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Poker in Video Games: From WSOP Simulators to Red Dead Redemption
Video games and poker have a long and storied association dating back to the advent of video gaming almost 50 years ago. Since then, both have come on leaps and bounds, and are completely different from how they started back in the day. This piece will focus on the modern inclusions of poker in video games and the standalone poker-based video games.
A Look At The Schedule for WSOP Europe
News GGPoker News WSOP News The European instalment of the world-famous World Series of Poker will be underway in just a few days. Running from March 31 through April 12, organisers decided to move the event back from its usual autumnal slot of September and October. Not only that, but the location has changed.
Sviten Special Soaring In Popularity
Sweden’s most famous export since flat-packed furniture and ABBA has been finding its way into cardrooms across Europe, the United States, and now Asia! Sviten Special is a five-card split-pot game that emerged in the mid-2000s. Having spread across continental Europe, it was adopted in the United States as Drawmaha. Now that the game’s popularity has increased, it will be featured at the upcoming Asian Poker Tour (APT) in Taipei, from April 22nd to May 3rd, as a $310 event for the first time.
What Ever Happened to 6+ Short Deck?
Short Deck poker was set to become a popular variant of two-card poker when it was introduced to card rooms, both live and online, in the mid-2010s. Originating in Asia, the game quickly garnered the attention of high-stakes regulars looking for explosive action and big swings. Here is a look at how the game developed from the private setting of high-stakes cash games to being included on the schedules at major tournament meetings around the world, and then retreated into relative obscurity.
The Decade That Defined Poker Part 3: 2007-2010
The end of the noughties saw strong field sizes continue, and legislation changing the landscape of the online poker industry. At the end of the previous article, 2006 saw the introduction of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), changing the landscape of online poker over the course of the coming years. This led to several major operators exiting the U.S. market, the largest being PartyPoker, which had the highest U.S. traffic before its departure.
Icons of Online Poker: The PokerStars Sunday Million
Very few tournaments are as iconic as the PokerStars Sunday Million. In what is now the year of its 20th Anniversary, the featurepiece of the PokerStars Sunday schedule for almost two decades has distributed approximately $1.4 billion in prize money. With a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000, it is easy to see how PokerStars has done this. Here is a deeper look into one of online poker’s most prestigious tournaments.
Start Playing on BCPoker With $5 Free — No Deposit, No Catch | PokerListings
News Poker Promotions BCPoker, part of the BCGame group, is offering new players a welcome bonus worth $5 when they register for the site. The bonus can be claimed, and no deposit is necessary. Here is a look at what is on offer and how to claim the bonus. BCPoker was launched in 2025 and is a rising star in the cryptocurrency poker space. The site offers players the chance to fund their accounts via fiat currency as well as cryptocurrency, but currently, there are limited options for fiat deposits.
Where To Play Micro Stakes Tournaments: PokerStars
Online poker continues to be popular amongst players of all bankrolls. For players new and old, the micro-stakes are usually the first port of call when dipping into the virtual space to play some cards, and with a myriad of sites available, picking the right place to play can be challenging. Having already looked at the offering that is available on GGPoker, here is a look at one of the most reputable and recognizable online poker sites in operation today: PokerStars.
Where to Play Micro Stakes Tournaments: GGPoker
Online poker continues to be popular amongst players of all bankrolls. For players new and old, the micro-stakes are usually the first port of call when dipping into the virtual space to play some cards, and with a myriad of sites available, picking the right place to play can be challenging. However, one brand stands out amongst the rest: GGPoker. Here is a look at some picks from the micro-stakes schedule, and some background information on the site.
EPT Malta 2025: Tomasz Berzezinski Battles to the Top to Win €5,300 Main Event for €631,632
News Tournament News Tomasz Berzezinski has been on a heater throughout 2025, and that heat has reached new levels after winning the 2025 EPT Malta Main Event for €631,632, after striking a deal with his heads-up opponent, Mykhailo Ostash. With his victory, Berzezinski joins an elusive club of 11 players to make back-to-back final tables in the Main Event at consecutive EPT stops.
