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WSOP Player of the Year
From 2026 onward, POY points now count across the World Series of Poker, WSOP Europe, and WSOP Paradise.
📺 Unbelievable Rare ROYAL FLUSH (1st in 13 years)
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📺 13 Times QUADS hit on Poker Night in America
PokerTube(1,446,678 Views) 4 Views Quads, or a four of a kind, is a rare and beautiful hand in poker. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, it's a great moment. You can watch poker masters like Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Shaun Deeb and other poker masters to see how they handle these powerful hands. Report this video Why do you want to report this video? Wake up! You've been idle for more than 3 minutes. Click, press the button bellow or any key to dismiss.
📺 The WSOP Player of the Year Controversy Just Got Worse - Poker Drama
PokerTube(1,445,958 Views) 6 Views Phil Hellmuth didn't just call Shaun Deeb's World Series of Poker Player of the Year win "undeserving"—he ignited a full-blown poker feud. Hellmuth's fiery rant spared no one, not even Daniel Negreanu. From accusations of rigged systems to personal attacks, this escalating conflict is now spreading rapidly across the internet. Report this video Why do you want to report this video? Wake up! You've been idle for more than 3 minutes.
📺 Phil Hellmuth LASHES OUT At Daniel Negreanu & Shaun Deeb
PokerTube(1,445,933 Views) 22 Views Phil Hellmuth wasn't happy about Shaun Deeb winning 2025 WSOP Player of the Year. He blasted the WSOP, Deeb, and Daniel Negreanu in a video, accusing them of rigging the system. Deeb and Negreanu fired back on Twitter, leading Hellmuth to issue an apology video. This video covers the entire drama. Report this video Why do you want to report this video? Wake up! You've been idle for more than 3 minutes. Click, press the button bellow or any key to dismiss.
Shaun Deeb: Letter to My Younger Self
If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? This week, Shaun Deeb has a word with himself... Dear Shaun, You’re just starting out in poker but you’re really not good enough to beat the games. You’re just lucky that the games you’re playing are really soft. But get real. You aren’t winning nearly as much as you think you are. And you’re definitely not nearly as good as you think you are. You’re an absolute fish, tbh. Really? Yes. You are.
📺 Story of The Poker Rivalry Between Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb
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đź“° Shaun Deeb Buys out of $1m Weight Loss Prop Bet
15:30 26 Feb Shaun Deeb and Bill Perkins' Unconventional Wager Nearly 11 months ago, poker star Shaun Deeb and hedge fund manager Bill Perkins embarked on an unusual fitness prop bet. The terms were simple but challenging—Deeb had to reduce his body fat to 17% by the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP), or lose $100,000. However, if successful, Deeb stood to win $1 million at 10:1 odds. The poker community was skeptical, with more than half predicting Deeb's failure.
Allen Kessler in Twitter Spat with Shaun Deeb After Being Called a Losing Player
07:29 29 Aug Shaun Deeb has inadvertently kicked off a Twitter spat with Allen Kessler after calling him a losing player in an episode of The Nick Vertucci Show. The self-appointed markup police was characteristically straight to the point, describing Kessler as one of the players who the game has passed by over the last few years.
Shaun Deeb Almost Loses $10k in Protein Bar Mixup
08:12 09 Apr A case of dumb and dumber almost cost Shaun Deeb $10,500 recently after a friend passed him a wad of cash hidden in a box of protein bars – an unsuspecting Deeb leaving the box behind for the cleaners to throw away! The near-miss happened recently at the WSOPC Turning Stone stop, the New Yorker explaining to PokerNews that his friend and fellow pro DJ McKinnon was involved in the mix-up.
Kitty Kuo Seeks a BF, Shaun Deeb Suggests Fat Lazy American
07:48 02 Aug With the WSOP concluded, it appears that Kitty Kuo has her mind on other pursuits. The Natural8 ambassador let it be known via social media that she's holding auditions for a new boyfriend. For those interested in applying, however, there are a number of parameters to be followed. While those requirements appear to perhaps be more suited for fulfillment by a male escort than a boyfriend, a later tweet by Kuo was even more stringent with regard to her finding a perfect mate.
