Bonomo reveals that first prize in One Drop poker charity competition was chopped

August 3, 2018

Poker ace Justin Bonomo’s multi-million dollar win in the Big One for One Drop charity match over the World Series of Poker this year (see previous reports) may not have been as large as was originally thought. Flush Draw writer Dan Katz reported this week that in fact Bonomo and his last final table opponent, […]

More than $116 million guaranteed at Pokerstars throughout World Championship of Online Poker season

August 2, 2018

Pokerstars has announced that it is to invest over $116 million in prize pool guarantees during this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) season, which runs from September 2 to 17. More than $70 million of will come from WCOOP alone making this year’s championship the biggest yet, with 182 tournaments spread across 61 […]

Massive pay day for poker pro Badziakouski

August 2, 2018

Belarus poker pro Mikita Badziakouski’s bank manager will probably be rolling out the red carpet following his huge $5,255,456 first prize victory in the Triton Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea this week. The win is all the more remarkable due to Badziakouski’s triumph in Triton Montenegro just three months ago, and the […]

Lam the victor in WPT Gardens Main Event

July 28, 2018

New York poker pro Simon Lam has claimed his first major tournament title and a first prize worth $565,055 after taking down the $5,000 buy-in main event at World Poker Tour Gardens in Los Angeles after a three-handed tussle with two formidable opponents – Jake Schindler and Men “The Master” Nguyen. Nguyen held the lead […]

Microgaming launches all-new poker software

July 26, 2018

Microgaming has announced the launch of Prima on the MPN, a new online poker client designed to deliver a premium experience to players worldwide. Built with players in mind, the new client features a streamlined interface to provide easy navigation to cash, tournament and casino games, which includes a blind cash game lobby and a […]

2018 WSOP by the numbers

July 23, 2018

The organisers of the World Series of Poker have released final statistics on this year’s successful edition of the world’s most prestigious poker tournament, revealing: * The 50-day poker extravaganza in Las Vegas drew 123,865 players this summer – up 2.4 percent y-o-y; * The prize pool of the 78-event series at the Rio All-Suite […]

World Poker Tour heading to Asian destinations

July 23, 2018

The World Poker Tour has confirmed that it is embarking on an expansion drive in Asia, principally targeting Vietnam and India with new tournaments. The company plans a three-week swing through the region, starting with a Japanese tournament mid-September, another in Korea in the third week of September, and WPT Vietnam, which will be hosted […]

Evenbet powers innovative NoLimitCoin poker

July 20, 2018

Online gaming software developer EvenBet Gaming claimed Friday it has broken new barriers with the launch of NoLimitCoin, a pioneering no-rake online poker platform. The NoLimitCoin platform features fully web-based functionality with no reliance on install files required, and operates no rake, so players can keep all their winnings commission-free. The site caters for players […]

MPN hints at improvements for poker product

July 19, 2018

Microgaming’s poker expert Alex Scott gave fans a taste of MPN’s new poker client in his blog this week, revealing that the company has moved away from C++. “The first release of our new client is a Minimal Viable Product (MVP). We’ve made some educated guesses about what was important and what adds value,” Scott […]

Justin Bonomo wins 2018 Big One for One Drop

July 18, 2018

32-year-old US poker pro Justin Bonomo’s recent run of seriously big wins has approached legendary proportions with his latest victory – $10 million in first prize cash and his third bracelet in the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop charity competition at the World Series of Poker. The huge cash brings Bonomo’s lifetime earnings […]