Day 1a of the $10,400 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship proved that the $40 million guaranteed prize pool wasn't crazy talk.

China's Dong Chen topped 169 entries to win the World Series of Poker Paradise Event #15: $10,000 High Roller 6-Handed for $411,659 and his first bracelet.

A German high-stakes player says he mistakenly sent $21,744 to MonkerGuy and is trying to get his money back. MonkerGuy said he never received the money.

PokerStars has released its streaming schedule for the 2023 European Poker Tour Prague Stop alongside the Mini EPT Online series, which has $40,000 in added value.

Masashi Oya has won the WSOP Paradise $100,000 Ultra High Roller Championship for $2,940,000 after defeating high-stakes crusher Jason Koon in heads-up play.

Ole Schemion, who now has over $19.5 million in live tournament earnings, topped the 27-entry field in the second 25,000 NL Hold'em tournament at EPT Prague for 246,370.

Grosvenor Casinos has unveiled the full 2024 GUKPT and 25/50 schedules. Check them out in full at PokerNews.

There were so many incredible monster pots on Hustler Casino Live Friday with the first ever 24-hour poker live-stream. Alan Keating made his return.

A dealer error at the World Series of Poker Paradise Main Event final table cost Daniel Neilson approximately $160,000 in equity. Here's what happened.

PokerNews spoke to various poker vloggers and creators on why they think the poker space is great for content.

Kazakhstan poker star Shyngis Satubayev reigned supreme at the 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague, where he won the 10K EPT High Roller for over 400K.

Cy Church, David Goldberg, Carolyn Taylor, and Doyle Brunson were among those we lost. PokerNews takes a look back at all those who passed away in 2023.

It's Day 3 in the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, and the defending champion, Eliot Hudon, is still standing with a healthy stack.

The Free Poker Network (FPN) Vegas $100k World Championship will take place at Golden Nugget Las Vegas Jan. 4-7 and will award $25,000 to the champion.

The finale of Game of Gold is finally here. Check out who walked away with the $456,000 first prize and who busted out in the final week of the show.

Wesley's cheating allegations against Tony Mars made for one of the year's biggest poker stories. Get the details about the alleged private game cheating.

Tony Mars, accused of cheating a private California poker game out of millions, issued a statement with PokerNews denying the allegations against him.

Read all about Ben Wilinofsky's $139,379 bracelet win at the WSOP Paradise in Event #8: Mystery Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Online). It's his first bracelet!

Jordan Saccucci, an alleged burglar and the 2022 EPT Prague champion, was removed by casino officials from the WSOP Paradise Main Event in the Bahamas.

Read about those who've taken the Road To Paradise via GGPoker and will be at December's World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis in Bahamas.

Three players have already captured Wynn replica trophies at the second annual World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Festival in Las Vegas.

Phil Hellmuth winning his 17th gold World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is PokerNews' No. 3 story of 2023. Read about all the details here on PokerNews.

South Korea's Gab Yong Kim has won the 3,000 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague for 219,214.

Looking back at the surprise hit Game of Gold, how it came to be, and why it clicked with the poker audience in 2023.

The last WSOP gold bracelet of the 2023 World Series of Poker Paradise has been awarded to Dante Goya after he went from two chips and a chair to PLO Champ!

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will run from May 28-July 17, 2024, while the 2024 WSOP $10,000 Main Event will take place July 3-17. Details here.

Here's a preview of the upcoming $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop at the WPT World Championship. Phil Ivey, Jason Koon, and Dan Cates are confirmed to play.

Only one man knocked out Dan Hardy during his professional career. If you do it in the 888poker KO Games Main Event Overlay Edition, you'll bank $109.

Pablo Silva has won a tournament at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour for $168,471 . The victory marked his second triumph on the live poker felt.

The Asian Poker Tour canceled the rest of the series in Hanoi in the middle of its biggest event -- the Main Event -- on Day 4 deep into the money.

Tamas Adamszki has won Event #4: 10,200 NL Hold'em at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague for 117,150 and his first PokerStars spadie trophy.

The return of the PokerStars NAPT in 2023 saw the event take place at Resorts World Las Vegas with Sami Bechahed winning the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event.

Top Stories of 2023, #1: Poker World Loses Its Godfather, Doyle Brunson

For the third straight year, Hustler Casino Live has dominated the poker live-streaming game even without its former biggest star, Garrett Adelstein.

Learn about some of the ClubWPT qualifiers who are playing in the WPT World Championship Jim Barger, Catlin Lockhart, Ken Turkington, and Michael Capo.

