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New Year brings about new beginnings and a hopeful outlook in life for the future. For Daniel ‘KidPoker' Negreanu, he finally decided that the beginning of 2019 is the best time to start a wedded life for him with past girlfriend Amanda Leatherman.

Read more » Daniel Negreanu got engaged to Poker Host Amanda Leatherman

Alex Foxen has been known to be a successful poker pro both in the online and live circuit since 2012 - his first recorded achievement in the Hendon mob showing a 1st place finish in the WSOP Circuit $355 NLHE in New Orleans for $22,421.

Read more » Alex Foxen wins 2018 GPI POY award, girlfriend Kristen Bicknell wins Female GPI POY for 2nd time

Before 2018 ended, poker pro Dan ‘Jungleman' Cates called out Tom ‘durrrr' Dwan through Twitter, asking the high-stakes poker pro when to resume their long-stagnant "Durrrr Challenge".

Of course, given that the former Full Tilt Poker ambassador has not touched his Twitter account since July 2018, many are not expecting him to answer so soon. Those who follow him would believe that Dwan is entirely not interested in completing this challenge that started back in 2010.

Read more » Dan ‘Jungleman' Cates calls out Tom Dwan on resuming the ‘durrrr Challenge'

The year 2018 closes with Justin Bonomo sitting on the throne as the biggest winner in the world of tournament poker. Thanks to his incredibly successful run in 2018, he became the poker player with the most wins who earned over $25 million in 12 months, plus he was able to secure a spot in the Poker Hall of Fame 2026 (the year he reaches the age requirement).

Read more » Justin Bonomo is the Biggest Tournament Winner in 2018

Just 1 more day and the year of 2018 will end.

Here's a curtain call for BankrollMob's 5 most read and 5 most commented news articles in 2018:

Read more » 5 Most Read/Commented BankrollMob News Articles of 2018

On December 23, Gus Hansen posted on Instagram a juicy high-stakes game at the Bobby's Room in Bellagio where he was at a table with Dan Jungleman Cates and Phil Ivey.

He posted a short video clip of the poker table showing Cates and Ivey.

He posted a second video where he revealed how much he lost and decided it's time to take a break.

Read more » Gus Hansen quits high-stakes game after losing to Cates and Ivey

McDowell, age 85, hit the $1M jackpot at the Borgata Casino Hotel and Spa with just a $5 bet.

This year's Christmas is very generous to this 85-year-old pensioner, as he got two wonderful gifts: 1) the doctor has told them that his wife has been finally cleared from cancer, and on the same week 2) he hit the jackpot worth $1 million at a casino with just a $5 bet!

Read more » After Wife Cleared from Cancer, Grandpa wins $1Million on $5 Bet in Casino

Christmas has come once more this year, and while it is the norm that family members would give various gifts to each other, this one very thoughtful wife has given her husband a Christmas gift that he would definitely cherish for all time

Read more » Wife Gives Husband an Unforgettable Christmas Gift - a Trip to the 2019 WSOP

Many poker players can't wait for the World Series of Poker next year since it marks its 50th anniversary, and so they anticipate the release of its 2019 schedule - what golden opportunities lie in wait for them?

Read more » Sneak Peek on the 2019 World Series of Poker Schedule

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Read more » 2018 Christmas Calendar! Over $14,000 Worth Of Gifts!

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Amongst the 36 players who entered the 2018 Super High Roller Bowl V, it was American poker pro Isaac Haxton who managed to outlast all his opponents to win a festive $3,672,000 cash prize - the biggest payout of his tournament career.

Read more » 2018 Super High Roller Bowl V won by Isaac Haxton for $3,672,000

From December 17-19, 2018, the biggest week in the history of PokerGO continues with the Super High Roller Bowl V, a high-stakes tournament with a buy-in of $300,000.

Read more » Super High Roller Bowl V: Daniel Negreanu Shockingly Folds a Straight, but was Right in Doing So

The 2018 European Poker Tour € 5,300 No Limit Hold'em event held in Prague has been won by Germany's Paul Michaelis, making him €840,000 ($953,646) richer.

The 27-year-old poker player outlasted a 1,174 player field to claim his very first EPT title. This win is his best live cash so far in his poker career. His previous best score was $189,818 for winning the 2015 WSOP $1,500 pot-limit hold'em event.

Read more » 2018 EPT Prague Main Event won by Paul Michaelis for €840,000

Have an hour to spare? This video will definitely get your adrenaline pumping as you binge watch on Triton Poker's Main Event of the SHR Jeju 2018 - HKD$2 Million NLHE.

Read more » Incredible Poker Action at Triton Poker HKD2 Million Main Event

The 38-year-old poker pro from Coeur D'Alene, ID, United States was the last man standing in this event. This is his first-ever WPT title and his biggest score to date, the first-place prize of $1,631,468.

A total of 1,001 players entered the 2018 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic $10,400 NLHE Main Event, which has now been considered as the biggest field ever in a $10,000 buy-in event on WPT history. The player entries altogether generated a $9,709,700 prize pool. After five days of extreme poker action held at the Bellagio, it was Dylan ‘ImaLucSac' Linde who won the lion's share of the prize.

Read more » 2018 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event won by Dylan Linde for $1.6M

When Thor Hansen, the Godfather of Norwegian Poker, passed away on December 5 after a long battle with cancer, the poker world lost another good man a day after that. His name is Jim Meehan, known also by the nickname ‘Minneapolis Jim' Meehan.

Read more » WSOP bracelet winner ‘Minneapolis Jim' Passes Away at 66

On December 7, a press release says that organizers Paul O'Reilly and JP McCann have confirmed the longest-running European poker festival is set to take place at Dublin's Citywest Hotel in April 2019.

The upcoming Irish Poker Open's metaphorical pot of gold would be the main event having a guaranteed prize of €1 million/$1.14 million. Having a buy-in of €1,150/$1,140, the tourney will definitely attract some of the best players hailing from North America and Europe.

Read more » Irish Poker Open 2019 schedule Announced

Most people would think that Rich Alati (left in picture) could no longer take the pressure of not knowing how many days had passed since he started this dark room prop bet...but it looks like Alati is determined to finish the 30 days. However, things take a different turn when he received a message from Rory Young (right), and even if Alati can still go on, he has now decided to call it quits.

Read more » Poker Player Rich Alati called off Prop Bet on 30 Days in Dark Room

Remember the latest crazy prop bet involving a poker player having to endure 30 days in a dark room without having any human interaction for $100,000? Well, now names have been revealed, and the latest news is that his dad is very concerned about the possible negative mental effects this prop bet would do to a person if left in the dark for a whole month.

Read more » Dad 'Concerned' about Son going through 30 Days in Total Darkness for $100k Prop Bet

Phil Hellmuth is known to engage in various prop bets not concerning poker. Yesterday, the Poker Brat agreed on a tennis prop bet that specifies he must at least return one out of 20 serves versus a pro tennis player. He went through the challenge and was successful not only in returning a serve but made some extra cash along the way.

Read more » Phil Hellmuth wins $23K on Tennis Prop Bet

Thor Hansen, also known as the "Godfather of Norwegian Poker", has passed away on Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer. He was 71 years old.

Read more » Thor Hansen, Godfather of Norwegian Poker, Passes Away at 71