Shaun Deeb Hailed as WSOP Player of the Decade
07:28 20 Jul Dan Zack may have won the WSOP Player of the Year title for 2022, but it’s Shaun Deeb who has emerged a clear winner in the prestigious points race over the past decade, miles clear of runner-up Daniel Negreanu and third-placed Zack...
WSOP | Tournaments | Event Updates
Saturday, November 20, 2021 4:19 PM Local Time (about 8 minutes ago) Level 19 started Level: 19 Blinds: 15,000/30,000 Ante: 30,000 Saturday, November 20, 2021 4:16 PM Local Time (about 11 minutes ago) 2021 WSOP Streaming Exclusively on PokerGO PokerGO WSOP The 2021 World Series of Poker is in full swing, and PokerGO is live streaming many of the events.
WSOP | Tournaments | Event Updates
Sunday, June 16, 2019 5:39 PM Local Time (about 4 minutes ago) Chip Counts Matt Glantz 1,977,000 34,000 Adam Friedman 1,912,000 -8,000 Shaun Deeb 1,825,000 -95,000 Michael McKenna 486,000 106,000 David Moskowitz 463,000 -122,000 Nick Schulman 398,000 0 Phillip Hui 259,000 -27,000 Sunday, June 16, 2019 5:25 PM Local Time (about 18 minutes ago) Break Time The remaining seven players are now on a 15-minute break.
WSOP | Tournaments | Event Updates
10/23/18 12:04:23 PM PDT (about 78 days and 21 hours ago) Norbert Szecsi Wins WSOPE Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed Event (€86,596) A royal flush at the final table helped Norbert Szecsi win his second World Series of Poker gold bracelet after victory in Event #6: No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Mixed Event. He takes home €86,596 in prize money after besting a field of 241 players.
Top Pair Podcast 302: Interview with Chris Moneymaker
In episode 302 of the Top Pair Home Game Poker Podcast, Bruce Briggs and Robbie Strazynski interview 2003 WSOP Main Event Champion Chris Moneymaker. In the 15 years since his landmark win that helped launch the poker boom, Chris has been interviewed thousands of times, but never with a focus on home games. We explore Chris’ home game past (and present) along with what it’s like for him to have “the perfect level of fame.” Plus, there’s the always entertaining How Ya’ Runnin’?
PokerStars Releases Schedule for $15 Million GTD Turbo Series
While the popular Turbo Championship of Online Poker (TCOOP) at PokerStars is no more, the concept lives on, rebranded as the Turbo Series. The new series features an array of 74 fast-structured events ranging in buy-ins from $11 to $5,200. The action-packed series, which runs from Feb. 18 through March 4, offers $15 million in guarantees and a whopping $90,000 in added value in the form of three Platinum Passes to the $9 million added PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship.
A Look at James Sweeney's New Video Series 'The One Percent'
James "SplitSuit" Sweeney has been playing and coaching poker for over a decade. After he got started in 2004 at Syracuse University, Sweeney co-founded Red Chip Poker, and since then has coached hundreds of students, released hundreds of training videos, and has written four books. And Sweeney isn't slowing down. Recently he adapted Ed Miller's book Poker's 1%: The One Big Secret That Keeps Elite Players On Top into an accessible video series.
The Hand I’ll Never Forget: Around The World With Jaime Staples
It’s the hand that put you into the money. Or the two cards that propelled you to a nice cash. Everyone has “the hand” — that one that you remember no matter how many tournaments or cash games played. PokerNews takes a look at those hands that stick with players and relive the glory, or misery, depending on the results. Jaime Staples, who hails from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, is one of the young players bringing poker to the Twitch generation and helping to grow the game among the gaming crowd.
PN Blog: Losing Your Poker Bankroll Without Losing Your Mind
"I'm sorry sir, this card has been declined." A look of confusion spread across my face. It was only a two hundred dollar transaction, and this was my card for my main bank account which had well over that. It was a little after midnight in Orlando and I had just arrived at the car rental agency after a long day of flying from Punta Cana. "Huh, that's weird," I stated as I took my card back and began to think of what to do in the suddenly awkward situation.
New 'True Gambling Stories' Podcast Debuts on PokerNews in January
Longtime poker and gambling writer Sean Chaffin has partnered with PokerNews.com to produce a new show for the site's expanding number of unique podcasts. The new show will be titled True Gambling Stories and debut on the PokerNews Podcasting Network on Jan. 31. From the bright lights of glittering Las Vegas to Old West gambling saloons, "True Gambling Stories" brings listeners some insight into gambling's great stories and lore.
