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Dan Lowery And Angela Jordison Continue Their Winning Ways on Poker Trail

Dan Lowery and Angela Jordison seem to always be in contention at the poker table, whether it’s at the World Series for Poker Circuit events or on the Major Series of Poker Tour. Here’s a warning if you ever find…

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Negreanu Sets PokerGO Tour Record with Eleventh Win While Rheem Takes Fifth Title

Daniel Negreanu and Chino Rheem have been part of the poker world’s consciousness going on three decades, and they continue to pull themselves to the top of leaderboards, particularly in PokerGO Tour events in 2025. Between the two players, they…

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Short Stacks: Poker Returning to Caesars Palace, Mid-States Poker Tour Rebrands

Poker returning to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the Mid-States Poker Tour undergoing a “major” change, and a luxury car lost in a poker game sold at auction are some of the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest…

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John Dollinger is the 2025 Word Series of Poker Circuit Tulsa Main Event Champion

John Dollinger broke a multi-year schneid in Tulsa and all he had to do was win his second World Series of Poker circuit ring to do it. John Dollinger is the 2025 World Series of Poker Circuit Tulsa Main Event…

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World Poker Tour Crowns Two More Champions in Cyprus and California

The World Poker Tour wrapped up two championship event the last few days, crowing champions at the WPT Prime Cyprus Championship and WPT Rolling Thunder. Omar Lakhdari Omar outlasts them all Omar Lakhdari won his second WPT title at WPT…

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Joey Weissman Dominates PokerGO Cup Series

Have you ever been on one of those runs where it’s like you strap on a pair of titanium skies and harness a mystical beast to skim across the surface of the sun? Yeah, me neither. But Joey Weissman just…

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Florian Pesce Wins WSOPC Main Event at Harrah’s Cherokee after Event was Delayed by a Man Flipping Over Poker Tables

A flipping massive field of 1,710 showed up at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina for the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event, generating a prize pool of $2,590,650, and most of that went to help double a player’s lifetime…

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Global Poker Index Honored 2024’s Poker Best in Las Vegas

Global Poker Index celebrated the best of the poker industry for the sixth time in Las Vegas on Saturday with its awards show. Emceed by Jeff Platt and Drea Renee, 38 trophies were handed out to the best performers of…

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Alex Lipkin Wins World Series of Poker Circuit Graton Main Event

The “Ultimate Amateur” Alex Lipkin is the winner of the $1,700 World Series of Poker Main Event held at Graton Casino in Northern California, and the $162,560 and the ring is almost as sweet as that self-imposed moniker. Alex Lipkin…

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Short Stacks: GGPoker Cuts Ties with Ambassador, Hellmuth Opting Out of WSOP Main Event

Phil Hellmuth saying he’s not playing in this year’s World Series of Poker’s Main Event, Kevin Martin finding gold in a sock drawer, and GGPoker shaking up its ambassador squad are the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest…

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Short Stacks: World Poker Tour Drops Media Staff, Leaf Releasing Collectable Cards Featuring Players

The World Poker Tour cuts ties with its entire media team, Leaf putting out a set of players cards, and the World Series of Poker Circuit hitting Florida are some of the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest…

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First Series of PokerGo Tour in the Books as ‘Kickoff’ Comes to Close

The first PokerGO Tour series of the 2025 season ran at the Aria Jan. 20-24, minting several new champions who put up at least $5,100 to try for a six-figures and a trophy. Repeat champs were Andrew Lichtenberger Spencer Champlin,…

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