Poker news tagged with 'patrick leonard'

Last week, Team partypoker pro Patrick Leonard asked players to send in some of their hands from the current Monster Series that they wanted some advice on, and he would choose some to analyze. Below are the hands he has chosen and the winners will be credited a $33 Monster Series ticket to use during the final week of the series. "Good luck to all and hope this helps", says Patrick Leonard.

Read more » Patrick Leonard Analyzes your partypoker Monster Series Hands

On June 2 (Sunday) a 46-year-old was able to reel in his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #4 of the 2019 WSOP. He says he was able to win thanks to the general ‘fun’ atmosphere at the final table.

2019 WSOP Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better
Buy-in: $1,500

Date: May 30 to June 2, 2019

Entries: 853

Prize pool: $1,151,550

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better won by Derek McMaster for $228,228

In a continuous effort to enforce fairness and security for all players on the site, partypoker revealed that it has successfully closed a total of 277 ‘bot' accounts between December 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 as well as they redistributed $734,852.15 in associated funds.

Read more » partypoker closes 277 Bot Accounts, Redistributes $734K Funds between December 2018 and March 2019

Patrick is 27-years-old, from Newcastle Upon Tyne, but currently resides in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. If you follow online poker closely, you will be aware that Patrick is one of the most highly rated poker players of his generation, and was ranked number one in the world for online poker tournaments, but like every poker player, he had more humbling beginnings to his career.

Read more » partypoker Signs Patrick Leonard