Sebastian Hubers Team peace&loove Take the Lead in the WCOOP League Get yourself up to date with the latest news and results from the 2024 PokerStars World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP).

The 2024 PokerStars WCOOP League has new leaders following some impressive results on September 11. After starting the day in second place, 25 points behind Fintan Hand’s Team easywithaces, Sebastian Huber’s Team peace&loove accumulated 235 points, propelling them to the top of the league; they also became the first team to break through 1,000 points. Team peace&loove’s huge points tally mainly stemmed from a pair of results in the $55 NLHE Deep Stack and the $320 NLHE Deep Stack. In the former, “king153246,” the team member who secured their place on the team via the WCOOP Boot Camp promotion, navigated their way through almost all of the 4,865 entrants. They ultimately chopped when heads-up against Brazil’s “calcinha92,” earning $28,278 and a ton of WCOOP League points.

Hands of the Week from 2024 EPT Barcelona: Kassouf Goes Out with Nine High Like a Boss As a part of the PokerNews Hands of the Week series check out some of the biggest and most interesting hands from the 2024 European Poker Tour Barcelona.

The 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona recently wrapped up with poker pro Stephen Song topping a field of 1,975 entries (the fourth-largest Main Event field in EPT history) to claim the championship title and €1,290,386 in prize money. This Main Event attracted players from 82 different countries. From Albania to Vietnam and the United States to South Africa, it seems no corners of the world are untouched or unaffected by the EPT’s influence. The top five nations were France (205 players), Italy (144), Spain (124), Brazil (89), and the United Kingdom (76).

PokerStars Awarding NAPT Gold Passes During Poker Masters PokerStars NAPT is the presenting sponsor for the PGT Poker Masters series and will be awarding $10000 Gold Passes to NAPT Las Vegas. Get the details here.

The 2024 Poker Masters series kicked off yesterday at PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas with Event #1: $5,100 No-Limit Hold’em, and with the start of the series came the news that the series will be presented by the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT). The Poker Masters series runs Sept. 10-19 and features eight tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $5,100 to $25,200. In addition to the coveted Purple Jacket and a $25,000 PGT Passport, the series will now award a Gold Pass to NAPT Las Vegas taking place Nov. 1-10.

Jerry Perrymejsen Odeen Wins Seventh WCOOP Title for Team tonkaaaa The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) continues all this month on PokerStars with ambassadors drafting teams to compete in the WCOOP League

The action on PokerStars is heating up and we’re only midway through the first week of the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). More titles were handed out on the third day of competition, including Lex Veldhuiswinning his first WCOOP title in Event #9-H: $5,200 NLHE. That result hasn’t quite seen his team move to the top of the WCOOP League standings, but it’s all to play for as drafted players start to get on the scoreboard.

Booyakasha: Lex Veldhuis Bags $130K & First WCOOP Title Dressed as Ali G PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis won his first World Championship of Online Poker Title while live streaming to thousands of fans on his Twitch channel.

Hear me now. Big up yourself Lex Veldhuis, big respek to you and your crew In the weeks leading up to year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), Lex Veldhuis told PokerNews two things. The first, was that he was “extremely confident” heading into this year’s festival. The second, was that he had lots of things planned for his community and their enjoyment of his streaming content. Last night, Veldhuis put the words into action, keeping it real and taking down WCOOP Event #9-H: $5,200 Bounty Builder Super High Roller for over $130,000, all while dressed as Ali G.

Lex Eyes First WCOOP Title as Spraggy Still Draws a Blank Lex Veldhuis is eyeing his first career WCOOP title as the first week of WCOOP action continues on PokerStars

He might be lagging behind in the early WCOOP League standings, but Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis is leading by example in pursuit of back-to-back League titles. After picking up his first SCOOP title earlier this year, Veldhuis has advanced to Day 2 of Event #9: $5,200 Bounty Builder Super High Roller, with just ten players separating him from a maiden WCOOP title. Can Veldhuis Get It Done? Veldhuis isn’t the only player from the 2024 WCOOP League to advance to Day 2 of Event #9-H. Yuri “theNERDguy” Dzivielevski (Team easywithaces) and Jerry “Perrymejsen” Odeen (Team tonkaaaa) also advanced.

Max Pinnola Wins Pennsylvania State Poker Championship; Takes Home NAPT Gold Pass Max Pinnola is the 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship $2200 Event champion a result worth a cool $103000.

