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January 7, 2020
CSOP and Imagine Dragons “Slay Cancer With Poker”
Imagine Dragons’ charitable organization the Tyler Robinson Foundation and the Charity Series of Poker are hosting an event to support families affected by childhood cancer. Poker Tournament Raises Money for Families Dealing With Pediatric Cancer 2020’s first Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) has been set to take place in Las Vegas on Saturday, January 18. […]
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January 4, 2020
Grosvenor and Genting Announce Live Tour Dates for 2020
Dozens of exciting poker tournament tour stops announced for 2020 from Grosvenor and Genting. Genting and Grosvenor Announce Poker Tour Dates We’re only a few days into the new year, and many of the biggest poker brands are already making plans for 2020. This week, both Grosvenor and Genting have announced their tour stops for […]
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January 2, 2020
Jason Somerville Leaves Team PokerStars
Jason Somerville took to Twitter to announce his departure from Team PokerStars after five years with the brand. Somerville Parts Ways with PokerStars Jason Somerville is the latest pro to depart from Team PokerStars. He is starting 2020 independently, having made his announcement on social media on New Years Day. Like all of the poker […]
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December 31, 2019
Tencent Adds Poker to Tesla’s In-Car Arcade
Two poker variants from Tencent will be added to the Tesla Arcade, along with Mahjong. Tencent to Provide Tesla Arcade with Poker Games When you hear “mobile gaming”, you tend to think about individuals playing games from their tablets or smartphones but, Tesla is giving the term a totally new meaning. Tesla drivers have access […]
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December 29, 2019
Chance Kornuth is Fourth to Accept Galfond Challenge
There are now four players who have accepted Phil Galfond’s PLO challenge: Chance Kornuth, Fernando Habagger, VeniVidi1993 and Bill Perkins, Galfond’s PLO Challenge Dance Card Gets Busier and Busier Last month, Phil Galfond issued a challenge to the poker community. It took a little while for players to step up to the plate and take […]
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December 27, 2019
PokerStars Winter Series Kicks Off, $50M Guaranteed
During the PokerStars Winter Series, the online poker brand will be giving away $50 million in gurantees over 3 weeks of events. 80 Events During PokerStars Winter Series Offer $50M in Prizes For the next three weeks, players at PokerStars will be able to enjoy all sorts of exciting online poker action as the Winter […]
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December 26, 2019
Ex-Uni Student Skips School to Become High Stakes Poker Pro
Malcolm Trayner is a 20-year-old who dropped out of uni last year and has become a succesful professional poker player. Malcolm Trayner Quit Uni, Earned $90K in WSOP Event When a friend tells you that they are quitting school to pursue a pipe dream, you don’t often have very high hopes for them – but […]
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December 21, 2019
12 Events Confirmed for WSOP Las Vegas
The WSOP is giving poker players around the world ample notice for making travel plans for its Las Vegas tournament next year, having announced 12 events so far. WSOP Announces First Las Vegas Events Last week, it was announced that the 2020 World Series of Poker Las Vegas would take place from May 26th to […]
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December 20, 2019
Michigan Legalizes Online Poker and Casino Games
Michigan is now the sixth state to legalize poker, and will offer online casino games, sportsbetting and daily fantasy sports. Michigan Governor Signs Gambling Expansion Bill Michigan has just become the sixth state to legalize poker and online casino games. It is a huge boon for the state’s gaming market, and land-based poker room operators […]
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December 18, 2019
PokerStars’ First PACOOP Makes Stunning Debut
The first PACOOP online event was incredibly succesful, attracting over 12,000 to 50 events. PokerStars’ PACOOP Exceeds Prize Pool by 27% PokerStars recently closed its first-ever PACOOP (Pennsylvania Championship of Online Poker), and the debut of the event was ground-breaking. With a prize pool worth well over $1 million and over ten thousand entries, the […]