Category Poker

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is set to host its most ambitious poker festival to date, APT Taipei, from February 28 to March 10. This year’s festival is breaking records with 105 trophy events and prize pools totaling over TWD…

Hamid Izadi has won his seventh World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) gold ring at Harrah’s Pompano Beach, along with a decent first prize of $245,225, after outlasting a field of 917 competitors. The Georgia resident is a familiar face…

Jason Koon, the well-known high-stakes poker and a holder of ten(!) Triton titles, has recently transitioned to Poker Royalty, the world’s leading poker player agency. This move places him alongside poker celebrities such as Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari,…

Jason Koon, a high-profile poker player and former ambassador for GGPoker, has announced to step up from the site, thereby leaving his position just as fellow high-stakes player Fedor Holz embraced a new role within the same company. Koon, known…

Yakiv Syzghanov claimed the top spot at the WPT Prime Aix-en-Provence Main Event, walking away with a handsome €133,000. His victory came after outlasting a strong field of 758 participants, contributing to a total prize pool of €727,680. From the…

GGPoker is back with the GGMasters Overlay Edition, kicking off on February 18 and wrapping up on February 26. With a $150 entry fee, the tournament promises a hefty $10 million guaranteed prize pool. Last year’s edition saw the company…

A recent study by Research and Markets forecasts a bright future for the global online poker industry. It predicts that the industry, valued at $59.4 billion in 2022, will soar to $155.4 billion by 2030. This growth represents an impressive…

Matthew Higgins has won his fifth WSOP Circuit gold ring at the Horseshoe Casino & Hotel in Tunica, Mississippi. This win takes his total career earnings to nearly $1.75 million. Higgins achieved this feat on January 29, adding another six-figure…

At the Pickering Casino Resort, Great Canadian Entertainment has expanded its product line with the installation of an amazing 18-table poker room. Situated on the third level of the hotel, the poker room offers 20,000 square feet of game area,…

The 2024 World Poker Tour Cambodia Championship saw a remarkable turnout of 760 players at the $3,500 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event. Held at the NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh, the event’s prize pool reached an impressive $2,432,760, well…