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Nick Yunis & Jeremy Lenz Take the Poker World by Storm with Main Event Victories

2024-11-20T15:44:03Z

Recently, we saw the conclusion of two big tournaments, namely the 2024 WPT bestbet Scramble Main Event, and the 2024 WSOP C Elgin Main Event. Nick Yunis, a Chilean player, won the WPT Championship Title, while Jeremy Lenz, a recreational player, outlasted some of the top poker pros to win the WSOPC main event. Below is a recap of these two events.

Nick Yunis Wins 2024 World Poker Tour bestbet Scramble Championship

Chlie’s Nick Yunis triumphed in the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) bestbet Scramble main event, earning a career-high score of $347,850, taking home the prestigious WPT Champions trophy and first WPT Main Event title. Yunis has been competing and cashing WPT events since 2014, but made it big this year, becoming the first Chilean player to become a WPT Main Event Champion.

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A total of 361 players gathered inside bestbet Jacksonville poker room, crushing the $1 million guaranteed prize pool, and building up a total prize pool of $1,642,550. Out of 361, the top 46 players shared the prize pool, with the top 4 earning a six-figure. Several notable players ran deep, including Indian-American player and bracelet winner Rajesh Vohra (41st), 2024 WPT SHRP Showdown Champion Josh Reichard (30th), 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen (17th), and many more.

The final day began with six players vying for the Mike Sexton WPT Championship, and the first prize of $315,791. Yunis outlasted them all and defeated 2024 WPT Playground Main Event Champion Yunkyu Song in the heads-up after an ICM chop. Song picked his career-best payday of $252,059, while Yunis became the first Chlie’s WPT Champion.

2024 WPT bestbet Scrabble Championship

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Nick Yunis	$315,791
2nd	Yunkyu Song	$252,059
3rd	Eric Afriat	$165,000
4th	Joseph Jordan	$123,000
5th	Nicholas Funaro	$93,000
6th	Dion Jagroo	$71,000

Jeremy Lenz Wins 2024 WSOPC Elgin Main Event

Jeremy Lenz kept the title at home, winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Elgin Main Event for a six-figure sum of $194,977. Lenz, a recreational player, re-started his poker career with a 27th finish in 2024 WSOP C Elgin Event #2: $600 NLH, earning $2,961. He then used that earning to compete in the $1,700 NLH WSOPC Main Event, and it paid off. With his championship victory, he has $211k in career earnings.

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The $1.7k buy-in saw 757 entrants, which ended up crushing the $750k Guarantee, pushing it to $1,146,855. From the 757 entrants, 111 players got a piece from the staggering prize pool.

India’s Bhargav Kakani made it into the money and finished 25th for $6,432. But he fell short of reaching the final table.

11-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Roland Israelashvill made it to the podium, finishing 3rd to collect $88,976. But he missed the chance of adding another ring. Lenz dominated the heads-up and easily defeated pro-Cero Zuccarello. Zuccarello took home a career-best payday of $123,597., while Lenz scored his first circuit ring.

2024 WSOP C Elgin Main Event Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Jeremy Lenz	$194,977
2nd	Cero Zuccarello	$120,506
3rd	Roland Israelashvili	$88,976
4th	Richard Bai	$66,514
5th	Caleb King	$50,350
6th	Dana Bader Muse	$38,601
7th	Ryan Johnson	$33,405
8th	Natan Lidukhover	$27,013
9th	Blake Borden	$18,801

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Jared Bleznick Beats Patrik Antonius Again In High Stakes Duel 5

2024-11-20T15:43:35Z

PokerGO’s High Stakes Duel 5 is set to see at least three rounds. Once again, Jared Bleznick defeated the 2024 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Patrik Antonius claim the second consecutive victory for $200k on Tuesday. Antonius has agreed to a rematch, taking the action to Round 3 with a $200,000 buy-in scheduled for November 26th.

