Cody Bartlett Finally Gets There With Win in RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event ($63,305)

The RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) $700 Main Event has come to an end at Horseshoe Council Bluffs. The field of 546 became 67 players at the beginning of Day 2, and just one after seven hours of play on Sunday. It was two years ago when Cody Bartlett ended up finishing runner-up to Nate Steuer in the 2021 RGPS Council Bluffs Main Event for $24,167. This time he got to heads up a second time and ended up on the other side of the coin, beating Ted Forshey for his first RGPS title and a career-best score of $63,305.

Derrick Yamada Wins the Ring After Deal Ends Wild Heads-Up Duel at RGPS Jamul ($31,565*)

San Diego’s Derrick Yamada took down the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Jamul $600 Main Event late Sunday evening after nearly 12 hours of play on Day 2 to earn a payday of $31,565 after a heads-up chop deal with Steve Hoang. The deal also included the RGPS ring as well as a seat and travel package to the Dream Seat Invitational in Thunder Valley next week. The Main Event, which offered three starting flights, attracted 299 entrants to generate a prize pool of $155,480.

Over $1 Million Guaranteed in the 888poker KO Games From Nov. 26

Keep your diaries free from November 26 through to December 12 if you love playing bounty tournaments because the 888poker KO Games series runs between those dates. Featuring 29 bounty and mystery bounty events and combined guaranteed prize pools in excess of $1 million, the KO Games has something for everyone. The 888poker KO Series shuffles up and deals on November 26 with a trio of mystery bounty tournaments. They come with buy-ins of $55, $109, and $525, and boast guarantees of $40,000, $120,000, and $50,000, respectively.

Are Your Ready for Pokers Spring Break? Adam Pliska Talks WPT Voyage Cruise

From March 31-April 6, 2024, the World Poker Tour (WPT) will take over an entire Virgin Voyages cruise ship the 1,400-cabin Valiant Lady for a six-day poker festival that features $1.5 million in guarantees, including a $5,000 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD WPT Main Event. Its called the WPT Voyage and it is likely to be one of the most fun and unique poker tournaments in quite some time. The Main Tour stop will be filled with fun activities both on and off the felt, and will include some of the biggest names in the game including WPT Ambassadors such as Brad Owen & Andrew Neeme, WPT commentators Tony Dunst & Vince Van Patten, and even the one and only Phil Ivey!

Hands of the Week: Quads Twice in First Orbit, Bubble Runner-Runner at 2023 PokerStars NAPT

The PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) returned to the United States for the first time in 12 years earlier this month. The festival proved to be a big hit with some well-known poker pros taking down side events including Eli Elezra and Griffin Benger while poker dealer and soon-to-be-father Sami Bechahed topped a 1,095-entry field to win the $1,650 NAPT Main Event for $268,945. For this edition of our “Hands of the Week” series, we’re bringing you some of the biggest and most interesting hands from the 2023 PokerStars NAPT at Resorts World Las Vegas.

Over $55M in Guarantees for WPT World Championship Series at Wynn from Nov. 29-Dec. 23

The World Poker Tour (WPT) and Wynn Las Vegas will offer the largest guarantee in the history of poker next month when the $40,000,000 WPT World Championship kicks off on December 12. The flagship tournament is part of the WPT World Championship Series, which will run at Wynn Las Vegas from November 29-December 23. The rundown features several million-dollar guarantees, as well as the return of The Big One for One Drop, a $1,000,000 buy-in for charity that will run for the first time since 2018.

F1 Day 2: Q&A With Racing Superstar, PokerStars In the Red Bull VIP Suite

While the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to a bumpy start with the first two practice races, things were fully back on track by Friday evening’s FP3 and a captivating Qualifying Race that produced several notable upsets. Up in the Red Bull VIP Hospitality suite, several members of the PokerStars team enjoyed a complimentary full bar, fine dining and an epic view of the track looping around the iconic Las Vegas Strip.

Negreanu Shares WSOP Paradise Plans; Which of His Poker Friends Will Be There?

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise is a winter series held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in The Bahamas. The series runs from December 3-14 and will feature 15 bracelet events across different variants with over $51 million in guarantees. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage of the event, with photos, videos, and player interviews live from the tournament floor in The Bahamas. In the meantime, GGPoker has been busy qualifying players from all over the world via their Road To Paradise, which launched at the beginning of October.

Ho, Akkari, Shaban & Frankie Partake in Oracle Red Bull Racings Grand Tauro USA

Its been a busy week in Las Vegas with most festivities orbiting the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. However, for some lucky qualifiers, poker pros, and F1 personalities, their journey began one state over. Earlier this week, PokerStars took on the role of Games Master on Oracle Red Bull Racings Grand Tauro USA. It was a cross-country road trip that saw a convoy of supercars leaving California last Sunday, bound for Las Vegas in time for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Ontarian Engineer Matthew Aquino Wins WSOP Paradise Ticket on GGPoker

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas is just a few weeks out now and online qualifiers are cropping up all over the globe. Ontario player Matthew Aquino is among those Road To Paradise winners who are eyeing up the prize pool and the hotel pool after winning a WSOP package. Aquino joins several other players who won their seats in the main event and accommodation at the Atlantis Hotel on GGPoker.

