Darya Krashennikova emerged victorious in the Irish Open Online Ladies Event, securing a prize of 6,625€. The tournament featured a strong field of female players.
Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier and his fiancée Jenny contracted COVID-19 after a ride with an infected Uber driver. The couple is currently in quarantine.
GGPoker is hosting the GGSeries 2020 from April 5 to April 26, 2020, with a total prize pool of 50 million dollars. The series features events with buy-ins ranging from 1$ to 5,000$ and daily guaranteed prizes.
Alexander “AxelwOw~” Sheshukov secured his largest online prize, $75,230, by winning the BSOP Online ME on PokerStars. Another Russian player, drupa-lucker, also made it to the top 10.
The poker world is abuzz with speculation about whether the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2020 will go ahead as planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, scheduled for May 26 to July 15, is facing uncertainty as the poker community debates its fate.
partypoker has increased the guaranteed prize pools for its Daily Cash Boom tournaments. Players can earn entries through cash games, fastforward, or SPINS.
Valentin Shabelnik emerged victorious in the WSOP Circuit online tournament, defeating Anthony Zinno in a thrilling heads-up final. The event had a prize pool of $79,000 and a bounty fund of $43,500.
From March 15 to 29, partypoker's POWERFEST tournament series offers $20 million in guaranteed prizes across 488 events. Eight Main Events feature a combined prize pool of $1.5 million.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Las Vegas casinos are reopening for bookings starting from April 17. The World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2020 is also considering postponement or cancellation.