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Santiago Plante PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris1,100 FPS Main Event 106th €5,750 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 4th €511,300 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 45th €13,620 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #95: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 3rd $95,195 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 Shootout 77th $5,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 129th $8,787 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 1362nd $2,400 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack 121st $1,357 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 81st $8,457 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 20th $9,831 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack (8-Handed) 25th $11,161 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 6th $77,814 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA High Roller 14h $76,600 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 34th $22,763 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold’em 187th $1,601 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver 139th $964 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 835th $19,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #78: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6th $89,905 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bracelet Championship 51st $3,985 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold’em 532nd $1,051 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 56th $1,964 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 23rd $43,849 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 272nd $38,600 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,000 Double Stack 252nd $2,463 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 71st $3,193 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #30: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 11th $51,286 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 94th $3,373 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Holdem BIG 500 3x Re-entry 40th $1,825 $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) 19th $97,274 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #3: $500 NLH Turbo Deepstack 17th $2,993 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #2: $600 Monster Stack 110th $897 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em 339th $1,194 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #68: $500 Deepstack No-Limit Hold’em 272nd $1,065 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #65: $600 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 289th $1,592 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD 617th $2,261 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #61: $300 Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed 50th $1,714 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em 32nd $8,779 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #56: $1,500 GGMasters WSOP Edition High Roller 60th $6,271 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, 1M to 1st 753rd $2,115 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #41: $400 COLOSSUS Day 2, $3M GTD 326th $2,118 2020 Irish Open OnlineEvent #5: Heads-Up 31st €525 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 319th $4,418 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North AmericaCA$10,300 Main Event 19th 30,000 CAD

Bryce Yockey PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #13: $10,000 PLO Championship 3rd $120,900 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #10: $5,000 Main Event Championship 17th $90,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $2,500 Mixed Big Bet 22nd $7,199 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 58th $43,946 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 448th $5,539 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 88th $17,596 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $10,000 Razz Championship 7th $43,970 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 18th $20,483 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 18th $16,378 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 192nd $1,545 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 14th $100,866 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 47th $14,653 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 4th $148,896 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 16th $23,098 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller 21st $48,007 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #40: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship 4th $111,701 2020 Aussie MillionsA$10,600 Main Event 9th 178,080 AUD 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed 108th $4,594 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #78: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty 3rd $77,893 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 8th $45,551 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship 4th $325,989 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #52: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 57th $16,466 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship 8th $38,238 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty 281st $1,074 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw 12th $9,154 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 7th $43,833 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 11th $13,429 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 134th $1,503 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #18: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed 14th $15,136 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball 10th $11,870 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT 23rd $6,302 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship 6th $40,066 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller 5th $270,242 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix 39th $5,628 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship 1st $511,147 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em MILLIONAIRE MAKER 5th $317,544 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack 607th $3,502 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low 47th $4,936 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball 28th $2,837 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi-Low 84th $3,132 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low 8-or-Better 33rd $6,456 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #6: $1,500 “Millionaire Maker” No-Limit Hold’em 292nd $4,624 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 27: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. 13th $10,669 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball 20th $4,782 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 13: $1,500 Limit Hold’em 64th $2,769 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 3: $3,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha 22nd $5,144 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better 3rd $180,180 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better 18th $10,229 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) 17th $8,049 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em/Omaha 28th $7,555 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 58th $6,077 2011 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 246th $2,444 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 19th $9,842 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #20: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 60th $3,930 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure2010 PCA Main Event 47th $52,000 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 9 - $1,500 Six-handed No Limit Hold’em 4th $115,230

