Poker Tournament News
The recently completed U. S. Poker Open at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas has shifted a great deal of money around the “High Roller” world. It also has caused a change atop the standings for the 2022 PokerGO Tour Player of the Year race. After holding the lead almost since its inception of the… Read more »
Nothing quite like pushing things to the limit. On Monday, Sean Winter won the final event of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open – his second U.S. Poker Open victory in a row – to not only take home $756,000, but also win the points race for the series championship. And he did so after starting… Read more »
Just one day remains in the 2022 U.S. Poker Open, as Event #12: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em, is down to seven players. Sitting in first place with a sizeable advantage over the other six competitors is Zhuang Ruan with 2.810 million chips. Ruan has more chips than the next two players combined: Masashi Oya has 1.570… Read more »
In Event #10 of the 2022 U. S. Poker Open, the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, Dylan Weisman continued to demonstrate his Omaha Hold’em prowess. Weisman would be responsible for every knockout at the final table, eventually taking out Cary Katz to win the latest title on the USPO schedule. Along with that championship, Weisman… Read more »
In a battle of the poker titans (and two Poker Hall of Famers), Erik Seidel was able to top Phil Hellmuth to capture the championship of the latest event at the 2022 U. S. Poker Open. The $25,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament, Event #9 on the schedule, saw Seidel pick up a sizeable chunk… Read more »
It has been a wonderful week for Japan’s Tamon Nakamura, who on Tuesday won his second tournament of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. In taking the title in Event #6: $15,000 8-Game, he claimed the $239,700 first prize, beating the legendary Phil Hellmuth heads-up. As is common on the PokerGO Tour and its high roller… Read more »
They may be getting a bit of a late start in 2022, but the Global Poker Index’s battle for the 2022 Player of the Year is off and running. It was announced on Friday that the tabulations for the 2022 race have been determined and, naturally, have been backdated to the start of the year.… Read more »
Grzegorz Glowny won the 2022 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event Wednesday, earning €692,252 in the process. It was his biggest career cash and his first major tournament title. In fact, it was only his second record live tournament cash, the other coming in one of the side events at EPT Prague, where he… Read more »
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event is down to its final six players and in a bit of a surprise development, it is Gab Yong Kim who enters Wednesday as the chip leader. With 9.565 million chips, he holds a solid lead over Andrea Cortellazzi, who has 7.930 million, but up and down… Read more »
With just 16 players remaining, the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event heads into its penultimate day with Teun Mulder atop the standings. Holding 8.195 million chips, Mulder has a commanding lead, a stack more than double his closest opponent. Symeon Alexandridis is that opponent, with 4.065 million. After him, it is a logjam,… Read more »
The 2022 EPT Prague Main Event has worked its way from a monstrous starting field to the final 42 survivors. Leading the way after five levels of action on Sunday is South Korea’s Gab Yong Kim, holding a stack of 2.3 million chips, but he has a host of strong players in pursuit of him.… Read more »
The bust outs were frequent on Saturday at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov as the European Poker Tour continued onward with its EPT Prague Main Event. Despite 453 players coming back for Day 2 action, the players were leaving the casino quick enough to allow for the money bubble to be popped. As the dust… Read more »
In a marathon final table, Tony Sinishtaj was able to outlast Isaac Kempton to take down the championship of the 2022 Wynn Millions Main Event. In taking the title, Sinishtaj captured the first-place prize of over $1.6 million, while Kempton earned his own million-dollar payday. Finally, after starting the final table as the chip leader… Read more »
After a two-year hiatus, we can say these words again. The European Poker Tour is back in action with one of their preeminent events, the 2022 EPT Prague. Although this version is taking place at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, due to continued COVID regulations, that does not mean the players are staying… Read more »
There has certainly been a call for poker in Las Vegas since the beginning of the year. Every tournament that has run in Sin City has had exceptional numbers (well, maybe not ALL), and the 2022 Wynn Millions has not disappointed either. As the final table prepares for action on Friday, poker professional/ambassador Vanessa Kade… Read more »
PokerStars is awarding live tournament entries Two of the heaviest hitters in the poker world – PokerStars and the World Poker Tour – announced their celebrations of International Women’s Day. Though International Women’s Day is Tuesday, March 8, both organizations are holding special tournaments this coming Sunday, March 13, as it is traditionally the most… Read more »
Although you would have trouble saying that their tournaments are a true test of skills (let us be honest – a tournament that draws eighteen players is a home game, not a topflight event), the PokerGO Tour cannot be knocked for trying to make it LOOK like they are a big deal. They are one… Read more »
Looking to ramp up their 2022 tournament schedule, PokerStars and the European Poker Tour have been rapidly expanding the list of events for the coming year. After seeing a stop in Russia postponed because of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s aggression against Ukraine, the announcement of the EPT Monte Carlo was a necessary step. In addition… Read more »
It has been away for almost two years, but next week the European Poker Tour will return to action at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. When the EPT returns to action on March 5 with the EPT Prague, players who are in attendance will NOT have to provide proof of vaccination for the… Read more »
Just give us all the information Note to card room managers: make sure you are upfront and explicit about all rules, fee structures, payouts, etc. when running a poker tournament. There is absolutely no reason not to and you can avoid situations like what happened over the weekend at Watauga Social Lounge in Watauga, Texas.… Read more »
Six weeks into the 2022 tournament poker season, one man has been able to ride a wave of success to the lead in the Player of the Year race. Coming off his big victory in the 2022 PokerGO Cup, Jeremy Ausmus has stepped forward as the early season leader in the race for POY. At… Read more »
Pay once and just play poker In one of the more upfront and anticipatory names for an online poker tournament we have ever seen, GGPoker announced on Monday the GGMasters Overlay Edition tourney, set for Sunday, March 20. The $150 event comes with a stunning $5 million guaranteed prize pool. And therein lies the reason… Read more »
The 2022 PokerGO Cup is in the books, and it came down to the very end to determine the overall champion of the festival. Jeremy Ausmus was able to hold onto his lead in the overall championship, needing every bit of the third place points earned in his stay at the Main Event final table… Read more »
While he will not be a part of determining the overall champion, Ali Imsirovic will at least walk off with a victory. Imsirovic rode his chip lead at the final table in Event #7, the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, to the title, but he was not able to continue the heater in the PokerGO… Read more »
It’s going to take some work to repeat as the PokerGO Cup champion, but Daniel Negreanu took the first step on Tuesday, winning the 2022 PokerGO Cup Event #6: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em for $350,000. It was both his first cash of the series and his first live tournament cash of 2022. “I’m not gonna lie,… Read more »
