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2017 PokerNews Holiday Gift #3: DXRacer Gaming Chairs
If you’re looking for the best seat at the table this holiday season, place your bets with DXRacer, the ultimate gaming chair. For over a decade DXRacer has furnished the most comfortable gaming chairs for people just like you who want to sit in the driver’s seat and run the table. If you're a poker or video game streamer, or even spend hours a day watching your favorite streams while playing poker, this chair is a great investment for your mind and body.
Juan Gonzalez Wins First-Ever World Poker Tour Event in Uruguay
The big party that everyone anticipates in South America is Carnival - that is until the World Poker Tour rolled into town this month. Brasil Poker Live partnered with the WPT to showcase South American poker on the beautiful, beach-lined coast of Uruguay.
Maria Ho Bags Chip Lead Again with Six Remaining in WSOPE Main Event
There are six players remaining in the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and Maria Ho has once again bagged the chip lead at the King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. During the middle portions of play on Thursday, Ho extended her lead to almost 5,000,000 but as the evening went on and the shorter stacks started to shove, she fell back closer to the field. Marti Roca De Torres gained the most ground and bagged only 620,000 less than Ho going to the final day.
Sunday Briefing: Mike Watson Wins the PokerStars Sunday 500
Mike "SirWatts" Watson may no longer be as active in the online poker world as he once was, but on Nov. 5 he showed he still has what it takes to rub shoulders with online's best players by triumphing in the PokerStars Sunday 500. Watson's victory in the Sunday 500 was the 21st win of his online career and takes his lifetime winnings past the $3.6 million barrier, according to PocketFives.com.
2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic Begins Nov. 3 in Niagara Falls
Poker players are about to flock to Western New York when the Seneca Niagara Poker Room plays host to the 2017 Seneca Fall Poker Classic from Nov. 3-13. The nine-event schedule is filled with huge guarantees, beginning with the $100,000 Guaranteed $300 No-Limit Hold'em opening event with four separate starting flights over two days, one starting at 10 a.m. and a second at 6 p.m. on Nov. 3-4. Players bagging chips will compete for one more day on Nov. 5 until a winner is crowned.
Inside Gaming: Fundraising Efforts for Las Vegas Victims Produce Huge Response
This week's Inside Gaming includes an update on the overwhelming response to fundraising efforts to help those affected by Sunday night's Las Vegas shootings, shares news of the recently-ended Global Gaming Expo, and reports the ratification of a gaming compact in California. Among the many responses to Sunday night's horrific shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas was the creation of a GoFundMe account to raise money for the victims and families of the attack.
Throwback Thursday: Steven van Zadelhoff's Major Life Changes
Steven van Zadelhoff won the WCOOP Main Event on Tuesday. For this week's Throwback Thursday, we look back at this video from May 2016 where van Zadelhoff opens up about some major changes in his life. He shares with Sarah Herring about his relationship status, his fitness routine, his diet, and of course his motivation to study, study, study the game. Have you ever wanted to write your own articles about poker? Maybe you've got some experiences or opinions about poker that you'd like to share.
Record-Breaking WCOOP Exceeds Expectations at PokerStars
The 2017 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) at PokerStars was a monumental success on many levels. The festival easily surpassed its $60 million in posted guaranteed prize pools across the 81 events that played out Sept. 3-27. The WCOOP-record 107,226 players who participated competed for $90,648,301 in total payouts. The WCOOP low events also exceeded expectations for PokerStars with the more than $19 million in prize pools shattering the $11 million in guarantees.
The Goose is Loose: Steffen Sontheimer Cleaning Up at Poker Masters
Heading into the inaugural Poker Masters at ARIA Resort and Casino, few people were talking about Steffen Sontheimer. To most, he was just another German, and arguably the least known from that contingent. Now, the man who celebrated a birthday less than a week ago is the talk of the town and primed to become the first "Master of Poker." Sontheimer, known as “Goose” by his friends and on Twitter as @RunGo0seRun, may be new to you, but he’s certainly not new to poker.
This Week in Poker Live Streams: Poker Masters, Online Poker Series Hype
After an eventful week of streamed poker action last week that included “Rumble with Jungle” on Poker After Dark and plenty of WCOOP streaming, the poker streaming frenzy continues this week, with some big events on the horizon. Poker’s first Purple Jacket will be awarded soon, and it will go to the player who wins the most money across five high buy-in tournaments to take place at ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas from Sept. 13-20.
