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November 29, 2021
PokerStars Postpones EPT Prague Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases
It was back in October when PokerStars announced the return of the European Poker Tour (EPT) to Prague. The last time that the event was held was back in 2019. A prime reason for the missing event last year was the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Although EPT Prague was planned to start this December, the event […]
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November 26, 2021
WPT and 888poker to Launch New Online Series on November 28
The World Poker Tour (WPT) in collaboration with 888poker announced new WPTDeepStacks (WPTDS) online series. The announcement came on Thursday this week as the duo is looking to roll out more tournaments for poker fans, effectively closing the year. The WPTDS online series rolls out on November 28, and will run through December 20. The […]
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November 22, 2021
Leo Margets Secures First WSOP Bracelet, Wins $376K Prize
Leo Margets won her first WSOP bracelet last week. She won the $1,500 The Closer tournament that granted her the bracelet as well as a hefty $370,000 prize. Leo Margets Takes Home First WSOP Bracelet Last week was a successful week for the Spanish players participating in the WSOP. After Adrian Mateos won his fourth […]
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November 22, 2021
Adrian Mateos Takes Home Fourth WSOP Bracelet, Wins $3.3M Prize
Spanish poker pro Adrian Mateos has previously won three WSOP bracelets. Last week, he won his fourth bracelet by taking first place in the $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament. Besides new jewelry, the win brought him a hefty $3.3 million prize. Spanish Poker Pro Adrian Mateos Wins His Fourth WSOP Bracelet Adrian Mateos, […]
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November 22, 2021
Checkd Media Adds Execs to Lead Footy Accumulators Poker League Product
Checkd Media’s poker division has added two new executives who will help the company spearhead its growth in the vertical. The first is Lee Johnston, who will be helping the Manchester-based firm as its new poker manager. He is joined by Sophia Darling, who will work as a poker executive. The two together will look for ways to […]
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November 18, 2021
Koray Aldemir Wins First WSOP Bracelet, Conquers Main Event
Koray Aldemir is the big winner of the 2021 WSOP Main Event. The German poker player won his first WSOP bracelet along with a hefty $8 million prize. Koray Aldemir Is the Winner of the WSOP Main Event Nothing says winner like collecting a million-dollar prize from a poker tournament. But how about $8 million? […]
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November 18, 2021
WSOP 2022 to Take Place at Bally’s and Paris in Las Vegas
After taking place at the Rio for 17 years in a row, the WSOP tournament will change its location to Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. The 53rd edition of the tournament is planned to take place between May and July next year and the WSOP picked Vince Vaughn as the 2022 WSOP Master of Ceremonies. […]
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November 17, 2021
Israel Lawmakers to Try and Legalize Poker Once Again
Israel is home to some of the biggest gambling companies in the world and no small number of entities that are offering state-of-the-art poker platforms. Yet, online poker and international poker tournaments are snubbed by the country. Winds of Change for Poker in Israel This may very soon change if a proposal by New Hope […]
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November 15, 2021
Scott Ball Wins WSOP’s Event #68, Collects Second Bracelet
Playing at the WSOP, Scott Ball from Carlsbad, California won his first bracelet back in October. Now, the poker pro collected a second bracelet as well as a hefty $390K prize. Scott Ball Wins the $1,111 Little One for One Drop Event Last Sunday, Ball won the WSOP Event #68 $1,111 Little One for One […]
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November 12, 2021
BetMGM Rolls Out End Boss Poker Series Featuring Multiple Poker Tournaments
Earlier this week, BetMGM, the joint venture of MGM Resorts and Entain, announced the debut of The End Boss Poker Series. The market-leading sports betting and entertainment company revealed that the event will run from November 23 through November 28. BetMGM Introduces New Poker Series This Month Created in collaboration with Daren “End Boss” Elias, […]