Thomas Boivin PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris10,200 Mystery Bounty 3rd €58,200 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 390th $20,200 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 25th €41,550 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #19: $500 NL Hold’em Summer Saver 238th $873 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #18: $2,000 Freezeout Championship 17th $7,034 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 46th $15,340 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 136th $3,307 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 31st $50,000 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 85th $12,431 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #33: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 135th $6,004 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 10th $145,755 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 65th $8,061 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #76: $10,000 Super Turbo Bouny 40th $10,853 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $1,000 Mini Main Event 378th $2,000 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 66th $17,786 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em 8th $25,473 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 308th $4,360 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $500 NL Holdem BIG 500 3x Re-entry 23rd $2,593 2021 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #14: $10,300 High Roller Championship 6th $50,399 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #28: $3,200 NLH High Roller Championship 12th $11,198 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #25: $7,777 NLH Lucky 7’s High Roller 21st $8,911 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #15: $5,300 NLH High Roller Freezeout 8th $22,560 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #4: $500 NLH Super Turbo 50th $1,262 $10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD)$10,000 Wynn Millions ($10M GTD) 25th $74,522 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $777 NLH Lucky 7’s 65th $1,616 2021 WPT Online Series by partypokerEvent #20: $3,200 Main Event, $3m GTD 87th $8,271 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event2020 WSOP Main Event - GGPoker 40th $22,876 2020 PokerStars EPT OnlineEPT Online 07: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max 8th $8,634 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-71-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Sunday Warm-Up SE 28th $3,047 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-16-H: $10,300 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller, $1M Gtd 6th $34,583 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #81: People’s Choice Event Spin the Wheel 156th $1,399 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #80: People’s Choice Event Pros Vote 165th $1,614 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #78: $1,000 Turbo No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed 42nd $4,209 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #69: $1,500 Marathon No Limit Hold’em 109th $3,776 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD 568th $2,479 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #58: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship 66th $12,511 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition Freezeout, $1M GTD 947th $382 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD 50th $5,665 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet Events/span>Event #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st 548th $2,859 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #3: $3,200 8-Max Championship, $3m GTD 2nd $388,119 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #45: $840 Bounty No Limit Hold’em 259th $1,029 2020 PokerStars Stadium SeriesStadium Series Freezeout Weekly Final - High: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max, $1.5M Gtd 40th $7,717 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #41: $400 COLOSSUS Day 2, $3M GTD 55th $5,338 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #34: $525 Super Turbo Bounty No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed 70th $1,131 2020 Irish Open OnlineEvent #16: 200,000 GTD JP Poker Masters 24th €2,275 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 68th €14,550 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS EuropeMain Event 37th €25,000 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT - World Championship 390th $34,845 2019 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Vegas @ Aria$10,300 Main Event 19th $35,000 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #50: Monster Stack - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 285th $5,005 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #48: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em 92nd $4,147 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em 868th $1,499 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 Single-Day High Roller I 1st €375,520 2018 PokerStars EPT Prague10,300 No-Limit Hold’em 6th €25,800 2018 Caribbean Poker Party$1,100 Finale 16th $7,000 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona2,200 EPT National High Roller 120th €4,870 2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona1,100 EPT National 82nd €5,620 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee 110th $4,021 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout 37th $5,227 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em MILLIONAIRE MAKER 120th $7,697 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS North AmericaMain Event 226th 10,000 CAD 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final BarcelonaMain Event 8th €225,000 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 3rd $264,306 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em SHOOTOUT 2nd $159,273 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo BOUNTY 222nd $1,061 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #5: THE COLOSSUS III - $565 No-Limit Hold’em 156th $5,199 2017 partypokerLIVE Millions Dusk Till DawnMain Event 42nd £20,000 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 162nd $2,272 2014 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack 521st $4,033

Samuel Laskowitz PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$5,300 NAPT High Roller 1st $180,850 2023 NAPT Las Vegas$1,650 Main Event 63rd $4,540 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 19th $9,259 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 99th $1,747 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship$3,500 Main Event 89th $7,978 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 48th $12,187 The Return - A Borgata Championship Event$2,200 Mystery Bounty Event ($1,000,000 in Guaranteed Bounties) 1st $146,609

