Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories Summary Florida player Lucas Tae ran hot at the Venetian Showdown Series (1 Aug – 1 Sept), scooping four titles across the festival’s 52 events. The series drew 6,323 entries and paid out a combined $1,508,045 in prize money. Tae’s biggest score came in Event #10 […]
Chidwick Closing Gap to Kenney on All-Time Money List After Triton Win Summary Stephen Chidwick won the Triton Poker Jeju II $200,000 Short Deck event, taking home $3,455,000 and pushing his career live tournament earnings past $71.7 million. The victory — his third Triton short-deck title — came from a 61-entry field that generated a […]
Robert Clarke Turns a Freeroll Into an 888poker LIVE London Main Event Shot Summary Robert Clarke, a teaching assistant who works with special educational needs (SEN) children and also does youth work, turned a string of freeroll satellites on 888poker into a seat for the 888poker LIVE London Main Event (£1,250 buy-in, £250,000 GTD). Clarke […]
Which Crusher Leads Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Race With Days to Go? Summary Artur Martirosian sits atop the 2025 Triton Poker Ivan Leow Player of the Year leaderboard with 4,442 points after an exceptional season that included 20 cashes. Alex Foxen is the closest challenger on 4,022 points, while other heavyweights such […]
How Aaron Barone Gave Ian Simpson a Taste of His Own Medicine Summary Before the 888poker LIVE London Main Event, Team 888poker faced a trio of streaming stars in an Ambassador Sit & Go. Team members included Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood, Vivian Saliba, Lucia Navarro, Aaron Barone and Jack Dean, with Inaki Angulo, Becky “bambinobecky” […]
WPT Global Ambassador Deal Offers Nacho Barbero ‘A New Beginning’ Summary Argentine high-stakes pro Nacho Barbero has signed on as an ambassador for WPT Global following his departure from ACR earlier in the year. Barbero calls the move “a fresh start” and admits he made mistakes at his previous site. He praised WPT Global’s rapid […]
Gang Wang Goes on the Run of a Lifetime to Win 888poker Live London Main Event Summary Gang Wang turned a short stack into a career-defining victory at the 888poker Live London Main Event, capturing the title and a £86,600 top prize after a dramatic final-table surge at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino. The Chinese pro […]
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. Obara collected an astonishing 17 mystery bounties, took home $699,000 in prize money and picked up roughly $1,040,000 more from bounty envelopes. A defining […]
Maestros demandan por medidas migratorias de Trump, dicen que estudiantes no asisten a clases Summary Unions representing millions of teachers and school staff — notably the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) — have joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Biden-era reversal by the Department of Homeland Security that allows […]
Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories Summary The Venetian Showdown Series ran from 1 Aug – 1 Sept at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, staging 52 events with 6,323 total entries and $1,508,045 in prize money. The standout story was Lucas Tae from Wesley Chapel, Florida, who won four titles across the […]