After four Day 1 flights with 243 entrants, the 34 players who advanced all came together for Day 2 of $2,200 Event #3 at Pennsylvania State Poker Championship here at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The PokerStars sponsored event created a total prize pool of $500,000 resulting in Max Pinnola emerging victorious for a whopping $103,000 score. Pinnola and Matthew Sabia (2nd - $93,000) agreed on an ICM chop after 30 minutes of heads-up play. Stacks were nearly even in chips, both with almost 6,000,000 respectively.

Mike Watson Adds €10300 EPT High Roller Title to Summer Triple Crown Mike Watson defeated Enrico Camosci heads-up in the EPT Barcelona €10300 High Roller winning €595000 after a heads-up deal

The final day of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour has concluded here at Casino Barcelona. Hours after Stephen Songwas crowned the newest EPT Main Event champion, the final table of the €10,300 EPT High Roller was still ongoing with some of the best players in the world battling for one of the most prestigious trophies of the festival. Mike Watson was already having a good series before this tournament, albeit with many close calls and no outright victories. He took sixth place in the €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha event, third place in a €25,000 High Roller and second place in the €5,200 8-Game Mix for just over €250,000 across those three scores.

Team Akkari Off to a Flying Start in the 2024 WCOOP League as Team Spraggy Falters Team Akkari and Team Tonkaaaa got off to fast starts in the 2024 PokerStars WCOOP League but Team Spraggy was left with zero points after Day 1.

The 2024 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) shuffled up and dealt at PokerStars for the first time on September 8, marking the start of the eagerly anticipated WCOOP League. Over the next three-and-a-half weeks, teams selected by Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, Fintan “easywithaces” Hand, Parker “tonkaaaa” Talbot, Sebastian “peace&loove” Huber, Andre “AAkkari” Akkari, and Lex “L. Veldhuis” Veldhuis will earn points based on their finishing positions in WCOOP events as they bid to become the 2024 WCOOP League champions.

Stephen Song Serenades the Deck to EPT Barcelona Main Event Title Stephen Song won the 2024 EPT Barcelona Main Event celebrating 20 years of EPT history as he lifted the Golden Shard trophy amid tough competition and bad weather.

Twenty years ago, Alexander Stevic etched his name in poker history by winning the inaugural European Poker Tour (EPT) Main Event. The 2004 series featured just five events, a humble beginning compared to today’s expansive, star-studded EPT circuit. That modest start became a springboard for aspiring poker players, transforming young upstarts into legends of the game. Household poker names like Jason Mercier, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, and Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius launched their careers and began their rise up the ranks after finding success on the EPT’s iconic blue felt. Now, another emerging superstar has left their mark on one of poker’s most prestigious tours.

Honeymooner Murilo Milhomen Crowned EPT Barcelona Mystery Bounty Champion Murilo Milhomem overcame a heads-up deficit to win the EPT Barcelona €3000 Mystery Bounty for €321658 while in Barcelona celebrating his honeymoon

The mystery as to who would win the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona €3,000 Mystery Bounty has been solved. Murilo Milhomem has won his maiden EPT title for €321,658. He bested 1,113 players over three days to secure the win and a coveted PokerStars Spadie. Milhomem defeated Jacob Stone heads-up for a career-best score, overcoming a chip deficit just shy of three-to-one. In finishing second, Stone also claimed a career best score of €200,700, a welcome addition to Stone’s sole cash of €6,680 during this EPT stop in the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event.

PokerNews Ambassador RobinPoker Selling WCOOP Action on StakeKings PokerNews ambassador and streamer Lukas RobinPoker Robinson is selling WCOOP action at zero markup on StakeKings. Find out how to sweat Robinson in WCOOP.

PokerNews ambassador and streamer Lukas “RobinPoker” Robinson is gearing up for a full slate of online poker action in the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), and his viewers can have a sweat for the series. Robinson is selling action for 18 events through StakeKings, meaning that members of the public can buy a piece of his action in hopes of a deep run for the young Liverpool grinder. Best of all, Robinson is selling at zero markup and will be streaming the action.

This Chess Grand Master Gets His Third EPT Title with €25K Triumph Chess grandmaster Ottomar Ladva won a €25000 EPT Barcelona High Roller claiming €439400 and his third EPT title after defeating a field of 60 entries.

