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iPoker Offers €100k in Merry Missions Freerolls November 30, 2015

iPoker is giving players a chance to give themselves an early Christmas present with its new €100k Merry Missions. All players have to do to take part is complete one…
Stern, Galfond Lead High-Stakes Pros in 3-Day PokerStars Sit-Out November 27, 2015

Several of poker’s most high-profile, high-stakes players have joined forces for a planned sit-out Dec 1-3 to protest changes to PokerStars’ rewards program. The changes, announced by PokerStars on November…
Pierre Neuville: “I Didn’t Expect All My Best Hands to Lose” November 24, 2015

It has now been two weeks since Pierre Neuville played the poker tournament of his life. That’s exactly how he approached it: a whole new tournament he had four months…
Prague Takeover: 128-Event Poker Festival Rolls Into Czech Capital November 23, 2015

Every year in December Prague turns into the poker capital of Europe. This year there are more reasons than ever to go to the Czech Republic and play. This year’s…
Snapshot of a Successful Poker Pro: Craig McCorkell, Chelsea Fan November 19, 2015

In Craig McCorkell, I see a man at the top of his game. When I talk to him I hear a man that bears a maturity well beyond his years.…
Proust, Kratovic Among Big Winners at 2015 Battle of Malta November 12, 2015

A record number of poker players descended on the Portomaso Casino for the 2015 PokerListings Battle of Malta poker festival from Nov. 4-9. By the time the smoke had cleared…
Joe McKeehen Wins 2015 WSOP Main Event and $7.7 million November 11, 2015

Joe McKeehen held on to his lead throughout the entire final table and won the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event and $7.7 million. McKeehen started the final table…
PokerStars Overhauls VIP Program, SuperNova Diminished November 3, 2015

PokerStars is making some major changes to its VIP program with extremely high-volume grinders set to take a hit. The company announced the changes, which are set to go into…
Timex on Stalling: “Clocking Someone Just Isn’t Aggressive Enough” October 29, 2015

Stalling on the bubble has become one of the most talked about issues in live poker. Canadian pro and $25k EPT Malta Super High Roller winner Mike “Timex” McDonald has…
Jaka, McDonald Among Leaders in EPT Malta Final 40 October 28, 2015

Faraz Jaka, Mike “Timex” McDonald and Alexander Ivarsson sustained their chip-stacking assault on Day 3 of the EPT Malta main event. Jaroslaw Sikora actually stole the chip lead with 1.4…
10 Things You (More Than Likely) Don’t Know About Malta October 27, 2015

How can you really know a place if you don’t know all of its anecdotes and secrets? Here are some lesser-known facts about the archipelago to amaze you.
Jaka, Nitsche, Timex in Hunt After EPT Malta Main Event Day 1B October 26, 2015

The crowd swelled for a big Day 1B at the EPT Malta main event today with several big-name players in the mix at the top by day’s end. A solid…
MacPhee Reigns Again in Berlin, Collects WSOPE Main Event Title October 24, 2015

American Kevin MacPhee claimed the 2015 WSOPE Main Event title and €883,000 today in Berlin – not to mention his second bracelet this year. After winning the EPT Berlin main…
Duhamel Claims Third Career Bracelet in WSOPE €25k High Roller October 23, 2015

Canadian Jonathan Duhamel claimed his third career WSOP bracelet today in Berlin by taking down the €25k WSOPE High Roller over Davidi Kitai heads-up. Mustapha Kanit, Sam Chartier, Christoph Vogelsong…
MacPhee Crushing, Brutal Bubble for Seidel as WSOPE ME Hits FT October 22, 2015

Just six players remain in the WSOPE Main Event in Berlin after the penultimate day played out in dramatic fashion today. American Kevin MacPhee dominated the tournament for the whole…
Urbanovich, Alvarado Soar as WSOPE Main Event Moves to Day 3 October 20, 2015

After Day 2 of the WSOPE Main Event in Berlin, Polish player Dzmitry Urbanovich is back in contention looking for his next big score. Already a candidate for almost every…
Phil Hellmuth Comes Late, Leaves Early on WSOPE Main Event Day 1B October 19, 2015

After just 104 players hit the Spielbank Berlin for Day 1A yesterday Day 2 at the WSOPE Main Event today brought significantly more players to the tables. With 209 entries…
Low Turnout, High VIP Density for WSOPE Main Event Day 1A October 19, 2015

Just 104 players signed up for the first day of the WSOPE Main Event in Berlin today but plenty of big names were among them. The total players were a…
Dreyfus on GPL, HoldemX: “What We’re Trying to Do Is Impossible” October 14, 2015

As promised, CEO Alex Dreyfus of the Global Poker Index and forthcoming Global Poker League took to Twitch today to present his vision and answer questions from skeptics and advocates…
Alex Dreyfus: “The Global Poker League is Made for the Fans” October 13, 2015

Buying and building up the Global Poker Index into the definitive poker tournament ranking system of today, Alex Dreyfus understands what it takes to overcome poker’s past and re-shape the…

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