The 10th and final episode of the PokerStars show The Big Game on Tour was always going to be exciting. With players like cash game legend Phil Laak, Team PokerStars Pro Sam Grafton and Game of Gold champion Maria Ho all at the felt, no pot was going to be easy to win. Coming into […]

Playing poker is often about being put to the test for all your chips. Sooner or later, you’ll be down to 15 big blinds in a poker tournament and how you deal with that situation reveals your character. Our ‘15 Bigs’ are a set of questions that will test each player to the limit.

Comedian and writer Michael Ian Black was the star of the show after a thrilling sixth episode of the hit show The Big Game on Tour. Taking place at the most recent North American Poker Tour stop in Las Vegas, the poker was fast and funny throughout with $350,000 on the table and a ‘Loose […]

There were nine WSOP bracelet events on Day 23 of the 2024 WSOP, with two new winners and seven events without a gold bracelet being awarded. In the $100,000 High Roller event, Swedish legend Viktor Blom has the chip lead with six remaining, while six was the unlucky number for Game of Gold winner Maria […]

The latest action from Las Vegas in the 2024 World Series of Poker saw seven events move closer to completion as no bracelets were won on Day 22 of the WSOP but plenty of drama played out. Phil Hellmuth came very close to his 18th title only to be denied late, while others such as […]

The last year in poker has thrilled poker fans like never before. From legends reaping the rewards of their hard work at the felt to the best hand in poker being shot down, 2023 has had it all. We’ve taken a look back at the archives and scoured the game for 20 of the year’s […]

Filmed in 2022, the blend of poker action and reality TV that is Game of Gold has become a worldwide phenomenon. Attracting a quarter of a million views per episode on YouTube alone, the smash hit of 2023 has earned all the plaudits and is sure to scoop up a handful of gongs at the […]

The final episode of Game of Gold was a two-hour finale spectacular and after a dramatic denouement, it was Maria Ho who took down the $456,000 prize for the winner and the winner only. Ho, who became the first-ever victor of poker’s most captivating show in many years, beat Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates heads-up after a […]

The World Series of Poker Paradise festival continues this week and next and after a thrilling win for Allan Mello in the Millionaire Maker event it was the final table of the $1,500-entry Mystery Million Event #1. Reaching the final table with the lead was a player who had never won a WSOP bracelet, the […]

The action ramped up in the latest episode of Game of Gold as the addictive blend of poker and reality TV that will award only one player the sole prize of $456,000 moved into top gear. There were 12 players still remaining at the start of the episode as Johan ‘YoH Viral’ Guilbert bid to […]

Maria Ho was the star of the show in Episode 8 of Game of Gold as the brand-new blend of poker and reality TV that has captivated poker moved into a crucial phase of the  competition. With 12 players still remaining, Round 2’s Team Heads-Up Match reached the winners bracket as Maria, Josh Arieh and […]

We’ve moved into the second half of Game of Gold, the best new blend of poker and reality TV the world has ever seen. With the Team Heads-Up battles entering a pivotal phase, which nine players survive from the 12 remaining contestants at this stage could have a huge influence on the eventual winner of […]

The sixth episode of GGPoker and Poker After Dark’s hybrid show Game of Gold was the most exciting episode to watch so far. With the blend of poker action and reality TV thrilling fans worldwide, viewers were captivated by the conflict away from the felt as much as the drama at the table.

The fourth episode of Game of Gold saw some of the best action of the series so far, as four layers from the 16 who entered the intoxicating mix of reality and poker bade a fond farewell to their opponents.

Poker-hybrid TV shows have a chequered history. Think of Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak in the short-lived series I Bet You, if you can bear it. Picture if you will the NBC gameshow-poker hybrid Face the Ace, which began in 2009 and ended in… OK, also 2009. They don’t always work, and studios get twitchy […]