As the main tournament room became increasingly empty heading into the wee hours of the morning, Ottomar Ladva looked as fresh and sharp as he did when he first entered €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em II. It was readily apparent that Ladva set his sights on winning the final high-roller of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. Following a marathon 13-hour day, the focused 27-year-old did just that after besting a 60-entry field and defeating Artsiom Lasouski heads-up to claim his third EPT title. Ladva also claimed the €439,400 first-place prize, representing the lion’s share of the €1,440,600 prize pool.

WCOOP League Teams Set as PokerStars Ambassadors Look to Stop Team Lex Lex Spraggy Tonka and other ambassadors will look to lead their teams to WCOOP victory in the inaugural WCOOP League. Read about each of the six teams.

The teams are set for the inaugural WCOOP League as a handful PokerStars ambassadors gear up to battle for bragging rights and to make their teams proud during the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). Team captains Ben “Spraggy” Spragg, Fintan Hand, Parker “Tonka” Talbot, Sebastian Huber, Andre Akkari and Lex Veldhuis, who earlier won the first-ever SCOOP League, selected their teams in a snake draft at PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona.

Gergo Nagy Turns Four Big Blinds into €268600 at EPT Barcelona At the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Gergo Nagy pulled off a comeback for the ages to win the €10200 Pot-Limit Omaha for €268600.

After four hours of explosive action, the €10,200 Pot-Limit Omaha wrapped up at the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) at Casino Barcelona. Gergo Nagy started the day with the second-shortest stack out of fifteen players. At the start of the final table, he was easily the shortest stack with just four big blinds. By the end of the day, he held every chip in the tournament, defeating Patrick Kennedy after a back-and-forth heads-up duel to take home his first PokerStars spade and the top prize of €268,600.

PokerStars Ushers in a New Era of Womens Poker with Womens Winter Festival PokerStars celebrates womens poker with the inaugural Women’s Winter Festival running from November 21-24 at the historic Hippodrome Casino.

The PokerStars European Poker Tour in Barcelona has been a grand celebration of the tour’s 20th anniversary, Spanish culture, and on-the-felt triumphs. And now, PokerStars is championing women’s poker with a major announcement unveiled during a special Ladies Day Breakfast meet and greet ahead of the €550 Women’s event at Casino Barcelona. Led by ambassador Kerryjane Craigie, the spadie brand revealed the schedule for the Women’s Winter Festival, designed to “encourage women to participate in live poker games with aspirational outcomes.”

PokerStars Cedric Billot Looks Back at His Two-Decade Love Affair with the EPT Cedric Billot discusses the European Poker Tours 20 years offering a behind-the-scenes look into the evolution and impact of the EPT.

As the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) celebrates its 20th anniversary at EPT Barcelona, it’s a milestone not just for the world of poker but also for those who’ve contributed to its evolution. Among them is Cedric Billot, Associate Director of Live Events Operations for PokerStars, whose journey with the EPT began while it was in its infancy. An EPT Kid at Heart Billot proudly describes himself as an “EPT kid.” His connection with the tour dates back to its early years, when he was a passionate poker player dreaming of making it to the EPT tables.

Kayhan Mokri Secures Back-to-Back €100000 Super High Roller Wins at EPT Barcelona Kayhan Mokri triumphs again winning €1.37M in the €100000 EPT Barcelona Super High Roller marking his second consecutive victory at the prestigious event.

The 20th anniversary of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona saw the ever-historic €100,000 EPT Super High Roller conclude in electric fashion as Kayhan Mokri emerged the victor for the second year in a row. Amongst the crowds of Casino Barcelona, Mokri repeated his own legacy, lifting another EPT Super High Roller Trophy on Spanish soil, this time to the tune of €1,372,420, nearly doubling the first-place prize money he claimed 12 months ago.

Four-Way Deal Rounds Out $1100 Event #2 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship Intense final table action at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship saw key eliminations and a four-way deal deciding the top winners.

