In tournament poker, making the right choice in marginal moments are what separate great players from good ones. One of our rising stars on PokerStake, Kevin Theodore, is playing this week’s Main Event at the 2025 Texas Poker Open. To prepare him for the inevitable, we fired off our 15 Bigs at the long-time poker […]

The PokerGO Tour PLO Series has concluded and after 11 thrilling events, six-figure wins for PokerStake players and some terrific four-card action in Las Vegas, Jim Collopy won the $25,000-entry PLO Championship event for over $450,000. While Collopy’s win heralded the biggest single score of the series, it was Jesse Lonis who took the overall […]

The seventh event of the PokerGO Tour PLO Series saw PokerStake player Josh Arieh come close to victory after threatening a cage fight in Las Vegas… well, kind of. A thrilling seventh event of the PGT PLO Series saw Arieh fall just short of glory as Alex Foxen ended an 803-day hoodoo inside the PokerGO […]

The opening event of the 2025 PGT PLO Series began at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday. One day on from kick off, the winner was crowned, as PokerSTake player Ky Nguyen surged up the rankings then dealt several killer blows to reign supreme and claim the title […]

For the next 10 days, the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the place to be as the PokerGO Cup returns to action. If the opening event of the series is a guide, then it’s going to be a rollercoaster ride with some of the best poker players in […]

There always comes a time in poker tournaments at any level where a player will need to know what to do when decisions get marginal. This stage is often when the player has 15 big blinds left to their name and need to decide whether to twist or stick, shove all-in or fold to fight […]

The opening two events of the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series are in the books and two major winners have already claimed trophies and hundreds of thousands of dollars. Event #1 was won by Lautaro Guerra, while Event #2 was taken down by Dylan Weisman as both events, which cost $5,000 to play, saw big […]

The eighth and final event of the 2024 U.S. Poker produced great drama as Stephen Chidwick took the most lucrative title of the series and PokerStake player Aram Zobian was crowned the overall Championship winner in Las Vegas. With Zobian’s only remaining challenger at the start of the final table busting in seventh place, the […]

The penultimate event of the eight-tournament U.S. Poker Open was won last night by Eric Afriat. The Canadian player toppled Joey Weissman heads-up to move into second place on the overall leaderboard behind the runaway leader Aram Zobian. With one event to play, the $25,000 ‘Main Event’ of the series, Zobian is in the box […]

The sixth event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open saw a stunning victory for PokerStake player Aram Zobian as the American beat overnight chip leader Sam Laskowitz heads-up to claim the $264,290 top prize and world-famous ‘eagle’ USPO trophy. With stars of the felt such as Brock Wilson and Joey Weisman both going close, the […]

David Coleman and Matthew Wantman both grabbed PGT titles over a packed weekend of poker action at the U.S. Poker Open. As Scottie Scheffler claimed an imperious Masters win at Augusta over Ludvig Åberg, the chips were flying in Las Vegas as the PokerGO Studio saw great drama play out at the purple felt.

An exciting conclusion to the third event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open saw Dan Smith, a.k.a. ‘The Cowboy’ ride home with the title after playing and winning his first event of the series. Smith, whose lifetime winnings in ranking tournaments now top $54 million, as he sits in 5th position on The Hendon Mob […]

A dramatic final table saw the second event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open won by Jesse Lonis as the rising elite player of American poker bagged another crown to add to his collection of major titles. At a final table including players such as PokerStake players Victoria Livschitz and Aram Zobian, Lonis won the title with […]

The opening event of the 2024 U.S. Poker Open saw a bumper field and a thrilling final table produce a very popular winner. The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel began the final day with the chip lead before losing his advantage after a series of unfortunate all-in hands. Undeterred, […]

Events #9 and #10 of the 2024 PokerGO Tour PLO Series wrapped over the weekend and Finnish player Samuli Sipila was crowned the overall Championship winner for over $1 across the series. With two previous victories in the 10-event series, Sipila’s runner-up result in the $25,000-entry PLO Championship sealed the deal as he celebrated inside […]