Gab Yong Kim PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague3,000 Mystery Bounty 1st €214,678 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #8: 25,000 NLH GGMillion 4th €189,000 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #5: 550 NLH Colossus 74th €2,300 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #4: 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha 3rd €38,800 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 243rd €3,010 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 646th €2,330 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 4th €622,610 2021 PokerStars EPT Prague10,200 No-Limit Hold’em 6th €17,150 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD 17th $15,641 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 9th €74,770 2019 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 EPT National High Roller 23rd €11,420 2019 PokerStars APPT Manila33,000 APPT National 34th 93,000 PHP 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Season 9 MacauMain Event 34th 59,950 HKD Related Articles Gab Yong Kim Dominates Way to 3,000 Mystery Bounty Victory at EPT Prague (214,674) 2023 WSOPE Hands of the Week PLO Edition: Runner, Runner & a Royal Flush Triple Up Photos of Gab Yong Kim More photos

Ian Bradley PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Main Event 42nd €22,900 2023 WSOP EuropeEvent #10: 2,000 8-Game Mix 2nd €29,525 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty 109th €4,410 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 13th $36,332 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller 72nd €17,020 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller 2nd €500,000 2022 Wynn Summer Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 30th $23,476 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha 87th $8,761 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed 33rd $10,179 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #14: 10,350 WSOPE Main Event 85th €18,407 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #11: 1,650 NLH 6-Max 44th €3,437 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #6: 1,650 PLO/NLH Mixed 26th €3,607 2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #4: 2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 3rd/sup> €44,044 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$3,500 NLH Championship 53rd $21,974 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty 96th $6,919 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em 278th $1,332 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #72: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship 34th $3,910 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #62: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha 48th $4,717 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #19: $565 Pot-Limit Omaha 203rd $934

Jack Hardcastle Biography Jack Hardcastle is a British poker player. He is a WPT Champions Club member after winning the WPT Montreal Main Event at partypoker for $447,859. Five British Poker Players to Watch in 2022 Since his WPT win, Hardcastle has racked up the wins and deep runs. In 2022, he ran deep in the Wynn Millions before winning the 888poker LIVE London High Stakes Series Main Event. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 60th $80,700 2023 UKIPT Brighton1,100 Main Event 53rd £1,640 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 132nd €15,550 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 79th $11,524 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 203rd $5,253 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 288th $2,406 2022 PokerStars EPT London1,100 UKIPT Main Event 213th £1,620 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 387th €3,600 2022 UKIPT Nottingham1,100 Main Event 10th £8,540 2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading1,000 Main Event 6th £10,370 2022 888poker LIVE London2,100 Main Event 1st £57,098 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 58th $38,384 2020 PokerStars Blowout SeriesBlowout Series: $109 NLHE 8-Max, The Big Blowout!, $5M Gtd. 4th $175,974 2020 888poker XL Winter SeriesXL Winter Series #17: $50,000 High Roller 16th $1,025 2020 Unibet Open Dublin1,100 Main Event 12th €4,680 2017 Caribbean Poker Party Festival$5,300 Millions Main Event ($5 Million Gtd.) 110th $10,000

Adam Walton Biography Adam Walton is an American poker player from Seattle, Washington. Walton has a long list of cashes going back to 2009, when he came 33rd in a $500 tournament in Las Vegas. Since then he has accrued several wins in smaller tournaments and 19 cashes at the World Series of Poker, including 42nd place in the 2021 WSOP Main Event (where he won $163,900). In total, he has more than $989,037 in live tournament earnings. At the 2023 WSOP, Walton cashed twice in preliminary events Event #39: $1,500 No Limit Holdem-Monster Stack (358th-$5,296) and Event #59: $3,000 No Limit Holdem-Freezeout (107th-$6,499). Walton followed this up with another deep Main Event run, becoming the second chip lead by the end of Day 7, with just fifteen players left. His good play and good fortune carried him to the end of Day 9 when he bagged the smallest stack of the final three players.