Despite the losses, Antonius remains renowned as one of the top players in no-limit hold’em and recently secured a victory in the $200K Triton Invitational Tournament in Monte Carlo, earning $5.1 million. On the other hand, Bleznick has demonstrated his skills in pot-limit Omaha, boasting a Super High Roller Bowl PLO Championship title. He also claimed his first bracelet at the 2024 WSOP $50K NLH High Roller, achieving a career-best $2 million payday.

The second round of the heads-up duel featured a mixed game format, alternating between no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha. The match began with both players holding chip stacks of $100,000.

High Stakes Duel 5 Jared Bleznick Vs. Patrik Antonius

Despite his recent Triton Monte Carlo triumph, Antonius’s luck ran out at the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Early in the match, Antonius picked up A 5, running into Bleznick’s pocket-aces. Bleznick claimed the $35,000 pot, a small but significant blow that put Antonius on the back foot.

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The pivotal moment came toward the end of the first half during the pot-limit Omaha round. Bleznick, on the button, open-raised to $1.8K with J 9 8 5, and Antonius called with Q 6 6 3. The flop came 9 7 5. Bleznick bet $2.5K, and Antonius check-raised to $8.5K. Bleznick called.

The turn came out K, giving both players a diamond flush draw, with Antonius holding the superior queen-high draw. Antonius bet $10K, and Bleznick responded by raising it to $50,600. Antonius opted to fold, missing an opportunity to shift momentum. This fold gave Bleznick a 2:1 chip advantage, which he soon extended to 3:1.

The PLO champion maintained relentless pressure, leaving Antonius no room to recover. The final hand took place in no-limit hold’em, where Bleznick held A Q and limp-shoved against Antonius’s A J. Antonius called, but the board ran 7 4 3 10 K, favoring Bleznick’s ace-queen. With this victory, Bleznick won Round 2 and now heads into the November 26th showdown with a total of $400K buy-in.

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2024 WSOP Online: Zinno & Yaginuma Add To Their Bracelet Collections

2024-11-20T13:50:29Z

The 2024 World Series of Poker Online – US Bracelet has concluded with Anthony Zinno capturing his fifth bracelet, and Jesse Yaginuma scoring his third bracelet in Event #23. The Online series featured a total of 33 bracelet events. Below is a Recap of Anthony Zinno, and Jesse Yaginuma’s victory.

Anthony Zinno Captures His Fifth WSOP Bracelet

Anthony Zinno captured his fifth career World Series of Poker Bracelet in the last event of the 2024 WSOP Online – Event #33: $500 buy-in NLH Fall Saver, adding an online bracelet to his four live bracelets. With this victory, he has pushed his WSOP Earnings over $5 million, with nearly $12 million in total career earnings.

Zinno won his first-ever bracelet in 2015, winning the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller (Event #60) for a career-best payday of $1.22 million. His second bracelet came in 2019 in the WSOP $ 1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better (Event #60) for $279,920. In 2021, Zinno scored two back-to-back bracelet wins, with his win in Event #19: $10k Seven Card Stud for $187,872, and in Event #27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., banking $160,636. He had to wait another three years for his fourth bracelet.

The closing event of the 2024 WSOP Online US Domestic Event #33: $500 buy-in NLH Fall Saver saw 579 entries, which ended up generating a total prize pool of $257,400. A total of 140 players shared the prize pool. Zinno defeated Tony Dust in the heads-up, who was also looking for his fourth WSOP bracelet, but ended up taking $35,650 for his runner-up finish.

Event #33: $500 buy-in NLH Fall Saver Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Anthony Zinno	$48,649
2nd	Tony Dunst	$35,650
3rd	Ryan Eriquezzo	$26,255
4th	Robert Kuhn	$19,305
5th	Brett Murray	$12,870
6th	Nouran Hakimiam	$9,009
7th	Jonathan Rabinowitz	$6,435
8th	Adam Saven	$4,505
9th	Eric Baldwin	$3,449

Jesse Yaginuma Wins Third Bracelet

Jesse Yaginuma emerged victorious in the 2024 WSOP Online US Domestic Event #23: $666 NLH Spooky Monsterstack, scoring his third online WSOP bracelet. He also added a first-place prize of $59,396 to his earnings. The online pro won all his bracelets in the online bracelet events, He picked his first online bracelet in 2022, and second in 2023. With his recent online cashes, he now has nearly $3.4 million in earnings.

