The idyllic scenery of the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Spa, with its sandy beaches and poolside bars, invites a slow life of laying back and soaking in the atmosphere. So it was an irony that the first-ever PokerStars European Poker Tour Cyprus ended not with a drawn-out affair but with a turbo sprint to the finish. Long after Gilles Simon lifted the EPT Cyprus Main Event trophy and the room had largely cleared of players and spectators, Albert Daher and Mikita Badziakouski continued to battle at their table with four other opponents in the final $25,000 No-Limit Holdem event of the festival.

Calling all mid-stakes tournament grinders. How does a week of 50 online poker tournaments, each costing $55, sound to you? What about if those tournaments had combined guarantees on their prize pools weighing in at $500,000? Would you be interested in learning more? Of course, you would. So, continue reading to discover everything there is to know about the 50/50 Poker Tournament Series at TigerGaming. TigerGaming hosts the 50/50 Poker Tournament series between October 30 and November 5.

Daniel Negreanu, Jason Koon, Maria Ho, Fedor Holz, and other top poker players will show off their skills in a reality-based Poker After Dark show called “Game of Gold.” The first episode in what appears to be a unique format airs Nov. 8 on the GGPoker YouTube channel. A couple years ago, the online poker giant obtained the rights to the iconic poker show, which is filmed inside the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas.