Andrew Burnett

It proved to be a very Merry Christmas and looks set to be a Happy New year for Belgium’s Jorden Verbraeken.

When it comes to raising money for charitable causes, poker pros are amongst the most active out there, and Dan Smith has just proven that once again.

The Swedish maestro saw off a field of 156 other hopefuls in the $2100 buy-in NLHE tourney to grab the lion’s share of the $314,000 prizepool.

Mining cryptocurrency is one thing, but mining your way to a shiny new Tesla S car is quite another – and that’s what is on offer at the tables next week on CoinPoker.

Finnish PLO legend Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies took on a new challenge this year when he was one of 16 contestants who took part in the Finnish version of TV reality show ‘Survivor’.

The past year of tournament play around the globe has had more than its share of drama, characters and downright positive vibes...

The 30% or more plunge in the price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin from its $20K high has been mainly met by amusement rather than dread by the top pros.

The horrific gun massacre in Las Vegas this October which left 58 innocent concert-goers dead has finally seen the official coroner’s report released.

A high-stakes player has taken to the 2+2 forum to warn others of a coaching scam after someone impersonating Ben Sulsky took him for an undisclosed sum of Bitcoin.

One of the most sought-after domain names in the world of poker – Poker.com - has been put on the market with a price tag of $20million.

Coin Poker are offering a festive bonus - with four daily tournaments per day until New Year paying out prizes in Ethereum.

Michael Kanaan showed that he still has the magic touch by winning the WSOP Sydney Main Event for $394,837.

‘The Machines are coming!’ was the cry earlier this year when poker-playing AI bot Libratus defeated four of the best pros in the game for the best part of $1.76million

Frenchman Kalidou Sow took down the first – and last ever - PokerStars Championship Prague Main Event for €675,000 ($795,456) after defeating Jason Wheeler heads-up.