Hartigan Talks Player Dynamics and Holy Shit Moments as The Big Game on Tour Returns The PokerStars Big Game on Tour will return for 2024 with more episodes filmed at the North American Poker Tour Las Vegas festival this Autumn

It’s official. After its return in 2023 following a 12-year hiatus, PokerStars has confirmed that The Big Game on Tour is back again this year, with more episodes to be filmed at the NAPT Las Vegas festival. Ten episodes of the show were filmed last year, with the likes of Phil Hellmuth, Maria Ho, Lex Veldhuis and Sam Grafton all taking part. The show features a lucky Loose Cannon who receives $50,000 and has to survive 150 hands playing $50/$100 with a table of poker pros, ambassadors, and celebrities.

Nick Kocman Captures Career-Best Score as Maryland State Poker Championship Kicks Off Nick Kocman defeated Alan Gendelman heads-up to win the Maryland State Poker Championship $600 Kickoff Event at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland

Action has concluded in the $600 Kickoff Event here at the Maryland State Poker Championship hosted by Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and sponsored by PokerStars. Nick Kocman has emerged victorious, earning his biggest score to date with a massive payout of $77,869. The six Day 1 starting flights saw a total 892 entries, 115 of which returned for Day 2. Kocman navigated through the sizable field on his path to capture a majority of the $456,704 prize pool, along with the two trophies to place on his mantle.

Amateur Player Dave Krosky Steals the Spotlight in Episode 7 of The Big Game on Tour PokerStars revival of The Game on Tour continued with episode 7 and amateur player and businessman Dave Krosky took on the pros in the latest instalment.

Last week, PokerNews told you that Dave Krosky would be a star in this instalment of The Big Game on Tour, and from the latest episode, you’ll surely see why. The Las Vegas Entrepreneur brought the heat and made some out-of-the-box plays that will surely raise a few eyebrows. But despite his inexperience under the bright lights of the PokerStars feature table, Krosky showed no fear against the shiver of sharks looking to take a chunk out of his stack.

Michael Ian Blacks Televised Freakout as The Big Game on Tour Returns Michael Ian Black discusses his appearance on PokerStars The Big Game on Tour and talks about the players he faces and the type of poker action that went on

Michael Ian Black is no stranger to poker on TV, but he’s told PokerNews The Big Game on Tour was a completely different beast. He’s previously played on Celebrity Poker Showdown as far back as 2003. More recently he’s appeared in Hank’s Home Game on PokerStars in 2021, and RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) All-Stars ProAM at the PokerGO Studio later that year. However, last year he took on his biggest challenge — sitting down to play in the return of The Big Game on Tour. Now ahead of the second five-episode run — featuring new Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse — he spoke with PokerNews about what went on under the lights.

Gaspare Sposato Triumphs in Epic Heads-Up Duel to Win UKIPT London Main Event The PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event has been a roaring success packing out the Hippodrome Casino from floor to ceiling across four days of action.

The PokerStars UKIPT London £1,100 Main Event has been nothing less than a roaring success, packing out the Hippodrome Casino from floor to ceiling across four days of action. Out of 725 entries, 13 hopefuls returned for the final day to compete for the lion’s share of the £696,000 prize pool. In the end, after over 12 hours of action, Gaspare Sposato of Italy emerged as the outright winner. The 28-year-old Italian poker pro has only recently stepped onto the live circuit and has come close to winning titles on several occasions before finally locking up the first-place finish in the UKIPT Main Event.

Loose Cannon Lily Newhouse Shares Her Cancer Survivor Story in Episode 8 of The Big Game on Tour PokerStars The Big Game on Tour is one of the most popular poker shows and PokerNews brings you all the big hands and stories from the series.

PokerStars recently announced the return of The Big Game on Tour for another season, with new episodes set to be filmed during the NAPT Las Vegas festival. As the show prepares to wrap up its first season, one player remains in the spotlight: Lily Newhouse, the latest Loose Cannon chasing a life-changing payday. However, Newhouse’s journey is about more than just poker. In the latest episode, she opened up about her battle with breast cancer, revealing how her experience shaped her outlook on life.

Grosvenor Goliath 2024 – Was it worth it? We attended the 2024 Grosvenor Goliath poker tournament. Here’s everything about our experience of the tournament so you know what to expect.

After years of hearing my poker friends rave about it, I finally attended the Grosvenor Goliath in Coventry, UK, last week. I’m excited to share my first-hand experience with you! What is the Grosvenor Goliath Poker Tournament? The Grosvenor Goliath first launched in the UK in 2011 with the mission of offering a low buy-in event with a massive field. Since its inception, the Goliath has lived up to its promise, with the 2023 event setting a record of 11,493 entries and a staggering £1.37 million prize pool.

