Who are the new PokerStars poker streamers?
If you have ever lived among a big family, you know there are times when all of a sudden you show up for a holiday dinner and discover you have three new aunts, six new cousins, and occasionally a new...
View ArticleKalidou Sow reaches the unreachable
There are several milestone moments in the career of a poker player. Finding a group of poker friends, that would be one. Winning your first tournament, there’s another. Going on your first poker trip,...
View ArticleSeth Fischer knows the pain of poker
If you don’t know who Seth “SFisch04” Fischer is, that’s partially by design. Though he’s a PokerStars qualifier here at EPT Monte Carlo, he doesn’t maintain a PocketFives profile and says he enjoys...
View ArticleVote for the best winning moment here
As part of our 200 billion hand celebration, we’re giving you the chance to win Spin & Go tickets when you vote on some of your favourite poker moments. Vote for the best winning moment right here....
View ArticleMaria Konnikova isn’t going anywhere
We’d bet there aren’t many poker players at this European Poker Tour stop in Monte Carlo with a story as interesting as Maria Konnikova’s. The psychology PhD, New York Times best-selling author and...
View ArticleThe world according to Boutros Naim
Boutros Pierre Naim is a man of will. The Lebanese-born, poker-playing Monaco resident — and PokerStars qualifier to the EPT Main Event this week — once quit his investment banking job on a whim...
View ArticleEvy Widvey Kvilhaug's wild EPT Monte Carlo ride
It’s dinner break time here on Day 3 of the EPT Monte Carlo Main Event and only 43 players remain from a starting field of 922. Among the high rollers and past EPT champions sits Evy Widvey Kvilhaug,...
View ArticleAmbrose Travers keeps the poker party going
Three months ago Ambrose Travers was in the Bahamas. He and a group of friends were there to cheer on Darren Millar as the latter lived out his Platinum Pass dream in the PSPC. It was such a good time...
View ArticleMeet Steve Enríquez: One of our new Twitch streamers
This week’s announcement of 12 new PokerStars Ambassadors has proved very popular, even with those not familiar yet with the list of new names. So, let’s start one of those introductions right now....
View ArticleScott Wellenbach adjusts to a new normal
Scott Wellenbach has been the subject of an intense amount of press attention since taking third place in the PCA Main Event in January. But that doesn’t mean he’s gotten used to it yet. Speaking on a...
View ArticlePokerStars qualifiers shine at EPT Monte Carlo
The 2019 EPT Monte Carlo Main Event has been good for players who qualified for the tournament online. Just ask Ryan Riess. Ryan Riess is on a roll here in Monte Carlo The 2013 WSOP Main Event champ is...
View ArticlePollak conquers EPT High Roller for €705,840
Benjamin Pollak overcame Koray Aldemir heads-up on the final night of EPT Monte Carlo, walking away with the €705,840 top prize in the €25,000 High Roller, his second major title in the past year. It...
View ArticleLoeser wins Monte Carlo epic, denies China first title
The Salle des Etoiles, home of EPT Monte Carlo through the past decade, has hosted some of the European Poker Tour’s most memorable finals. This is a room accustomed to turbulence, where the superstars...
View ArticleWEEKEND REVIEW: Another Milly win for Brazil
Here’s everything you need to know from the weekend on PokerStars. Brazil’s “tomnelz1″ wins Sunday Million for $110K China’s “zzwwzzwwzz” defeats stacked final table in $2,100 HR Top 5 High Roller Club...
View ArticleWhat you saw, and may have missed, in Monaco
EPT Monte Carlo is over for another year, and another superstar joins the ranks of established greats as champion of the prestigious Main Event. Manig Loeser, 30, of Bad Homberg, Germany, finally got...
View ArticleWin UFC 239 trip with new Spin & Go
For just $10 you and a friend could find yourself ringside for UFC239 in Las Vegas this July. That means the best view anywhere of Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos. It means a close-up look at some of the...
View ArticleWhich Of These 5 Poker Myths Do You Still Believe?
Poker is such a popular game, even those who don’t play it know a lot about it. Or at least they think they do. Poker may be getting more and more popular, but it’s still a game full of misconceptions....
View ArticleFrom Never To Closing The Show
When Dana White was asked when fans would see women compete in the Octagon back in 2011, the usually talkative UFC president responded with a single word. “Never.” The answer was not out of step with...
View ArticleFrom zero to SCOOP with PokerStars School
It’s one of the best times of the year at PokerStars: SCOOP is right around the corner. With more than $115 million in guaranteed prize money, including a $1 million guaranteed event every day of the...
View ArticleSCOOP 2019: Players to watch this year
Winter came and winter fell. We’re now left with a dream of spring, and a battle that kicks off this Sunday. No, we’re not talking about S8E5 of Game of Thrones and the impending battle of King’s...
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