Michael Wilklow’s poker moment in the sun arrived in the best event for anyone playing $1,000 events - the Mystery Millions. Taking it down for $1m up top, Wilklow defeated the popular Costa Rican professional Michael Acevedo heads-up to win the bracelet at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. WSOP Mystery Millions
Daniel Negreanu hosted the $25k Fantasy Draft on a night where the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked in Las Vegas. Kid Poker was on hand to see the record broken for a draft player’s single value, as Team DPMD spent $141 of their $200 fantasy budget on Jeremy
Canadian poker pro Xuan Liu made history in Montenegro by winning the WPT Global Slam for $860,000 and becoming the first woman to win the Triton Poker Series. Her win included plenty of drama, including a comeback from a nearly 4:1 chip deficit heads-up against Daniel Dvoress. Meanwhile, fellow Canadian
Shevliakov wins EPT Monte Carlo for $1,07M amid controversy, turning a low-stakes $570 satellite entry into a massive $1.07 million payday amid controversy. The event drew 1,195 entries, making it the second-largest in the history of PokerStars’ prominent European series. Held at the iconic Sporting Monte-Carlo venue in Monaco, the
Italian poker player Aurelio Vallone took home his first major live title at the 2025 Malta Poker Festival Spring Edition, winning the $101,220 Grand Event and securing his first-ever major tournament victory. This breakout result further solidifies Aurelio Vallone's Malta Poker debut as one of the biggest stories of the
Pennsylvania joins MSIGA for shared online poker, officially expanding its poker player pool across state lines and marking a major milestone for regulated poker in the U.S. Governor Josh Shapiro signed the agreement on April 17, 2025, making Pennsylvania the sixth state to enter the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA)
Disruptor-In-Chief No matter what your political persuasion, there is one undeniable thing about current US President Donald Trump and that is how he is an agent of chaos. Trade Wars have been started, paused and started again in the same news cycle. Executive Orders are being signed on a daily
Local player banks $687k in record-breaking event at Royal Dublin Society. On Easter Monday, 22-year-old Simon Wilson won the 2025 Irish Poker Open, etching his name into Irish poker history and banking $687,000. The event was held at the Royal Dublin Society. It drew a staggering 4,562 entries, setting a
“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce." ~ Karl Marx The Brink of Catastrophe On Thursday April 14th 2011, the online poker world was on the brink of catastrophe. Online poker operators who had knowingly and wilfully flouted legislation by transacting with US customers were teetering
The Canadian pro takes home $158,025 and locks in her third PokerGo Tour title in just 2025. Kristen Foxen kicked off the 2025 U.S. Poker Open with a win, taking down the $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em kickoff event at PokerGo Studio in Las Vegas. The victory earned her $158,025, 158 PGT
A bipartisan proposal to legalize online casino gaming in Maine was back before state legislators this week, with supporters projecting tens of millions of dollars in new tax revenue. At the heart of the debate is a provision granting exclusive licensing rights to the Wabanaki Nations. House Bill 1164, reintroduced
History of Online Poker There was a time when online poker rooms operated in a single, open market. But as online play grew in popularity and profitability, government regulation became inevitable. In the U.S., the crackdown on iGaming came swiftly, and it wasn’t until 2012 that Delaware became the first
