Poker News

World Series of Poker and 888 Extend Their Partnership Till 2026

In a recent announcement, 888 Holdings PLC and Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) which owns the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be extending their business partnership for another five years. This means that 888’s software will continue to power the WSOP online network till the year 2026. Since 2013, 888 has been supporting the WSOP online client along with being its official sponsor for live festivals for the last six years.

GGPoker To Host A Mega USD 150 Million GG Spring Festival

GGPoker, one of the biggest online poker platforms in the world, has announced that it will be hosting a Spring Festival this April. To promote the massive event, the platform has partnered with deadmau5, a popular Canadian musician and music producer, to kick start the event. The almost month-long event will run from 4 – 25 April. The event will host a USD 100K Freeroll Houseparty and will be streaming an exclusive music set on GGPokerTV. Poker players will also be able to challenge the star in a USD 10K GG Legends Bounty Tournament. Players can expect a total prize pool of USD 150 Million for this online poker festival.

PokerStars Postpones Its Players NLHM Championship Due To COVID-19

The highly anticipated second edition of PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) has now been indefinitely postponed by the poker platform. The live poker event which was rescheduled from its initial 2020 date has now been kept on hold due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The next location of the PSPC event was Barcelona. According to organizers, the uncertainty of the pandemic in Europe and the concern for the health and safety of their guests compelled the organizers to take a tough call of postponing the event. However, PokerStars assured disappointed poker fans that the event will be back once the time is right.