2017 PokerNews Holiday Gift #4: PokerGO Subscription
PokerGO offers poker players and fans the highest quality and most exciting poker viewing available. With exclusive streamed action from the biggest tournaments including the World Poker Tour and the World Series of Poker, as well as original shows like Poker After Dark and Pokerography, this gift keeps on giving. You can hook up your poker-playing friends with a PokerGO subscription for just $10 per month or $99 for a whole year’s worth of live and on demand poker content.
Playing the Player: Going for Value in a NL Cash Game
Today I have another cash game hand to discuss, again from a $5/$10 no-limit hold'em cash game played last summer during the World Series of Poker. It folded to me on the button where I'd been dealt and I opened for $30. Those who play live NL cash games know players tend to open-raise varying amounts, sometimes quite big. I discuss that topic briefly in the video, and cover it in greater detail in my newest book, Mastering Small Stakes No-Limit Hold'em.
Justin Boggs Wins WSOPC Horseshoe Southern Indiana Main Event
Justin Boggs won the World Series of Poker Circuit Horseshoe Southern Indiana $1,675 Main Event for his first Circuit ring, banking $139,920 in the process. The teacher and recreational player from Ohio, who previously had about $22,000 in live cashes, displayed dominating form in ending the first two days of the tournament with the lead en route to victory in the field of 424.
The Muck: Trash Talk Ahead of King of the Hill 2; Baby Mercier Arrives
It's been a tough week for poker players. Whether you call Las Vegas home or travel to the city to play cards, the events of this past Sunday touched a little too close to home. Nobody responds to challenges as the Poker community does and we continue to support Las Vegas where we can (if you are looking for ways to help, click here). It is safe to say that nothing heals quite like a new life.
888poker’s New 'Monday Twins' Tournaments Offer Seven Ways to Win
Most online poker tournaments only offer you one way to win money or a prize, but the Monday Twins at 888poker are not like most tournaments; you can win up to seven different ways every week. The Monday Twins are, as the name suggests, a pair of tournaments that run every Monday at 888poker. This pair of $22 buy-in events are named Monday Twins Challenge: Royal and Monday Twins Challenge: Flush, and they shuffle up at the same time of 7:35 p.m. BST. Each has an $8,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Pixel Poker: Dealer-Free Electronic Tables Could Be a Game Changer
Putting the fun back in poker is a regular refrain within the poker community at the moment. From YouTube to Twitter to televised cash games like "Poker Night in America," mixing in a little entertainment and happiness as the cards are dealt has become a goal for many.
WCOOP Main Event Kicks Off Sunday: Get in on the Action!
The long-awaited World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) $5,200 Main Event at PokerStars begins on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with an impressive guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000 and at least $1.5 million going to the eventual winner. The event is only two days away, but there is still time to get in on the action, both as a participant and as a railbird! Special WCOOP Spin & Go's are still running on PokerStars.
A Look at Chris Moorman’s Second Poker Book
When Chris “Moorman1” Moorman, the 888poker ambassador, released “Moorman’s Book of Poker” in 2014, recreational poker players and professionals alike were scrambling to get their hands on a copy. Online poker’s most successful tournament player of all-time, in terms of prize money won, had previously shied away from giving poker strategy advice and here he was, laying out his trade secrets over 384 pages for all to read.
Turn $1 into a WSOP Europe Main Event Package at 888poker!
The 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event has a whopping €1 million guarantee for the eventual winner and a total prize pool guarantee of €5 million. While it would be a dream for most to play for that kind of cash, the €10,350 buy-in is a bit steep for many. But what if you could qualify for as little as $1?
Off the Felt: Hiking, Getting Ripped, and Thunderdome Deathmatches
The poker world was booming this week with the Poker Masters, World Cup of Cards, PokerStars Sochi, and three major online tournament series paying out millions in prizes. But poker players still found time to get out and enjoy their free time. We look at some of the best off-the-felt moments of the week. Uhm, so much truth in this. Take note, people! Sam Abernathy has been in Mexico and we're a little jealous. They see me rollin, they hatin' Phil Laak has got to be the happiest person on the planet.