EPT Malta 2025: Alex Theologis Wins €100k Super High Roller for Maiden Shard and €776,200
News Tournament News The largest buy-in of this year’s instalment of EPT Malta has gone to online veteran and high-stakes coach Alex “Pwndidi” Theologis at Casino Malta yesterday evening. The €100,000 Super High Roller was scheduled to be a three-day event. Ultimately, only two were required, as the Greek national bested the 16-strong field, taking down a massive score just over three-quarters of a million euros, beating some of poker’s very best players in the process.
Ten Left Battling for Super High Roller Glory at EPT Malta - A Look at the Lineup
News Tournament News As registration closed on Day 2 of the EPT Malta €100,000 Super High Roller, a field of ten currently remains at the tables in the side room at Casino Malta. This three-day event saw a field of seven progressing from yesterday’s Day 1, meaning three more players ponied up a cool €100,000 to participate in the biggest buy-in event of the series. Here is a look at the line-up.
WSOPE Rozvadov 2025: Kabrhel and Deeb Claim €10K PLO and €25K GGMillion€ Bracelets
News Tournament News The World Series of Poker Europe Rozvadov 2025 is now in full swing, and the high-stakes action has been coming into focus under the bright lights of Europe’s palace of poker, King’s Resort. The venue attracts a variety of the game’s brightest and best to gather in the Czech countryside for WSOPE, and this year has been no exception. Over the last week, two more bracelets have been given to two players who already have a handful, or in this case, an armful, each.
The Festival Series Malta 2025 Wrap Up: Highlights From Last Week's Action Across The Portomaso Casino
News Tournament News The Festival Series returned to Malta last week for a jam-packed week of action on and off the felt in a wide variety of events. Of course, there was the usual No Limit Hold’em tournaments that are a part of any schedule in the poker world, but The Festival Series is known for doing things a little differently. The schedule was filled with Mixed Games, such as 8-Game, 10-Game Mix, T.O.R.S.E.S, as well as Open Face Chinese and Crazy Pineapple.
EPT Barcelona 2025: Thomas Eychenne Wins Third Largest €5,300 Main Event for €1,217,175
News Tournament News EPT Barcelona 2025 wrapped up today with the conclusion of the third-largest €5,300 Main Event in tour history under the lights of the feature table at Casino Barcelona in Catalonia’s capital. The 2,045 entries generated a prize pool of €9,918,250, and it was France’s Thomas Eychenne who scooped the lion’s share of €1,217,175 for first place, their largest singular career score.
Battle Of Malta Looms Large - The Schedule, How to Qualify and More Details
News Tournament News The long-running Battle of Malta series is set to return to the cardroom at the Casino Malta in St Julian’s on the beautiful Mediterranean island for its second instalment of the year. The event will run from October 28th to November 5th, and will certainly be a worthy excuse for many Europeans seeking warmer climates as the winter months approach.
A Conversation With Legendary Commentator Jesse May - Part 2
News Interviews Here is the second part of my conversation with legendary commentator and The Bombay Group’s Head of Poker Strategy, Jesse May. This is the final piece of the interviews I conducted whilst at the world-class Bombay Club for their most recent instalment of the High Stakes Week Series.
A Conversation With Legendary Commentator Jesse May
News Interviews The following interview was conducted with one of poker’s legendary voices, a voice that was broadcast into the homes of many poker fans around the world. I imagine it is still heard frequently today, through reruns and YouTube highlights of the famed TV show Late Night Poker, where he provided his insights into poker from the show’s commentary booth.
The Jungleman Himself: An Interview with Dan “Jungleman” Cates
News Interviews The following is an interview with one of the game’s most intriguing and colourful characters, and one of it’s brightest minds. A dual Bracelet winner who has amassed $18,896,471 in live tournament earnings, according to thehendonmob.com, a man who has taken many forms and identities, such as Son Goku from Dragonball Z, and iconic wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage, when he won the prestigious $50,000 Players Poker Championship back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.