I Live For These Moments says Wistern as WCOOP Preparations Get Underway PokerStars Ambassador Lasse Jagd Lauritsen aka Wistern is getting ready for 25 days of WCOOP action by warming up with the WCOOP Bootcamp on PokerStars

We’re almost at the halfway stage of WCOOP Bootcamp — a two-week warm-up for players who are looking to win their way into the World Championship of Online Poker next month. One of those players looking to the Bootcamp to aid his preparation is PokerStars Team Pro Lasse Jagd Lauritsen aka Wistern who, after streaming over 200 hours of SCOOP action earlier this year, is getting ready for another big grind in the most prestigious online festival in all of online poker

UKIPT London Bursts into Life with PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game The UKIPTs jaunt to London may have begun on August 4 but the festival turned up a notch on Tuesday with the PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game (MUG).

The PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) jaunt to London may have begun on August 4, but the festival in England’s capital turned up a notch on Tuesday with the PokerStars Ambassador Meet-Up Game (MUG). Hundreds descended on The Hippodrome Casino to battle against the faces of the Spadie brand, where plenty of prizes were up for grabs. A plethora of Power Path Passes were dished out in the poker fiesta, with smiles, excitement and camaraderie filling the room as UKIPT London shifted into fifth gear.

Qualify for NAPT Las Vegas at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship The first-ever Pennsylvania State Poker Championship at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia will award three seats to NAPT Las Vegas. Get the details here.

With the PokerStars2024 Maryland State Poker Championship underway, excitement is already building for the first-ever Pennsylvania State Poker Championship taking place Aug. 21-Sept. 8. The series, taking place at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, will feature over $1.1 million in guarantees and will culminate with a $2,200 buy-in Main Event with a $500,000 guarantee. PokerNews will be on-site covering the Main Event and will also be providing updates from other events including a $550 buy-in event with six starting flights and a $200,000 guarantee attached and a $1,100 guaranteed four-flight event with a $300,000 guarantee.

PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp Includes FREE Coaching Seminars From BBZ Poker PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp is the perfect opportunity to learn with free coaching sessions taking place in association with BBZ Poker

As part of the WCOOP Boot Camp, PokerStars has partnered with BBZ Poker to provide coaching seminars to its players, and the best thing is they’re absolutely free! From August 3-9, you can check out up to seven free seminars a day with BBZ Poker head coach Jordan “BBZ” Drummond. Not only is Drummond the founder of BBZ )Poker, he’s also the coach of PokerStars Ambassadors Lex Veldhuis, Spraggy, Fintan and Parker Talbot.

Hone Your Skills and Play Like the Pros with PokerStars WCOOP Boot Camp PokerStars is running a WCOOP Boot Camp from August 4-19. Receive free poker training from BBZ Poker alongside 160 tournaments.

The PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) is online poker’s premier tournament series. Every player, from those just cutting their teeth in the poker world to elite-level professionals, dreams of becoming a WCOOP champion, thanks to the prestige of the series and, of course, the massive top prizes offered. The 2024 PokerStars WCOOP is scheduled to run from September 8 through October 2, and although the schedule is not yet finalized, PokerNews can provide details of something exciting to warm you up and prepare you for it.

WATCH: The 888poker Team Headed to Las Vegas With a Dream 888poker sent five team members to the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to play in the Main Event. Heres how things panned out.

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may be done and dusted but that doesn’t mean the Las Vegas poker action has to stop. That’s because 888poker sent a team of pros and ambassadors to “Sin City” to play in the $10,000 Main Event, and a camera crew to follow their progress in poker’s most prestigious event. The 888poker docuseries is divided into five parts, with new episodes published on YouTube every Saturday for the next few weeks. Part 1 recently landed on the internet superhighway, and this is what happened.

Allen Kessler Hits $1.2 Million Jackpot on Buffalo Slot Machine Poker pro Allen Kessler strikes gold in Northern California winning $1.2 million on the Aristocrat Buffalo Slot machine marking a major jackpot triumph.

Allen Kessler pulled off a jaw-dropping $1.2 million win on the Buffalo Aristocrat slot machine in at Thunder Valley Resort & Casino in Northern California late Monday night, and you can bet it’s a “Chainsaw Approved” triumph! Kessler, who detailed his win in a video, revealed that he had been playing the Aristocrat slot machine for an intense 12-hour stretch. Throughout this marathon session, he was betting $125 per spin buying bonuses and had a remaining balance of $2,458 when the jackpot struck. He said he was down $12,500 before the life-changing moment occurred.

