Poker Lifestyle

Shortly after the UK and Irish poker communities bid farewell to the UKIPT as well as to all other PokerStars-organised live poker festivals around the world, the time has almost come for the PokerStars Championship Bahamas. The much-anticipated successor to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure will take place on 6-14 January 2017 at Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. The host venue is well-known to PCA frequenters as, over the years, it has welcomed players from all around the world for the popular poker festival. Just like its predecessor, the…

It was a turbulent year for poker professional Phil Ivey, and he spent the greater part of it off the live tournament felt. The player had to deal with two lawsuits related to him using a controversial technique while playing baccarat at two different casinos to improve his edge against the house. However, court dealings did not went in his best favour. Ivey has been locked in the two legal battles for several years now. The player has been sued by Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Hotel & Spa for winning…

The American poker professional Sean Winter climbed up in the ranking after the latest update of the Global Poker Index (GPI). Now Winter occupies the 14th position in the ranking and is set to attack the top 10. Jacksonville-born Sean Winter, who has climbed as high as the ninth position in the GPI ranking, has generated all-time winnings of $4,694,553 so far in his career. His live best cash amounted to $914,580. In 2016, the young American has taken part in a large number of poker events and tournaments, generating…

US player with current residence in Canada Dan Smith managed to keep his position after the latest update of the Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking. Smith remained on the fifth place of the GPI for a second consecutive week. He has climbed as high as the first position of the ranking. The 27-year-old poker professional has all-time winnings estimated to $15,127,185. His live best cash so far amounts to $3,078,974. This year, the young player has taken part in a number of poker tournaments throughout 2016. The latest tournament Dan…

The World Series of Poker (WSOP), which is currently considered as the longest running and most prestigious tournament series in the history of poker, revealed some of its dates throughout 2017, with May 30th marking the start of the 48th edition of the tournament. The 2017 World Series of Poker is to kick off at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The schedule is to include various satellites, cash games, gold bracelet events, as well as deep stack tournaments that are planned to run three times a…

UK professional poker player William Kassouf emerged victorious from the last ever European Poker Tour (EPT) High Roller tournament, taking home the event’s trophy, while Patrick Serda won the cash prize of the tournament. So, the €10,300 Buy-in High Roller was the last one ever for the European Poker Tour. The event, which took place at the Hilton Hotel in Prague, broke some records after it managed to gather a total of 407 entries. William Kassouf was proclaimed as the event’s winner after a deal with his last standing opponent…

The last leg of this year’s edition of the Genting Poker Series has just ended on December 11th in Sheffield, and the organisers have already revealed the schedule for the tournament over the upcoming year. As announced, the Genting Poker Series will have a total of 18 stops in 2017. The beginning of the popular tournament is not too far now, as its fans will be able to join the Series in January 2017. As mentioned above, there will be 18 stops, 17 of which have already been confirmed. The…

The US professional poker player Jake Schindler has reached to the eight position of the Global Poker Index ranking. The ranking saw some reshuffle at the time of its latest update, with some players going up in the top 10 places. Schindler, who has climbed as high as the seventh position in the Global Poker Index ranking so far, has all-time winnings estimated to $8,100,204. His live best cash amounted to $1,192,624. Over 2016, the young American has participated in a great number of poker tournaments, with a few fantastic…

The latest update of the Global Poker Index (GPI) brought some surprise when it saw Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo at the fourth position of the ranking. This is as high as the 31-year-old poker player has ever climbed in the GPI ranking and comes as a proof that the American could bring great surprises to the poker world in the upcoming months and years. Bonomo, whose all-time winnings amount to $12,847,510, has had a fantastic year so far. The player’s best live cash has been estimated to $2,165,217. Justin Bonomo has…

Leon Tsoukernik emerged victorious from the last EPT Super High Roller tournament organised by PokerStars.com in Prague. The owner of King’s Casino Rozvadov managed to break though the fierce competition and was proclaimed as the event’s champion, taking home a massive cash prize estimated to €741,100. After only six hours of play, Tsoukernik succeeded in eliminating the rest of the players, including his long-standing rival Charlie Carrel, to be crowned as a winner and lift the tournament’s trophy. The competition on the Day 2 of the event was stiff as…