Yaginuma defeated a final table, that included recent online bracelet winner Brandon Zuidema (4th), 2024 WSOP $100k High Roller Champion Chris Hunichen (3rd), and defeated 2024 $1.5k NL 2-7 Draw Lowball Champion David Funkhouser in the heads-up. Funkhouser ended up earning $43,968, to compensate for his bracelet lost.

$666 NLH Spooky Monstertsack Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Jesse Yaginuma	$59,396
2nd	David Funkhouser	$43,968
3rd	Christopher Hunichen	$33,169
4th	Brandon Zuidema	$23,913
5th	Maximilian Schindler	$16,199
6th	Angel Lopez	$11,571
7th	Jared Parker	$8,485
8th	Jonathon Pertee	$6,942
9th	John Ripnick	$5,400

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Meng Ling Captures WPT High Roller Victory; Jiaofang Duan Shines With APPT Cambodia Title

2024-11-20T11:44:52Z

Things are heating up in the Asian Poker Circuit with several massive GTD festivals taking place in the region. Following the conclusion of the record-breaking APT Manila where several women shone brightly including Russia’s Natalia Rozova, women continue to make waves at the other stops in Asia. One of the biggest stories coming from the Jeju Poker Festival 2024, which kicked off on November 15 at the Landing Casino with the World Poker Tour (WPT) Korea. The festival has crowned over sixteen winners so far, with Taiwan’s Lin Meng Ling being the biggest female winner at the ongoing WPT series so far.

Event 7: WPT High Roller Recap

Mengling Lin overcame a tough field of 45 entrants in Event 7: WPT High Roller, claiming a massive KRW 80,910,000 ($57,811) following a heads-up deal with China’s Yu Yunchao, who took home the higher payout of KRW 102,000,000 ($72,881). This marked Lin’s second WPT title this year, following her Single Day High Roller win at the WPT Korea in April where she had bagged $ 128,937, her best live score to date.

Featuring KRW 8,000,000 ($5,720) buy-in, this high roller tournament ran over the course of two days from November 16-17 and generated KRW 323,010,000 ($231,015) in prize pool. The top seven players made the money, with the final two securing the lion’s share of the prize pool.

Fresh off her fourth-place finish in Event 1: WPT Opener, Mengling Lin, who was the only lady among the final 7 players in #7 WPT High Roller event, entered the final day among the top stacks. She displayed her determination to take home the championship ring and it eventually paid off as she closed it out with a win after over an eleven hours of intense grind. She eventually struck an ICM deal with runner up Yunchao Yu, who banked a larger cut off the KRW 323,010,000 ($231,015) prize pool.

Event 7: WPT High Roller Payouts (KRW)

1	Lin Meng Ling	80,910,000*
2	Yu Yunchao	102,000,000*
3	Ruan Jiayu	48,800,000
4	Leng Bin	33,850,000
5	Pu Jiang	24,450,000
6	Liang Tien-Min	18,450,000
7	Hiroi Yukako	14,550,000

A Quick Look At 2024 WPT Korea Champions So Far

Patka Tomas- Won Event 1: WPT Opener (KRW 37,977,000)

Lee Calvin Sungwon – Won Event 2: Single Day High Roller (KRW 38,410,000)

Miao Chen Xiang – Won Event 3: Pot Limit Omaha (KRW 5,107,000)

Su Dong – Won Event 4: Hyper Turbo Bounty (KRW 4,147,000)

Li Dong – Won Event 6: Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 (KRW 4,544,000)

Lin Meng Ling – Won Event 7: WPT High Roller (KRW 80,910,000)

Xu Guo – Won Event 8: Single Day Mystery Bounty NLH (KRW 9,700,000)

He Jiaqi – Won Event 10: Deepstack NLH (KRW 15,731,000)

Zhang Xiaochuan – won Event 11: 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha (KRW 7,678,000)

Falzei Fabrizio – Won Event 12: Short Deck NLH (KRW 13,444,000)

