News Archive – Page №17
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WPT’s Adam Pliska: “We All Need to Hold the Industry Accountable” April 8, 2017Since taking the reins of the World Poker Tour in 2009, Adam Pliska has taken the WPT global, introduced countless new initiatives and helped negotiate a massive $35m-sale to Ourgame…
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888poker Tops Up 2017 WSOP Main Event Prize to $10 Million April 7, 2017Eight figures. It’s an elusive first-place prize in poker that only a rare few have ever collected. Jamie Gold has. Martin Jacobson has. Now one more player might be added…
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The Beast Returns: Ryan Riess Wins SHPRO Finale for $716k April 6, 2017Ryan Riess is a champion once again. The 2013 World Series of Poker winner proved that he’s no one-hit wonder by taking down the $10k buy-in WPT SHRPO Finale for…
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Dad-to-Be Jason Mercier Scoops SHRPO $25k HR for $794k April 6, 2017Jason Mercier may be a father soon but that apparently hasn’t softened his killer instinct at the poker table. Mercier outlasted all 116 entries in the elite $25k Seminole Hard…
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Daily 3-Bet: Adios Neymar, Lodden Joins party, FLA or Bust April 5, 2017The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a new pair of Ray-Bans, a bag of oranges and a comfortable beach chair on the side of the afternoon poker news on-ramp. Want to…
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5 Must-See Stops During 888Live Barcelona Poker Festival April 4, 2017The 888Live Make It Big Festival in Barcelona this May will, in all likelihood, break all previous 888Live attendance and prize pool records. There will be 13 events at the…
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Daily 3-Bet: SHRPO = New PCA, Cody Freefall, GPL Scandi? March 31, 2017The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a leather La-Z-Boy, an old pair of slippers and the quiet whir of the A/C as you slip into your afternoon poker news comfort zone.…
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Live, Online Registration Now Open for 2017 WSOP in Vegas March 31, 2017Have your eyes on playing an event or two at this summer’s 2017 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas? Lock in your seat asap as the WSOP announced today…
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Daily 3-Bet: Gus + The G, Leo Incognito, The Irish Open Way March 30, 2017The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a crisp seat assignment ticket, a fresh round of Teeling and just enough chips to make it to the afternoon poker news dinner break. Have…
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PokerStars Championship Slingshots to Macau, Starts Mar. 30 March 30, 2017When PokerStars shuttered its regional and local tours for the wider umbrella of PokerStars Championships/Festivals last year, its aim was the first truly global poker tour. It’s definitely delivered that…
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$55m PokerStars SCOOP Biggest in History, Starts Apr. 30 March 29, 2017The bar has been raised for online poker series yet again. On the heels of yesterday’s $20 million Powerfest announcement, PokerStars has released the schedule for the upcoming 2017 Spring…
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Daily 3-Bet: Anatoly = party, #SocialExperiment, Eyes Wide Phil March 28, 2017The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a mysterious mansion, a double password and a red-cloaked MC escorting you to unseen afternoon poker news delights. Have a recommendation for a future 3-Bet…
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Ivey, Cates, Holz, Becker Among 50 Booked for $111k ONE DROP March 28, 2017We’re still six months out from the €111k Big One for One Drop at this year’s WSOP Europe and players from around the world are already clamouring to get in.…
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Nitsche Flashes Dominance Again Over 888poker Weekend March 28, 2017When we talked to Dominik Nitsche a couple of years ago at EPT San Remo, he still thought he “sucked” at poker. He just felt he was ‘a little less…
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Daily 3-Bet: Sochi Smash, $150k > $3k StreamBet, PA+Fedor March 27, 2017The PokerListings Daily 3-Bet is a buff chest, a premium-textile long-sleeve and just the right internal temperature for optimal afternoon poker news success. Have a tip for a future 3-Bet?…
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Nitsche Twitches His Way to Sunday Major Win on 888poker March 27, 2017Poker pros love to play the Sunday majors and poker rooms love it if their team pros win. 888poker and Dominik Nitsche are likely all smiles today, then, as Nitsche…
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888 Fills Out 2017 Live Tour w/ Dublin, Brazil, Vienna Stops March 24, 2017Poker events made for the players. If there’s an overarching theme to the growing 888Live and 888Live Local tournament series it’s to make poker players of all stripes and bankrolls…
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Smaron, O’Dwyer Take Down Titles at PSC Panama March 21, 2017American Kenneth Smaron is the first-ever winner of the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event. Smaron outlasted 366 runners to take down the PSC crown and $293,860 in cash. With the…
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Timex: “There Was a Poker Shares Bet We Were in for $1m+” March 20, 2017It’s been a wild ride but just two months after its start, Poker Shares has attracted over 1,000 costumers and was in for $1m on one bet at one point.…
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Kaverman: “Living Healthily is a Lot More Important in Poker” March 20, 2017Byron Kaverman is on a several-years-long heater. Which of course means he’s not really on a heater at all. He’s simply very, very good at poker. After five relatively short…