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PokerStars announces return of Summer Festival Malta

PokerStars announced today the return of one of its most popular destination stops. The Summer Festival Malta will run this year from June 27th to July 2nd. The Intercontinental Hotel in St. Julians, an area of Malta known for its…

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BetMGM Poker Championship returns to the ARIA

This summer’s poker slate keeps getting better and better. BetMGM announced that the BetMGM Poker Championship will return to the ARIA Resort & Casino for the second consecutive year. That’s no surprise, as last year’s inaugural event was a resounding…

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Tilt – the true cost of letting your emotions rule you at the poker table

Poker is a complicated game, a never-ending series of calculations based on the cards you’re dealt, your position at the table, and the actions of your opponents. Being a game of information, your chances of being a winning poker player…

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Caitlyn Cobb and Justin Arnwine | Not just another poker couple (Part 1)

I first learned about Caitlyn Cobb and Justin Arnwine from the Thinking Poker Podcast.1 Serendipitously, I was already planning a trip to the Washington, D.C. area, so I arranged to have dinner with them – their stories deserve to be…

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Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart Spearheading Fundraiser to Send Vets to the World Series of Poker

Inspired by the graciousness of a US military veteran that just got knocked out of a poker tournament, Angela Jordison and Jacki Burkhart announced they will work to send vets to the World Series of Poker this summer. Jacki Burkhart…

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BetMGM Poker Championship Returns this Summer with $2 Million Guarantee

The BetMGM Poker Championship is heading back to ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the second year in a row and, this time, the guarantee has been doubled. The BetMGM Poker Championship returns in 2023 with a $2…

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Playground Poker Club Gives Canadians More WSOP Qualifiers

WSOP satellite season is underway, which means players around the world have a chance to qualify for the $10,000 Main Event. The latest venue to offer WSOP packages is Canada’s Playground Poker Club. Canadians can qualify for the 2023 WSOP…

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Bill Perkins Shows Us The Value Of Aggression

Bill Perkins is often billed as a “business man” on poker broadcasts because he isn’t a professional poker player and made his money in the business world. And that phrase “business man” used to be code for “food for the…

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Big Winners of the Triton Super High Roller Vietnam: Jason Koon, Sam Greenwood, and Others

The Triton Super High Roller series had a very successful March stop at Hoiana Resort & Golf in Quang Nam, Vietnam, where players generated more than $55 million in prize pools across 13 events with nose-bleed buy-ins. That includes two…

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GGPoker Guarantees 500+ WSOP Main Event Seats and $1 Million Qualifier Bonus

GGPoker is opening its Road to Vegas and the 2023 WSOP with a special promotion that could land one online qualifier a $1 million bonus prize. 600 players will win a seat in 2023 WSOP Main Event and the chance…

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Short Stacks: Molly Bloom Returns to Campus, Poker Tournament for Ukraine War Victims

Molly Bloom hits the college circuit, Phil Hellmuth’s Las Vegas house for sale, and a poker tournament in Florida to benefit Ukraine war victims are some of the short stacks CardsChat picked up in its latest orbit of poker news….

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2023 WPT World Championship Returns: More Events and Life-Changing Experiences

The record-breaking WPT World Championship will make a triumphant return to Wynn Las Vegas in 2023 with a bigger and better schedule than before. The 2023 WPT World Championship returns to Wynn Las Vegas in December with more tournaments and…

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