Taking down the XXX marked the young player’s biggest cash to date Artisom Lasousk made a strong debut at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series with a win in Event #5: $40,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold ’em 7-Handed tournament at the Montenegro series. The relatively unknown Belarusian survived over 151 entrants for a career-best live tournament
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Mike Watson picks up first seven-figure score of the Triton Poker series
A massive field helped drive the prize pool to the largest in the Triton series so far Mike Watson became the third Triton Poker Super High Roller champion after winning the series’ first prize of over $1 million in Montenegro, bringing his total Triton winnings to over $10 million. The $30,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em 8-Handed
Christina Gollins earns second WSOP Circuit ring at Commerce Casino
Gollins turned $600 into a $105,444 prize as she continues to shine at the tables Christina “Baby Shark” Gollins is celebrating her second World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring after taking the $600 Housewarming at Commerce Casino event over 1,483 entrants to earn the $105,444 top prize. Gollins moved beyond $700,000 in live tournament winnings
Maurice Hawkins picks up another WSOPC Ring
The long-time WSOP Circuit grinder moves into second place with his latest victory Maurice Hawkins moved into second place on the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring list after earning his 16th at the $1,700 buy-in WSOP Cherokee Main Event over 981 players to take the biggest cut of the nearly $1.5 million prize pool. Hawkins broke
Phil Hellmuth drops in on Vegas to celebrate 60th birthday
The Poker Brat rubbed elbows with Elon Musk and Draymond Green while taking Vegas by storm Phil Hellmuth, the poker champion known for his record 17 World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelets, recently marked a milestone in an extravagant fashion. Although his 60th birthday isn’t until July 16, the Poker Brat decided to kick
Chidwick and two others wrap up the EPT Monte Carlo on a high note
Several high-rolling regulars once again proved themselves in the European Poker Tour The 2024 European Poker Tour Monte Carlo festival has come to an end, with several big tournaments crowning champions during the final weekend, including €5,300 main event winner Derk Van Luijk. Three popular high rollers also claimed wins at the series to move up in the
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Steve Albini passes away
In addition to being a poker pro, Albini was also a well-known music producer The music and poker communities are in mourning following the sudden passing of Steve Albini on Tuesday, May 7. Albini, a true renaissance man, left an indelible mark on both worlds, achieving success as a musician, record producer, audio engineer, and even a two-time World Series
Doug Polk loses bid for second poker room in Texas
The Farmers Branch City Council rejected his request in a meeting Tuesday night Doug Polk’s bid to open a second poker room in Farmers Branch, Texas, was denied by the City Council in a public hearing last night. Polk, who owns the Lodge Card House in Austin, was looking to open the largest card room
Derk Van Luijk takes down the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
The Dutch player was almost eliminated before rebounding to take the $1M top prize The 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo €5,300 No-Limit Hold ’em main event has set another attendance record after 1,208 players created a prize pool of almost $6.3 million. When the dust settled, Dutchman Derk Van Luijk secured his biggest career cash of $1,080,000
Doug Polk eyes new poker room in Texas
A vote this week could pave the way for Polk to expand his poker presence in the state Poker player and entrepreneur Doug Polk has already established his presence in the Texas poker scene with The Lodge Card Club, the largest poker room in Texas in Round Rock. However, he’s now looking to expand his
Poker player, author Maria Konnikova to launch new podcast
She’ll host the podcast with FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver Author Maria Konnikova of The Biggest Bluff, who found her calling in poker, and FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver are collaborating on a new weekly podcast, “Risky Business.” The podcast revolves around the art of making sound decisions in poker and daily life, offering insights from the pair’s experiences
20-year break from poker doesn’t stop Klint Griffin from winning
The player from Tennessee is getting his poker hands back into the action After almost 20 years away from the poker table, Klint Griffin of Tennessee secured his first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Ring. He outlasted 395 players to win the $1,700 buy-in Main Event at the WSOPC Horseshoe Tunica festival. The substantial turnout for the