Win UFC 239 trip with new Spin & Go
For just $10 you and a friend could find yourself ringside for UFC239 in Las Vegas this July. That means the best view anywhere of Jon Jones vs. Thiago Santos. It means a close-up look at some of the...
View ArticleWhich Of These 5 Poker Myths Do You Still Believe?
Poker is such a popular game, even those who don’t play it know a lot about it. Or at least they think they do. Poker may be getting more and more popular, but it’s still a game full of misconceptions....
View ArticleFrom Never To Closing The Show
When Dana White was asked when fans would see women compete in the Octagon back in 2011, the usually talkative UFC president responded with a single word. “Never.” The answer was not out of step with...
View ArticleFrom zero to SCOOP with PokerStars School
It’s one of the best times of the year at PokerStars: SCOOP is right around the corner. With more than $115 million in guaranteed prize money, including a $1 million guaranteed event every day of the...
View ArticleSCOOP 2019: Players to watch this year
Winter came and winter fell. We’re now left with a dream of spring, and a battle that kicks off this Sunday. No, we’re not talking about S8E5 of Game of Thrones and the impending battle of King’s...
View ArticleNew To SCOOP? Here's what to expect.
Flowers are in bloom, the skies are blue, and tens of millions of dollars are up for grabs, too. It’s the most wonderful time of the year The Spring Championship of Online Poker begins this weekend and...
View ArticleEvy Widvey Kvilhaug gets to know PITE
“Who is Evy Widvey Kvilhaug,” you might be asking yourself, “and why is she the featured guest on the latest episode of Poker In The Ears?” That would be a dead giveaway that you weren’t paying a lick...
View ArticleNew 6+ Hold’em Tournaments to start during SCOOP
From next week, you’ll find short deck 6+ Hold’em Sit & Go’s, as well as regular tournaments, on the PokerStars client. It’s another first for the industry. PokerStars launched online 6+ Hold’em...
View ArticleTwo wins in two days for Spraggy
PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin “Spraggy” Spragg takes down the $27 Deepstack and $33 Bounty Builder in back-to-back nights, both streamed live on Twitch. It’s always nice to get a win under your belt...
View ArticleBrazil's Special Place in UFC
November 12, 1993 was the first time the world was exposed to the UFC. That night changed the way the world thought about fighting when a skinny Brazilian ran through the field, winning three fights by...
View ArticleThe Casual Fan's Guide to UFC 237
UFC 237 takes place Saturday at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro. It features two talented women battling for the strawweight championship on the main event, and a host of legends fighting on the rest...
View ArticleBook Excerpt: “Purposeful Practice for Poker” by Dr. Patricia Cardner and...
Due this July, Purposeful Practice for Poker by Dr. Patricia Cardner and Gareth James provides poker players a wealth of concrete advice about the “right sort of practice” they should pursue in order...
View ArticleHow UFC Scoring Works
A few years back I looked at my phone to see a former champion of a major MMA promotion calling the day after losing a high-profile fight. The second I answered he launched into a frustrated line of...
View ArticleJessica Andrade slams way to strawweight title at UFC 237
Rose Namajunas looked like she had the perfect gameplan to dispatch Jessica Andrade and keep a nightmare night going for the Brazilian fans at UFC 237. But a slam which will feature on highlight reels...
View ArticleEPT Open Madrid: Why you need to go, and how
Full details are now with us for the EPT Open Madrid, which is playing out from June 22-30, 2019 at Casino Gran Madrid Torrelodones, on the outskirts of Spain’s majestic capital city. The same venue...
View ArticleSCOOP 2019: All the news from Day 1
Here’s the first of a daily round-up of all that’s happening in the world of SCOOP 2019: TODAY’S HEADLINES SCOOP 2019 kicks off with 18 tournaments starting on Sunday 105,954 entries on opening day;...
View ArticlePokerStars Announces New UFC Ambassadors
There was news both in and out of the UFC Octagon in Rio over the weekend. While Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade headlined UFC® 237, a PokerStars press conference announced details of three new...
View ArticleMega Freeroll winners tell their stories
A Mega Freeroll ran a couple of weeks ago on PokerStars as part of the 200 billion hands celebration. You might have even picked up a ticket for it yourself. If you decided against playing it, though,...
View ArticleThe DAILY SCOOP for Monday
Check out the latest news and results from SCOOP on our results page. This though is the alternative look at SCOOP. Here you’ll find where to get the most fun from SCOOP today. Starting with SCOOP...
View ArticleHow long before a SCOOP 2019 double winner?
It’s tough to win one SCOOP event, let alone two. Yet most years someone manages to come along and do the double. So when can we expect our first double winner of SCOOP 2019? JohnnyPorn is in the hunt...
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