Team PokerStars pros win big at 3rd Annual GPI

The stars were out in force for the 3rd Annual Global Poker Index (GPI) American Poker Awards, which saw Team PokerStars Pros Jason Mercier and Jason Somerville and popular PokerStars TV commentator Joe Stapleton receive awards for a variety of efforts and achievements in 2016.

PokerStars Festival heads to Rozvadov for third stop

PokerStars Festival will make its debut in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, for a 12-day poker spectacle featuring 37 events and a €500,000 guaranteed Main Event prize pool, sponsored by PokerStars, an Amaya Inc. brand.

Poker player makes World Series of Poker Circuit history

Martin Ryan is on some kind of heater these days. Ryan is the champion of Event #3 at the Palm Beach Kennel Club Poker Room, winning his fourth gold ring in as many months. He's the first player in the Circuit's 13-year history to win four rings in the same season.

PokerStars showcases new game's technical innovations

PokerStars.com has released a new game, PokerStars Power Up, for technical testing. PokerStars Power Up is a combination of traditional, enjoyable no limit hold'em injected with powers that give players the ability to influence how hands play out and change up gameplay in a variety of ways. A select number of U.S.-based play money players have been invited to join an Alpha test group to play PokerStars Power Up, which is currently in the very early stages of development.

Russian high roller Igor Kurganov joins team PokerStars Pro

Igor Kurganov has today joined Team PokerStars Pro, adding high stakes poker firepower to the ranks of the world's largest poker site's roster of sponsored ambassadors. Kurganov, a fluent Russian, German and English speaker, is widely recognized as one of the game's best players and deepest thinkers.

PokerStars announces $600K in guarantees for upcoming Panama Championship

PokerStars Championship Panama which takes place from 10-20 March, will now feature more than $600,000 in guarantees, including $400,000 guaranteed in the $1,100 PokerStars National Championship, formerly known as the Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Main Event, sponsored by PokerStars.com, an Amaya Inc. brand.

Nominees announced for 3rd Annual Global Poker Index American Poker Awards

The Global Poker Index has released the nominees in 9 categories for the Third Annual GPI American Poker Awards ceremony that will be held on Thursday, 23 February 2017 in Los Angeles.

Party Poker LIVE appoints new President

Party Poker is delighted to confirm John Duthie, founder and former CEO of the EPT [European Poker Tour], has agreed a five-year deal to become President of Party Poker LIVE, the new live global poker tour that was announced in January. As a player, John has over $3.2 million in live tournament winnings and won the groundbreaking inaugural Poker Million in 2000. Originally a TV director, John founded the EPT in 2004 and spent eight years building the EPT into arguably the most prestigious tour in the world.