Huang Weiwei – Won Event 13: Flip and Go (KRW 11,122,000)

Sun Jianfeng – Won Event 14: Win The Button Hyper Turbo (KRW 9,437,000)

Heung Tsz Kin – Won Event 15: Survivor Bounty (KRW 20,123,000)

Li Yong – Won Event 16: Single Day High Roller NLH – Turbo (KRW 40,976,000)

China’s Jiaofang Duan Wins APPT Cambodia Event 8: Super Knockout [$250 Bounty] – Turbo

Another lady who etched her name as the champion was China’s Jiaofang Duan, who won Event 8: Super Knockout [$250 Bounty] – Turbo at the ongoing PokerStars APPT Cambodia 2024, which kicked off on November 15 and will conclude on November 25. She overcame a field of 58 entries and defeated Japan’s Hironori Yamada in heads-up to claim the $ 3,054 top prize. Yamada took home $ 2,100 as the runner-up.

This was Duan’s first major title, not bad for someone who started playing poker only this year. She has already scored three final table finishes, apart from making deep runs across various events in Asia and Las Vegas.

This single-day event ran on November 16 and generated $ 10,254, which was finally shared by the top finishers with a min cash worth $400.

Event 8: Super Knockout [$250 Bounty] – Turbo Complete Payouts

1	Jiaofang Duan	$ 3,054
2	Hironori Yamada	$ 2,100
3	Iurii Suvorov	$ 1,500
4	Yoke Wei Woon	$ 1,100
5	Jeremy Jehanne	$ 900
6	Aleksei Ignatev	$ 700
7	Antonius Franciscus Krijn	$ 500
8	Qinglin Li	$ 400

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Vaibhav Temani & Anant Purohit Shine as Weekly Top Scorers on the Virtual Felts!

2024-11-20T08:27:26Z

In an action-packed last week, we witnessed high-octane action, thrilling moments and massive victories on the virtual felts. The biggest scorers of the week once again emerged from Natural8 India, with the MTT crushers in Vaibhav Temani and Anant Purohit notching up the single largest biggest scores during the week.

Vaibhav Temani Tops The Wednesday Charts Clinching A Massive INR 23.94 Lakh Win

While we saw several big winners from Monday to Sunday last week, Vaibhav Temani ended up as the biggest scorer of the week. Temani, who has been killing it on Natural8 India, took down the Wednesday Wonderbox 150 for a massive INR 23.94 Lakhs. This marked his third victory on the platform and biggest score yet, bringing his total winnings on the platform to over INR 71 Lakhs in just over two weeks.

Weekly Highlights: Tarun Goyal & Vaibhav Temani Dominate With Big Online Scores

Apart from clinching the victory on Natural8 India, the online MTT regular also ran deep in PokerBaazi’s 20 Lakh GTD WTF, which was eventually won by Kishor ‘greatper’ Bhanushali, who took home INR 3,04,000. With his cash finish in PokerBaazi’s event, he took his total Wednesday winnings to a whopping INR 24 Lakhs, making him the biggest scorer of the day.

Anant Purohit Wins INR 17.82 Lakhs In Bounty Hunters HR 525

The second single biggest score of the week also came on Wednesday and it belonged to none other than the MTT Crusher Anant Purohit. The IIM Graduate from Rajasthan has been on a hot streak on Natural8 India and he continued his momentum by clinching a third-place finish in the Bounty Hunters HR 525 for a massive INR 17.82 Lakhs.

Anant Purohit on His Hot Streak & Strategies for Tournament Success

Anant Purohit also scored in PokerBaazi’s The Pride, bringing his total Wednesday winnings to INR 17.95 Lakhs. Following these performances, Purohit took his annual winnings to an astounding INR 4.44 Crores in annual earnings, including INR 3.32 Crores won on Natural8 India alone, according to PokerGuru.

