Over the past two decades, German player Dietrich Fast has become a tournament crusher in live poker events. Winning millions in the game and capturing a WSOP bracelet in his home country back in 2015, Fast has become a household name in the poker industry and is a principled and highly respected professional. We spoke […]

Playing in the $1,000,000 guaranteed GGMillion$ is a dream for many online poker players. The $10,000-entry weekly event is the playground of big-league players such as Artur Martirosian, Ole Schemion and Niklas Astedt. As we found out, however, it’s just as attainable as a dream to win for players who play $100 buy-in events or […]

In an age of poker where sponsorship deals are no longer announced on a weekly basis, and ambassadors have a lot more responsibilities across a variety of platforms, Americas Cardroom have thrown a curveball into the mix. Legendary poker player Tom Dwan, doyen of the Full Tilt Poker poster-boy days and online phenom turn live […]

With a prize pool of $2.34m, the $5,300 buy-in Texas Poker Championship saw former WPT Winner James Carroll win the top prize of $455,860. Carroll, a hugely popular pro, beat Nicholas Howard heads-up to claim the title after an entertaining final table.

Monday Night’s World Series of Poker Online event saw an exciting climax crown Martin Zamani as the new bracelet winner in WSOP Online Event #19 ($888-entry Pot Limit Omaha Crazy Eights). Zamani claimed the win at the expense of Shawn Stroke, but that only tells half the story of an incredible ending to what was […]

Pennsylvania online poker players now have a second place to play with the Thursday launch of BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker in their home state. Powered by the partypoker US Network, this marks the second operator to launch in the Keystone State, ending the monopoly that PokerStars PA has had since launching in November 2019.

Online poker players in Michigan now have another online poker site to play on. BetMGM Poker, which uses the partypoker software, launched Monday afternoon to join PokerStars MI as the only sites currently serving the Great Lake State.

In early 2019, having become one of the most respected heads-up No Limit Hold’em players in the world across a decade of high stakes online crushing, Kevin Rabichow decided to switch gears and commit his time and energy to live tournaments. Six months later, he finished second in the partypoker Millions Montreal $10K for $484,460.

For many poker players, January is a time to get a fresh start. It’s a time to reset the stats, dedicate oneself to study, and hope that in the new year the work pays off and the results go to the moon. But for Brazil’s Brunno ‘bbotteon’ Botteon, a “fresh start” is not on the […]

It’s been a tough time for poker players recently, especially in the United States. Casinos around the country were closed for most of 2020, and options stateside have been limited to online play in just a few states, primarily Nevada and New Jersey.

In the same month that Brazil’s Brunno ‘bbotteon’ Botteon captured the worldwide #1 ranking for the first time in his career, he leveraged his first seven-figure score to take home the title of PocketFives Player of the Month for December.

As the poker world has turned nearly its entire focus to online poker in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the best tournament players in the world have found themselves battling more frequently on the virtual felt. Following its launch in June, the GGPoker Super MILLION$ has became one of the top destination for poker’s […]

It was another busy Sunday for U.S. regulated online poker this week with no shortage of options for players to compete for healthy paydays across the board.

With the PokerStars Sunday Million and the $530 High Roller Club both scheduled for two days, the partypoker MILLION had the top of the marquee status for this week’s Sunday Majors.

On Sunday, the competition for the attention of the online poker player was especially heated. No matter where you play, no matter the stakes – this weekend there was an overwhelming selection of tournaments taking place looking to capitalize on the rush of players staying inside and logging on.