Poker Lifestyle

The online poker brand of Amaya Inc. – PokerStars – has already revealed its 2017 Champonship and Festival stops, but now it added some more key dates and schedules to its events’ schedule. After the first events for this year, which took place in New Jersey, London and the Bahamas, the Isle of Man-based brand added a few more stops to the ones that have been already announced. The Director of Live Events at PokerStars Edgar Stuchly shared that the brand’s Championship and Festival events were to be taken across…

The 888Live Festival, which was hosted by the Kings Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, has just ended, with Catalin Pop emerging victorious from the Festival’s Main Event. The player, who ranked first in the 888Live Rozvadov Main Event after outlasting a massive number of competitors, took home a prize of €80,000. The event has managed to gather a players field consisting of 531 entries, with a number of professional players taking part in the competition, including at the final table. Calatin Pop from Romania, who started the final day fourth…

The Palm Beach Kennel Club in Florida is to host the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit for seventh consecutive year. The tournament is scheduled to kick off in the West Palm Beach on February 9th, and all visitors of the venue and local poker lovers will be able to enjoy the WSOP Circuit events until the 20th this month. What is interesting, is the fact that the Kennel Club in Palm Beach, Florida, is the first venue which is not an actual casino that offers circuit events. What is…

“It’s a man’s, man’s, man’s world”, but long are the days when the game of poker was reserved only for men. It’s a new world today, so women have proved they are perfectly capable of doing a lot of things that have been innately accredited to men, and guess what – poker is one of them. As a matter of fact, there is a whole plethora of female poker players who have not only found their rightful place among their male counterparts, but also regularly take part in the largest…

The game of poker is traditionally associated with large winnings generated at glamorous tournaments and championships. The truth, however, is that a great number of players, including poker pros, prefer to stay safe and play in live and online tournaments and events which feature both moderate buy-ins and prize pools. Still, there are a lot of poker professionals who are ready to risk it all and put all their talent, resourcefulness and a massive bankroll to chase some of the greatest cash winnings on a global scale. Such players do…

Event 26 brought this year’s edition of Aussie Millions Poker Championship to an end, with Matti Konttinen emerging as winner of the AU$1,150 buy-in Hyper Turbo event. The Crown Australian Poker Championship, also known as Aussie Millions for short, was introduced in June 1997. The first championship was held in July 1998 and ever since, the tournament is considered as one of the most popular poker championship on a global scale, attracting thousands of players originating from all over the world. This year’s edition of the tournament kicked off on…

Another month of great live poker events, featuring a variety of buy-ins and guaranteed prize pools is coming up for the players in the UK and Ireland. So, do not hesitate any more and keep reading in order to learn which would be the best live poker tournaments that are to kick off over the month on the territory of Great Britain. This year’s edition of one of the largest live poker tournaments in the UK – the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour GUKPT already started on January 29th in London,…

For some time now, the UK gambling market has been a spot of interest for offshore investments. The increased market share has attracted the attention of many business people who have chosen to start their own entities on the territory of the country. The founders of the gambling company 888 Holdings Avi and Aaron Shaked are famous not only in Israel where they come from, but are currently among the most popular people in the UK gambling industry. They have built their own gambling empire, bringing the company among the…

There is something about Victor Chandler that has always been found attractive by the public. We do not know if it is Mr. Chandler’s business flair, his resourcefulness, provocative talking or the fact that he obviously knows how to attract authorities’ attention, but he has undoubtedly left his mark in the history of the UK gambling industry. The personal wealth of Victor Chandler was also a widely-commented topic, as he was known as one of the richest people in the UK gambling industry. In 2009, the Sunday Times published its…

Probably one of the most popular families in the gambling industry not only in the UK, but also worldwide – the Coates Family – has left its mark on casino, gaming and betting industry. Last year, the owners of the UK betting giant bet365 were ranked on the 24th position in The Sunday Times Richlist for 2016, with their wealth being estimated to £3.8 billion at the time. The members of the family became some of the largest moguls in the UK gambling industry. According to The Sunday Times report…