‘WholeLottaShove’ Tops The Sunday Charts With INR 16.39 Lakh Victory

The third biggest score of the week belonged to Natural8 India’s ‘WholeLottaShove’. The mystery player emerged as the winner of the Sunday Crazy Eights 88 and banked a colossal INR 16.39 Lakhs in prize money. The player had earlier made a splash in the Sunday Showdown 108 and continued his streak, ending Sunday as the top scorer on the virtual felts. This marked his fourth title on Natural8 India, bringing his total annual winnings to over IN 2.50 Crores (as per PokerGuru).

Among other prominent scorers on Sunday were ‘dontraiseplz‘ and Sagar Raj. The former took second place in the Zodiac Sunday Main Event, earning a hefty INR 13.15 Lakhs – his biggest win on the platform.

Away from Natural8, Sagar Raj from Singrauli, continued his stellar run by conquering Adda52’s 50 Lakh GTD Big Whale. Raj, who was the only player to clinch two DPT bracelets at the inaugural Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) Grand edition last month, walked away with INR 8.85 Lakhs. Raj also cashed in six other tournaments , bringing his total Sunday winnings to an impressive INR 9.55 Lakhs.

A Quick Look At Single Largest Scores Of The Last Week:

· Vaibhav Temani – Won Wednesday Wonderbox 150 for INR 23.94 Lakhs

· Anant Purohit – Finished third in #Bounty Hunters HR 525 for INR 17.82 Lakhs

· ‘WholeLottaShove’ – Won Sunday Crazy Eights 88 for INR 16.39 Lakhs

· ‘Shouryaanga’ – Finished fifth in APT Double Stack 400 for INR 15.70 Lakhs

· ‘dontraiseplz’ – Finished 2nd in Zodiac Sunday Main Event for INR 13.15 Lakhs

· Sagar Raj – Won 50 Lakh GTD Big Whale for INR 8.85 Lakhs

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Victoria Livschitz Steps Up To Lead OctopiPoker As CEO

2024-11-20T06:17:31Z

Victoria Livschitz is set to lead OctopiPoker as its new CEO, following Andrew Lichtenberger’s decision to step down. The announcement was made via Livschitz’s post on her X account, where she shared details about the leadership transition within the company.

“In the last few weeks, OctopiPoker’s leadership engaged in deep discussions about the path forward. After much deliberation, it was decided that I would step up to lead the company as CEO,” Livschitz wrote in her post.’

With several final table finishes in high roller events, three Poker GO titles and an EPT title, Victoria stands among the elite poker players of the world. She secured her first cash in 2017 and since then has more than $2 million in live poker earnings. Most recently, she was seen at EPT Cyprus where she finished 44th in the Main Event, earning $ 18,240.

She revealed that Andrew Lichtenberger, also known as “LuckyChewy,” stepped down to focus on personal pursuits.” But she said that LuckyChewy will always remain a co-founder and friend of the company, as he has chosen to leave the company to focus on his own journey. Lichtenberger, one of the company’s founding members, played a pivotal role in establishing OctopiPoker alongside Livschitz, Johan Buchtrup Schultz-Pedersen, and Max Gorbunov.

In the last few weeks, @OctopiPoker leadership found themselves deep in the debate about the path forward. After much deliberation, it was decided that I will step up to lead the company as a CEO, along with Stephen Chidwick as Ambassador, @JohanSchultzP as Chief Product Officer…
— Victoria Livschitz (@VictoriaL_64) November 19, 2024

Livschitz emphasized that other leadership roles will remain unchanged. Johan Schultz will continue as Chief Product Officer, and Max Gorbunov will retain his role as Chief Technology Officer. High-stakes poker pro Stephen Chidwick will also remain the company’s Ambassador, representing the platform in high-stakes poker games.

“I will step up to lead the company as CEO, alongside Stephen Chidwick as Ambassador, Johan Schultz as Chief Product Officer, and Max Gorbunov as CTO,” Livschitz confirmed.

She concluded her announcement with a heartfelt message to Lichtenberger: “I cannot write this note without expressing deep personal gratitude to LuckyChewy, who has been my mentor, inspiration, partner, and best friend over the past three years as I discovered the magical world of poker and my place in it. I will cherish our collaboration for the rest of my life.”

