Artificial intelligence, poker, and beyond
Artificial intelligence is not just about teaching computers how to play games. Research has already extended into many areas of human existence. Artificial intelligence is an all-purpose term to...
View Article"Ifkata" wins Milly; Ödeen, Luca top HRC
Headlines from the weekend… “Ifkata” wins the Milly for Bulgaria Ödeen, Luca boss this weekend’s HRC Top 5 results from High Roller Club Top 5 results from the weekend majors BULGARIA’S “Ifkata” WINS...
View ArticleIT'S TIME -- for Bruce Buffer on PITE
Imagine being lucky enough to do what you love for a living. Now imagine that you get to fill up the rest of your time with your other great love in life. Now you know a bit about what life is like for...
View ArticleGive & get back: Big donation for Arlie!
Give and you will receive, the saying goes. Arlie Shaban has given us plenty here at the PokerStars Blog over the last year or so, with the “12 Labors” being a highlight among many provided by the...
View ArticlePlay the Sunday Storm with PokerStars School
It’s been eight years since PokerStars first ran the Sunday Storm. That mean it’s time to celebrate with a special anniversary edition of the tournament this coming weekend. And there’s no better place...
View ArticleSCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 9
All the huge events that started on Sunday in the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ended on Monday. There’s a lot of rounding up to be done, so let’s crack on: Guilherme “guilherme12”...
View ArticleWho to watch at the Women's World Cup
Not that long ago the highest levels of competition were the singular domain of men. Whatever the game at hand, women simply weren’t taken seriously. As testimony from trailblazers shows, women were...
View ArticleLive stream* added to EPT Open Madrid
We’ll provide the alternative style of live stream. You explain to friends watching back home that no, those chips you have are not worth real money. At least not yet… If you’re about the prestige, not...
View ArticleThe weekly roundup
Here’s a round-up from the week on PokerStars Blog… $1M Guaranteed Sunday Storm anniversary edition coming this weekend EPT Open Madrid satellites, live stream Arlie receives a record-setting donation...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: From “Fossilman's Winning Tournament Strategies” by Greg Raymer
2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer has written a brand new book of tournament strategy, Fossilman’s Winning Tournament Strategies. The book has just been published, meaning it...
View ArticleA brief history of UFC stars at the WSOP
It’s June and the eyes of the poker world are trained on Vegas, and the World Series of Poker. The eyes of the fight world rarely leave Vegas, and the overlap between the UFC and the WSOP has always...
View ArticleKelopuro and Oliver win High Roller Club titles
Headlines from the weekend… Uruguay’s “pasula09” wins Sunday Million for $106K Sami “Lrslzk” Kelopuro and Chris “ImDaNuts” Oliver win HRC titles Top 5 results from High Roller Club Top 5 results from...
View ArticleMike "goleafsgoeh" Leah enjoys #babyrungood
Mike “goleafsgoeh” Leah has worked hard at the poker tables for years and it shows in his long resumé. The Canadian pro has won $7.8 million in live tournaments since 2006 and another $3.4 million...
View ArticlePlay poker the way you would UFC. With knockouts
Start playing poker the way you would UFC. With knockouts… There’s a brand-new tournament series coming to PokerStars, and a brand-new look to go with it. From this Sunday 23 June, Knock Out...
View ArticleUFC KO Poker Series: The full 68-tournament schedule
A brand new tournament series starts this Sunday. It’s called the UFC KO Poker Series. There are 68 tournaments during the week-long series, all played in the Progressive KO format. You can find the...
View ArticleUpgrade your grit with PokerStars School
Even those who love the game will tell you that poker can be cruel. Learning to play your best game means becoming adept at dealing with setbacks, staying motivated in the face of disappointment, and...
View Article“Jakobgold” on his $688K SCOOP Main Event win
Now that the dust has settled on the 2019 Spring Championship of Online Poker, we have a clearer sense of just how massive this tournament series truly was. The Main Events – regardless of buy-in tier...
View ArticleWhich Team Pro will out-KO the rest?
It kicked off a bit on the internet today. Well for three Team Pros it did. They set up a kind of online KO poker brawl. Team Pros will go head to head in UFC KO Series $1,000 Freeroll for the winning...
View ArticleVicent Bosca on his million-dollar year
We’re only halfway through 2019 and it’s already been a good year for Vicent Bosca. Vicent Bosca plays at EPT Monte Carlo He started January at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in the Bahamas, where...
View ArticleEight of the best poker audiobooks
June is a great month in the lives of poker players. Either you’re in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) grinding the tournament schedule, or you’ve opted to see in the summer at home or...
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