If the theft is confirmed, it could lead to charges against the poker pro A player alleges that well-known poker pro Anthony Zinno lifted a bag left under his seat at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship series in December, stealing $19,000 in cash. Corel Theuma, a 2023 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) champion, confirmed
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Alex Queen takes down the 2024 Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event
Queen outpaces Anthony Zinno and Brian Yoon to capture the title Alex Queen overcame 689 entries at the 2024 Borgata Winter Poker Open Main Event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, beating a formidable final table group that included Anthony Zinno and Brian Yoon. He would beat John Pannucci heads-up to take the 2024 WPO Championship
Nadya Magnus wants to send two female poker players to the WSOP Main Event
The poker pro is offering a unique experience to two lucky players Nadya Magnus continues her routine of awarding women in the poker community coveted tournament seats to big events. The 2021 GPI Female Player of the Year will give away seats to two lucky women for the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event
The 2024 PokerGO Cup begins rewarding players
Two players have already bagged big wins as the series unfolds The PokerGO Tour’s annual series of high-roller tournaments is in its fourth year, and with two events at the 2024 PokerGO Cup in the books, regulars David Peters and Dylan Weisman have taken the first two events. Peters would win In Event #1, a
Mohamed Mokrani turns $3,300 into $342,500 at the Merit Poker Western Series
Mokrani takes down the poker series’ main event and pockets a huge payday The 2024 Merit Poker Western Series $3,300 Main Event at Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino in North Cyprus has concluded. The 24 players on the final day played nearly ten 60-minute levels before France’s Mohamed Mokrani took the title over 672 entrants
Two Brazilian poker players crack the world top-10 winnings list
The duo are the first two players from Brazil to appear on the list Two Brazilian poker players have been rising in the ranks since the start of 2023 as the country continues securing its position as producing some of the best players worldwide. Yuri Martins and Pablo Brito had many notable accomplishments last year
WSOP winner Gal Yifrach in a corner over illegal gambling
The DOJ is going after the poker player with hundreds of documents to support its case Federal authorities have gathered 142,689 pages of evidence in their case against high-stakes poker pro Gal Yifrach, who is accused of running an illegal gambling operation almost two years ago. Attorneys for the defendant and the US Court for
“Tiltboys” founding member and WSOP regular Perry Friedman passes away
The WSOP winner was a regular and popular fixture at poker events everywhere One of the most interesting characters during the 2000s, “Poker Boom,” Perry Friedman, passed away on Sunday at the age of 55. He was known as a bold joker at the table, with non-stop chattering and multi-colored hair, and was typically the
Simone Andrian continues hot streak with Merit Poker Western Series win
Andrian now has wins at events in the WSOP, WPT and the Merit Poker Western Series Before the start of November 2021, Simone Andrian had only one live tournament cash to his name. He’s turned things around since then, winning a WSOP bracelet, a WPT tournament and a UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) title.
Negreanu, Hellmuth face off once again at the poker tables
The Poker Brat strips Kid Poker of almost his entire stack in one hand Two of the biggest all-time winners in poker, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth, would battle for an $83,600 cash pot in a hand at the end of the latest episode of No Gamble, No Future! When the player’s hole cards were
Kristen Foxen secures another big win at the poker tables
Kristen Foxen shipped the final event of the PokerGO Tour Kickoff series Kristen Foxen took down the final event of the PokerGO Tour Kickoff series, beating 50 entrants in the $10,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em event over Poker Hall of Famer Daniel Negreanu heads-up to take $165,000, increasing her career live earnings to $7,872,216. Foxen’s
Poker streamer Brantzen Poker to appear on ‘Deal or No Deal Island’
The online poker personality will compete against Boston Rob on the game show Los Angeles poker vlogger and streamer Brantzen Wong will battle with “Boston Rob” Mariano on Deal or No Deal Island, which premieres on NBC on February 26. Fans can see a 30-minute preview after the NFL playoff game on Saturday, January 13.