Author: Steve Tyler

Hongbo Lin Turns First Live Tournament Into €46,917 CNP Alicante Victory Summary Hongbo Lin won the CNP Winamax Alicante €550 Main Event, taking home €46,917 after a five-way deal at Casino Mediterráneo. It was Lin’s first-ever live tournament; he entered late on Day 2 and stormed through Day 3 with an aggressive, unorthodox style. The […]

Does Phil Hellmuth Play Scared Poker? Poker Coach Rips into ‘Poker Brat’ Summary Marc Goone, a cash-game grinder and founder of Hungry Horse Poker, spent 100 hours analysing Phil Hellmuth’s cash-game footage and concluded that fear often dictates Hellmuth’s decisions at the table. While Hellmuth is a tournament legend with 17 WSOP bracelets, Goone’s review […]

Robert Clarke Turns a Freeroll Into an 888poker LIVE London Main Event Shot Summary Robert Clarke, a teaching assistant and youth worker for children with special educational needs (SEN), managed to convert a string of 888poker freeroll satellites into a seat for the 888poker LIVE London Main Event — a £1,250 buy-in tournament with a […]

Chidwick Closing Gap to Kenney on All-Time Money List After Triton Win Author style Punchy. This is a big result for Stephen Chidwick — a career-high first prize and another step towards the all-time earnings crown. If you follow high-stakes live poker, pay attention: the leaderboard battle is heating up. Summary Stephen Chidwick won the […]

Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories Summary The Venetian Resort Las Vegas hosted the Venetian Showdown Series from 1 August to 1 September. Across 52 events the festival attracted 6,323 entries and paid out $1,508,045. Florida pro Lucas Tae was the standout, claiming four titles and several cashes across the month. Key […]

Phil Hellmuth Offers $1 Million Poker Cash Game Challenge to His Critics Summary Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth has publicly challenged critics who say he is a losing cash-game player, proposing a prop bet that would create a $1,000,000 pot. Each side would post $500,000 and play televised cash games — the format Hellmuth singled out […]

WPT Global Ambassador Deal Offers Nacho Barbero ‘A New Beginning’ Summary Nacho Barbero, the Argentine high-stakes pro who parted ways with ACR earlier in 2025, has signed on as an ambassador for WPT Global. Speaking at the Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju II, Barbero described the move as a “fresh start” after admitting his […]

Which Crusher Leads Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Race With Days to Go? Summary Artur Martirosian currently tops the 2025 Triton Poker Ivan Leow Player of the Year standings on 4,442 points after an incredible 20 cashes this season. Alex Foxen sits close behind on 4,022 points, and a roll call of elite […]

Gang Wang Goes on the Run of a Lifetime to Win 888poker Live London Main Event Summary Chinese pro Gang Wang staged a dramatic comeback at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino to take down the 888poker Live London Main Event, outlasting a 367-player field to claim the £86,600 first prize. Wang rose from a short stack […]