Sunday Briefing: Fabrizio Gonzalez Wins High Roller on Powerfest Day 1
Sunday was one of the busiest days of poker of 2017 thanks to the partypoker Powerfest and PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker getting underway. At partypoker, 17 Powerfest events ranging from $5.50 to $5,200 took place with the $5,200 buy-in $500K Gtd High Roller being the highlight of the day. A field of 117 created a $585,000 prize pool and a $143,325 top prize.
888poker Ride: Kara Scott's Worst Poker Bustout Interview
There are legendary poker pros everywhere in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker — especially during the Main Event. David Tuchman decided to hop in the 888poker Ride to see if any needed a lift around Sin City. In Episode 2 of the 888poker Ride, Kara Scott talks about her most difficult bustout interview and her Vegas version of Netflix and chill. Be sure to complete your PokerNews experience by checking out an overview of our mobile and tablet apps here.
Tom McEvoy Reflects on Early Days of the World Series of Poker Main Event
When Tom McEvoy won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 1983, ‘Grand Rapids Tom’ (as he was known) was awarded $540,000 and the famous gold bracelet. The basic facts are known from that year, but what you may not know is that McEvoy won the longest Main Event heads-up battle the tournament has ever seen, even now, 34 years on from his win.
WSOP Day 42: Day 1A/1B Main Event Survivors Return With Mortensen Leading
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.
The Muck: Online Poker Live Multi-Tabling, Recreational Marijuana
People lined up like it was Black Friday where $100 flat screens were waiting once the doors opened. This time though, the line wasn't at the nearest Best Buy. Instead it was at the nearest neighborhood dispensary. And at the stroke of midnight, instead of new TVs, people were buying brownies, lollipops, and other specially formulated edible products thanks to the legalization of recreational marijuana. You could almost feel the excitement as the clock kept ticking away towards the magic hour.
Faces in the Crowd: 'Big Show' and a Black Friday Fugitive in The Colossus
A colossal event brings in a colossal number of people and personalities. Players from all walks of life continue to deluge the Rio, hoping for a chance at a bracelet and big payday in The Colossus III at the 2017 World Series of Poker. Here are just a few players and their unique stories and how they made it to the Rio this summer – from an IT pro who moved to Vegas after Black Friday to a card-playing tax accountant to a real estate investor who has a pretty serious poker resumé.
Life Is A Gamble When I'm All About My Poker Chips
The year was 2005. I had a full head of hair. I was a second year college student (criminal justice) who was just going through the motions. I was living on my own in a small, cheap place. It was all mine though, and it was more than almost anyone else my age at the time could say. I was working two jobs, making money, but not really putting it toward anything. One lazy Friday night, I had a friend I had called in order to hang out. “Sorry man, I’m having poker night,” he said.
Elliot Smith Wins the PokerStars Championship Macau Main Event
In what is undoubtedly one of the longest heads-up battles in poker tournament history, Canadian Elliot Smith defeated Chinese local Tianyuan Tang to claim the title of Main Event Champion of the first PokerStars Championship Macau ever. Smith takes home a top prize of HK$2,877,500 (~US$370,379) after a heads-up deal with Tang. "It was just a grueling, grueling battle. We were just at it, back and forth.
Rinnert Sinnema First Ever Live Tournament
About PokerNews PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more. PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games.
Hand Review: Failing to Disprove Zeebo's Theorem
Covering live poker tournaments for a living affords me the opportunity to see countless thousands of hands played out, many of which offer interesting and potentially valuable insights into how players — both amateurs and professionals — play the game. In this ongoing series, I'll highlight hands I've seen at the tournaments I've covered and see if we can glean anything useful from them.
Bryn Kenney: "I'll Always Be Playing, I'll Always Be Busy"
Poker players already traveled all over the world to play, but with the globalization of PokerStars poker tours under the PokerStars Championship and Festival brands, it now really is like a "traveling circus." One of the cast members of the circus is Bryn Kenney who's on the road just about all the time. The inaugural PokerStars Championship Bahamas at the start of the year was a fantastic success for the New Yorker.
This is Poker | PokerNews
About PokerNews PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more. PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games.
The Weekly PokerNews Quiz: Pick the Hand That Matches the Outs
In poker, an "out" represents a card that turns a hand currently behind into a winner. In other words, if you're playing a tournament and are all in and behind, you need to hit one of your outs or you'll be out. Today's installment of The Weekly PokerNews Quiz presents eight hands, each an all-in situation in which you're behind on the turn with one card to come. You're given... With that information, then pick between two hands which one matches your outs.
