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From the end of November up until Christmas, Venetian Las Vegas hosted the 2025 DeepStack Extravaganza IV. From Nov. 24 through Dec. 23, 61 events catered to a combined 8,338 entrants and awarded $4,609,025 in prize money. One player to capture a title was Katherine Kolberg, the daughter of the late, great poker legend “Gentleman” […]
It’s been a rollercoaster year in poker. From Michael Mizrachi’s man-on-a-mission achievements of the summer in the World Series of Poker to December’s record-breaking WSOP Paradise festival in The Bahamas, 2025 was one for the books. Over the course of the year, I spoke to some of the game’s biggest stars. Sitting down with world […]
The Major Series of Poker: The Tour (MSPT) will kick off its 17th season this weekend with the $1,600 buy-in, $500K GTD New Year’s Poker Open at the Venetian in Las Vegas. While the winner of that tournament is likely to receive a six-figure payday, they’ll also receive a little something extra. That’s because the […]
PokerStars Ambassador Kerryjane Craigie has spent 2025 watching meaningful change take shape across the game. From increased female representation in mixed fields to stronger communities and better-supported events, the past twelve months have offered tangible signs of progress, even if that progress has come quietly. In this end-of-year reflection, Craigie shares why 2025 feels different […]
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Most poker players find it tough to put together enough results in a short space of time to have a breakout year. For Samuel Mullur, his personal conundrum for 2025 was how to follow up a meteoric rise through the high-stakes. Now, the GTO Wizard Ambassador tells PokerNews how he’s spent the last twelve months […]
Starting January 30, 2026, GGPoker is redefining player rewards with Ocean Rewards, an industry-leading loyalty system offering up to 80% cashback, long-term tier protection, and increasing value the more you play. Source link […]
Those of you who have been following PokerNews‘ Top Stories of 2025 series may be left scratching your heads, wondering where Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi‘s incredible summer was going to feature. Scratch no more because Mizrachi dominating the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) ranks as the number one poker story of 2025; here’s why. […]
Barry Carter stares into his crystal ball and makes some 2026 predictions about the Trump tax, poker awards and more. Source link […]