PokerStars Ontario & CNE Casino Present $320K Live Tournament in Ontario In partnership with PokerStars Ontario the CNE Casino is holding a No-Limit Holdem with a maximum prize pool of $320000. Get the details here.

Live poker players in Ontario are in luck because the largest tournament up the year is upon us. In partnership with Pokerstars Ontario, the CNE Casino is holding a No-Limit Hold’em with a maximum prize pool of $320,000. This 40-day poker event by the CNE is presented by PokerStars Ontario this year and serves as a flagship event for the temporary casino.The CNE Casino can be found in the northeast corner of the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.

Parker Tonkaaaa Talbot Breaks Down His Biggest Career Win on Youtube A video from PokerStars breaks down Parker Tonkaaaa Talbots second place finish for $363700 in EPT Paris €2200 FPS High Roller. His biggest live cash.

PokerStars released a video on Wednesday which gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at Parker “Tonkaaaa” Talbot’s biggest career cash. The video covers his run in the EPT Paris €2,200 FPS High Roller, where he fired two bullets before eventually making it to second place and taking home a check for €334,180 ($363,700). To watch the full breakdown and hear Talbot’s account of the event in detail, check out the full video below.

Warm Up for EPT Barcelona With the Campeonato Espana de Poker Check out the full schedule of the Campeonato Espana de Poker Barcelona which includes a €500 Main Event that drew in 1960 entrants in 2023.

The luxurious Casino Barcelona will be packed to the rafters from August 26 until September 8 thanks to the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival taking place. But did you know that the casino will also be full of poker players in the couple of weeks prior to EPT Barcelona? Why is this the case? Because theCampeonato Espana de Poker is in town. Barcelona is a hotbed for Spanish poker and the Campeonato Espana de Poker (CEP) is one of the country’s most popular series. Players from far and wide flock to Casino Barcelona whenever CEP rolls in, with 308 players buying into last year’s €1,100 High Roller event. Sergio Contreras emerged victoriously from that event, and scooped €42,150 after a four-handed deal.

Kenny Hallaert Looks to Protect Recreational Players in New PokerStars Role Belgian Poker Pro Kenny Hallaert has joined PokerStars as an ambassador where he will be assisting the Global Live Events team to make events better than they already are.

A new episode of the Poker in the Ears podcast, hosted by PokerStars ambassadors James Hartigan and Joe Stapleton, has landed. And the affable duo are joined by the spade brand’s latest acquisition, Belgian poker pro Kenny Hallaert, as well as recapping the big hands and stories from ‘The Big Game on Tour’ which returns to TV screens on Friday, July 26 on FS1 before its wider release on the PokerStars YouTube Channels.

WPT Global Summer Festival to Award WPT World Championship Seat Poker players hoping for a chance to win a seat in the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas are in luck thanks to the WPT Global Summer Festival.

Poker players hoping for a chance to win a seat in the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas are in luck. Thanks to the WPT Global Summer Festival series taking place July 28-August 18, there are a few opportunities to do so. The online festival, which PokerNews highlighted here, is headlined by the $3,500 buy-in WPT Championship, which runs August 11-18. The event has a $1 million prize pool, with a WPT World Championship seat being the cherry on top.

The Eight Past PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event Champions PokerNews steps back in time and looks at the eight players who have won the PokerStars UKIPT London Main Event.

The 2024 PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) London festival kicks off on August 2, with the £1,100 Main Event’s first flight shuffling up and dealing on August 4. Eight players have become UKIPT London Main Event champions since the tournament’s inaugural running in 2010, and some of those champions have become household names following their victories. PokerNews’ live reporting team is on the ground throughout the 2024 UKIPT London Main Event, and we hope one of our readers follows in the footsteps of these eight heroes and returns home as a poker champion.

MSPT Awarding WPT World Championship Seats to Season 15 POY MSPT Icon The MSPT is giving away WPT World Championship seats and running satellites around the US. Find out more about the partnership with the World Poker Tour.

As excitement gears up for the upcoming WPT World Championship in Las Vegas, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) has partnered with the World Poker Tour to give players opportunities to win a seat into the $10,400 buy-in championship event. In addition to awarding seats to two of the year’s top performers, the MSPT will be hosting satellites at MSPT stops around the US starting at $140. POY Will Win a WPT Seat Like with previous years, the Season 15 Player of the Year will be awarded entry into the prestigious event at Wynn Las Vegas in December.