Author: Sharon Stanton

The American poker player Brandon Adams has been crowned champion of Poker Masters $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event, which took place at ARIA Resort and Casino. 39 players of all calibers gathered together to compete for the biggest chunk of the massive $1,950,000 prize pool, but it was Adams who managed […]

Nick Schulman claimed the throne in the Poker Masters’ opening No-Limit Hold’em poker event after topping a field of 51. The player pocketed the life-changing money of $918,000 and appeared on top of the leadership board in the first out of five tournaments – 4 $50K No-Limit Hold’em and the […]

The Canadian poker player Jiachen Gong defeated his heads-up opponent Senthuran Vijayaratnam only to secure the first prize in Event #32 in the 2017 World Cup of Cards, and more precisely the $5,000 8-Max Re-Entry tournament. The newly-crowned Gong pocketed the solid amount of $80,000 thanks to his perfect strategy […]

The Canadian poker player Patrick Selda managed to climb the ladder of success and build a massive tower of chips after the end of the second to the last Day 3 of the Canadian Poker Championships, which featured 8 levels of play. Day 3 of the ongoing event started with […]

Germany is to welcome its first PokerStars festival, set to take place at Casino Schenefeld in Hamburg. The festival is to run from 17th to 26th November, featuring a rich selection of events and various buy-ins. This is the first time, in which PokerStars organizes live poker festival in Germany […]

Poker has become one of the most played games in the world. Some people refer to the game of poker as a game of luck. It should be admitted that luck has its fair share in the game, but it is not only it – skills also matter. In fact, […]

Gambling is among the most preferred pastimes nowadays. At first, it was referred to as a men’s activity, but now it seems that women enjoy it no less than men. Speaking of gambling, the first thing, which most of the people will think of is a game of poker. It […]

Even though poker is one of the most popular games, it still remains an ocean of secrets and mysteries. As a matter of fact, poker has come a long way until it reached its current popularity. But it is interesting to dig a bit deeper into the history of poker, […]

For long years the game of poker was considered to be a man’s game, while the women were intrinsically related to the figure of a housewife. That stereotype was shattered some times ago with the evolvement of the game. Nowadays, poker is accessible to everyone, regardless of gender, culture or […]

At first sight poker seems to be a friendly and entertaining game, but what lies beneath the surface might appear to be not that appealing. Being one of the most well-known games around the world, more and more people around the globe started to play it. Nowadays, poker conquered the […]