Kannapong Thanarattrakul Biography Kannapong Thanarattrakul is a professional poker player hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the Natural8 ambassador team. Thanarattrakul enjoyed several live poker tournament cashes between 2018-2022 but drew a blank in 2021 like many live poker grinders, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, upon his return to live tournaments, Thanarattrakul exploded onto the scene in 2022. Thanarattrakul finished fourth in a 30,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Series Madrid in May 2022, and walked away with $277,050. Four months later, Thanarattrakul headed to Cyprus for another Triton Poker Series where he racked up a handful of massive scores, including one tipping the scales at $646,500. The best was yet to come for Thanarattrakul, who finished second in the 2022 WSOP Online Main Event for an incredible $2,094,885, a result that catapulted him to second place in Thailand’s all-time money listing. Since that huge win, Thanarattrakul has won a10,300 buy-in event at EPT Prague in December 2022 for $577,775 and helped himself to a $153,300 prize at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Kannapong Thanarattrakul Biography Kannapong Thanarattrakul is a professional poker player hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, and a member of the Natural8 ambassador team. Thanarattrakul enjoyed several live poker tournament cashes between 2018-2022 but drew a blank in 2021 like many live poker grinders, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, upon his return to live tournaments, Thanarattrakul exploded onto the scene in 2022. Thanarattrakul finished fourth in a 30,000 buy-in event at the Triton Poker Series Madrid in May 2022, and walked away with $277,050. Four months later, Thanarattrakul headed to Cyprus for another Triton Poker Series where he racked up a handful of massive scores, including one tipping the scales at $646,500. The best was yet to come for Thanarattrakul, who finished second in the 2022 WSOP Online Main Event for an incredible $2,094,885, a result that catapulted him to second place in Thailand’s all-time money listing. Since that huge win, Thanarattrakul has won a10,300 buy-in event at EPT Prague in December 2022 for $577,775 and helped himself to a $153,300 prize at the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Yulian Bogdanov Biography Yulian Bogdanov is a Bulgarian poker player with more than $1.3 million in live earnings as of November 2023. In June 2023, Bogdanov took down the Wynn Summer Classic for $205,116. One year earlier, Bogdanov earned a career-best score of $440,000 from a third-place finish in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Venetian DeepStack Championship. Bogdanov came short of a bracelet in 2023 as he finished 9th in the WSOP Monster Stack for $113,597.

Maria Ho Biography Maria Ho is a Chinese-American professional poker player and broadcaster. Ho has over $4.2 million in career earnings. She is a member of the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2018. She competed in the fifteenth season of The Amazing Race alongside fellow poker player Tiffany Michelle. Her poker resume includes six top-10 finishes in WSOP events, including a sixth-place finish in the 2017 WSOP Europe Main Event for 174,365. Find Out Why Maria Ho Wants a More Inclusive Future for Poker

Artur Martirosian Biography Artur Martirosian is a Russian poker player and two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner. In 2021, he won the EPT Sochi Main Event for $325,316. In 2023, he final tabled the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, finishing third for $677,400. The same year, Martirosian won two WSOP bracelets. The largest live cash of his career came in 2021, winning $1,400,000 after taking down SHRB Europe Event #6: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em. The following year he also won an EPT Barcelona 25,000 Single-Day High Roller for 540,990. He has close to $4,000,000 in live earnings.

Vivian Saliba Biography Vivian Saliba is a Brazilian poker player and 888poker ambassador, having joined the site in November 2017. She first played live poker at 18 years of age when her father brought her to a poker club in Sao Paolo, Brazil. 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba’s New Passion for Poker Streaming World Series of Poker In 2017, Saliba at 24 years of age, played at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Saliba cashed in five events at the WSOP, including the 2017 WSOP Main Event, and narrowly missed out on making the final table in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, finishing 11th. That year she also cashed four times at the WSOP Europe including a 59th place in the WSOPE Main Event for 16,710. 888poker Ambassador Vivian Saliba Hoping for “New Memories” in Retro Week However, Saliba’s best result at the WSOP, and indeed the biggest cash of her career, came in 2019 when she finished fourth in the $888 Crazy Eights for $308,888. In 2021, she made another WSOP final table, finishing seven in the WSOP Europe Mini Main Event for $39,747.