The 2024 Kings of Tallinn poker festival, which Olybet organizes, has released its schedule for the upcoming series. It features a 500,000 guaranteed Main Event.

Read about those who've taken the Road To Paradise via GGPoker and will be at December's World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis in Bahamas.

Oleg Vasylchenko topped the 56-entry fields and ended with a total prize of 154,673 after winning the 10,200 Mystery Bounty at the 2023 EPT Prague Stop.

Grzegorz Kozieja has won the 2,200 Eureka High Roller at the 2023 EPT Prague festival, topping the 1,478-entry field for his largest live cash.

John Johnnyhaha Riesterer is among the latest players to win a seat in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship. Get the details here.

2019 WCOOP Main Event champion Jacobo Montoya is among the latest to qualify for the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship. Get the details here.

As the festive season kicks into high gear, 888poker is spreading the holiday cheer with its exclusive Happy Holidays Sale. Players can enjoy a spectacular 50% discount on numerous popular tournaments.

The 2023 Global Poker Index Player of the Year race is Bin Weng's to lose, while the Mid-Major Player of the Year could still come down to the final event.

The WPT Prime Championship unofficial final table is set after Day 3 action closes with nine remaining players returning tomorrow and $1.3m to play for.

The final table is set in the $1 million buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Big One for One Drop, but the money bubble at Wynn still hasn't burst.

Tamas Adamszki Captures His Second EPT Prague Trophy in the 50,000 Super High Roller

fjreis Wins Event #29: $25 Main Event Mystery Bounty for $11,330 in the 888poker KO Games Series. The tournament had $200,000 guarantee and a $20,000 mystery bounty prize.

Jin Hoon Lee came out on top in the $1,500 Mystery Bounty event at the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival, and became the sixth South Korean bracelet winner.

There are PKO tournament galore up until December 11 at TigerGaming thanks to the Winter Knockout Series.

Here are some highlights from the final episode of GGPoker's Poker After Dark Game of Gold featuring Maria Ho, Dan Cates, Josh Arieh, Fedor Holz & Yoh Viral

Check out the latest PokerNews Hands of the Week from the 2023 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague. Among those involved were Petr Novotny and Kayhan Mokri.

The money bubble has officially burst in the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship, giving everyone remaining a sigh of relief at Wynn.

World Series of Poker champion Hossein Ensan bagged one of the biggest stacks on Day 1c of the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship.

PokerStars gives players the chance to win their way to the Irish Poker Open with online satellites. The two brands have joined forces once again for the IPO.

GGPoker bans user Moneytaker69 after an online poker exploit was used to hack the game client and intercept network traffic

Mike Leah and George Tomescu were among the top winners over the past few days in the historic World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Festival.

Maria Ho hammers the opposition in last week's Game of Gold, while Charlie Carrel's team fight among themselves. Check out the recap here!

Teun Mulder has won the first 25K buy-in event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour Prague spot and closes in on the top spot of the Netherlands All-Time Money List.

The PokerStars New Year Series runs from December 24-January 16 with $35 million in guaranteed prize pools and the very first PokerStars Mystery Bounty tournament

What a day for the World Poker Tour as the tour crowned a $5.6 million champion in the second annual WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship at Wynn Las Vegas has more than $10 million in the pot, and the winner will take home $1.38 million.

In PokerNews' latest 'Hands of the Week' article, we bring you game-changing hands from the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock 'n' Roll Poker Open

Read about those who've taken the Road To Paradise via GGPoker and will be at December's World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis in Bahamas.

Reality TV star Princess Love is one of 45 players remaining in the $10,400 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Each WPT Champion for 2023 was honored at a ceremony at the WPT World Championship, each receiving a unique trophy designed by American artist Daniel Arsham

Discover how Denmark's thechronic99 walked away with $20,090 in the 888poker KO Games Overlay Edition $162 Mystery Bounty event.

There has been plenty of holiday poker action on Global Poker as the site is winding down its 25 Days of Poker running throughout the month of December.

Erik Seidel joined the exclusive 10-bracelet club after winning the @WSOP Paradise $50,000 Super High Roller. Read more about Seidel's victory.

It was a slow start and a rough first day in the $1,000,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Big One for One Drop for poker legend Phil Ivey.

Sean Perry was eliminated from the $9.3 million Circa Sports Survivor after the Broncos lost to the Patriots 26-23 contest with just ten players remaining.

Garrett Adelstein made his long-awaited return to live poker on Bally Live Poker at Tropicana, and viewership was quite solid on the Bally YouTube channel.

