Gambling started to increase its popularity and currently, it is one of the most wide-spread activities around the globe, including in Canada. Historically, the gaming industry in Canada went through many changes. At first, the laws in the country were very strict in terms of gambling, as only certain forms […]
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Elliot Marais Triumphs in 2017 Record-Breaking Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Goliath
Elliot Marais managed to seal the victory in the 2017 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Goliath tournament, which took place from 27th July to 6th August, boosting his bankroll with £85,760 ($111,665) in cash prize after outplaying a packed field of 6,835. Elliot Marais claimed the first prize in the annual […]
Daniel Hope Claims First Prize in 2017 Sydney Championships Bounty Event
The regular poker player Daniel Hope finally managed to strike it big in the annual Sydney Championships, winning the Bounty Event, which crowned him a champion and boosted his bankroll with $23,610 prize money, scooping $900 more for the ellimination bounties, which he managed to collect throughout the event. Daniel […]
partypoker Live Millions to Offer All-Time Prize Money in Russia
Russia is to host the unique partypoker Live Millions festival, which by all means, will remain in the country’s history as the largest poker contest, offering an astonishing prize pool of $9 million in total and a great variety of poker events, in which the players will have the opportunity […]
Warwick Mirzikinian Seals Second Victory in 2017 Star Sydney Championships
After his previous success in the 2017 Star Sydney Championships 6 Max event, Warwick Mirzikinian appeared to be unstoppable and managed to scoop another first prize worth $247,000 from the 2017 Star Sydney Championships High Roller Event. Warwick Mirzikinian secured a second big payday after outperforming a field of 26 […]
Graham Cowan Triumphs in 2017 Star Sydney Championships Masters 50+ Years Tournament
Graham Cowan managed to top a field of 147 players and rake his first-career live poker win of $12,354 in the second-to-none Masters 50+ poker event, which lasted for 14 hours. Yesterday, 1st August, Graham Cowan was crowned victor in the first of its kind over 50s poker event, which […]
Asian Poker Tour Enters Long-Term Partnership with Macau Billionaire Poker
Macau Billionaire Poker (MBP) signed a 5-year long deal with the Asian Poker Tour (APT), under which the latter is to provide at least 2 international poker events for Macau. The Asian Poker Tour is targeting Asia-Pacific region, aiming to popularize the game by offering poker tournaments in the major […]
PokerStars Festival Bucharest Gets Underway July 31
One of the most popular cardrooms PokerStars officially announced the start of its poker tournament in the Romanian capital Bucharest earlier today, 31st July and it will continue until 6th August, featuring bountiful selection of events and budget-able buy-ins to fit the individual needs. Besides all the poker tournaments, which […]
Poker Charity Event Raises Funds to Support Education
A popular Manhattan venue welcomed a crowd of enthusiasts on 26th July, who expressed willingness to participate in the poker charity event, organized by World Poker Tour Foundation. The special event aimed to raise money and gather support for the nonpartisan Education Reform Now organization, which mission is to improve […]
Poker’s Most Massive Wins for 2017
Poker is a game that draws the attention of people from time immemorial. That is absolutely reasonable, having in mind that it offers entertainment and joy to the ones, who choose to play it. But besides all the other facts, what is more important for poker is that it offers […]