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APPT Cambodia: Vietnam’s Ngo and India’s Godiyal Among Recent Winners

2024-11-19T15:58:38Z

The Poker Stars 2024 Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia has been running full steam inside the luxurious NagaWorld Integrated Resort Phnom Penh. Featuring 42 tournaments, the series kicked off on 15th November and will continue through 25th November, 2024. The series has already crowned over 10 champions.

In this report, we will specifically recap Events 6 and 7. Trong Hieu Ngo, 2024 APPT Manila Champion, secured his second APPT title in Event 6, while Indian poker player Arun Kishore Godiyal recorded his first ever APPT title. Below is a recap of these two events:

Trong Hieu Ngo Wins 2024 APPT Cambodia Megastack High Roller

2024 APPT Manila Main Event Champion Trong Hieu Ngo shipped his second Asia Pacific Poker Tour title by winning the Event 6: Megastack High Roller at the 2024 PokerStars APPT Cambodia. With this win, he is now close to crossing the $500k mark.

The $2,500 buy-in Megastack High Roller drew a field of 8 players that ended up generating a total prize pool of $17,848. Due to the small field, only the top 3 players received a payout. Hieu Ngo defeated Philippines’ Mike Takayama in the heads-up, ending his run in second place for $5,354. Singapore’s Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla took third place, cashing $3,570.

Megastack High Roller Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Trong Hieu Ngo	$ 8,924
2nd	Mike Takayama	$ 5,354
3rd	Ceesvin Abraham Abdulla	$ 3,570

Arun Kishore Godiyal Wins Event 7: Bubble Rush

India’s Arun Kishore Godiyal scored his first-ever poker title at the 2024 Asia Pacific Poker Tour, claiming the PokerStars trophy and APPT title in Event 7: Bubble Rush. Godiyal has added $2,433 to his young poker resume. Godiyal has been in sublime form, cashing in an impressive three APPT events so far. All of the three were final table finishes, earning him over $7,083.

He first finished runner-up Event #3: $200 Turbo, bagging $1,872 and then took 3rd place in Event #4: $300 Superstack, banking a massive $4,172—the biggest Indian score at the ongoing series so far!

Coming back to Event No.7, the $250 buy-in NLH Bubble Rush event registered 40 entrants, generating a total prize pool of $8,536. At the end of the day, the top 6 of the final table shared the prize pool. Godiyal defeated Malaysia’s Sheng Meng Jeremy Wong in the heads-up. Wong ended up earning $2,432 for his second-place finish.

Event Bubble Rush Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Arun Kishore Godiyal	$ 2,433
2nd	Sheng Meng Jeremy Wong	$ 2,432
3rd	Long Chen	$ 1,323
4th	Jonathan Henderson	$ 982
5th	Nikolai Guliaev	$ 768
6th	Liesenfeld Andreas	$ 598

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Latest Poker Winners: Preston McEwen & Arian Kashani Claim Main Event Victories

2024-11-19T14:15:53Z

Recently, we saw the conclusion of the Run Good Poker Series (RGPS) Main Event and the UKIPT Nottingham Main Event, where Preston McEwen claimed his sixth RGPS ring and Iran’s Arian Kashani achieved major success in Nottingham after an 11-year grind in the European poker scene. Below is a quick recap of these two events.

Preston McEwen Wins RGPS Tunica Main Event

RunGood Poker Series regular Preston McEwen claimed his sixth RGPS ring at the Resort Tunica for his victory in the $600 Main Event. The pro collected a payout of $57,206 and added a sixth rungood ring to his poker resume. This win pushed his career earnings up to $2.2 million. McEwen claimed his fifth RGPS just three days before in the $300 PLO where he outlasted a tough field on his way to the victory.

The $600 buy-in Main event, registered 598 entrants across two starting flights, which ended up crushing the $200,000 guarantee and creating a total prize pool of $304,980. A total of 71 players advanced to Day 2, already confirmed a payout of $937, but all of them were vying for the first-place prize money of $57,206.

Preston McWewn entered the final table as the chip leader and maintained it with his top-notch play to enter the heads-up against John Holley. The heads-up lasted only one hand as Holley, who held King-Seven, went all in on the very first hand of the heads-up duel. McEwen held pocket threes, which held up winning him the coveted title. Holley ended up picking $38,137 for his runner-up finish.