Daniel Colman Biography Daniel Colman burst onto the poker scene in 2014 with one of the best years in poker history winning an incredible $22,389,481. After 2017, Colman stepped away from poker publicly. His last cash, which came of December of that year, brought his lifetime tournament earnings to $28,925,058 (as of October 2022) according to the Hendon Mob. Background Born July 11, 1990, Colman hails from Holden, Massachusetts. He began playing online poker under the names “mrGR33N13” and “riyyc225” and has had tremendous success on the virtual felt, primarily at the high-limit hyper-turbo sit-and-gos. Colman notched his first live tournament cash a fourth-place finish in the Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) $5,000 Verona Main Event for $23,275 back in 2008, and through 2013 put up modest results including $229,344 in tournament winnings in 2011 and $194,000 in 2013. Breaking Out in 2014 Prior to 2014, Colman had $504,699 in lifetime tournament earnings. In April of that year, he won the European Poker Tour (EPT) $100,000 Super High Roller for $2,127,398, the first of what would be four seven-figure cashes that year. At that years WSOP, he finished third in Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up Championship for $111,942 and 10 days later won the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop for a career-high $15,306,668. He then took third in an ARIA $100,000 Super High Roller for $796,821, finished runner-up to Olivier Busquet in the EPT Barcelona 50,000 Super High Roller for $1,118,479, and two weeks later won the high-profile Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Main Event for just shy of $1.5 million, besting a bevy of top pros at the final table including Joe Kuether, Shawn Cunix, John Dolan, and the eventual runner-up Mike Leah. Colman’s run of a lifetime would continue when he would win the WPT Alpha8 London event for his sixth score of greater than $750,000 in 2014. As a result of his excellent year, Colman was named Player of the Year by BLUFF Magazine, Card Player Magazine, and ALL IN Magazine. He was also named the 2014 Global Poker Index (GPI) Player of the Year. Here’s a look as some of the impressive results Colman posted in 2014:

Ian Matakis Biography Ian Matakis is a poker player from Minnesota and a WSOP gold bracelet winner that can be seen all over the country on mid-stakes tours and at big events like the WSOP and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. Matakis won his first bracelet during the 2023 WSOP Online series in the $500 No-Limit Hold’em Bankroll Builder tournament. He continuted to run hot in the opening stages of the 2023 WSOP with a run to fifth in the $600 Deepstack online and top finishes of 9th and 15th in the $1,500 and $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit tournaments, respectively, that put him in the hunt for 2023 Player of the Year. In January 2023, Matakis finished 13th in the Main Event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Fabrice Bigot PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris10,300 EPT High Roller 58th €17,950 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris3,000 Mystery Bounty 6th €60,690 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$5,300 EPT Main Event 36th $21,500 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$10,300 EPT High Roller 45th $19,200 2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller 51st €19,350 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #90: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 8th $86,118 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #85: $1,500 Shootout 85th $5,759 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 30th $26,869 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty 10th $18,891 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 29th $19,382 2023 BetMGM Poker Championship$3,500 Main Event 18th $28,334 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 24th $18,569 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions 664th $2,470 2023 PokerStars EPT Mnte Carlo2,200 FPS High Roller 149th €3,340 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo1,100 FPS Main Event 291st €1,650 2023 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Paris Main Event 3rd €535,850 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Prague Main Event 11th €74,950 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague1,100 Eureka Main Event 235th €3,010 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague2,200 Eureka High Roller 132nd €4,730 2022 PokerStars EPT London1,100 UKIPT Main Event 25th £5,700 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 Mystery Bounty Championship 159th €3,010 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 248th $46,800 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #81: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 39th $16,295 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $777 Lucky 7’s 81st $5,000 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 116th $8,701 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #21: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em 545th $3,278 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #14: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 93rd $4,401 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 904th $15,000 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #57: $150 GGMasters WSOP Edition Freezeout, $1M GTD 98th $1,167

