Sammy Farha shoves Texas poker dealer, who says he lost his job after the altercation
The WSOP Main Event runner-up's confrontation with a dealer at a Texas card room drew police attention and cost the dealer his job, intensifying scrutiny of unr
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CoinPoker and PokerGO Tour partner for $250 million guaranteed season across six majors
The PokerGO Tour is moving a portion of its high-stakes schedule onto the crypto-based site CoinPoker with a $250M guarantee, a notable link between online oper
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NBA partners with prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket
The league's tie-up with regulated prediction markets extends the convergence of sports betting, event contracts, and mainstream sports properties.
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Stake Poker signs Farid Jattin as its first poker ambassador
The online poker brand's first signing of a sponsored pro signals its push for player-facing visibility against larger crypto poker rivals.
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Borgata Fall Poker Open returns with more than $4 million in guaranteed prize pools
The Atlantic City series returns with a multi-million-dollar guarantee slate, a key barometer for East Coast live tournament demand.
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PokerNews Online Championship Mystery Main Event won by IOwnU888 for $25,522
The champion took the largest share of the $254,203 prize pool after beating Aaron Barone heads-up in the online series finale.
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Hun Wei Lee wins Victorian Poker Championship, denies Joe Hachem at Crown
Lee topped 715 entrants for A$350,000 at Crown, beating the former WSOP Main Event champion in a headline result for the Australian series.
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Kyle Grupp wins WSOP Circuit Turning Stone Main Event
The local player closed out the New York circuit stop's Main Event, one of several WSOPC results reported this week.
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WSOP Circuit debuts at The Reserve alongside Choctaw classic stop
The circuit adds a new venue while continuing a long-running Choctaw series, part of WSOPC's expanding regional footprint.
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WSOPC UK at Dusk Till Dawn offers 13 rings and a £1 million Main Event guarantee
The UK stop's £1,500 Main Event carries a seven-figure guarantee, a focal point for the regional circuit schedule.
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Maria Konnikova and James Hartigan launch 'The Tough Call' podcast with Jason Koon as first guest
The 10-episode first season, backed by PokerStars, adds another media property to poker's growing podcast lineup.
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High-stakes player and real estate investor Jeremy Kaufman dies; Hellmuth and Matusow lead tributes
Kaufman, a regular on High Stakes Poker, was remembered by prominent players after his death at a relatively young age.
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Ireland's Irish Open moves to Marrakech with 36 events and PokerNews live coverage
The relocation of Ireland's flagship tournament to Morocco marks an unusual venue shift for a long-running European series.
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PokerGO Tour Sprint Series to feature three PokerStake players
Staking marketplace PokerStake is highlighting three women players in the upcoming PGT Sprint Series, tying staking platforms to tour events.
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Women-owned poker room to open in Texas
The new room is billed as a first for the state and comes as Texas poker venues face ongoing legal uncertainty.
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World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star final table set
The Bay 101 stop's final table is set, with the California market's live scene also drawing attention to its stalled online poker prospects.
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BetRivers Poker launches mystery bounty tournaments and marks anniversary week
The operator added mystery bounty formats across its online poker product and ran promotional splash pots for its anniversary.
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Canada weighs banning gambling advertising during hockey broadcasts
A proposed ad restriction tied to hockey telecasts would hit a core channel for gambling operators in the Canadian market.
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