$600 RGPS Tunica Main Event Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (USD)
1st	Preston McEwen	$57,206
2nd	John Holley	$38,137
3rd	Jonathan Turner	$28,133
4th	Donnie Phan	$20,980
5th	Ryan Garren	$15,819
6th	Todd Tucker	$12,060
7th	William Latta	$9,299
8th	Jacob Foley	$7,252
9th	Tim Garles	$5,721

Iranian Arian Kashani Wins 2024 UKIPT Nottingham Main Event

Iran’s Arian Kashani found success in foreign land, with his victory at the 2024 PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 Main Event. The victory came after an 11-year-old grind in the European poker circuit, following his three GUKPT poker titles and an Irish Poker Open title. With the recent victory, he took his career earnings up to $908,197, pushing his rank to 7th place on Iran’s all-time money list.

The £1,100 buy-in Main Event drew 1,282 entries inside the Dusk Till Dawn, crushing the £1,000,000 guarantee, taking the prize pool to £1,230,720. That massive prize pool was distributed among 193 players.

India’s Pranav Agarwal ran deep in the event, but ultimately fell short of reaching the final table, finishing 24th for £5,490.

Arian Kashani navigated through an all-UK field at the final table and defeated Philip Joyce in the heads-up duel, collecting a career-best payday of £201,900. Joyce ended his tournament run, collecting £126,000.

2024 UKIPT Nottingham Final Table Payouts

Rank	Player	Prize (UK)
1st	Arian Kashani	£201,900
2nd	Philip Joyce	£126,000
3rd	Christopher Brammer	£90,000
4th	Parminder Kandola	£69,200
5th	Michael Casson	£53,680
6th	Yannik Seabrook	£41,300
7th	Justin Tsui	£31,760
8th	Nathan Slater	£24,430
9th	Daniel Rudd	£18,780

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Historic Win! Poker Officially Declared As A Mind Sport

2024-11-19T14:31:04Z

In a landmark development for the poker community, the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) officially recognized poker as a mind sport on November 16, 2024. Yes, the game of poker has been added to the list of mind sports alongside chess and eSports.

This acknowledgement by IMSA is a result of a long-fought battle to establish Poker as a mind game. The campaign to establish the game as a mind sport was led by the World Poker Federation (WPF), a highly active network of 49 national poker federations, and counting.

Although poker features an element of luck, it requires mental skills, focus, decision-making, and a strategic approach to win a game. Thus, keeping these characteristics in consideration, IMSA concluded that it’s a Mind Sport as it meets the required criteria.

Each person in this photo represents an entire community that has fought for years to have poker recognized as a mind sport. This victory belongs to all of us.

Together, we’ve made history. pic.twitter.com/k1COym9pjs
— WPF – World Poker Federation (@wpf_Poker) November 17, 2024

This marks the victory of everyone(pictured above) representing the entire poker community. Each of the above members has fought hard to have poker recognized as a mind sport.

“We have achieved something today that is both unprecedented and definitive,” said WPF President Igor Trafane, pictured above, righ with IMSA CEO Geoffrey Borg, “Our mission now is to build the foundation that every major sport already has: standardized regulations, professional pathways, player protections, and international competitions.

The event to celebrate poker as a mind sport got a massive support from major poker brands like PokerStars, the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP), Suprema Poker, and H2 Club. The evening was highlighted by a special tournament that saw more than 70 guests competing in a relaxed and enjoyable environment.

PokerStars finally awarded the winners with seats to major events: the Main Event of the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT) for the champion, the Main Event of the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) for the runner-up, and the Main Event of the São Paulo State Poker Championship (CPH) for the third-place finisher.

World Poker Federation (WPF)

WPF is an organization that was set up with the mission to protect, grow and develop the game as a mind sport on the global scale. The team behind WPF has been working continuously for years to get the game recognized as a mind game. The organization brings people together who believe in poker’s potential and are committed to the game’s growth and fair play. Apart from that, the federation also advocates removing the outdated game regulations so that it will continue to evolve in the favor of players as well as stakeholders.

