EPT Barcelona 2025 got underway in full force on Monday, and the opening day didn’t waste time filling the headlines — or the chip bags.
Leon Sturm bagged his first European Poker Tour title in the €100K Super High Roller, Alexis Nicolai worked his way from short stack to record payout in the PokerStars Open, and the Main Event’s second starting flight attracted more than 1,200 entries.
Let’s break down everything that happened.
The SiGMA Poker Tour is set to grace the halls of the prestigious Portomaso Casino next week. The cards will be in the air in St. Julian’s in the north of Malta from September 2nd to September 7th. Here is what you need to know about this exciting event in the middle of the Med.
Occasionally, CoinPoker holds the exclusive NKO1’s Freeroll that requires a password to play. On this page you’ll find out where to find the password, how to play this tournament and what is “NKO1”.
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.
Battle of Malta ran for the first time this year in the Spring, and it was Poland’s Adrian Ziemichod who scooped the €120,000 first prize for winning the €600 Battle of Malta, besting a field of 1,547 players in the process.
Robert Perelman finished as the runner-up for €70,000, another massive ROI from the initial €600 buy-in. Here are the final table payouts.
More than 40 rake-free tournaments will take place on 888poker this coming Sunday during RakeLESS Sunday Promo. Whether you play micro stakes or $525 tournaments, there’s something for everyone in the schedule.
And that’s not all — each tournament’s guarantee has been boosted by 10%!
Mark your calendars — August 24 is a Sunday you won’t want to miss.
The European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona 2025 is underway, and I, Melvin Schroen, will be on-site from August 25 to August 31, delivering live coverage, exclusive interviews, and video updates directly from Casino Barcelona.
Alongside me, Lemon Poker makes his PokerListings debut, and we hope that the venue and players are ready for this. With his enthusiasm, high energy , and great video and editing skills, we are sure that this year’s EPT Barcelona will shine like it never did before.
There’s been a big development in online poker in India — and not in a good way. The Indian government has proposed a new law that could ban all real-money online gaming. And yes, poker is included.
The bill is called The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025, and it’s been introduced by Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister for Electronics and Information Technology. According to what he posted on X (formerly Twitter), the goal is to tackle the risks of online gaming — things like addiction and financial trouble.
The problem? The bill makes no distinction between games of chance (like slots or roulette) and games of skill (like poker or rummy). It lumps them all together.
Launched in summer 2024, Stake Poker has been quietly stirring things up in the U.S. sweepstakes poker scene — and as of July 1st, it decided to turn up the heat.
From seven-figure Bad Beat Jackpots to streamer-hosted MTTs and the arrival of PLO5, there’s a whole lot happening on both Stake.com and Stake.us. So if you’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about, here’s your no-nonsense, no-fluff summary of everything currently going down at Stake Poker.
In a series of poker clashes that set new records for livestreamed cash game stakes, Dan “Jungleman” Cates and Finnish entrepreneur Ossi “Monarch” Ketola went head-to-head across six matches totaling €30 million in combined buy-ins. The Onyx Super High Roller Series in Cyprus gave fans a 12-hour rollercoaster of nosebleed action, culminating in Cates walking away with €13 million in profit — and a few churros to celebrate.
But make no mistake: this wasn’t one-sided. Monarch gave Jungleman more than a few scares — including winning back-to-back matches in the middle of the marathon — and it was all played out live, with blinds reaching $30,000/$60,000.
Read our interview with Dan “Jungleman” Cates at Bombay Series.
iPoker Network launched its biggest satellite promo of 2025 with the brand new King’s Rozvadov Qualifiers available in its rooms, including RedStar Poker, up to October 12th, 2025.
As of 2025, CoinPoker is among the most popular poker rooms in the industry. They found a way to successfully attract poker stars, high stakes crushers, amateurs and recreational players — all at the same time.
The room has an abundance of tools in its arsenal with CoinMasters — created with the help of Patrick Leonard, Ben Rolle, Mario Mosboek — that has a unique structure that PokerListings explains in this article.
Well, that escalated interestingly.
Just a few months ago, Argentinian poker pro Nacho Barbero was in hot water over a GTO Wizard tab, some unscripted stream banter, and a swift exit from the ACR Poker ambassador team. Now? He’s sporting a new logo — as the newest ambassador for WPT Global.
Yes, that Nacho Barbero. The one who asked “Are they even trying?” on a PokerGO livestream — and in the process, triggered one of the more public ambassador splits in recent poker memory.
Apparently, someone was watching. WPT Global came calling. Barbero said on The Chip Race podcast:
I was surprised to get an offer from WPT. I’m very happy that I was given a second chance because I bring value to poker.
He also pointed out his strengths in plain Nacho style:
“I get attention on TV. I think I’m very funny, people like my content… I know how to entertain.”
So, what exactly happened to get him here?
What started as another cash game session in Hellmuth’s Home Game — Poker Night in America’s table-talk-centered series — ended with a bit more physicality than usual. Phil Hellmuth, in the middle of a long tank, ended up swatting Mike Matusow’s phone off the table after tensions ran high over mid-hand chatter and filming.
It was an unusual moment, even for the self-proclaimed Poker Brat. And while the internet’s already running wild with opinions, here’s what actually happened — cards, context, and all.
It’s August 18, which means the wait is over — EPT Barcelona 2025 is officially underway. The European Poker Tour’s most iconic stop returns to Casino Barcelona for another packed schedule of poker, sun, and off-the-felt fun on the Catalonian coast.
PokerListings will be on-site from August 25 to 31, covering the EPT Main Event in full and bringing you updates from all the key tournaments happening during that stretch.
From August 18th to October 5th, 2025, WPT Global players have a unique opportunity to win a share of $2,000,000 in special Daily and Sunday freerolls.
It’s no secret that poker streaming has been losing steam lately. Viewership has taken a big hit in 2025, and for many streamers, it just hasn’t felt worth the effort. Meanwhile, more people than ever are trying to launch poker channels — only to run into tech headaches, burnout, or simply not enough support.
Now GGPoker is stepping in with something new: Streamer Mode.
This is their answer to the drop-off in poker content. It’s part rakeback deal, part technical solution, and part visibility boost. Here’s what it actually does — and why it might be worth checking out if you’re a poker player with a mic and a Twitch tab open.
The main storyline of a hugely successful, and sometimes controversial, 55th World Series of Poker was undoubtedly Michael Mizrachi’s historic double triumph, his Main Event win following his record-breaking fourth Poker Players Championship title.
Those unprecedented achievements led to Mizrachi’s immediate induction into the Poker Hall of Fame, and there were plenty of young stars who performed at a level in the Nevada desert to suggest they may be chasing such accolades down the line.
Below we profile five of the top-performing players aged 35 or under in the World Series of Poker 2025.
After weeks of speculation, the full schedule for WSOP Paradise 2025 is out — and it’s bigger, bolder, and packed with high-stakes drama. The winter series returns to Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from December 4 to 18, bringing with it a record $60 million guaranteed Super Main Event, more Triton-branded bracelet events than ever before, and a new mystery bounty opener.
The announcement also introduces new early-bird packages with added perks and reaffirms GGPoker’s key role as the series’ exclusive international satellite partner. If last year’s Paradise edition was ambitious, 2025 is a full-on leap — even Daniel Negreanu says so.
