Have you ever played a double board Texas Hold’em or Omaha game at your local home game? These games can generate some crazy action and some massive pots. PokerStars, the World’s Largest Poker Site, recognizes this and has decided to debut their first double-board poker game. Their new Split Hold’em game is an exciting variant […]
No-Limit Texas Hold’em is currently the king of poker. The majority of the poker games around the world are in this format with countless millions being wagered every day. However, any poker player will tell you that over time the game can get a bit stale. Also, NL Hold’em has evolved to the point where […]
One of the most unusual prop bets in recent years has officially come to a conclusion. The “ultimate sweat” weight loss prop bet came to a conclusion on Sunday with brothers Jaime Staples and Matt Staples coming through and actually winning the bet for a cool $150,000. The bet required the brothers come in within […]
The inaugural Super High Roller Bowl China is now in the books. On Thursday, the final table of the event wrapped up with Justin Bonomo coming out on top and taking home the $4.82 million top prize. Patrik Antonius made an incredible run and finished runner-up for $3.15 million. Every player at the final table […]
PokerStars has been trying to tell the poker community for the last couple of years that they care about recreational players and that certain changes have been to make the game better for non-pros. Unfortunately, many have not been buying this line and after a recent announcement, the company seems to really not care about […]
Move over Jason and Natasha Mercier. There’s a new power couple in poker. Kristen Bicknell and Alex Foxen went on a tear at the APPT Macau and swept both High Roller events. Bicknell took down the HK$ 80,000 High Roller and Foxen took down the HK $400,000 Super High Roller. The pair netted a total […]
Did you know there were more “poker millionaires” in 2017 than at any time in poker history? According to an article published by Cardplayer Lifestyle on Thursday, there were 125 players in 2017 that won at least $1 million playing live poker tournaments in 2017. This number set a new record, breaking the previous mark […]
Odds are that if you have played enough poker or have paid close attention to the results of big name players, you’ve noticed that the game can be streaky. Players start getting hot and post several huge results in a row and in many cases over a short stretch of time. Jason Mercier had such […]
Bryn Kenney has become a major force in the poker world over the last four years. Last year, Kenney had a career year winning $8.5 million and finished the year as the GPI Player of the Year. Now, Kenney is enjoying the fruits of his success after signing a sponsorship deal with Asia poker site […]
At some point, most serious poker players look to take the next step in their evolution. For some, this simply means graduating from home poker games to casino poker. For tournament players, this means trying your hand against new competition and seeing if you can actually compete against stronger competition. Today we will take a […]
