BankrollMob News: Poker, Casino, Crypto & Betting

The last $100 tournament ($1 buy-in) of Bankrollmob's 2017 Spring Leaderboard at 888poker is being played tonight at 19:00 GMT / 21:00 CET / 15:00 EST. This is the final chance to earn a leaderboard prize and gain entry to an invite-only tournament with a $2,500 guarantee on June 25th! 

Password to enter tonight's tournament: monbrm1342

Good luck!

Just when we thought PokerStars was over and done with Sports Stars to attract new players to the site. Last week, the world's largest online poker site announced that it has signed eight-time Olympic gold winner Usain Bolt. The signing of Bolt came just weeks after comedian Kevin Hart joined.

Read more » PokerStars Signs The World's Fastest Man!

The $10,000 heads-up championship concluded last Friday night with 22-year-old Spaniard Adrian Mateos as the champion after defeating highway contractor John Smith, 70, from California in the final round!

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Adrian Mateos Becomes Youngest 3-Time Bracelet Winner In WSOP History!

Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo or Better Championship drew 154 entries and it took four days of play to boil down the tallented field poker players to a winner. The tournament should have ended on Tuesday but time run out and a fourth day was added. On Wednesday, Abe Mosseri (USA) and Daniel Negreanu (Canada) were the only players returning to the final table, with Mosseri having a 2-1 chip lead.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Abe Mosseri defeats Daniel Negreanu to win $10k Omaha Event!

On Tuesday, American poker pro and popular video blogger Doug Polk took home the biggest cash of his career after winning the 2017 WSOP $111,111 buy-in One Drop High Roller! Polk bested a field of 130 players to lay hands on the massive $3,686,865 first-place prize as well as his third WSOP bracelet!

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Doug Polk Wins $111,111 One Drop High Roller!

A punter from Western Australia has proved this weekend that the house isn't always the winner as he walked out of Crown Casino Perth in the wee hours of Sunday $2.9 million richer.

Read more » Poker player wins $2.9 million at Australian casino

Vbet poker (50% rakeback, daily freerolls and rake races) will host a massive €62,000 Freeroll on June 7th at 18:00 CET! 

1. Register an account here

2. Download the poker client

3. Register for the €62,000 Freeroll (MoneyFest)

Good luck!

Just like any other gambler, poker players need diversity and constant action. That said, playing for millions of dollars in poker cash games and in WSOP tournaments just isn't enough for some individuals looking for more thrill and excitement.

Read more » Negreanu agrees on prop bet to win three bracelets at WSOP 2017

This year's $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl event in Aria has 56 of the world's best poker players as well as leading amateurs buying-in for $300,000 apiece for the opportunity to take home the Super High Roller Bowl championship ring plus a grand prize worth $6 million!

Read more » Christoph Vogelsang wins $6M at 2017 Aria $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl

This year’s $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl event in Aria has 56 of the world’s best poker players as well as leading amateurs buying-in for $300,000 apiece for the opportunity to take home the Super High Roller Bowl championship ring plus a grand prize worth $6 million!

The 5-day event was scheduled on May 28, 2017 (Sunday) up to June 1, 2017 (Thursday). Each day the games started at 4:30 PM (ET) and ended at 2:30 AM (ET). The venue is the Aria Resort and Casino, one of the most popular poker destinations in Las Vegas.

For Day 5, the final day, the poker community has seen the remaining top three players battle it out. Below are their names and stats:

Read more » Christoph Vogelsang wins $6M at 2017 Aria $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl

The second day of the $300,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl at ARIA in Las Vegas started with 44 runners and finished with 19 after several hours of play. Day 1 chip leader Byron Kaverman finished the day in second place with 2 million in chips while Justin Bonomo bagged up 2.6 million and the chip lead.

Read more » Justin Bonomo Leads Final 19 in $300k Super High Roller Bowl

The $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl is underway at ARIA in Las Vegas. 56 players entered the extremely expensive event and 44 players made it through to Day 2 (starts today), with 2015 GPI player of the year Byron Kaverman out in front with 1.2 million in chips or 4 times the starting stack.

Read more » Byron Kaverman Leads $300,000 buy-in tournament at ARIA

This Memorial Day weekend, the 7th most popular tourist spot in the United States is Las Vegas; and the most to benefit on this spike in visitors are the poker rooms.

Read more » More Action Expected in Las Vegas Poker Rooms on Memorial Day Weekend

Poker pro Mike Noori accepted the prop bet offered by WPT Tour Director Matt Savage, to eat McDonald's food worth $1,000 in 36 hours. The prize if he accomplishes it - $200,000!

Read more » Poker Pro Fails to Eat $1,000 worth of McDonald’s Food in 36 Hours, Loses Prop Bet

A player that goes by the username "meks2410" has amazingly hit a full house in the $1 million Spin & Go tournament, making him the second winner in the PokerStars Makes Millionaires series.

And guess what, he only spent $10 for it!

Read more » Second PokerStars Millionaire is “meks2410”

A professional poker player has just agreed to a high-stakes prop bet in which the challenge is to try eating $1,000 worth of McDonald's fast food in 36 hours, and the prize if he accomplishes the dare is over $200,000!

Read more » Poker pro agrees to Prop Bet - Eat $1K worth of McDonald’s food in 36 hours

On Wednesday, WSOP.com announced that this summer's Main Event final table will be played already in July! This means that the November Nine concept, which was implemented in 2007, has been sacked and poker fans all over the world will not have to wait four months to watch the final table!

Read more » 2017 WSOP: November Nine Concept Removed!

Amaya Gaming, PokerStars' parent company, has announced its plan to rebrand to "The Stars Group Inc, due to a very successful first quarter of 2017. It has also announced their intention to relocate to Toronto from Montreal. Both of these decisions shall be subject to shareholders' approval next month.

Read more » Amaya Inc. to rebrand as “The Stars Group Inc.”