The Dutch poker player Govert Metaal was always a unique character at the poker felt. Gregarious, giving, a born gambler, Govert enjoyed the vagaries of lady luck and built enduring friendships at the felt. He also won big… very big. After tournament cashes worth almost $3.3 million, Govert heads to one of his favorite poker […]

Irish player Padraig O’Neill became only the second player from Ireland to win a European Poker Tour Main Event as he conquered EPT Prague for over $1.1 million on Sunday evening. At a final table where O’Neill had started as a short stack, the big leader from Norway Jon Kyte was overcome at the last […]

On Wednesday, Britain’s Jareth East topped a record field in the WPTDeepStacks Online event at partypoker to win $557,658.14. East’s triumph came from besting a 3,554-entry field. The $1,050 buy-in event proved the largest field size in WPTDeepStacks history. The win also proved to be the largest score of East’s poker career. Prior to this […]