PokerNews Week in Review: Esfandiari Robbed in Las Vegas

Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway and Jeff Platt discuss the latest news in poker including Poker Players Championship victory, Dimitar Danchev in the $10K, Spraggy already scooping a WCOOP win, Bryan Piccioli leading the WSOP Main Event and Antonio Esfandiari robbed in his Las Vegas apartment for more than $1,000,000 including his Big One for One Drop Bracelet. Faraz Jaka joins the show to talk about his life and latest grind. [TimeStamps] 00:20 | The Return of Live Poker! 09:45 | GGPoker 10:30 | WSOP Online Bracelet Main Event with Bryan Piccioli in the chip lead 15:15 I $25K PPC Christian Rudolph 16:45 I Events 73-78 20:30 | Faraz Jaka Joins the show! 28:00 | Who he is living with in Mexico 34:34 | Antionio Esfandiari had $1,000,000 in cash, chips and other valuables stolen 41:00 | WCOOP Updates including Spraggy victory 44:15 | Dmitar Danchev Wins Event #2 Progressive KO Sunday Slam 46:00 | Run it Once 49:22 | Oddschecker



Natural8 2020 WSOP Online Performance of the Week: Chabra Notches 4th Top 10 Finish

Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra

Ajay "Ross_Geller" Chabra also broke through with his first bracelet win.



Flutter Directs PokerStars Out of China, Taiwan and Macau

Chinese players can no longer play on PokerStars.

Could Russia be the next to see the last of the red spade?



Benjamin Pollak Latest Player to Join Team partypoker

The former WSOP Main Event final tablist joins the likes of Roberto Romanello and Josip Simunic

Pollak will support partypoker's EU network ahead of this month's European POWERFEST



WCOOP 2020 Day 3: Geilich Leads High Roller; Deeb Misses Out on Glory

Ludovic Geilich

Here's what happened on Day 3 of the WCOOP 2020 at PokerStars.



Tony Dunst "Blown Away" by 2020 Online Poker Prize Pools; Praises WPT World Online Championships

Tony Dunst "Blown Away" by 2020 Online Poker Prize Pools; Praises WPT World Online Championships

Dunst says that the poker world is "very lucky" that the game is still there for us



Poker Couple Julie Cornelius & Darin Dobler to Run 156 Miles in the Sahara Desert

Poker Couple Julie Cornelius & Darin Dobler

The couple will participate in the Marathon Des Sables for charity.



RIO Legends Showdown: Holz Crushes Ayras to Grab Top Seed

Two have fallen, leaving four high-stakes poker competitors in Run It Once Legends Showdown.

Fedor Holz put an epic six-figure beating on Pauli Ayras.



Nascimento Continues to Lead GGMaster POY Race

GGMasters Player of the Year

Check out the current top 10 in the race to be the GGMasters Player of the Year.



Natural8 2020 WSOP Online Hands of the Week: One Outer in Three-Way All-In Pot

Craig Timmis

Craig Timmis also played a big hand in which his ace-high prevailed.



PokerNews Debate: Should Hendon Mob Be Including Online Results?

The Hendon Mob

Lyle Bateman & Chad Holloway offer differing opinions on the matter.



Win Your Mates' Money in Paddy Power Club Games

Paddy Power Club Games

Build your own tournaments at Paddy Power Poker and invite all your friends!



Three Promos to Watch: Bubble Bonus, UOS Slot, and the Summer Showdown

Three Promos to Watch

Which of these three promotions will you get your teeth into this week?



WCOOP 2020 Day 2: Danchev Scores $400K; Deeb Eyes Seventh Title

Dimitar Danchev wins WCOOP title

Danchev adds a WCOOP title to his 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event win.



READ: Washingtonian Profiles the Dang Brothers

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.