Aleksejs Ponakovs Biography Aleksejs Ponakovs is a Latvian poker player and WSOP bracelet winner. He won his first WSOP bracelet in 2021 in an online $7,777 buy-in event for $432,491. The following year, he defeated Phil Ivey heads-up to win the $100,000 Super High Roller for $1,897,363. His previous biggest cash came in Triton Madrid, finishing fourth in the Main Event for $938,391. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris5,300 EPT Main Event 3rd €574,850 2023 WSOP ParadiseEvent #3: $25,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship 23rd $90,700 2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$25,000 NL Hold’em V 1st $216,810 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #84: $50,000 High Roller 22nd $88,506 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship 4th $150,144 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty 83rd $10,858 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 10th $96,986 2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 EPT Main Event 143rd €9,850 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$100,000 7-Handed 3rd $698,800 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague25,000 NL Hold’em II 3rd €117,050 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona25,000 Single-Day High Roller II 6th €148,170 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona50,000 Single-Day High Roller II 3rd €436,100 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona50,000 Single-Day High Roller I 6th €186,040 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona25,000 Single-Day High Roller I 9th €60,030 2022 World Series of PokerTournament of Champions 53rd $3,500 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #87: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 45th $11,388 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 1st $1,897,363 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $7,777 Lucky 7s No Limit Holdem High Roller 1x Re-entry 1st $432,491 2021 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #7: $5,300 Main Event 21st $36,654 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #32: $210 WSOP Bounty Double MILLION$ Final Day, $2M GTD 17th $5,452 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #15: $10,000 Heads Up NLHE Championship No Late Reg, 256 Cap 2nd $279,700 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #11: $10,000 Super MILLION$ High Roller NLH, $5M GTD 15th $62,539 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st Final Day, $5M GTD 276th $3,945 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #6: $200 FLIP & GO NO-Limit Hold’em Go Stage, $1M GTD 272nd $1,236 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #2: $1,111 Caesars Cares Charity Event 78th $3,486 GGPoker Battle of Malta Online Main Event (3M GTD)Battle of Malta Online 550 GTD Main Event (3M GTD) 38th €9,106 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-108: $10,300 Super MILLION$ 2-day event 28th $25,470 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-106: $5,250 Bounty Hunters Main Event 23rd $8,808 2021 GG Spring FestivalH-84: $25,500 Super High Roller 12th $49,347 PokerStars SCOOP 2021SCOOP-28-H: $1,050 NLHE Progressive KO, $1M Gtd 3rd $67,443 PokerStars SCOOP 2021SCOOP-04-M: $215 NLHE Progressive KO, Sunday Million SE, $1.25M Gtd 14th $4,910 2021 GGPoker Super MILLION$ WeekEvent #6: Super High Roller $25,500, $2.5M Gtd. 4th $292,207 2021 partypoker MILLIONS OnlineMain Event 80th $13,931 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online CircuitWSOPC #7: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship 7th $33,717 2020 GGPoker High Rollers WeekHRW 18: $10,300 Super MILLION$ Main Event, $5M GTD 8th $194,483 2020 PokerStars EPT OnlineEPT Online 07: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max 4th $26,653 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-72-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max, Main Event 147th $14,557 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-75-H: $1,050 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Series Saver 18th $4,395 PokerStars WCOOP 2020WCOOP-63-H: $2,100 NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Freezeout, Thursday Thrill SE 34th $2,757 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #77: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event, $25M GTD 65th $30,776 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #76: $400 FORTY STACK No Limit Hold’em 167th $1,656 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD 4th $719,700 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD 108th $6,900 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD 141st $4,234 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #48: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, $5M GTD, $1M to 1st 47th $11,104 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #3: $3,200 8-Max Championship, $3m GTD 16th $24,851 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #32: $100 The Opener Final Day, $2M GTD 2342nd $282 PokerStars SCOOP 2020SCOOP-96-M: $530 NLHE 8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance, $1,5M Gtd 244th $2,079 PokerStars SCOOP 2020SCOOP-96-H: $5,200 NLHE 8-Max, Main Event 2nd Chance, $1.5M Gtd 15th $27,543 PokerStars SCOOP 2020SCOOP-62-M: $530 NLHE 8-Max, PKO, Thursday Thrill SE, $1M Gtd 96th $1,152 PokerStars SCOOP 2020SCOOP-15-H: $2,100 NLHE Sunday HR SE, $1M Gtd 26th $7,902 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 61st $5,796 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT - World Championship 1001st $15,000 2013 World Series of PokerEvent #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event 33rd $229,281

