Poker stereotypes: Have you met them all?
Whether you are playing online poker or a live poker tournament, you will encounter players using a wide range of styles, drawing on whatever strategy suits them best. But wherever you go, players tend...
View ArticleWhat does it take to win the Sunday Million?
The 13th anniversary of the Sunday Million takes place this weekend (14th April, ), and trust us, it’s going to be a big one. There’s a massive $10M guaranteed in the prize pool, and whoever takes it...
View ArticleA collapsed bowel, a fake belt and a title fight
Less than 24 hours before he set to defend his UFC middleweight championship for the first time at UFC 234, Robert Whittaker was in emergency surgery to address an intestinal hernia and a twisted and...
View ArticleSpin of the Day: "My dream is to be a poker player"
“I’ve never really been interested in tournament poker,” Guner tells the PokerStars Blog. That might sound funny for someone who just won a Spin of the Day freeroll, but it’s actually a pretty...
View ArticleYou know what they call a Big Mac in Estonia?
Joe Stapleton just flew in from Estonia — and boy, are his arms tired! If you said “strawberry milkshake,” you’ve won this round of “What Do Poker Players Order At McDonald’s?” Stapes had been in the...
View ArticleUFC Glossary
How to tell the difference between a triangle choke and an armbar… There’s a learning curve to becoming a fan of any sport. Exploring the world of the UFC is no different. Before this weekend’s UFC...
View ArticleThe winning UFC skills that cross into poker
You might dream of entering the Octagon to compete on the UFC’s biggest stage. Or you might just watch and admire one of the most intense sporting spectacles anywhere. Whichever one you are, you likely...
View ArticleKalidou, Korea, and the anniversary Million
Catch up on all of this week’s PokerStars Blog content… • Kalidou Sow joins Team PokerStars • Michael Soyza wins Super High Roller with APPT Korea in full swing • What does it take to win the Sunday...
View Article$75m Gtd: SCOOP 2019 will be a record breaker
We’re a week closer to SCOOP 2019, which starts on Sunday May 12. And while we’re still finalizing the schedule for this year’s Series, we can now announce more details of this year’s Series. Including...
View ArticleDustin Poirier ends the night a UFC champion
It took 23 fights in the hallowed Octagon, but Dustin Poirier ended UFC 236 as a UFC champion. UFC 236 took place at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga. with a pair of interim titles on the line. The...
View ArticleSunday Million 13th Anniversary Day 1 complete
With one day of poker in the books, more than 60,000 players have been eliminated from the Sunday Million 13th Anniversary. Today the 980 competitors who outlasted their rivals will return and play...
View ArticleWEEKEND REVIEW: All the big results
A recap of the major results from this weekend on PokerStars… Sunday Million plays from 60,000 down to 980; $1M up top Niklas “lena900” Åstedt wins Sunday Cooldown ($57K) Ben “jenbizzle” Jones defeats...
View ArticleHelp us celebrate reaching 200 Billion Hands on PokerStars
In less than two decades you, and millions of other poker players, have helped us reach milestone after milestone on PokerStars. Now the PokerStars odometer is about to tick over to another milestone:...
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