Winner Shown: 'Poker Is Fun Tour' Dubbed Success by Players, Creators
Mike Schneider set out on a mission to bring a unique poker offering to the industry while also raising money for charity with his innovative Poker Is Fun Tour. He believes he's on track to accomplishing both goals after an inaugural event at Canterbury Park in Minnesota that he called "a huge success." The longtime pro and limit poker extraordinaire introduced PIFT with a pair of tournaments this past weekend in his home state.
Prop-Betting Reality Series Coming to PokerGO on Sept. 5
Award-winning podcaster Joey Ingram will host a new original series called "Major Wager" exclusively on PokerGO starting Tuesday, Sept. 5. The show will star several of poker's biggest names facing off in a number of outrageous prop bets around Las Vegas, with the losers of the bets forced to brave humiliating punishments. Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari and Sam Abernathy are among the poker players involved in the show which takes a humorous look at the insane world of prop betting.
Pop Music Star Gackt Attempting to Change Poker's Image in Japan
The WPT Legends of Poker event at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens, California is living up to its name, drawing big names from all around the poker world. This year, a celebrity less known in poker also dropped in to compete for the WPT Legends title. Japanese pop star Gackt Camui, known as Gackt (pronounced GAHK-Toh) on Twitter and elsewhere, is a household name in Asia but less known in the States. Gackt enjoys playing poker and is a fan of the World Poker Tour.
'Groan Folding' In Live Poker
Do you ever know that you should fold in a live poker tournament and then don't? We all know about the "crying call." I suggest adding the "groan fold" to your arsenal. That's when you use the groan to distract your sense of injustice while your fingers flick your cards towards the muck before they get a hold of your chips. I recently had an opportunity to exercise this little known poker technique. In a $1,000 live tournament a tight passive player had limped in from early position.
Cody Slaubaugh Bags Day 1 Overall Chip Lead at WPT Legends of Poker
Season XVI of WPT Legends of Poker at The Bicycle Hotel & Casino in Bell Gardens, California attracted a star-studded field of 715 entries across three starting flights, with 383 of those coming on the third and final flight Sunday. At the end of Day 1, 273 players remain. Registration will not be closed until the beginning of Day 2 Monday at noon PT, so players can enter or re-enter for $4,000 until then for the equivalent of 25 big blinds going into Level 11.
PokerNews Cup: Don't Miss the TonyBet Open-Face Chinese Poker Event!
The 2017 PokerNewsCup is here! The event, which runs from Aug. 16-21, is a must-play if you're going to be at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov! This is the 11th edition of the PokerNews Cup, and the €200,000 guaranteed prize pool is the largest for the event in recent memory. In addition to the actual PokerNews Cup, King’s Casino is hosting 10 side events and its famous around-the-clock cash games.
New Poker Game 'Flopomania' to Launch on 888poker on Sunday, August 20
Two weeks ago, a new mysterious poker game was discovered in the 888poker lobby. "Flopomania" was available for real-money play for a few hours, and then vanished. 888poker claimed that the game was leaked accidentally, but many players got to test out the never-before-seen poker variant. On Friday, 888poker announced that Flopomania will officially launch in the poker room on Sunday, August 20.
Throwback Thursday: Tom Dwan Does What He Wants
Tom Dwan has become something of a mystery in the poker world. He pops up here and there and creates a buzz everywhere he is sighted. Most recently the poker world has been fixed on his performance during the reboot of Poker After Dark on PokerGo. For this week's Throwback Thursday we take a look back at Dwan's standard tardy arrival to the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
PokerStars Releases Schedule for World Championship of Online Poker
PokerStars has released the official schedule for the 2017 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) with the festival set to run Sept. 3 through 26. This year's series will feature a bumper 81 tournaments, including a $5,200 Main Event with a $10 million guarantee. The 81-event schedule includes a wide variety of tournaments as one would expect from the WCOOP. The biggest change players will notice is the addition of a Low stakes tier, with buy-ins at around 1/20th of the High level.
