Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories Author: Tyler Boyer — Live Reporter Summary The Venetian Showdown Series (1 Aug – 1 Sept) ran 52 events, attracted 6,323 entries and paid out $1,508,045 in total prize money. Florida pro Lucas Tae was the standout, claiming four titles across the festival. His biggest score […]
WPT Global Ambassador Deal Offers Nacho Barbero ‘A New Beginning’ Summary Nacho Barbero, who parted ways with ACR earlier in 2025, has signed on as an ambassador for WPT Global. Barbero describes the move as a “fresh start” after his exit from ACR, calling it “a new beginning.” He praises WPT Global’s global reach, deep-stacked […]
Which Crusher Leads Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Race With Days to Go? Summary Artur Martirosian holds the lead in the 2025 Triton Poker Ivan Leow Player of the Year race with 4,442 points after an incredible 20 cashes on the tour. Alex Foxen is the closest challenger on 4,022 points; Dan Dvoress, […]
Gang Wang Goes on the Run of a Lifetime to Win 888poker Live London Main Event Summary Gang Wang staged a dramatic comeback at the final table of the 888poker LIVE London Main Event, turning a short stack into a commanding chip lead in a handful of hands and ultimately taking down the title and […]
What Is a Contact Center? Types, Software & KPIs for 2025 Summary The modern contact centre is an omnichannel hub that unifies voice, chat, messaging, email and video while preserving customer context across channels. It differs from legacy call centres by adding self-service, personalisation and shared CRM/CDP data. Key technologies in 2025 include cloud platforms, […]
Cooler Flop Sets Up Incredible 17-Bounty Haul at Triton Final Table Summary Jun Obara made Triton history in Jeju, becoming the tour’s first-ever Japanese champion after winning the $40,000 Mystery Bounty. He collected a staggering 17 mystery bounties, cashing $699,000 plus an additional $1,040,000 in bounty envelopes. A defining moment came when Obara’s 10♥9♥ flopped […]
I landed a job at an AI startup. Here are my tips for working in AI. Summary Lambert Liu, 22, a software engineer at Graphite (an AI code-review platform), explains how he chose a startup path after interning at Google and Replit. He contrasts the stability and training you get from Big Tech with the […]
On a Farm in Ecuador, She Confirmed Living Abroad Was the Right Choice Summary Journalist Sinead Mulhern spent two weeks on a friend’s mother’s farm in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, and found the stay reaffirmed her decision to live and work in Latin America. Despite the province’s reputation for danger, the visit focused on daily farm life […]
China’s military threats grow. So does Taiwan’s civilian training. Summary Kuma Academy, a Taipei-based nonprofit founded in 2021, is training civilians in first aid, evacuation planning, disinformation resilience and basic wartime readiness as tensions with China rise. The group says it has trained around 80,000 people, about 70% of whom are women, many of them […]
Robert Clarke Turns a Freeroll Into an 888poker LIVE London Main Event Shot Summary Robert Clarke, a teaching assistant and youth worker who specialises in special educational needs (SEN), qualified for the £1,250 888poker LIVE London Main Event by winning a sequence of freeroll satellites on 888poker. Clarke — who balances two jobs and limited […]