Andrew Moreno Biography Andrew Moreno, the husband of former PokerNews hostess Kristy Moreno (former Kirsty Arnett), has been playing poker since the early 2000s. Originally from the Midwest where he worked at a factory running a steel-cutting machine, Moreno met his future wife after overhearing her talk about poker. In 2006, the duo moved to Las Vegas where he started grinding $1-$2 no-limit holdem cash games, working his way up to $25-$50 over the next decade. In 2021, Moreno turned his attention to tournaments with two goals to surpass $1 million in lifetime earnings (he was $100K short at the time) and to notch his first seven-figure score. It didnt take him long to accomplish both. First, in June 2021, he won the Venetian DeepStack Championship Poker Series Event #58: $1,100 NLH for $127,740 to meet his first goal. Just over a week later, he accomplished the other when he topped a 1,328-entry field to win the inaugural $10,000 buy-in Wynn Millions for $1,460,106, a win that vaulted Moreno into the next level of poker superstar. Since then he also won another Venetian tournament in February 2022 for $242,293 (a tournament he famously refused to chop), and in the summer of 2022 nearly won another Wynn major, ultimately finishing runner-up in the Wynn Summer Classic $3,500 Championship for $460,529. What Ive learned over the years is that poker and life are mirrors for one another, said Moreno, who welcomed his first child shortly after his career scores in 2021. Both are skill games with elements of luck. Whatever holds you back in poker, holds you back in life, whether its an unhealthy attachment to money, inability to take calculated risks, inflated ego, or self doubt. Improve your game, improve your life, and vice versa. As of September 2022, Moreno has just shy of $3.5 million in lifetime tournament earnings according to The Hendon Mob.

