BetStars to run betting markets on PokerStars Ambassadors winning PSPC Platinum Passes

BetStars will be running an array of exciting new markets on the PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC), which kicks off in the Bahamas in January 2019. A further six Platinum Passes will be awarded at EPT Monte Carlo (24 April – 4 May), five during the live event and one via the webstream, presented by PokerStars own Hartigan and Stapes, so it’s well worth those interested in attending the poker event of a lifetime tuning in.

Burleson wins 2018 MSPT South Dakota State Poker Championship

Since its inception in 2011, the South Dakota State Poker Championship has been a standalone event at Deadwood’s Silverado Franklin Historic Hotel and Gaming Complex. In seven years, the fields fluctuated from 82 to 136 entries, but in 2018 the field jumped to 286 runners (132 entries on Day 1A, 154 on 1B) thanks in part to partnering with the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) for the first time.

PokerStars' SCOOP for France and Spain exceeds record-breaking guarantee

PokerStars has continued its shared player pool success with the debut Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) for France and Spain, which surpassed its record-breaking €10 million guarantee in shared liquidity markets by more than €1.7 million, reaching €11,768,035.

Scott Margereson takes down WPT Poker Showdown Championship at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood concluded its 2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown series in the early morning hours of Thursday. The series marked the second time pairing WPTDeepStacks and WPT brands in the same festival, the first being January’s Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

PokerStars and players raise $50,000 for Right To Play

Poker players from around the world came together on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace on 6 April for PokerStars' first ever online multi-table Play Money charity tournament. PokerStars made a $10 donation on behalf of the first 5,000 players who signed up to play the five billion Play Money chip guaranteed tournament to raise $50,000, enough to educate more than 1,660 disadvantaged children for a year.

World Series of Poker announces updated Player of the Year formula

The World Series of Poker is proud to announce an updated and improved Player of the Year formula for 2018.

Poker Central launches live event studio at Aria Resort

Poker Central, the ultimate destination for fans of poker tournaments, cash games and lifestyle away from the tables, and ESP Gaming, the world's premier competitive gaming content creation company, unveiled their new studio earlier today. Owned and operated by Poker Central, the studio was built entirely from the ground up at ARIA Resort & Casino and will be the exclusive home for all Poker Central-owned live events distributed on its over-the-top subscription service, PokerGO. The first production will take place 16-18 May with a special grand opening edition of "Poker After Dark."

PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker guarantees $1 million

The 10th annual Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) makes a return to PokerStars from 6-21 May 2018 and promises to be the most action-packed to date, with at least one $1 million guaranteed tournament per day. Once again, the series will run with three levels (Low, Medium and High), with buy-ins ranging from $2.20 to $25,000.