The Federation has major Poker institutes from around 50 countries from all over the world, namely South Africa, Uganda, India, Thailand, Argentina, Australia, Japan, Germany, and others.

WPF’s Role For Elevating Poker To Mind Sport Status

The National Sports Poker Federation Of Chile (FNP) led the efforts and presented compelling evidence to prove that Poker is a mental sport. Earlier, Brazil persuasively argued with the respective organization on its Texas Hold’em variant which helped Chile to come up with a solid legal precedent.

During the advocacy, WPF provided expert testimonials and jurisprudential references to bring poker out from the walls of the casino and be acknowledged as a mental sport. As a result, poker will no longer be under the Superintendency of Gaming Casinos (SCJ) but will have an independent sports framework.

Poker’s recognition by IMSA has been a long battle. It follows a provisional membership granted to the WPF in December 2022. In the last two years, the WPF has worked on uniting national federations, cooperating with governments, and promoting poker’s development.

Finally, their efforts payoff and poker is no longer a game of chance, it is a mind sport now and will be a mind sport forever. While challenges remain in terms of its regulation, but its recognition lays a strong foundation for the game’s future ahead.

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Gaming India Affiliate NexTech Leaders Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow In Goa

2024-11-19T11:34:32Z

The wait is over! The highly-anticipated Gaming India Affiliate NexTech (GIANT) Leaders’ Summit kicks off tomorrow. To be hosted by NascentEdge, the inaugural summit takes place from 20th to 22nd November in the vibrant Goa. Aptly taglined “Powering the Future: Uniting Gaming and Tech Innovations”, the upcoming event promises to be a game-changer for the gaming industry, offering unparalleled networking opportunities, groundbreaking insights, and game-changing solutions.

Having Crazy Dots, Prime Craft, and DST as its proud strategic partners, the upcoming event will feature engaging panel discussions on the latest gaming trends, technologies, and developments, making it a unique platform for the industry leaders to connect, interact, learn and excel in gaming.

The summit will feature over 20 renowned speakers across its 10 well-curated sessions. Some of the distinguished panelists to grace the event include Arun Kunchala, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder of Liquidnitro Games, Avinash Pandey, Co-Founder & CTO of LILA Games, Damini B Pawha, CEO & Co-Founder of Appsoleut Games, along with Nagesh Mekala, Chief Commercial Officer of Big Daddy Chain of Casinos, Nikki Diwakar, Chief Gaming Officer of Battlechest Games, Ryan Laley, Director of Ryan Laley Games Ltd, and Ashutosh Rawat, Co-Founder & Business Head of Crazy Dots Digital.

What to Expect From the GIANT Leaders’ Summit?

The upcoming gaming event promises to be a game-changer. It will not only feature insightful discussions and award ceremonies but will also served as a platform for unparalleled networking opportunities to fuel innovation and growth. Here is what to expect from the event:

>Panel discussions on latest trends, developments, technologies & market strategies in gaming

>Award ceremonies recognizing contributions and excellence in the gaming industry

>Networking opportunities to connect and learn from peers and top industry leaders

>Closed-door Q &A sessions for deeper insights and understanding

GIANT Leaders’ Summit: Day-Wise Highlights

Day 1: The opening day of the upcoming summit kicks off with a dynamic networking session, providing an opportunity to meet and network with top influencers and fostering collaborations and exploring emerging technologies.

Day 2: The second day brings insightful panels led by industry experts offering insights on regulatory change, market dynamics and advanced technologies. The day concludes with an award ceremony celebrating excellence in gaming.

Day 3: The third and final day of the event delves into future-focused discussions on market trends, affiliate networks, the best practices for affiliate success, and consumer insights, which will be followed by a celebratory after-party.

The upcoming Gaming India Affiliate NexTech Leaders’ Summit is set to spark fresh ideas, innovation, and knowledge and thereby power the future of the gaming industry. Don’t miss out on this transformative opportunity to shape the gaming industry’s future. See you there in Goa!

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