Poker Lifestyle

The professional Spanish poker pro Adrian Mateos, who currently resides in London, UK and is known for his preference to High Roller poker events has managed to move up as high as the 10th position over the latest Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking update. The all-time winnings generated by the young player amount to $5,527,258, while his largest cash bounty to date is estimated to $1,351,661. This year, the 22-year-old Mateos has taken part in a series of poker tournaments and events. He entered in a total of three events…

The 65-year-old Humberto Brenes, who is also widely known under the nickname “The Shark”, has been announced as one of the ten finalists for the Poker Hall of Fame. Brenes is a professional poker player who originates from Costa Rica, but his current place of residence is in Florida. The Costa Rican started his gambling career at the baccarat table, and realised his liking to poker later. He started to appear at some tournaments in 1974, but it was not until 1988 he became a regular player in poker tournaments.…

The American professional poker player Tommy Le emerged victorious from this year’s edition of the £550 Buy-in Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Edinburgh Main Event, after he managed to outlast a total of 183 rivals to win the first-place prize estimated to £25,000. This was the six leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour series. The next stop of the tournament is to be in Luton and will take place in the period between October 2nd and 9th. Players can qualify for the £1,100 Buy-in Main Event with a guaranteed prize…

Matt Savage has been revealed as one of the ten nominees for the 2016 edition of the Poker Hall of Fame. The list with the finalists’ names was officially announced on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) website after all of them have been approved by the Governing Council of PHOF. This is not the first nomination for Savage to enter the Poker Hall of Fame, as he was inducted as a finalist back in 2003, too. The 47-year-old Savage is known as an American tournament director of poker events…

Bryn Kenney, who has once reached the second position at the GPI Ranking, has occupied the ninth place in the Ranking over its latest update. The 30-year-old professional poker player’s best cash generated in live events amount to $1,687,800, while his all-time winnings are estimated to $10,461,972. He played his first live poker tournament almost a decade ago and is known to getting to 8 final tables over the first five years of his career. At that time, he also played online, generating earnings of more than $2.4 million. This…

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has finally determined the ten nominees who are eligible for induction into the 2016 Poker Hall of Fame (PHOF). The finalists list was published on the official WSOP website after a public nomination process and approval of the PHOF Governing Council. The Poker Hall of Fame was officially established in 1979. Although it is not a physical poker club, an addition there has turned into one of the most prestigious acknowledgements in every poker player’s career. A total of 50 players have been honoured…

As Casino Guardian reported earlier this month, there is a great variety of poker tournaments and events that are to be available on the territory of the UK and Ireland in September. The World Poker Tour (WPT) National partypoker Festival seems like one of the most exciting events that are to start in the upcoming days and should definitely not be missed by all poker lovers. The WPT National Ireland Festival of Poker is to take place at the INEC Killarney and will kick off on September 15th, but poker…

Chicago-born Connor Drinan managed to keep his sixth position in the Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking for a second consecutive week. He has previously climbed as high as the fifth position at the GPI, which is his best achievement there so far. The young American player’s best cash winning in a live tournaments amounts to 3,225,000, while his all-time winnings are estimated to $10,132,441. This year, Connor Drinan has taken part in several poker events and tournaments. The latest poker event he participated in was the EPT-13-ESPT-7-Barcelona’s €10,300 Buy-in No…

This Sunday, professional poker players Jason Mercier and Jason Somerville, both of whom are part of PokerStars Team, are to stream PokerStars’ $102,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller as part of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). The event has been promoted as the biggest buy-in tournament on the Internet. It will be streamed by the above-mentioned players on Twitch.TV. The Community Development and Poker Manager of Twitch – Scott Ball – commented on the matter in an official press release, saying that the brand was proud to be…

One of this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Niners – Gordon Vayo – came victorious from the $2,500 Main Event of the WinStar River Poker Series. He was granted with the largest chunk of the prize after he stroke a five-way deal with his remaining opponents at the final table. The cash prize won by the player amounted to a total of $587,120. A total of 1,054 entrants registered in the Main Event of the WinStar River Poker Series this year. The guaranteed prize pool of…