Sam Panzica Wins WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star for Second Title of Season
Sam Panzica claimed his second World Poker Tour title of the season and seven figures in prize money after winning WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star $7,500 Main Event in a record field of 806 players. Panzica won an officially reported $1,373,000, although both he and second-place finisher Anthony Spinella said via Twitter they agreed to a deal heads up. Just a few months ago, Panzica erased a huge deficit heads up to win WPT bestbet Bounty Scramble for $354,335 and his first WPT title.
Five Beginner No-Limit Hold'em Tips from 888poker
Players just getting started with poker have it a lot better today than in the past. Even just a couple of decades ago, just before the dawning of online poker games and the growth of the internet, players had to go the extra mile to find strategy advice in books or articles, or more likely simply had to find a game and learn by experience — sometimes expensively.
The Railbird Report: Tollerene Collects All the Money
Another week, another big winner topping the leaderboard. Last week we had Jens Kyllönen who threw in the towel, this time nobody has called it quits. But action did slow down a bit with not a whole lot of high-stakes tables running and all but one huge pot was seen. In fact, some of the biggest pots came from $50/$100, considerably lower stakes than the $100/$200 and $200/$400 we see usually. This week's biggest pot is, however, a big one if you look at the amount of big blinds going in.
PokerStars Championship Panama Starts This Weekend
PokerStars makes its first visit to the Sortis Hotel, Spa & Casino in Panama as the second PokerStars Championship stop. On March 10, PokerStars Championship Panama will follow the debut championship event in the Bahamas in January with a set of tournaments designed to appeal to players of all levels. PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage.
Paysafe Revenues Pass $1 Billion For The First Time
Paysafe Group, the owner of Neteller, Paysafecard and Skrill, has released its full year results for 2016, which show the company’s revenue exceeding $1 billion for the first time in its history. The payments specialist reported revenue of slightly more than $1 billion, up 63 percent from the same period in 2015 that saw Paysafe generate revenue of $613.4 million. Also on the rise was Paysafe Group’s Adjusted EDITDA, which is often used to show how financially healthy a company is.
888poker Ranks the Most Influential Poker Books
One of the most popular methods of improving as a poker player is to read a strategy book penned by either a top poker player or strategist; those two things usually come hand in hand. There are hundreds of poker books available to buy today but they are not all created equally so 888poker decided to ask 56 professional poker players who have combined live tournament earnings in excess of $184 million for their opinions on what are the most influential poker books in history.
Paul Volpe Leads After Day 2 of the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Event
The race towards the $1,373,000 first-place prize of the 2017 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star Main Event is on Paul Volpe finds himself in pole position after ending Day 2 with 1,749,000 chips and the title of chip leader. There were 264 players in their seats at the start of Day 2 and after a 15-hour grind, which ended at 3 a.m. PT, only 44 people had chips in front of them that required bagging up for the night.
Global Poker Index: Kenney, Peters Lead While Strelitz, Fish Move Up
Each week, the Global Poker Index releases a list of the top tournament poker players in the world using a formula that takes into account a player's results over six half-year periods. For a look at the entire list, visit the official GPI website. Here's a look at the rankings as of March 8.
King’s Casino to Host WSOP Europe Events
The World Series of Poker will hold WSOP Europe events at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the first time Oct. 19 through Nov. 10. “I’m so proud that that the WSOP Europe is coming to King’s,” said Leon Tsoukernik, owner of King’s Casino. “I started off with a dream and my dream has come true and I hope poker players have their dreams come true too when they see the sheer size and facilities of King's.
2017 Chapter of California iPoker Saga Begins
In what's been a yearly tradition for about a decade now, the latest attempt to push an online poker bill through the California legislature has begun. Last year saw perhaps the most promising push yet toward legalized, regulated online poker in the nation's most populous state. Assemblymember Adam Gray's bill worked through issues with the California horse racing industry that had long been a sticking point for internet poker regulations.
888poker Partners with WSOP for 2017
For the third year running, 888poker will partner with the World Series of Poker for its annual series in 2017, making it the exclusive online provider of the WSOP qualifier satellites and promotions. While the first contract linking the two poker giants was signed in 2015, this latest one covers 2017 and 2018 with an additional two-year option.
Chasing Chips in the Lone Star State, Part I
This scene was common in the late 2000s: An officer flooded into a small Dallas strip mall office, rifling through office files and confiscating cash, chips and playing cards. Dumbstruck poker players waited for either an arrest or citation. And from 2008-2010, numerous other clubs across Texas met their demise as the war against illegal poker rooms raged and the rooms shut their doors for the last time.
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