An Interview with €10,000 Bombay Invitational Anniversary Winner Mounir Tajiou
As we mentioned in our recap of the €10,000 Bombay Invitational Anniversary, the champion Mounir Tajiou chatted with me about the result, his feelings after the win, what’s next, and his “No Filter Poker Series.” Mounir Tajiou The worst place for me to finish, for me, I’m not saying for other people, for me, is second in a big prestigious event. It hurts for me a lot, since I am playing poker for the prestige and not for the money.
Mounir Tajiou Wins €10,000 Bombay Anniversary Invitational in Bombay High Stakes Week - PokerListings
News Tournament News The penultimate day became the ultimate day of this installment of the Bombay Club High Stakes Week at the world-class Bombay Club. The €10,000 Bombay Anniversary Invitational played down to a winner last night under the lights of the beautiful card room, and it was Sweden’s Mounir Tajiou who secured the victory and €266,700 for his rise to the top of a field full of the game’s brightest and best players.
An Interview With the Founder of Poker.pro Terje “Teddy” Bremseth
News Interviews During my time at the world-class Bombay Club in the heart of the picturesque capital city of Tallinn, in Estonia, I have been fortunate enough to talk to the founder of poker.pro and all-around nice guy, Terje “Teddy” Bremseth. Here is what he had to say about The Bombay Club, his time here, and a bit about his company, poker.pro. Q: You have mentioned that you have a preference and a fondness for The Bombay Club here in Tallinn.
€10,000 Invitational Sees Arno Hanschmidt Emerge as the Chip leader - Phil Ivey in the Top 10
Another day has passed at the world-class Bombay Club in the heart of Estonia’s picturesque capital of Tallinn. Player Arno Hanschmidt has emerged as the chipleader of the €10,000 Invitational at this installment of the Bombay Club High Stakes Week after 10 levels of play. The tournament was due to start at 6 p.m. local time, but as the field size grew drastically up until around 10-15 minutes before the off. The start was delayed, so the players had ample time to hit the reg desk and get seated.
First and Only Bounty Tournament of Bombay High Stakes Week Goes to Robert Heidorn
News Live Tournaments The Bombay High Stakes Week is now in full swing, and a Main Event Champion has been recently crowned in the picturesque capital of Estonia, Tallinn. The likes of Phil Ivey and Fedor Holz have already taken to the felt this week, and it is anticipated that they will be seen in the Invitational that kicks off later today.
Content Creators in Poker - Lex Veldhuis
As mentioned in the previous blog post about Brad Owen, the access and usage of social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok have contributed to a surge in popularity in the poker scene. One platform I forgot to mention was Twitch, which has had a massive impact on the viewership numbers in the consumption of poker media.
Content Creators in Poker - Brad Owen - PokerListings
Brad Owen has been a lot of newcomers’ starting points when it comes to poker YouTube content creation, and has been the template for many aspiring vloggers, due to a very straightforward and personable approach to content creation. Before becoming a YouTuber, he obtained a degree in finance and worked a nine-to-five job as an accountant, before quitting to pursue poker full-time. Owen was already playing regularly on the live low-stakes scene. Owen’s voiceover is distinctive and truly his own.
Top Talents to Return to Tallinn for the Bombay High Stakes Week
News Tournament News An assortment of poker’s elite players are set to take to the tables at the luxurious Bombay Club in the heart of Tallinn next week for the latest installment of the Bombay High Stakes Week. This high-roller event is set to attract the likes of Phil Ivey, Dan “Jungleman” Cates, and, for the home team, reigning €25k Main Event Champion, Ottomar Ladva, who scored €225,600 for his efforts.
