Posted by Kathleen Girvan on Apr 25, 2016 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

The first Monster World Poker Tour (WPT) Tournament of Champions took place last night and it was decisively won by the Morrocan professional poker player, Farid Yachou. He walked away with the WPT crown and a prize of $381,600 for first-place. As well as this, Yachou won a range of luxurious prizes worthRead Full Article

Posted by Kathleen Girvan on Apr 18, 2016 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

Partypoker has made the announcement that it will be hosting its annual online tournament known as the “Powerfest” festival this May. The event will have the largest ever guarantee in the history of the site, a massive total of $7.8 million. It is an impressive tournament schedule, with 172Read Full Article

Posted by Kathleen Girvan on Apr 11, 2016 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A professional poker player from New York has been uncovered running an illegal bookmaking operation and faces a lengthy prison sentence as a result. Jay Sharon, who cashed out in 116th place in the WSOP Main Event with a prize of $46,890 last year, was caught allegedly acting as an illegalRead Full Article

Posted by Kathleen Girvan on Apr 04, 2016 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

One of the world’s greatest live poker players, Antonio Esfandiari, has walked away with a first place prize of $226,785 after winning the 2016 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino Main Event. The Iranian-American star won his first gold ring last Tuesday at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, overtaking aRead Full Article