PokerStars VIP Invitational, Practice Delay Make Up Opening Night of F1 Las Vegas

After an exciting week of buildup that included the unveiling of PokerStars-branded ‘Poker Chip’ wheel covers and an RB19 car hanging from the ceiling at Omnia nightclub, the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix kicked off on Thursday evening with two practices around the Las Vegas Strip. The long-anticipated Las Vegas Grand Prix got off to what can only be described as a bumpy start as the first practice was postponed after just 8 minutes as Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr.

Inside Poker Player's $400k/Night Caesars Palace Suite During Las Vegas Grand Prix

“Wes Side” Wesley Fei posted a video on X from inside his lavish Caesars Palace villa ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, which he said cost $400,000 per night. PokerNews contacted the Hustler Casino Live regular and asked him if we could do an MTV Cribs style visit, to which he replied, “come on up.” The wealthy cryptocurrency investor who only began playing poker less than two years ago gambles heavily at Caesars, and other casinos.

F1 x Poker - 5 F1 Drivers You Won't Believe Play Poker

The worlds of motor racing and poker have always enjoyed a nice rhythm together. The two activities enjoy similar audiences, so promotional partnerships have come easy, and cards games have long been a fixture in the garages of racing teams at all levels and in all formats. Long after the checkered flag has been waved and the cars have been put away, racers and their teams are still in search for high-stakes action to pass the time between stops on the lengthy racing schedule.

Hands of the Week: Straight Flush, a One-Outer, and Neeme Bursts WPT bestbet Scramble Bubble

The $5,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble at Floridas bestbet Jacksonville attracted 365 entries and paid out a prize pool of $1,660,750. Frederic Normand came out on top to claim a $351,650 top prize, though his path to victory wasn’t an easy one. For this edition of our “Hands of the Week” series, we’re bringing you some of the biggest and most interesting hands from the WPT bestbet Scramble.

Jason Koon, Aleksejs Ponakovs Among Latest Confirmed For Big One For One Drop

The field for the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop that will take place in December at the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas keeps growing as five more players confirmed their participation in the seven-figure event. High-stakes veteran Jason Koon will once again be taking part in the Big One For One Drop, while newer high-stakes grinders Aleksejs Ponakovs, Artur Martirosian, Orpen Kisacikoglu and Santhosh Suvarna will all make their Big One debuts.

Vincent Meli Wins UK and Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham Main Event

Vincent Meli – Photo Credit: Eloy Cabacas/Rational Intellectual Holdings Ltd. Vincent Meli has won the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham main event title hosted at Dusk Till Dawn. The French poker player captured his first tournament win along with close to $200,000 in prize money. The 43-year-old has been living in London for the past 15 years, and he recently made the switch from cash games to tournaments. This is his largest tournament score since making that transition.

WSOP Announces 9 Days of Paradise Livestreams on PokerGO

With just under a month to go before the poker world heads to The Bahamas, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has released the viewing schedule for their trip to Paradise. The series, which runs from December 3-14, will feature nine days of livestreams and three TV episodes on PokerGO and CBS Sports Network. Several legends have already punched their ticket for The Bahamas, including Daniel Negreanu, Jamie Gold, Phil Hellmuth, and 2023 WSOP Main Event Champion Daniel Weinman.

PokerNews Giving Out Exclusive PokerStars Oracle Red Bull Racing Las Vegas Grand Prix Wheel Cover

PokerNews, through PokerStars and Oracle Red Bull Racing, is giving out a wheel cover from the upcoming Las Vegas Grand Prix signed by Formula 1 greats Max Verstappen and Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez. Verstappen, widely considered the top racer in Formula 1 today, is the odds-on favorite to win Vegas’ first F1 race in over 40 years, which takes place Saturday night at 10 p.m. PT. If you don’t have a ticket to the race PokerNews will be trackside you can watch it on ESPN.

Global Poker Grand Prix Turbo Series Las Vegas Edition Kicks Off Today

There has been plenty of hype around this weekend’s F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, and now there’s an opportunity for online poker players to get in on the racing action. Global Poker announced that it will host the Grand Prix Turbo Series Las Vegas Edition 23 from Nov. 16-18, a series featuring a handful of Gold and Sweeps Coin tournaments and giving players the chance to win a Ferarri experience and a trip to Italy.

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Unibet Open Returns to Bucharest which Features Jam-Packed Schedule; PokerNews to Cover Main Event

Get ready for an unforgettable poker extravaganza as the Unibet Open returns with its grand festival in Bucharest. Set against the magnificent backdrop of the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel, this highly anticipated event is scheduled from November 30 to December 4. With the aim of setting new records in the Romanian capital, the Unibet Open is gearing up for its largest gathering ever held in Bucharest. Over the course of five action-packed days, the festival will mark the Unibet Open’s fourth visit to this vibrant city.

The Giant of Rozvadov: Former Pro Basketball Player Max Neugebauer Wins the WSOP Europe Main Event

Max Neugebauer is a hard man to miss in a crowd. Standing six-foot, eight inches tall, he towers over the competition in any poker tournament. And tonight, at the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, he was left looking down on everyone as he hoisted the gold bracelet in the air. The 26-year-old Austrian is the newest WSOP Europe Main Event champion, prevailing over a record-setting field of 817 players to earn the title and 1,500,000 top prize.