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Kristen Biknell secured third place and $109,400 in the High Roller Club The Big Game tournament. The event featured a $5,200 buy-in and attracted 221 players, creating a prize pool of $1,037,000.
King's Casino in the Czech Republic hosted its first live poker tournament after quarantine, with Roger Hirabedian emerging as the winner. The PLO High Roller event had a prize pool of 128,250€.
Sergey Konovalov emerged victorious in the High Roller Club Warm Up tournament on PartyPoker, earning $24,500. The event featured 99 entries and a $100,000 guarantee.
Eugene Kachalov reached the final table but exited first, earning 45,000 hryvnias. justlex won the tournament with a prize of 705,000 hryvnias.
Oleg 'Fukuruku' Vasylchenko secured a significant victory in the Summer Series 116 tournament, earning $18,350. The event attracted 2,436 players with a prize pool of $125,000.
Partypoker is giving away $36,000 in cash prizes daily through its Cash Games Leaderboards. Players can earn points in regular Cash Games and fastforward tables to win a share of the prize pool.
Ukrainian poker player S.FILTH, who is also a schoolteacher, won the Summer Series 126 tournament, earning $30,300. He is known online as S.FILTH but to his students as Alexander Vladimirovich.
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has updated its safety protocols to require all visitors to wear masks. Previously, only casino staff were required to wear masks.
Discover how Hikaru Nakamura, a five-time US Chess Champion, boosted chess's popularity on Twitch during the pandemic. His innovative streaming style attracted top gamers and revived interest in the ancient game.
The legendary director Martin Scorsese will produce the poker-themed film 'Card Counter', starring Oscar Isaac and William Dafoe.