by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: Oct 03, '23

Oscar Gironella – Photo Credit: World Poker Tour Oscar Gironella topped the field at the World Poker Tour Prime Madrid main event on Oct. 2 in Spain. The Portugal resident took home his first tournament victory and WPT Prime trophy along with the top prize money worth $73,840. It was the largest score of his […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 26, '22

Tom Dwan did not win his first live poker tournament title until 16 years, 7 months, and 3 weeks after he first cashed in a brick-and-mortar event. He didn’t have to wait nearly as long the second time around. Just two days after winning the 2022 Triton Series Madrid €25,000 buy-in pot-limit Omaha event for […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 25, '22

Stephen Chidwick has won yet another massive poker tournament title, demonstrating yet again why a survey of his high-stakes peers conducted in 2019 had him as the runaway leader in votes for the best player in the world. The 33-year-old British poker pro’s latest victory saw him defeat a field of 60 entries in the […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 24, '22

Tom Dwan is one of the most popular poker players in the game, thanks in large part to his many years playing nosebleed cash games for large audiences, whether on shows like High Stakes Poker or online, where he was best known as ‘durrrr’. The 35-year-old American poker pro has primarily focused on cash games […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 23, '22

The 2022 Triton Series Madrid has seen multiple high-stakes events held over the past week conclude with seven-figure paydays going to the champion. The largest top prize yet at the high roller poker festival was awarded on Sunday, May 22, when Henrik Hecklen topped a field of 93 entries in the €100,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 29, '25

The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series has become such a staple of the high-stakes circuit over the last few years that it can be easy to forget just how massive these festivals are. The latest stop, which ran from Sept. 8-23 at Landing Casino Jeju in South Korea, continued that tradition of excellence, with […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Oct 29, '25

When we last left Ossi Ketola, the esports standout-turned-casino owner best known as ‘Monarch’ battled Dan Cates in a day-long series of heads-up battles in North Cyprus. Ketola lost over $14 million to ‘Jungleman’ on the live stream by the time the action wrapped up in the wee morning hours. But anyone who may have […]

by admin | Published: Dec 02, '24

For more than two decades, John Arne Riise battled to keep opponents away from his team’s net for soccer clubs like Liverpool, Fulham, and Roma. Speaking to CoinPoker, the Norwegian soccer star says he now has his sights on keeping opponents away from his growing bankroll. The former defender was part of a Champions League-winning […]

by Sean Chaffin | Published: Apr 11, '24

One text stood out for Chris Brewer in the days after winning the $250,000 Super High Roller last summer at the World Series of Poker. The former University of Oregon track athlete checked his phone and saw a message from his former coach congratulating him on the big win. Brewer ran for the university while […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 13, '23

Rank Player Earnings 1 Tommy Le $3,558,561 2 Ben Lamb $3,392,689 3 Shaun Deeb $3,360,820 4 Jeremy Ausmus $2,719,576 5 Stephen Chidwick $2,712,460 6 Jason Mercier $2,167,387 7 Dash Dudley $2,129,703 8 Loren Klein $2,108,658 9 Josh Arieh $2,016,411 10 Robert Cowen $1,830,000 Pot-Limit Omaha is a tournament game on the rise, with more options […]