Phil Hellmuth Goes Mainstream with CNBC, Wall Street Journal Interviews
It was a good week for Phil Hellmuth and, by extension, for poker. The release of his new autobiography, Poker Brat, has garnered some mainstream attention. In true Hellmuth fashion, he is taking advantage of the spotlight. Hellmuth was interviewed on CNBC's "PowerLunch", quoted on MarketWatch, featured in The Wall Street Journal, and even spent close to two hours talking to Doug Polk.
Navigating Top Pair with a Bad Kicker Blind Versus Blind
This week's hand is an interesting one that came early in a $7,500 buy-in World Poker Tour event — a deep-stacked, blind-versus-blind hand in which I had to deal with being out of position and facing postflop pressure from my opponent. The blinds were 100/200 with a 25 ante, and it folded to me in the small blind where I had about 26,000 and was dealt . I chose to limp, something I've begun doing more often with a wide range versus competent opponents in the big blind.
Hand Analysis: Daniel Negreanu vs. Johnny Chan on 'Poker After Dark'
After vlogging his away through the 2017 World Series of Poker, Daniel Negreanu has returned to his YouTube channel to mark this week's relaunch of Poker After Dark — by PokerCentral on PokerGO — by reliving an interesting PAD cash game hand between himself and Johnny Chan. The game was $100/$200 NL, and in the hand Johnny Chan opened with a raise holding , Negreanu called with , and Patrik Antonius came along as well from the blinds.
Poker Leaderboards and Player of the Year: What's the Point?
Recent opinions on the WSOP 2017 Player of the Year (POY) have been wide ranging to say the least. It seems that creating a system that properly balances the skill and luck components of a poker event is not easy. Throw in the fact that you need to make the system straightforward and easy for people to understand, and it becomes a daunting task indeed.
What Not to Do Online: Relative vs. Absolute Hand Strength at 100NL
The following hand really happened, in the ether of the internet, where the egos of the sedentary clash to no end. The game was $0.50/$1 no-limit hold'em, six-handed (100NL). The effective stacks for the players involved were deep — about 170 big blinds. The cutoff opened the pot to $3, then the button three-bet to $9. The blinds folded and the cutoff called, and the flop came . One would think the cutoff could have many of the strongest hands here, including , , , and -suited.
Harrison Gimbel Completes Poker Triple Crown with First WSOP Bracelet
Poker has a new triple crown winner. The name, Harrison Gimbel. After a near 14-hour grind on Day 3 of Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em where Gimbel returned as the second shortest stack out of 37 players, Gimbel defeated Chance Kornuth heads-up to claim his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the last missing piece of poker’s triple crown. Gimbel earned a score of $645,922 but most importantly, he won his first WSOP gold bracelet.
WSOP Day 40: Chris Ferguson Nears Sixth Bracelet in Stud Championship
Today's What to Watch For is brought to you by the VerStandig Law Firm, LLC. Combining a keen understanding of the gaming world and an equally keen understanding of the law, Mac VerStandig and his colleagues are devoted to fighting on behalf of the poker community and its members. The VerStandig Law Firm, LLC represents poker professionals, sports bettors and advantage players across the United States.
Moving to a Foreign Country for Online Poker or Sports Betting: The New Normal?
When 'Black Friday' rocked the online gaming world to its core back in 2011, poker novice and avid traveler Kristin Wilson found a silver lining. As an expat residing in Costa Rica – the unofficial capital of offshore gaming at the time – she had a unique perspective on the situation: "I remember poring over the DOJ report. All I could think was – it could be years until this mess is sorted. People will need to leave the US to get back online, but how would they know what to do?
Sebastian Langrock Claims $1,500 NLHE/PLO Mix Title at WSOP
Sebastian Langrock is the latest World Series of Poker bracelet winner after taking down Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix for $268,555. Langrock defeated a worthy opponent in WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Laplante, eliminating him in 22 hands once heads-up play began. In the final hand playing pot-limit Omaha, Langrock flopped the nut straight and Laplante flopped a flush and straight draw and the two players got it all in on the flop.
888poker Launches Satellites to WSOPC Iguazu Argentina
The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) is being sponsored by 888poker for the second consecutive year and will be visiting Argentina for the first time. As 888poker sponsors the WSOPC, the online giant has launched a series of satellites tournaments for the WSOPC at the Casino Iguazu, which eventually award the lucky winner a packaged valued at $2,500 The WSOP Iguazu Argentina Package satellites run until July 31.
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