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Hac Dang has left the poker world behind for restaurant life.

The Dangs remain fully committed to their restaurant portfolio.



Everything You Need to Know About PokerStars 2020 WCOOP

The 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) on PokerStars gets underway with the first of a 225-tournament schedule that runs until Wednesday, September 23rd. The festival comes with more than $80 million in guarantees, with Low, Medium and High buy-in tiers for each event. How to Qualify: 4 Main Ways 1. It's possible to win your way into the $10 million guaranteed $5,200 WCOOP Main Event for a single dollar thanks to the WCOOP Fast Track system. There are four steps in total and you can buy into any step, including Step 4. 2. $1.5 Million WCOOP Sweepstakes PokerStars is giving away three WCOOP Main Event seats every day from August 30 through September 20. All you need to do is opt-in to the WCOOP Sweepstakes in your challenges window then play at least one WCOOP tournament to win an entry to the day's giveaway. 3. Turn $4 into $5,200 in WCOOP SPINS SPINS are PokerStars' jackpot sit & go tournaments and the site has created two levels of WCOOP SPINS. The first only costs $4 to enter and pays out $8 cash or WCOOP tickets worth between $11 and $5,200. The still affordable $22 buy-in WCOOP SPINS payout either $44 or $55 cash, plus WCOOP tickets ranging from $109 to $5,200. 4. $100,000 Worth Of Tickets Being Given Away on Twitch f you link your PokerStars and Twitch account you're eligible for the $100,000 worth of WCOOP ticket giveaways beginning August 30. Check out More including the schedule here: https://www.pokernews.com/news/2020/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-wcoop-pokerstars-37855.htm



WCOOP 2020 Day 1: "Spraggy" Strikes Gold on Opening Night

Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg

The PokerStars ambassador scored a victory and made another final table on WCOOP's first Sunday.



Three More WSOP Bracelet Winners Crowned on GGPoker

Gediminas Uselis

Trygve Leite, Gediminas Uselis, and Adnan Hacialioglu all won the coveted prize over the weekend.



Mark Collins Wins Second MSPT Title at Grand Falls Casino ($107,706)

Mark Collins Wins Second MSPT Title at Grand Falls ($107,706)

Players flocked to the casino, showing a big demand for live tournament poker despite the current pandemic.



Bryan "smbdySUCKme" Piccioli Leads 38 Players After WSOP Online Main Event Day 2

Bryan Piccioli

They'll return on Saturday, September 5 to play for the top prize of $3,904,686.



WSOP Online Main Event Smashes $25M Guarantee, Nearly $4M to Winner

WSOP on GGPoker

A total of 5,082 players signed up to create a prize pool of $27,559,500!



Everything You Need to Know About the 2020 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP)

Everything You Need to Know about the World Championships of Online Poker

The WCOOP on PokerStars is back! Check out everything you need to know on PokerNews.



WPT GTO Trainer Hands of the Week: Battling in Late Position

WPT GTO Trainer Hands of the Week: Battling in Late Position

Improve your game with the WPT GTO Trainer Hands of the Week



Massive Win for Christian Rudolph in WSOP Online Event #70: $25,000 NLH PPC ($1,800,290)

Christian Rudolph Wins WSOP Online Event #70: $25,000 NLH PPC ($1,800,290)

Chris "Big Huni" Hunichen finished runner-up for $1.3M.



Four Memorable WSOP Main Events

The WSOP Main Event champion earns a place in history.

The next chance for WSOP history comes this weekend in the GGPoker Main Event.



Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $1M from Esfandiari's Condo

Antonio Esfandiari was victimized by a burglary.

The suspect put the money in play in high-stakes poker games



PokerNews Podcast: Alyssa MacDonald Discusses Deep WSOP Run

Alyssa MacDonald

Catch up on all the latest 2020 WSOP Online bracelet winners in this episode!



Kick Off the Weekend in Style With the €1K Added Friday Night Lights

Paddy Power Poker

Paddy Power is adding €1,000 to the €20 buy-in Friday Night Lights tournament.



Celebrities Set To Turn Out In Force For Ed Asner's Charity Poker Event

8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Tournament

It's time for the star-studded 8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Celebrity Poker Tournament.



Weekend Preview: Sunday Main Event, Main Sunday Sweat, and the Mega Deep

Weekend preview

Massive tournaments at GGPoker, 888poker, and Betfair Poker feature in the Weekend Preview



Value Town: $6M Gtd in the WPTWOC Mini and Micro Main Events

partypoker WPTWOC Mini and Micro Main Event

Head to Value Town this weekend with the WPTWOC Mini and Micro Main Events.



Thi Truong Wins WSOP Online Event #74: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($215,938)

Thi Truong Wins WSOP Online Event #74: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha ($215,938)

Truong denied Enrico "GTOExploiter" Camosci his second bracelet of the series.



Where Are They Now: Dustin Woolf Back in Poker But Not as Player

Dustin Woolf once played poker for millions online.

Woolf will be in a suit when he returns to poker.



PokerNews Week in Review: Biggest Cash Game Pot Ever!

Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt discuss the latest news from this week in poker. First they discuss the latest from the World Series of Poker Online Bracelets on GGPoker. Who is moving forward in the Main Event, the latest champions and the Final Table of the $25K Poker Players Championship. They are joined by guest Alyssa MacDonald who made it to the semi-finals in the $10K Heads -up. The hosts share their opinion on the latest dramas including GGPoker labeling pros, 9-handed poker, opening poker rooms and more. Plus a breakdown of the biggest high-stakes cash game hand ever!! [TimeStamps] 02:15 | GGPoker Sponsors 02:55 | WSOP Main Event Update 05:10 | $25K Poker Players Championship 11:15 | Recent Bracelet Winners 19:08 I $10K Heads-Up Semi-Finalist Alyssa MacDonald Joins the show!! 46:40 | Chad Going to a Live Event?? 54:00 | Patrick Leonard says 9-handed tables should be retired 59:45 | World Poker Tour WOC Mix-Max Championship 1:03:10 | Run it Once 1:04:00 | GGPoker shares their definitions of Good Pros, Regular Pros and Bad Pros 01:10:00 | Biggest Cash Hand Ever??? 01:16:00 | The new state of High Stakes Poker 01:21:40 | Oddschecker