On November 27, the Texas poker community lost a valued member in Edward Garcia, who was one of the primary operators at the Empire Poker Club near Houston.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) installed an Action Clock prior to the bubble bursting in the WPT Prime Championship to help combat against stalling.

Kara Scott leaves her role as 888poker ambassador after almost eight years. What is next for Scott? Find out exclusively at PokerNews.

Daniel Lowery won four WSOPC rings and the WPT $10,000 Seniors High Roller in a year where he turned 50 and cross the three million mark in career earnings.

Check out some of the biggest hands to come out of the WSOP Paradise live updates by PokerNews. Among those involved were soccer superstar Sergio Aguero.

2005 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Hachem put his poker skills on display by making an amazing fold with pocket kings in the WPT World Championship.

Canada's Martin Raus took down the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event 4 $1,000 Mini Main Event for $334,380. Ami Barer & Seyoon Lim at final table.

The $1 million buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Big One for One Drop, a charity event, has concluded following a thrilling final table at Wynn Las Vegas.

Greece's Nikolaos Lampropoulos went from less than one big blind to winning 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $25,000 High Roller PLO for $871,600.

Actor Neil Patrick Harris played some poker on Monday and he ran into some horrible luck in a World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational at Wynn Las Vegas.

The Galway Poker Festival is back, promising an exhilarating week of intense poker action at The Galmont Hotel. With a festival guarantee of 500,000, including an additional 25,000 sponsored by Paddy Power Poker, the stakes are higher than ever.

Play, spin, & win up to 100% cashback when playing Omaha cash games on 888poker from December 10-16.

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event bracelet weighs nearly 95 grams and is hand-set with 494 genuine blue topaz round stones. See it here.

Read about those who've taken the Road To Paradise via GGPoker and will be at December's World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis in Bahamas.

Just 16 players from a 3,835-entry field in the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship remain in contention for the title and $5,678,000 top prize.

Plenty of big names, including Huck Seed, are moving on to Day 2 following the Day 1d session in the 2023 World Poker Tour World Championship at Wynn.

Lisa Costello is the champion of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, while Ashley Sleeth came in second place.

Bulgaria's Boris Kolev won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Event #6: $3,000 NLH 6-Handed for $424,550 and his second gold bracelet. Recap here.

Check out all the highlights from the CardPlayers Lifestyle Mixed Game Festival VI, including Ari Engel's win in the $260 buy-in H.E.R.O.S. Main Event.

In PokerNews Top Stories of 2023, No. 9 is a look at the World Poker Tour (WPT), which became a true challenger in US live poker space. Read it now here.

Poker fans can watch actor Neil Patrick Harris compete in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational on live-stream from the Wynn in Las Vegas.

You have got to see this brutal river card on Hustler Casino Live in a $500,000 pot that sent Dan Jungleman Cates literally to the bank in frustration.

Check out some of the biggest hands to come out of the WSOP Paradise live updates by PokerNews. Among those involved were Erik Seidel and Seth Davies.

888poker has elevated the excitement with a substantial boost to the BLAST Leaderboards, now featuring a staggering $10,000 daily prize pool, offering players a thrilling and intensified poker experience.

Padraig O'Neill has won the 2023 European Poker Tour Prague Main Event for 1,030,000 after defeating Jon Kyte in heads-up play at the final EPT stop of the year.

Jin Hoon Lee came out on top in the $1,500 Mystery Bounty event at the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival, and became the sixth South Korean bracelet winner.

Global Poker's 25 Days Of Poker Main Events will feature guarantees of GC 40,000,000 and SC 250,000. Get the details here about the upcoming series.

Jon Kyte is leading the five remaining players in the Main Event of the European Poker Tour Prague as it gears up for its final day of play. The winner will receive 1,030,000.

Check out some of the side event winners from the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas including Mike Leah & Nathan Gamble.

Reigning world champion Daniel Weinman nearly won a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring playing in his first tournament since the WSOP Main Event.

Three massive poker festivals take place in December - WSOP Paradise, EPT Prague and WPT World Championship.

Dmitry Yurasov put on a final table clinic to win the Merit Poker Gangster Series $3,300 Main Event in Cyprus for $295,500. He topped the 566-entry field in Cyprus.

David Tuchman's mobile interview show featured Jeff Platt in a fascinating episode of 888poker's online video feature, 888Ride. Read on to find out more...

MyStack by PokerNews is the free-to-use tool that gets you closer to the tournament action than ever before.

California's Luis Gutierrez said he is excited to battle with the pros in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship. Read more about the ClubWPT qualifier.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Cash Game at Wynn Las Vegas on Thursday brought about some exciting action and some monster pots all evening.

