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October concludes with a bang at BetOnline Poker with the start of the 50/50 Poker Tournament Series. The series begins on October 30 and runs until November 5 with 50 tournaments jammed into seven days. All tournaments throughout the series have the same buy-in of $55 except one. The only tournament without the $55 buy-in

The 2023 Master Classics of Poker is coming up in Amsterdam in November and bet365 is giving players a chance to win a seat in the main event. The 2023 Master Classics of Poker will be held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam from November 10-18. The main event, which has a €3,000 buy-in, is

Despite suffering a bad beat on the final hand of the final event of the 2023 Poker Masters, Stephen Chidwick claimed the event title and the illustrious Purple Jacket. Heading into the final event of the 10-tournament series, a $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, Vladas Tamasauskas held the overall points lead in the series, but several

The largest poker tournament series of the year is coming to BetOnline Poker this week with the arrival of the Championship Online Poker Series. The Championship Online Poker Series runs from September 24 to October 8 with a massive schedule that includes 192 events with a combined $3 million guaranteed prize pool. The series includes

A new series of poker tournaments has arrived at Ignition Poker with big prize pools up for grabs. Triple Header Sunday delivers a combined $235,000 in guaranteed prize pools at Ignition Poker every week. At least one of the Triple Header tournaments will fit your bankroll as the buy-in starts at a cheap $10 +

Put a price on your opponent’s head at BetOnline Poker this week during their Bounty Hunters Poker Series. The series runs from August 28 to September 3 and, as the name suggests, consists solely of progressive knockout (PKO) tournaments. There are 60 events on the series schedule with $5.50 to $215. Bounty Hunters Poker Series

The World Series of Poker is heading to the Bahamas in December for the inaugural World Series of Poker Paradise Festival. The WSOP Paradise will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from December 3-14. The official schedule was released earlier this week and it features 15 WSOP bracelet events with more

The 2023-34 WSOP Circuit schedule has been released. The 19th season of the WSOP Circuit will officially kickoff on July 19 shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 World Series of Poker. The new season Includes 25 stops and will begin at the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma with the first WSOP Circuit gold

Some major tournaments prices are half off at 888poker during Summer Sale Week. The week-long promotion runs from June 19 to 26 and includes 17 events. All 17 events come at a massive discount with their usual buy-ins all cut in half. Yes, you read that right, half. For example, on the opening day of

The lists of finalists in the running for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame has been released. Ten finalists were announced in Las Vegas including some well-known poker players and others instrumental to the growth of the game. The 10 finalists include: Josh Arieh Jeremy Ausmus Ted Forrest Kathy Liebert Mike Matusow Lon McEachern

PokerGO will live-stream 47 consecutive days of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker. PokerGO announced their 2023 WSOP live-streaming schedule earlier this week. The 47 days of action will begin on June 1 and include 30 events on the WSOP schedule. That includes the 2023 WSOP Main Event which will receive daily live

If you like knockout tournaments and a chance at six-figure guaranteed prize pools the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online KO series is for you. The MILLIONS Online KO is currently running at PartyPoker and continues until May 28th. There are 10 events on the schedule, and they all have at least a $100,000 guarantee. As the series

BetOnline Poker has brought back the Championship Online Poker Series which caters to poker players of all budgets. The series is currently underway ay BetOnline Poker and runs until April 30. The series is comprised of 95 events, and with buy-in starting low as $2.20 there really is something for everyone. The Championship Online Poker

The Poker Mystery Series returns to BetOnline Poker later this month with more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools and mystery rewards for winners and losers. This year’s Mystery Series runs from March 27 to April 2 with 26 events on the schedule. Buy-ins during the series range from $11 to $109 with guarantees reaching

Registration for the 2023 World Series of Poker is officially open. The 2023 WSOP begins in less than two months, running from May 30 to July 18 at the Horseshoe Casino and the Paris Casino in Las Vegas. The 54th WSOP will include 95 live events in Las Vegas as well as 20 online events

Bad beats won’t hurt so badly at BetOnline Poker following the introduction of Bad Beat Jackpot 2.0. On March 1 Bad Beat Jackpot 2.0 went live at BetOnline Poker. Under the new system all No-Limit Hold’em cash games at BetOnline Poker will feature their own bad beat jackpot based on their stake level. This is