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NewsShannon Shorr snags 2025 US Poker Open championshipThe 2025 US Poker Open concluded at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. Shannon Shorr won two events with victories in Event #5 $10,100 NLH and Event #8 $25,200 NLH to lock up the coveted golden eagle trophy awarded to the player of the series. Shorr edged out Matthew Wantman, who won Event #4 $10,100 NLH, and final tabled three events. Other winners in the USPO high roller series included Kristen Foxen, Kazuomi Furuse, Michael Rossitto, Brandon Wilson, and Alex Foxen. [...] Read more…

News2025 PGT: Jesse Lonis named PLO Series championThe 2025 PGT PLO Series concluded at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. After 11 events, American pro Jesse Lonis earned Player of the Series Champion honors with the top spot on the leaderboard. Lonis cashed in five events and shipped Event #9 $15,100 PLO for a $204,750 score, and held off Alex Foxen to earn the PLO series overall title. Some of the more recent winners included Christopher Costa, Dylan Smith, Bryce Yockey, Jim Collopy, and Zachary Schwartz. [...] Read more…

NewsPGT PLO Series: Chino Rheem, Daniel Negreanu, Ky Nguyen, Billy Tarango win eventsThe 2025 PGT PLO Series is underway at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. The latest high-roller PLO series features 11 events and four are in the books. Ky "SuitedSuperman" Nguyen shipped Event #1 $5,100 PLO. In the second one, Blly Tarango took down Event #2 $5,100 PLO Progressive Bounty. The third one made history when Daniel Negreanu set a record with his 11th PGT title after he binked Event #3 $5,100 PLO. The latest winner is Chino Rheem after he won Event #4 $10,100 PLO for a $295,000 score. [...] Read more…

News2025 Triton Jeju: Wenjie Huang, Joao Vieira, Punnat Punsri big winnersThe 2025 Triton high roller series in Jeju, South Korea continued. Some winners over the last week included Bryn Kenny, Sean Winter, Joao Vieira, Punnat Punsri, Gergo Nagy, Tom-Aksel Bedell, Wenjie Huang, Mario Mosbock, and Anatoly Filatov. Joao Vieira shipped Event #9 $150,000 NLH Eight Max for a hefty $4.6 million score when he faded 128 runners. Wenjie Huang banked $5.55 million when he took down Event #11 $100,000 NLH Main Event, which attracted 285 entrants. Thai pro Punsri snagged nearly $2.6 million for winning Event #12 $125,000 No-Limit Hold'em Seven Max. [...] Read more… Wenjie Huang - Triton Jeju $100K Main Event Winner

News2025 PGT Mixed Games: Chino Rheem snags series championshipAmerican pro Chino Rheem won his second PGT Mixed Games series championship and secured the top spot on the leaderboard for the 2025 PGT Mixed Games series with 384 points. Rheem won Event #4 $10,200 Eight Game Mix and cashed three times for $348,500. He was awarded a PGT Gold Cup and a $10,000 PGT Passport as the series champion. Other winners in this seven-event series included Daniel Negreanu, James Obst, Nicolas Milgrom, Ryan Miller, Maxx Coleman, and Adam Friedman. [...] Read more…

News2025 Triton Jeju: Jeremy Ausmus, Ramin Hajiyev, Zhao Hongjun, Tuck Foo Wai win titlesThe 2025 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea is in full swing at the Landing Casino with an 18-day festival. The first event set a new record with 379 runners, and Zhao Hongjun banked $818,000 for his victory in Event #1 $15,000 NLH. Foo Wai snagged $1.35 million for his win in Event #2 $20,000 NLH. Amrerican pro Jeremy Ausmus shipped Event #3 $25,000 NLH, which was another record-setting affair with 391 runners, and he banked almost $1.9 million. Ramin Hajiyev was the last player standing in Event #5 $30,000 NLH, and he won over $1.5 million for outlasting a field of 252 entries. [...] Read more… Jeremy Ausmus - Triton Jeju Event #5 Winner (Pic via @ Triton Poker)