Day 2 of the 888poker KO Games Main Event Overlay Edition kicks off today with plenty of overlay. Read on to find out how to enter and play.

Xuan Liu took the challenge to play poker in every territory and province in Canada. Read her PokerNews interview to find out more about this $50k challenge

Poker legends Phil Ivey and Gus Hansen competed against regular poker fans at Wynn Las Vegas in a fun, laid back WPT Meet-Up Game (MUG) on Friday.

Bernardo Neves wins the frantic WSOP Paradise The Closer Turbo event for $166,000. Check out the high-octane action here!

A fight broke out between two all-in opponents in the European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event and one was disqualified for head-butting the other.

Germany's Stanislav Zegal took down the first-ever WSOP Paradise Main Event for $2M and his first bracelet. Read about the online qualifier's victory.

2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $5,300 Main Event kicked off with a half dozen former Main Event champs including Jamie Gold, Koray Aldemir & Ryan Riess.

Brazil's Allan Mello won his first WSOP bracelet at WSOP Paradise, winning the Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,000,000

Audio files obtained by PokerNews appear to indicate that Tony Mars did in fact admit to Hustler Casino Live's Wesley Fei that he cheated a poker game.

Paul Vas Nunes finished second in the 2014 GUKPT Grand Final Main Event but made amends ten years later and became the tournament's worthy champion.

Some of the world's best poker players and coaches are available on the Run It Once Elite plan. Join before January 6 to lock in a lower, bargain price!

Ren Lin, one of the top high rollers in the game today, won the $50,000 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Alpha8 at Wynn Las Vegas for over $1 million.

Popular poker streamer Jonathan Van Fleet, who is better known by screen name apestyles is the latest poker superstars to join the ambassadorial team at WPT Global.

The inaugural World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise at the Atlantis on Paradise Island proved to be a big success. Read about some of the highlights here.

Global Poker is currently hosting its 25 Days of Poker series, which features an exciting tournament lineup, challenges, and some surprises along the way.

Samuel Mullur won the WSOP Paradise $25K GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship for $2,726,300. The final table included both Adrian Mateos and Damian Salas.

Defending champion Eliot Hudon has busted from the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship late on Day 3 at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Dwayne Sluis has won the 2023 Unibet Open Bucharest 1,100 Main Event after qualifying for the tournament on Unibet. He topped the 360-entry field for (65,830).

Just 6 players from a 3,835-entry field in the 2023 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship remain in contention for the title and $5,678,000 top prize.

Where will Garrett Adelstein make his return to poker at for the first time in more than a year? PokerNews ponders the poker legend's possibilities.

Another day in Paradise, another online bracelet won, this time by BrigitteBardot. Check out the latest WSOP Paradise bracelet event results here.

Phil Hellmuth made a grand entrance dressed as Poseidon to the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise Main Event. Find out what players thought here.

Artur Martirosian has won Event #11: $800 Flip & Go at the World Series of Poker Paradise for $110,591. It is the poker player's second bracelet of the year.

Andrew Robl tops the charts for the most profitable live-streamed cash game player in 2023, but who brought up the rear?

The inaugural 888poker UK Poker League heads to seven Grosvenor casinos during 2024, bringing with it a bustling tournament schedule.

Adam Pliska reflects on the WPT World Championship overlay but says the WPT's long-term plan is playing out

There was a new millionaire crowned at the Wynn Las Vegas on Tuesday in the $1,100 buy-in World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship tournament.

Hustler Casino Live player Mars has been accused by his peers Nik Airball and Wesley Fei of cheating California private games out of more than $3 million.

Live poker events continued enjoying bumper attendances throughout 2023, with dozens of new records set.

The poker industry has taken a stand against cheating in 2023, especially among online poker sites such as PokerStars and GGPoker the past year.

Michigan poker player George Janssen was found zip-tied after allegedly being held in a basement for a month as part of a two-year extortion scheme.

Check out six of our favorite PokerNews Podcast episodes from 2023 including with guests such as Vanessa Selbst, Billy Baxter, Phil Hellmuth, and many more.

Alexander Tkatschew has conquered the record-breaking 4,403-player field in the 1,100 Eureka Main Event at the 2023 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague

It's starting to look like the $40 million guaranteed prize pool will be smashed in the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

Garrett Adelstein is back in the poker world, and he's crushing it like he did before he took nearly 15 months away from the game since the Robbi incident.

Paul Vas Nunes finished second in the 2014 GUKPT Grand Final Main Event but made amends ten years later and became the tournament's worthy champion.

Check out some of the biggest hands from the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas as captured by their live reporting team.