The Festival Sviten Special Weekend Breaks Its Personal Best for Total Entrants in a Sviten Tournament
News Tournament News The Chesterfield Poker Club in the picturesque Tallinn, capital of Estonia, has just hosted The Festival Weekend Sviten Special, and the results were outstanding for The Festival Founder Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk in more ways than one. Photo Credit: Václav “LemonPoker” Dušek – Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk Anders “Bengan” Bengtsson created the game at the Sviten Club in Stockholm in the mid-2000s by combining five-card draw and Pot Limit Omaha.
Michael Mizrachi’s Rollercoaster Ride to WSOP Main Event Glory
News WSOP News Now that the dust has settled on Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi’s WSOP Main Event win, let’s recap his journey on how he navigated the field from Day 1 to the tournament’s conclusion on Day 10 just a few days ago. Mizrachi entered Day 1b of the Main Event this year. He made a strong start to proceedings, having jammed the river on 6 J J 10 Q against fellow countryman Brent Jenkins. With the blinds at 300/500 on Level 4, Jenkins bet 17,000 from the small blind.
This Year's WSOP $10K Main Event Final Table Lineup
News WSOP News The time has come, and the stage is set for what should be an epic showdown at this year’s WSOP Main Event final table. A field of 9,735 total entries has become 9 as the final frames of the 2025 fixture of the Main Event. The field features numerous bracelet winners, players earning career-best scores, a Winamax Team Pro, and a PokerStars Ambassador. Let’s take a deeper look at the line-up to see who is left in pursuit of the ultimate prize in poker: The WSOP Main Event Bracelet.
Backgammon and Poker: A Love Affair Part 3 - Dynamics Continued
In continuation of yesterday’s article, which focused on the similarities in dynamics between the games of poker and backgammon, this piece will further explore similar nuances in gameplay. Despite the games’ differences in terms of look and play, positional understanding remains crucial in both games. In backgammon, position refers to the position of your checkers on the board.
Backgammon and Poker: A Love Affair: Part 2 - Success and Dynamics
In continuation of yesterday’s article, this piece will delve further into the similarities in shared concepts and dynamics between the games of poker and backgammon. Another one of poker’s finest minds didn’t make his start on the felt. Erik Seidel honed his gaming skills at the backgammon boards of the renowned Mayfair Club in New York, with the likes of Backgammon’s most famous teacher, Paul Magriel, and poker greats Stu Ungar and Chip Reese.
Cary Katz Finally Gets His Hands On A Bracelet After Victory in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout
News WSOP News Cary Katz is a prominent name in poker, both on and off the felt. He is a highly successful individual, as evidenced by the hugely popular PokerGo Streaming service and a whopping $40,530,038 in live tournament earnings. However, there was a certain piece of hardware that had alluded Katz until last night: a WSOP Gold Bracelet. Katz took down the 1,299-strong field in Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em for a score of $449,245, a sizeable chunk of the $2,890,275 prize pool.
Mike Gorodinsky Completes Comeback to Win The $10k Eight Game Championship in Overtime
News WSOP News Event #82: $10,000 Eight-Game Mixed Championship required an extra day to complete. Only two were left after Day 3, which saw 13 players return to the felt at the Horseshoe and Paris Cardroom on the Las Vegas Strip. The play lasted 13 hours that day, and the field was whittled down to the final two players, who then returned last night to finish the job.
Shaun Deeb Wins Seventh Bracelet and Largest Career Score in $100k PLO High Roller
News WSOP News A star-studded final table of super crushers assembled under the lights of the Horseshoe and Paris Cardroom last night to win one of the biggest event buy-in events on the schedule: Event #79: $100,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. The inaugural three-day event attracted 121 total entrants, which generated a prize pool of $11,676,500, the lion’s share of which went home in the hands of Shaun Deeb, along with a seventh career bracelet.
Martin Kabrhel Crushes the Final Five to Win Fourth Bracelet in the Mini Main
News WSOP News Poker is known for having big characters, from Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Phil Hellmuth, to Daniel “KidPoker” Negreanu and Doyle Brunson. None seem to be as polarizing as one man, though. And that man is now a four-time WSOP Bracelet Winner, and leading the POTY rankings for this year’s flagship event in Vegas. That man is Martin Kabrhel.