NewsPhil Hellmuth skipping the 2025 WSOP Main EventThe World Series of Poker released their schedule for the 2025 WSOP this week. Phil Hellmuth, the 1989 WSOP Main Event Champion and all-time bracelet leader with 17, said he will not play in this year's WSOP Main Event. Hellmuth released a video explaining why he's not playing because he lacks the stamina at 60 years old to play the Main Event due to its grueling schedule and long days. [...] Read more…

News2025 WSOP schedule releasedThe 2025 World Series of Poker will begin on May 27 and run through July 16 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas on the Strip. The 2025 WSOP will have 100 bracelet events kicking off with Event #1 Mystery Millions with at least $1 million set aside to first place and a $1 million top bounty. The 2025 WSOP Main Event will begin on July 2 with Day 1A and a new champion will be crowned on July 16. [...] Read more…

NewsMississippi Grind: 10 Years LaterTen years have almost passed since the release of "Mississippi Grind" with Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds. The 2015 film directed by Anna Bolden and Ryan Fleck holds up as one of the better poker and gambling films. Very few films have come out since "Rounders" that can match the gritty nature of the gambling world, but "Mississippi Grind" came the closest. [...] Read more…

NewsCircus Circus owner seeks $5 billion for salePhil Ruffin purchased the Circus Circus Casino in 2019 and six years later he's looking to flip it for more nearly six times the price. Ruffin's asking price is $5 billion for Circus Circus and the adjacent property that includes over 100 aces in the North end of the Las Vegas Strip. Whomever buys the property will certainly implode Circus Circus Casino and the area is rumored to be redevloped as a mega-resort casino, a new NBA arena, or a film studio. [...] Read more…

NewsPhil Hellmuth joins BetRivers as new ambassadorPhil Hellmuth has a new gaming sponsor. The 17-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and well-known 'Poker Brat' joins BetRivers as their newest brand ambassador. Hellmuth will take on an expanded role in the BetRivers Network which also includes an uptick in appearances on Poker Night in America. He will also be pitching their new online poker platform, which is currently live in Pennsylvania, and has plans to expand to other states. Hellmuth will attend Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans as one of his first major public appearances for BetRivers. [...] Read more…

News2025 PGT Last Chance: Shannon Shorr ships two eventsThe first series of the new calendar year finish in Las Vegas at the Aria Casino with the 2025 PGT Last Chance, which also had potential implications for the upcoming $1,000,000 Championship Freeroll. Shannon Shorr and Brandon Wilson each won two events, while Nick Schulman and Martin Zamani both shipped one event. Along the way, Zamani also won the largest $10K event in PGT history. Shorr finished ahead of Wilson in the leaderboard standings to clinch a Dream Seat in the $1 million Championship. [...] Read more…

NewsHome Games: 10 tips and ideas to run a fun poker nightSome of the most fun I've ever had playing poker occurred in a home game setting. If you participate in a regular poker night with friends and family, consider yourself lucky because it's not easy to host and maintain a regular game. If you're looking to start a home game or struggling to keep one running smoothly, we compiled 10 tips and ideas on how to host a poker night that's well organized, consistent, and most of all... tons of fun! [...] Read more…

News2024 WSOP Paradise: Stephen Chidwick, Alex Foxen win braceletsTournament action continues at the Alantis Resort in the Bahamas and two well-known high rollers added bracelets to their collection! Alex Foxen shipped 2024 WSOP Paradise Event #7 $100,000 Triton Main Event for $3,850,000. Meawhile, Stephen Chidwick took down Event #8 $50,000 PLO Championship for a score worth $1,357,080. Other bracelet winners in the Bahamas include Mike Gorodinsky, Lei Yu, Eric Wasserson, Lautaro Guerra, Jeffrey Hakim, and Alejandro Lococo. [...] Read more…

NewsWSOP Paradise: Alejandro Lococo wins Triton Million Invitational for $12.07 millionRapper Alejandro 'Papo MC' Lococo from Argentina shipped the largest single prize pool in 2024 with a staggering $12.07 million score in the Bahamas when he took down 2024 WSOP Paradise Event #2 $500,000 Triton Million Invitational. Lococo outlasted 96 runners and a difficult final table that included Ben Heath, Dan Dvoress, Alex Foxen, Sinan Unlu, Elias Talvitie, Aleksejs Ponakovs, and Sosia Jiang. Heath finished in second place yet still banked $8.16 million. [...] Read more…