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Breaking NewsRIP Doyle Brunson, Tex Dolly Passes at 89The Godfather of Poker, Doyle Brunson, passed away on Sunday. The legendary Texas Dolly won 10 bracelets at the World Series of Poker, and shipped the Main Event twice in back-to-back years in 1976 and 1977. Brunson played professionally for over a half of a century, and he became the first poker player to surpass $1 million in tournament winnings. He also authored the seminal poker strategy book titled “Super/System: A Course in Power Poker.” [...] Read more… Doyle Brunson won the WSOP Main Event in 1976 and 1977.

NewsJason Koon ships sixth Triton high roller titleAmerican pro Jason Koon won a sixth Triton high roller title with a victory at the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Cyprus. Koon outlasted a field of 138 runners to win $663,000 in a Seven-Max NL Higher Roller. He now has a two-win lead in Triton events over Mikita Badziakouski. [...] Read more… (Pic by Triton Poker / Joe Giron)

NewsMike Watson wins 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main EventCanadian pro Mike Watson came the third player in EPT history to win two events when he emerged as the last player standing at the 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event. Watson outlasted a field of 1,098 runners and edged out Germany's Leonard Maue in a heads-up chop to win €749,425. Watson secured a second EPT title to go along with his epic run at the 2016 PCA Main Event in the Bahamas. [...] Read more…

NewsAlex Kulev wins 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Super High RollerThe 2023 EPT Monte Carlo is underway and Bulgaria's Alex Kulev outlasted a tough field of 29 runners (plus 8 re-entries) and won the €100K Super High Roller. Kulev picked off Mikita Badziakouski after the two agreed to a heads-up chop. Kulev won the Super High Roller title and banked €1,036,287 for the win. [...] Read more… Alex Kulev - 2023 EPT Monte Carlo Super High Roller Champ (Pic by PokerStars)

NewsGet ready for 2023 SCOOP on PokerStars on May 7The 15th running of the annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) returns to PokerStars starting on May 7 and running through the rest of the May. The 2023 SCOOP features 121 events with $75 million in guaranteed prize pools. As always there are three types of price points and buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $25,000. [...] Read more…

NewsPokerStars Sunday Storm birthday and Million Dollar WeekendPokerStars has a couple of big events coming up in April. On April 16, global players will celebrate the 12th birthday for the Sunday Storm tournament which includes a special $700,00 guarantee. On April 30, Americans will be treated to the Million Dollar Weekend with $1 million in guaranteed prize pools for shared liquidity states, and a special $500,000 guarantee for Pennsylvania. [...] Read more…

NewsPhil Hellmuth, Ike Haxton, Darren Elias victorious at US Poker OpenSeveral noteworthy names took down events at the 2023 US Poker Open at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. Phil Hellmuth won Event #5 $10,000 NL with a straight flush. Isaac Kempton won Event #6 $15,000 PLO for $279,000, Darrien Elias binked Event #7 $15,000 NL for a $313,200, and Ike Haxton shipped Event #8 $25,000 NL for $423,000. [...] Read more… Pic by PokerGo

NewsThe 2023 US Poker Open is underway at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. Through four events, Ren Lin is in first place on the US Poker Open leaderboard with one win and three cashes. Joey Weissman shipped the first event with a victory in Event #1 $10,000 NL. Ren Lin took down Event #2 $10,000 NL, Sam Soverel binked Event #3 $10,000 NL, and Allen Le was the last player staring in Event #4 $10,000 PLO. The 2023 US Poker Open is underway at the Aria Casino in Las Vegas. Through four events, Ren Lin is in first place on the US Poker Open leaderboard with one win and three cashes. Joey Weissman shipped the first event with a victory in Event #1 $10,000 NL. Ren Lin took down Event #2 $10,000 NL, Sam Soverel binked Event #3 $10,000 NL, and Allen Le was the last player staring in Event #4 $10,000 PLO. [...] Read more… Ren Lin - 2023 US Poker Open Event #2 Winner (Pic by @PokerGo)

NewsTalal Shakerchi ships Triton Vietnam Main Event For $3.25 millionBritish banker and poker pro Talal Shakerchi outlasted a stacked final table to win the $100,000 buy-in Main Event at the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Vietnam at the Hoiana Resort & Golf in Quang Nam. Shakerchi defeated Michael Soyza heads-up to secure his largest score to date with a first-place prize worth $3,250,000. [...] Read more… Talal Shakerchi - 2023 Triton Vietnam Main Event Champ (Pic by Joe Giron/Triton)

News2023 SCOOP returns to US at PokerStars on March 17PokerStars announced that the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) returns to American players in three states. The 2023 SCOOP has 42 events and the popular online tournament series will be available to PokerStars players on in Pennsylvania (PASCOOP) and a shared player pool in New Jersey and Michigan (MI/NJSCOOP) beginning March 17 and running through April 3. There's a total of $5 million in guanarteed prize pools. [...] Read more…

NewsRomana's Razvan Belea ships EPT Paris for €1.1 millionThe European Poker Tour hosted the inaugural EPT Paris at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile. The €5,300 buy-in Main Event at the EPT Paris attracted 1,606 entrants with 447 re-entries. Razvan Belea from Romania parlayed a €530 satellite seat into a €1.1 million payday when he was the last player standing to become the first Romanian champion in EPT history. [...] Read more… Razvan Belea - 2023 EPT Paris champion

NewsPatrik Anotnius wins record-breaking pot worth $2 millionFinland's Patrik Antonius won a pot worth nearly $1.98 million pot on PokerGo's No Gamble, No Future stream. Antonius was involved in a multiway pot with casino owner Eric Persson during a hand of $1,000/$2,000 NL hold'em. Antonius doubled up and set a record for the largest cash-game pot in American televised poker history. [...] Read more…

NewsAliaksandr Shylko wins 2023 PokerStars Players Championship for $3.1 millionAliaksandr Shylko from Belarus shipped the second-ever PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) for a $3.1 million score after he worked out a three-way money chop with Germany's Max Menzel and Philipe Pizzari from Brazil. Nacho Barbero went deep in the 2023 PSPC with a fourth-place finish at Baha Mar in the Bahamas. Shylko outlasted 1,014 runners who generated a prize pool worth over $24.8 million [...] Read more… Aliaksandr Shylko - 2023 PSPC Champion (Pic by @PokerStars)

News2023 WSOP schedule released with 95 live bracelet eventsThe World Series of Poker returns for its 54th installment and its second year on the Las Vegas Strip at Paris and the newly branded Horseshoe Casino. The 2023 WSOP features 95 live bracelet events, and 34 online bracelet events with 20 up for grabs on the virtual felt in Nevada/New Jersey, seven in Michigan, and seven in Pennsylvania. [...] Read more…

NewsMichel Dattani binks 2023 PCA Main Event for $1.3MPortugal's Michel Dattani and Pedro Neves chopped the 2023 PCA $10,300 Main Event during the epic return of the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas. Neves banked $1,183,037 for second place, and Dattani won $1,316,963 and the coveted trophy for first place after the two Portuguese players outlasted a field of 889 entrants. [...] Read more… Michel Dattani - 2023 PCA Main Event Champion (Pic by @PokerStars)