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Remembering the 1979 WSOP Main Event
The 2019 World Series of Poker is at last over, with the milestone of it being the 50th running of the series having earned a lot of notice. So did other celebrated Main Event milestones. The 10th...
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Maria Konnikova's Live Tournament Tips
Last week PokerStars School got you prepared to play in a live tournament with tips on satellite strategy and advice from Team Pros Chris Moneymaker and Fatima Moreira de Melo. This week they hand the...
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Behind the scenes of #LFGGG
We’re not quite ready to stop rambling about PokerStars employee and all-round legend Garry Gates’ incredible World Series of Poker Main Event run just yet. And luckily for us, his valiant efforts are...
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How the Sunday Million was won (July 21)
The definitive account of last week’s Sunday Million (July 21). We were plenty familiar here at PokerStars Blog with UK poker pro Conor Beresford even before last weekend, having watched him numerous...
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MicroMillions 2019 Results Hub
All the MicroMillions winners so far… MM 01: $5.50 NLHE [Half Price Sunday Storm]: tamglenn ($24,723.91) MM 02: $3.30 PLO [6-Max, Progressive KO]: 2.2xbusiness ($3,527.87) MM 03: $3.30 NLHE [8-Max]:...
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Feel the heat: Playing poker in the summer
It’s summer. It’s hot. The outside is calling. But deep within you can still feel the poker itch. Ever since you developed a love for cash games and tournaments back in the dark days of winter, that...
View ArticleSave the date: WCOOP 2019 confirmed
The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) will be back, bigger and better, in 2019. It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for online poker players, anyway. Today we can reveal the dates for the...
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6+ Hold'em Spin & Go's start today
Until recently, the only way for poker players to experience short-deck hold’em was to sit down at the high-stakes cash tables in Asia. Things have certainly changed a lot in a short time. PokerStars...
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FAST FIVE: Things you might have missed this week
Here’s a quick catch up from the week on PokerStarsBlog… Save the date: WCOOP 2019 confirmed 6+ Hold’em spin & go tourneys now available Remembering the 1979 WSOP Main Event Feel the heat: Playing...
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Book Excerpt: “Purposeful Practice for Poker” by Dr. Patricia Cardner and...
Among this summer’s offerings from D&B Poker is a book designed to help poker players learn how to learn, so to speak. Purposeful Practice for Poker by Dr. Patricia Cardner and Gareth James...
View ArticleThe men who shaped the UFC featherweight division
The featherweight division had existed long before the UFC decided to bring the 145 pounders into the fold back in September 2010. But since the Octagon began hosting fights in the division, it has...
View ArticleFrankie Edgar is still the UFC's own Rocky
It’s hard to not like a fighter like Frankie Edgar. Edgar has often found himself as the underdog in big fights but manages to scrap and compete at a high level. He was a massive underdog at UFC 112...
View ArticleThe fight that wasn't: Cyborg v. Rousey
Sometimes fight sports are defined as much by fights that never happened as those that did. This is true of fights such as Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva, Randy Couture vs. Fedor Emelianenko...
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Leonard wins Sunday High Roller; Schemion final tables the Milly
Here’s everything you need to know from the weekend on PokerStars… Jakub “Olli444” Oliva wins the Sunday Million ($97K) Patrick “pads1161” Leonard claims High Roller Club title Top 5 results from the...
View ArticleAPPT Manila coverage hub
APPT Manila runs from July 26 to August 4, 2019, at PokerStars Live at Okada Manila, Philippines. We will have live updates from From the three main tournaments in this 24-event festival. Click below...
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Spin up a win with Spin & Go 10
If you sit down to play a Spin & Go this week, you’ll probably notice something in your Stars Rewards chest afterward. Don’t snooze on this one — it could bag you a bunch of extra cash. Starting...
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Live Tournament Tips from Liv Boeree
Liv Boeree isn’t just a Team PokerStars Pro. She’s also a past EPT and WSOP champion with more than $3.8 million in lifetime live tournament earnings. In other words, she’s exactly the type of person...
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How the Sunday Million was won (July 28)
The definitive account of the Sunday Million (July 28). They say the cream rises to the top. Two weeks ago, long-time crusher Conor “1_conor_b_1” Beresford took down the $109 Sunday Million for a...
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5-Card Fiction: Bluffing the Toughs in “Destry Rides Again”
“A deuce in the hole in this game is as good as an ace.” So says a character near the beginning of the 1939 film Destry Rides Again starring James Stewart and Marlene Dietrich. Directed by George...
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Weird Variants of Poker You Should Be Playing
Weird Variants of Poker You Should Be Playing If you learned how to play poker after seeing it on television, you’re not alone. Millions of poker players around the world first found their favorite...
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