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The 2020 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea that was supposed to start on February 10 until 22 at the Landing Casino, has been ‘postponed until further notice' due to the Coronavirus outbreak that wreaked havoc in China recently.

According to Triton's news page on Friday, the organizers of the event said the decision was made due to the coronavirus outbreak and the ‘global emergency' called by the World Health Organization on Thursday.

Read more » Triton Poker SHR Series 2020 in Jeju Postponed Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Enjoy the Superstorm MegaWheel Spin until February 21, 2020!

First things first, sign up for your very own 888poker account here.

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888poker LIVE began the poker season with its first 2020 festival stop to Madrid, Spain.

888poker LIVE Madrid Festival 2020

• Schedule: January 23 to February 3, 2020
• Venue: Casino Gran Via Madrid
• Total Prizepool: €1,000,000 GTD
• Main Event prize pool: €800,000 GTD
• Entries: 1,067 players

The latest winner on the highly popular 888poker LIVE circuit has been declared, and it was Italian player Marco Biavaschi who won the Madrid Main Event after defeating Daniyar Aubakirov in a heads-up match amongst a field of 1,067 to take home the lion's share of the prize pool that reached €800,000.

Read more » 888poker LIVE Madrid - Satellite Qualifier Marco Biavaschi Turns €100 into a Whopping €150,000 Payout

Three-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Galfond has founded his own poker site with the goal of keeping the online poker dream alive. Over the years, a big part of that dream has been epic high stakes battles for everyone to see.

With the Galfond Challenge, a series of high stakes heads up matches between Phil and his various challengers, Phil is bringing back the glory days of railing high stakes games.

Read more » Galfond Challenge: Phil Galfond Loses another €200K to 'Venividi1993'

XL Blizzard is back once more at 888poker!

Starting from Thursday, February 6 through Sunday, February 16, 888poker shall again play host to the yearly XL Blizzard. This year's series is set for 11 days filled with high-value tournaments pinned with huge prizes. Players can participate in some or all of the 34 events lined up, sporting an overall prize pool worth $1,445,000.

888poker XL Blizzard 2020

• Duration: February 6 to 16, 2020
• Events: 34
• GTD Prize Pools: $1,445,000

This February, the World Poker Tour (WPT) goes to King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the second big event of the year in the tour's Season XVIII calendar.

WPT Germany

• Schedule: February 9 to 23, 2020
• Venue: King's Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic
• Prize pool: €2,500,000 GTD
• No. of Events: 19

The year 2020 should be a year of new beginnings, but nobody thought that this week, the world lost one of the most famous icons in the basketball world, and he's just at his early 40s - it's kinda ironic since there goes a saying "Life begins at 40", right?

January 26, 2020, Sunday was supposed to be a day filled with adrenaline-pumping competition on a basketball court. Instead it was a day tainted by a tragic accident that took nine lives and left the entire world, whether basketball fans or not, utterly heartbroken.

Read more » Poker Players Mourn Loss of NBA Champ Kobe Bryant

Michigan poker players will likely have to wait until 2021 before they see the very first legal hands dealt in online poker, according to a report from The Detroit News.

Brandt Iden, the sponsor of the bill, said that Michigan won't procure any significant tax benefits until online gambling is launched, "Until we're fully integrated online, I don't think we'll be able to capitalize on revenue. But from a consumer protection standpoint, from getting players interested, certainly getting up and going in person is helpful."

Read more » Online Poker in Michigan to Wait until 2021

In case you've missed it, Bankrollmob.com is trying to raise some money for the Australian Red Cross to help out with the disastrous situation due to the wildfires.

You can donate mob points until the end of January 2020 and BankrollMob.com will then match the entire amount received!

According to Reuters's latest news:

• 33 human lives have been lost
• Millions of animals have died
• An area almost as big as Greece has burnt

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The 2020 Aussie Millions Main Event, which had attracted a field of 820 player entries, had come to a close, and the one player who emerged on top is Australian native Vincent "Wonky" Wan. Even though this year's attendance was three players short compared to last year's main event, the massive turnout generated a prize pool of over $5.6 million USD. Wan took home the title plus A$1,318,000 (approx. $910,447) from the A$10,600 buy-in NLHE main event.

Read more » 2020 Aussie Millions Main Event won by Vincent Wan for A$1,318,000

From mid-January until end of March 2020, 888poker dares you to step into the eye of the perfect storm by playing their Millions Superstorm and get the chance to win $1M in three different ways!

Read more » 888poker Millions Superstorm - 3 Ways to Win $1M!

Already in his mid-50's, Greg "FossilMan" Raymer proved this week that age doesn't matter in the world of poker as he took down the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event. This latest victory is actually his record fifth HPT Main Event title, and with that he won the prize money worth $171,411 plus a $3,500 Championship Package for the HPT Season XVI Championship at the end of the season.

Read more » Greg Raymer makes Record 5th Win at HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event for $171,411

The year 2020 is a year of new beginnings, and so 888poker brings you not one but TWO Instagram Freerolls every month!

The first one starts today, January 15, 2020 at 9pm GMT.

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DON'T MISS tomorrow's $500 Instagram #Freeroll on #888poker! The tournament starts at 9pm GMT on January 15 and we'll release the password in an Instagram Story at 12pm GMT. Good luck and tag your #poker friends who'd like to get in on the action! (T&C's apply)

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The start of 2020 is an awesome one for Anton Suarez from Sweden, as he won a massive $1 million after becoming the champion of the partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Main Event.

About 530 players joined in on the $10,300 buy-in event, which created a $5,141,000 prize pool that was divided amongst the top 76 finishers.

Read more » 2020 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS UK Main Event won by Anton Suarez for $1M

Mike Postle seems to be avoiding the legal summons in his alleged cheating case that happened at the Stones livestreamed cash games back in October last year.

• On January 3, 2020, plaintiffs' counsel attempted to serve Postle in person at his home, however, he refused to open the door despite being spotted.

• It has been reported that the process server tried but failed to serve court summons on five separate days.

• A formal supplemental filing has been submitted, accusing Postle of intentional avoidance of legal service.

Read more » Mike Postle Accused of Avoiding Legal Summons in Live Poker Cheating Case

What still remains to be a never-ending saga of Phil Ivey versus the Borgata Casino continues even this year 2020.

If you need a detailed refresher on how Phil Ivey's edge-sorting case started, check out these articles:

• Split Decision on Phil Ivey versus Borgata court case
• Phil Ivey and friend ordered to repay $10M to Atlantic City casino

Gus Hansen is one of the few high-stakes poker pros who give us a glimpse of what goes on behind the doors of Bobby's Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.

Via his Instagram account, the Danish poker pro from Monaco shared a video of yet another one of his gigantic chip racks which appears to be around $427,000.

Read more » Gus Hansen Breaks Even on First 2020 Cash Game Action with $427,000

888poker has teamed up with its ambassador Kara Scott to bring you ‘The Heart of Poker' podcast which delves into the mind of poker players. The very first episode features Chris Moorman.

‘The Heart of Poker' aims to go behind the scenes of poker, exploring what makes the top poker players win and get some insights on how to keep on winning!

Read more » Kara Scott hosts New 888poker ‘The Heart of Poker' Podcast

Win up to $1,000 cash every day with 888poker's Grand Hand Special Edition promo!

The Grand Hand promotion has returned once more to 888poker, where players can win some awesome prizes including $1,000 in cash as well as tourney tickets including to the $2,000 Grand Hand Freeroll at 19:30 GMT.

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