Colossus II Not Quite As Colossal
Did this year’s Colossus defeat its own alter ego from 2015? Unfortunately, it did not! Colossus II couldn’t surpass the 22,374 mark and recorded a total of 21,613 entries, 761 entries less than in 2015.
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Did this year’s Colossus defeat its own alter ego from 2015? Unfortunately, it did not! Colossus II couldn’t surpass the 22,374 mark and recorded a total of 21,613 entries, 761 entries less than in 2015.
It was the young German sensation Rainer Kempe who walked off with the $5million first prize with an astonishing display of poker prowess at the final table.
In an unexpected return of Chris Ferguson at the WSOP $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship has brought him back into the limelight.
Set against the backdrop of the Austrian Alps, the European Poker Championship is going to be an amazing experience.
It was a tough night for Phil Hellmuth in the Super HighRoller Bowl, but his decision to ‘go on the rampage’ proved effective enough to take the old master of the game to the final table, assuring himself of at least a $600,000 payday.
A 5-day cash-game-only festival, with different poker variants and buy-ins on offer, run in modern casinos, and livestreamed on TwitchTV. It sounds too good to be true!
There’s $15million up for grabs and there are 49 of the poker world’s biggest and best high-stakes players vying for a share of the spoils – and day 1 of the Super HighRoller Bowl from Las Vegas didn’t disappoint!
May 29th sees the start of the Super High Roller Bowl from the ARIA Resort and Casino – and with a full field of the world’s biggest and best ponying up $300,000 per head to play for the $5,000,000 top prize
​Next week sees Malta hosting the next stop on the Unibet 2016 tour at the brand new Olympic Casino, with entrants and qualifiers hoping to emulate the success of Dutchman Mateusz Moolhuizen who scooped €117,000 when Unibet last visited the island.
Religious Jewish players are angry to find out that the WPT Tournament of Champions has been scheduled to overlap with a holy day celebrating the Jewish freedom from slavery.
A host of pros from the PokerStars team head to New Jersey’s Atlantic City Resorts casino for the state’s first live event, with Twitch TV favourite Jason Somerville heading the all-star cast.
After what looks like a terrific year, can the WSOP sustain the growth and hope for an even better 2016?
​When the Unibet Malta Open kicks off at the end of May, one lucky player will take his seat courtesy of the Online Poker League Season 2, which is already underway.
Another European Poker Tour (EPT) season will soon come to a close. To mark the occasion, PokerStars wants to break all kinds of records. And it all starts on April 26 at 5 PM local time in Monte Carlo with a very affordable No Limit Texas Holdem super satellite to the FPS Main Event.
In a surprise move, the WSOP will bring back team events in 2016
PokerTube mourns the passing of our friend Philip Yeung, a beloved figure in the Vegas scene and an irreplaceable friend.