main Event is German poker player Sebastian Dornbracht. The German bagged a stack of 131,000 at the end of eight one-hour levels and is leading the 53 who bagged for Day 2 in the second flight. With one flight yet to bag, Dornbracht sits first in chips overall. Sidney Steinmann (110,700) and Gregor Prizmic-Martini (102,800) round out the top three stacks of Day 1b.
Luuk Gieles Crowned Champion of the WSCOPC Rotterdam €3,500 High Roller
Luuk Gieles is the newly crowned champion of the 2018 WSOPC International Holland Casino Rotterdam €3,500 High Roller. Gieles beat Kevin Paque heads-up to take home the grand prize of €53,078. Albert Hoekendijk and Raoul Refos were the other two to cash in the tournament. When Gieles was asked if he ever felt as if he was going to win he replied: “Even during the heads-up match I never felt like if I was going to win the tournament. I started the tournament behind in chips.
Tjauw Foe Bags Chip Lead in WSOPC Rotterdam High Roller
Clyde Tjauw Foe has bagged the chip lead in the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam €3,500 High Roller. Tjauw Foe ended up with 168,000 out of his initial 50,000. Right behind him are Haci Bayram, with 161,100, and Michal Mrakes, with 137,500. There are 17 players left, and registration is still open until the start of Day 2, at 1 p.m. local time. The day started slowly with 13 players in the tournament. That number had grown to thirty entries by the end of the first day.
Sunday Briefing: Technical Difficulties Hit PokerStars, Moorman Wins 888's The Whale
Sunday is traditionally the biggest day in online poker, at least where multi-table tournaments are concerned. Historically, PokerStars has had some of the biggest offerings on that day, while sites like partypoker, 888, and at times Unibet, try to challenge that more and more. With other poker sites having suffered technical difficulties in recent weeks, this Sunday it was PokerStars that underwent some significant problems. Around 9 pm GMT, the site was first hit.
Sunday Briefing: Technical Difficulties Hit PokerStars, Moorman Wins 888's The Whale
The Sunday is traditionally the biggest day in online poker, at least for Multi-Table Tournaments concerned. And, again historically, PokerStars has some of the biggest offerings on that day, while sites like partypoker, 888, and at times Unibet, try to challenge that more and more. With other poker sites having suffered technical difficulties in recent weeks as well, this Sunday it was PokerStars that underwent some significant problems. Around 9 pm GMT, the site was first hit.
Anton Vinokurov Wins Unibet Open Bucharest Main Event (€103,060)
The 2018 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event has crowned its new champion. Anton Vinokurov managed to win the tournament in an impressive way; having the chip lead for the last day from start to finish, ending as the lone survivor of the 592-strong field and winning €103,060. Cosmin Cimpeanu finished runner-up while back-to-back Unibet Open Bucharest Ladies Event winner Carmen Zainescu came in third.
Chutrov Looking for Second Unibet Open Title, Lappin Makes Day 3
The 2018 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event played eleven one-hour levels. The Main Event started with 182 Day 1 survivors and didn’t manage to play down to a final table as seventeen players will return for Day 3 at noon local time, Sunday, August 5. All the players have secured €5,870, but they’re hoping to be the next Unibet Open champion taking down the €103,060 grand prize in the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel.
Unibet Open Bucharest: Himanen Grabs Overall Chip Lead; Lappin Through to Day 2
Day 1b and 1c of the 2018 Unibet Open Bucharest €1,100 Main Event are in the books. Aleksi Himanen grabbed the chip lead on 1b by bagging 303,000 while Anton Markov bagged the biggest stack on 1c with 173,000. Himanen is the overall chip leader of the tournament by just 500 chips, followed by Yaron Turgeman with 302,500 chips from Day 1a, Milad Oghabian from day 1b who bagged 292,500, and Kevin Naegele from day 1b as well with 279,500.
Scott "Sco" McMillan Wins Back-to-Back Unibet Open Esports Battle Royale
Scott “Sco” McMillan won the Esports Battle Royale at the Unibet Open in Bucharest after defeating Alan “Hotted89” Widmann heads-up to take down the top prize of €5,000 and to win back-to-back titles in this event. Widmann collected €3,000 for his second place finish, while Jordy “MojoOnPC” Janssens, runner-up last time, banked the third-place prize of €2,000.
William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond Wins $365 WSOP.com ONLINE Event ($154,996)
William ‘Twooopair’ Reymond (lead image) has won the WSOP.com online event and the first online bracelet of 2018. He took down Event #10: $365 WSOP.com ONLINE No-Limit Hold’em for $154,996. The tournament experienced some connectivity issues early on but still attracted a field of 2,972 entries, making it the biggest online tournament ever held in Nevada.
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