Book Excerpt: "Poker & Pop Culture" by Martin Harris (due out in June)
You might have heard — PokerStars Blog’s own Martin Harris has a new book arriving this June titled Poker & Pop Culture: Telling the Story of America’s Favorite Card Game. As the book’s description...
View ArticleWhen 'The Demolition Man' vanquished 'The Beast'
The poster for UFC 141 may as well have been the VHS cover of a 90s action movie. On one side, Brock Lesnar’s square head, monstrous physique and the words “Six foot three, 265 lbs.” On the other,...
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WEEKEND REVIEW: All the big results
A recap of the major results from this weekend on PokerStars… “Lucky_Jew_17” beats Niklas “Lena900” Åstedt to win the Sunday Million Thomas Muehloecker wins the High Roller Club Sunday Warm-up Big win...
View ArticleIn The Frame: Nurzynski's moment
PokerStars Blog’s photographers tell the story of some of their favourite pictures. PHOTOGRAPHER Joe Giron/Poker Photo Archive WHERE ARE WE AND WHEN? The final table of EPT Barcelona. August 2018. WHO...
View ArticleHappy Earth Day
World Earth Day, an annual global event demonstrating support for environmental protection, takes place on Monday, April 22. More than a billion people worldwide are taking part, and The Stars Group is...
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How to make the most of winning a satellite
Playing at PokerStars makes it easy to win a seat in a major tournament, either online or live. This week, with EPT Monte Carlo coming up and SCOOP right around the corner, there’s a lot of great...
View Article5-Card Fiction: “Kenny Rogers as The Gambler”
When Kenny Rogers was about to record “The Gambler” in July 1978, his producer Larry Butler told him beforehand how he believed the song was going to be something special — more than just another...
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NJSCOOP returns to PokerStars NJ this May
If you live in New Jersey, or you’re going to be in the state next month, get ready to win your share of more than $1 million in guaranteed prize money during the fourth annual NJSCOOP festival. This...
View ArticleVote for the Best Bluff on Twitch
As part of our 200 billion hand celebration, we’re giving you the chance to win Spin & Go tickets when you vote on some of your favourite poker moments. Vote for your favourite Twitch bluff right...
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Meet 13th Anniversary Milly winner Wang Li
When the special 13th Anniversary edition of the Sunday Million concluded last week, several entries in the history books had to be rewritten. This was the second-largest Sunday Million ever held, with...
View ArticleThe Mammoth heads back to Dublin next month
What do you get when you cross an affordable low buy-in Irish poker tournament, with an eye-watering guarantee? You might call it a craic, given it’s being played at the five-start Bonington Hotel in...
View ArticlePoker In The Ears welcomes Nick Walsh
You’re not mistaken if you’re thinking to yourself, “Hey, I’ve seen that guy before!” Nick Walsh has been everywhere lately. He streams on Twitch and dominates Power Up Poker. As part of the core...
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Today at EPT Monte Carlo: April 25
Play-by-plays, features and results from the European Poker Tour’s annual shindig in Monaco. LIVE TODAY: Thursday, April 25 Event #1: €1,100 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout Day 1 – Registration closes:...
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Monte Carlo, Kenny Rogers, and the Milly champ
Catch up on all of this week’s PokerStars Blog content… The latest from EPT Monte Carlo Meet 13th Anniversary Milly winner Wang Li 5-Card Fiction: “Kenny Rogers as The Gambler” Plus: Southern Europe’s...
View ArticleVote for the best bad beat
As part of our 200 billion hand celebration, we’re giving you the chance to win Spin & Go tickets when you vote on some of your favourite poker moments. Vote for the most crushing bad beat right...
View ArticleNew Oculus Quest headset PokerStars VR ready
If you’re a poker player, you might notice something familiar when the new Oculus Quest headset is launched later this year. PokerStars is the principle launch title for the hotly anticipated headset,...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: "Mastering Mixed Games" by Dylan Linde (due out in June)
Do you love poker but have grown tired of no-limit hold’em? Perhaps it’s time to give some of the other variants a try. As you do, Dylan Linde’s new book Mastering Mixed Games: Winning Strategies for...
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EPT Monte Carlo 2019: Results
Event #1 – NLHE Freezeout Dates: April 25-26, 2019 Buy-in: €1,100 Entries: 198 Prize pool: €192,060 POS NAME COUNTRY PRIZE 1 Marius Kudzmanas Lithuania €42,590 2 Oskar Jonsson Iceland €28,710 3 Paul...
View ArticleEPT Monte Carlo: Image gallery
A selection of images from EPT Monte Carlo. LATEST COVERAGE | FULL SCHEDULE | NEED-TO-KNOW | TIMELINE | RESULTS Event #2: €10,300 No Limit Hold’em
View ArticleVote for the best roller coaster hand
As part of our 200 billion hand celebration, we’re giving you the chance to win Spin & Go tickets when you vote on some of your favourite poker moments. Vote for the best rollercoaster hand right...
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