After four Day 1 flights with 499 entrants, 63 players advanced to Day 2 of the $1,100 Event #2 at the 2024 Pennsylvania State Poker Championship, hosted at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. Sponsored by PokerStars, the event generated a prize pool of $479,040, culminating in a four-way deal to determine the winners. Final Table Payouts Place Name Country Prize 1 Jonas Wexler United States *$58,555 2 Kevin Roche United States *$59,763 3 Jose Waybright United States *$57,546 4 William Chisholm United States *$55,206 5 Christopher Csik United States $22,480 6 Julian Penza United States $18,740 7 Ryan Tillmann United States $15,600 8 Keith Crowder United States $12,490 9 Joseph Iannacone United States $9,380 Wexler Gets the NAPT Gold Pass After the chop, Jonas Wexler emerged as the chip leader, securing a prize of $58,780. Wexler, a seasoned player with over $1.2 million in poker earnings, is a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and boasts seven WSOP Circuit rings.

Sylvain Berthelot Stops Zamani Streamroll to Win Estrellas Main Event (€499224) A French amateur poker player with $7000 in earnings bested the pros in the Estrellas Main Event at PokerStars EPT Barcelona. Get the details here.

For hours on end, Martin Zamani bet, raised and re-raised at every opportunity on Day 4 of the €1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event at 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona, a strategy that saw the high-stakes American pro winning nearly every pot and establishing a dominant final table chip lead. But it was France’s Sylvain Berthelot who ended up winning his first major poker title and €499,224 as Zamani lost momentum to fall in third place.

PokerStars & Gerard Piqué Dish Out Amazing Prizes at Silver Pass Meet-Up in Barcelona PokerStars gave Silver Pass winners a real treat at EPT Barcelona with Gerard Pique hosting the prize giveaway. The soccer legend also sat down for an interview with PokerNews.

As the European Poker Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary, the sun-soaked Mediterranean seafront at EPT Barcelona was the perfect backdrop for the camaraderie and glamour of the PokerStars Silver Pass Meet-Up, where the festivities reached new heights. Power Path winners were treated to first-class food, drinks, and entertainment at the luxurious Sofitel. To top it off, soccer legend Gerard Piqué hosted a prize giveaway, with one lucky player walking away with the highly coveted Gold Power Pass.

ODwyer Hits a Royal Flush as Kaverman Takes Down EPT Barcelona €25K Byron Kaverman finished second in the €12300 Cuatro Knockout just two days ago for €119400 but this time at EPT Barcelona he came out ahead as the winner.

The first €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament of the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona drew many high-roller poker stars to Casino Barcelona. After the last card was dealt and the final chip exchanged, Byron Kaverman emerged victorious, claiming the trophy and a €381,060 prize for his efforts. Just two days prior, Kaverman had finished second in the €12,300 Cuatro Knockout, earning €119,400. This time, he went all the way, defeating Markkos Ladev in heads-up play. Ladev, who took home €248,500, secured his largest-ever live cash. The remaining €1,104,460 prize pool, generated by 46 entries, was shared by Mike Watson, Enrico Camosci, Niklas Astedt, and Sam Grafton, each earning at least €77,300 for reaching the money.

Heres How to Play for a Share of $20000 Worth of WCOOP Tickets in September Discover how you can play for a share of $20000 worth of PokerStars WCOOP tickets for free this September.

Every poker tournament grinder is tingling with anticipation at the prospect of competing in the PokerStars 2024 World Championship Of Online Poker (WCOOP) throughout September. The 23rd installment of PokerStars’ flagship series runs from September 8 through October 2, bringing with it $80 million in guaranteed prize pools. PokerStars needs to get the European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona festival out of the way before it turns its attention to WCOOP, but the online poker giant is already adding value for players with eight freeroll tournaments running from September 1-8, with a total of $20,000 worth of WCOOP tickets waiting to be won.

Kayhan Mokri Gets His Second EPT Barcelona Title in the €20000 No-Limit Holdem Mokri burst onto the scene after he made a deep run in the EPT Barcelona Main Event in 2022. The next year he took down the €100K Super High Roller title.

Whether it’s the warm breeze blowing in off the Mediterranean or just the fact that some of the top players in the world gather in the Catalan capital for one of the biggest poker festivals of the year, but Kayhan Mokri can feel something in the air whenever he comes to Barcelona. Mokri burst onto the poker scene when he made a run to sixth place in the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event in 2022. The following year, he took down the €100,000 Super High Roller title for €750,960, his first-ever live tournament victory. He had to wait an entire year for his second, and, to no surprise, it came here in Barcelona as he emerged the champion over a 47-player field in the €20,000 No-Limit Hold’em event.