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888poker Pro Nitsche Locked In for $300k Super High Roller Bowl March 17, 2016

Three months before it’s set to begin, the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl at the Aria is already sold out. All 49 seats have officially been snapped up and…
Look East, to the Future: Poker Footprint Grows in Central Asia March 16, 2016

While the poker world waits for another boom in places like China or India, it seems there are already big possibilities opening up in the nearer East. The recently completed…
Cates on durrrr Challenge: “I Guess It’ll Continue at Some Point” March 10, 2016

Is it really still possible the perpetually-on-hiatus $1.5m durrrr Challenge will be completed? Is there really such a thing as a “GTO dream machine” that some of the top high-stakes…
Kara Scott on 888: “This’ll Be a Way for Me to Get Back Into the Game” March 9, 2016

If you like to watch poker on TV, you know who Kara Scott is. She’s been the host of seemingly every major poker show in the Northern hemisphere, not the…
Eastgate: “I Was an Addict, a Degenerate Gambler, But I Got Fed Up” March 8, 2016

It’s been a while since Peter Eastgate has been seen anywhere at a poker event. In fact his last live poker cash dates back to the infamous ISPT event at…
888Live Local Aspers Balloons to £100k Prize Pool; Kara Scott 3rd March 7, 2016

888poker has a lot to celebrate these days. The 888poker Live Local series came back to the Aspers Casino on London this past weekend and for the first time, it…
Danny Mills: Everybody Knows Ex-Sportsmen Like a Bit of a Gamble March 4, 2016

The 888poker Live Local Series is taking over Aspers Casino in London again this weekend – a place where they gathered the largest crowd of last season. Team pros Sofia…
Half-Fingers & Emma Samms: Unibet UK Poker Tour Brighton Trip Report March 2, 2016

The new low buy-in Unibet UK Poker Tour will hit five stops in 2016 with full, week-long poker festivals capped by £220 buy-in, £40,000 guaranteed Main Events. The tour kicked…
Barry Greenstein on Trump: “He’s Really More the American Kim Jong-un” March 1, 2016

Barry Greenstein, known as the ‘Robin Hood of Poker’ because he gave all of his tournament winnings to charity, was one of the most popular and visible players during the…
Kevin MacPhee on GPL: “It Seems Like There’s a Very High Ceiling” February 29, 2016

Bahamas, Los Angeles, Australia, New Zealand, Dublin, Tallinn. Back to LA. Poker pro Kevin MacPhee has been on the poker circuit for the past eight years and done his fair…
Steals, Snubs & Surprises: Dissecting the Global Poker League Draft February 26, 2016

Well, that was super fun. The first-ever Global Poker League draft was held last night in Los Angeles and, thanks to the technological wonder that is Twitch.tv, poker fans got…
Daniel Negreanu: “The Only Guy Who Can Beat Hilary is Marco Rubio” February 25, 2016

Primaries for the 2016 election in the US are off to a buzzworthy start. With favorites emerging already in Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton it looks like a very polarizing…
Cheat Sheet for Global Poker League Draft, American Poker Awards February 25, 2016

You might as well get used to hearing the words Global Poker League today because you’re going to be hearing them a lot. The inaugural GPL draft is scheduled for…
Go Get Francis: Five Strikingly Relevant Poker Tips from Deadpool February 24, 2016

After eight attempts the X-Men franchise has finally put out a film that won’t let you down. Deadpool, starring Ryan Reynolds, is a riot from start to finish. It’s playing…
Peru’s Diego Ventura Set for WSOP Main Event Debut via 888poker February 22, 2016

Peruvian Diego Ventura has been a force in online poker for several years. Among other feats that have branded him one of the best in the online world, he’s made…
Boatman on Poker HoF: “It’s Absolutely Clear That There’s a Bias” February 19, 2016

A true elder statesman of UK poker, Barny Boatman is one of the original Hendon Mobsters and, surely, one of the most important voices of poker in Europe. He’s also…
Who Goes Where? Predicting the First-Ever Global Poker League Draft February 17, 2016

The first-ever Global Poker League draft lottery has finally taken place with Max Pescatori’s Rome Emperors scoring the first overall pick. We’ll have to wait until the official draft day…
Esfandiari, Galfond, ElkY Headline GPL’s 203 Draft-Eligible Players February 12, 2016

The initial draft pool for Global Poker League has been announced with 203 players and a staggering $550 million in combined live tournament earnings. Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Mercier, Fedor Holz,…
PokerStars Launches Duel, New Heads-Up Challenge Mobile App February 11, 2016

Do you play poker on your mobile device? Do you sometimes have to stop playing when you don’t want to? Are you annoyed by players who take too long to…
Poker Video of the Week: Mustapha Kanit’s Out-of-This-World Fold February 6, 2016

All men and women are born equal. It’s just that some are high rollers, and the rest aren’t. In the €100k Super High Roller event at the EPT Grand Final…

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