Ian Pelz Battles to the Top to Win the $300 Gladiators of Poker
News WSOP News They say poker is akin to psychological warfare, that the players who take to the felt in any cardroom are there to battle. It could be seen as fitting that this tournament in particular is called the Gladiators of Poker, as a staggering 24,629 took to the arena, in this case the Horseshoe and Paris, across four Day 1 flights to take home the bracelet and a whopping $420,680.
Mizrachi Grinds Through the Field to Fourth $50K PPC Title and a Seventh Career Bracelet
The Poker Players Championship is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar. It is one of, if not the greatest test of a player’s knowledge of nine different poke variants, against some of the game’s brightest and best. To win it once is an achievement; winning it twice has only been achieved by three players. Dan “Jungleman” Cates won it back-to-back in 2021 and 2022, which was heralded as an immense accomplishment by the poker community.
From Short Stack to Bracelet Winner: Andjelko Andrejevic Wins First Bracelet in $5K 6-Handed NLH
News WSOP News The odds didn’t seem in favour of Andjelko Andrejevic at the start of play last night in Event #62: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at this year’s World Series of Poker in Vegas. He came into the last day and the final five, at the bottom of the chip counts with 19 big blinds. Still a workable stack, but nearest was Adrien Delmas in fourth with 34 big blinds, almost double.
Jesse Yaginuma (Maybe) Wins $1.5K Millionaire Maker as Two $1M Finalists Investigated
News WSOP News Millionaires are made across the Las Vegas Strip all year round. That could be from betting on sports, playing high-stakes blackjack, binking a slot machine jackpot, or winning a tournament with nearly 12,000 entrants over a five-day stretch. And that is what Maryland native Jesse Yaginuma achieved as Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker concluded last night under the lights of the Horsehoe and Paris cardroom feature table.
High Stakes Regular Dylan Linde Wins Third WSOP Bracelet in PLO High Roller
News WSOP News Dylan Linde’s hot start to this year’s WSOP Vegas reached a boiling point last night under the lights of the feature table at the Horseshoe Cardroom. After making two final tables this series in the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em event and the $1,500 Monster Stack, the Idaho-born American binked his biggest score of his poker career thus far, winning Event #57: $50,000 PLO High Roller for $2,146,414.
Hometown Hero: Simon Wilson Wins Record-Breaking Irish Open Main Event for €600k
Easter Monday is an important day to many around the world, and for 22-year-old Simon Wilson, this day has become a lot more special. He topped a record breaking field of 4,562 players that entered the 2025 installment of the Irish Poker Open €1,150 Main Event here at the Royal Dublin Society. Wilson claimed a whopping €600,000 for his first-place finish from the €4,447,950 prize pool that was amassed over the four unique flights.
Simon Wilson Décroche le Main Event de l'Irish Open pour un Gain Record de 600 000€
Le lundi de Pâques est un jour important pour beaucoup de gens à travers le monde, et pour Simon Wilson, âgé de 22 ans, cette journée est devenue encore plus spéciale. Il a dominé un field record de 4 562 joueurs qui se sont inscrits à l'édition 2025 de l'Irish Poker Open €1 150 Main Event, à la Royal Dublin Society. Wilson a remporté la somme colossale de 600 000 € pour sa première place, sur un prize pool de 4 447 950 € accumulé au cours des quatre flights.
Podcast: 2017 Fantasy Football QB Rankings
The Phenoms are back! And so is fantasy football…almost. 78 days until the 2017 NFL season kicks off, which means it’s time to start mock drafts and player analyses! http://www.fantasy-phenoms.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2017-QB-Rankings-Podcast.mp3 In our first football podcast of the year, Dan plays host as Pat’s QB rankings are revealed and discussed. Is Aaron Rodgers poised to take the top fantasy QB spot in consecutive years? Will an aging Drew Brees find owners fantasy glory once again?
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