Leo Margets Biography Leo Margets is a Spanish poker player and WSOP bracelet winner. She is a Winamax ambassador. Having narrowly missed out in 2018 after finishing runner-up, Margets secured victory in Event #83: $1,500 The Closer in 2021 to win her first bracelet and $376,850. Leo Margets Wins First Bracelet and $376,850 in Event #83: $1,500 The Closer PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2024 PokerStars EPT Paris2,200 FPS High Roller 94th €6,750 2023 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event 46th €18,260 2023 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava500 Main Event 7th €12,300 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty 135th $1,879 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 104th $10,749 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty 221st $1,881 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack (8-Handed) 247th $1,977 2022 PokerStars EPT Prague3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty 42nd €4,730 2022 Winamax Poker Open Bratislava500 WPO Main Event 189th €1,200 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 120th €15,500 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona10,300 EPT High Roller 46th €21,900 2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event 128th €6,950 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty 63rd $11,790 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #61: Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship 79th $2,398 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 Main Event 155th €8,690 2022 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo1,100 FPS Main Event 157th €2,430 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 43rd $11,113 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #83: $1,500 The Closer 1st $376,850 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 452nd $26,700 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em 104th $3,194 2019 Winamax Poker Open DublinMain Event 140th €1,100 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event 213th €10,030 2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona1,100 EPT National 501st €2,010 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em 587th $1,980 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #64: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 38th $21,018 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 260th $1,911 2019 PokerStars and Monte-CarloCasino EPT1,100 French National Championship 81st €2,750 2019 PokerStars and Monte-CarloCasino EPT2,200 French National Championship High Roller 74th €3,450 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$1,100 PCA National 19th $5,760 2018 PokerStars.es EPT BarcelonaMain Event 118th €14,330 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #73: $1,000 DOUBLE STACK No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) 2nd $123,297 2018 PokerStars and Monte-CarloCasino EPTMain Event 98th €9,400 2018 partypoker LIVE MILLIONS Grand Final Barcelona2,700 Warm Up 79th €5,300 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,300 Main Event 65th $19,760 2017 PokerStars Championship Barcelona1,100 PokerStars National Championship 91st €5,750 2017 Marrakech Poker OpenMain Event 23rd €1,578 2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona5,300 Main Event 150th €9,780 2014 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$10,000,000 Guarantee Main Event 143rd $18,200 2013 PokerStars.com EPT LondonMain Event 94th £8,000 2012 PokerStars.com EPT BarcelonaMain Event 42nd €16,800 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 290th $2,370 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 51: $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship 22nd $5,155 2012 World Series of PokerEvent 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball 26th $3,124 The 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo Casino EPT Grand FinalMain Event 57th €20,000 2011 PokerStars.com EPT BarcelonaMain Event 36th €16,000 2010 PokerStars.net EPT BarcelonaMain Event 80th €11,000 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #36: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem 65th $5,248 2010 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed 116th $4,782 2010 Aussie MillionsEvent 19: $2,200 6-handed No Limit Hold’em 3rd 58,800 AUD 2009 World Series of PokerEvent 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold’em 27th $352,832

Brock Wilson Biography Brock Wilson is an American poker player with over $5m in career earnings. A regular on the PokerGO Tour, Wilson made a name for himself at the 2021 US Poker Open with two final-table finishes. Five American Poker Players to Watch in 2022 The largest cash of Wilson’s career came in 2019, finishing second in the MILLIONS World $25,000 Super High Roller for $619,536. PokerNews Covered Events Event Place Prize 2023 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas$10,400 WPT World Championship 437th $19,300 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) 78th $10,074 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 97th $2,522 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty 176th $3,429 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #16: $600 Online Deepstack Championship 17th $7,222 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #12: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 6th $33,422 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker 1080th $2,630 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout 13th $35,681 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack 165th $1,148 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #39: $1,500 Monster Stack 423rd $4,725 2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #8: $3,200 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller 48th $7,001 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em (6-Handed) 158th $4,800 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) 42nd $40,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #13: $600 Pot-Limit Omaha Deepstack 309th $1,202 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed) 31st $40,000 2023 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 299th $2,625 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PCA High Roller 5th $261,700 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #86: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Championship 6th $117,819 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Bracelet Championship 144th $1,727 2022 World Series of PokerOnline $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 80th $1,493 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 372nd $5,165 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 63rd $5,476 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #24: $1,000 FLIP & GO No-Limit Hold’em 62nd $3,250 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 13th $28,102 2022 World Series of PokerEvent #8: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 25th $50,810 2022 Wynn Millions$10,000 Main Event $10,000,000 GTD 41st $48,665 2022 Wynn Millions$1,600 Mystery Bounty $1,500,000 GTD 200th $2,477 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 42nd $11,113 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #81: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 223rd $1,400 2021 Wynn Fall Classic$1,600 Mystery Bounty 119th $4,258 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #67: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship 701st $17,500 2021 World Series of PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $7,777 Lucky 7s No Limit Holdem High Roller 1x Re-entry 31st $11,877 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #55: $400 Colossus 106th $2,350 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 140th $4,814 2021 MSPT Venetian$1,600 Main Event 33rd $8,026 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em 204th $1,605 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #17: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em 609th $2,625 2021 World Series o PokerWSOP.com (NV/NJ) Online Bracelet $400 NL Holdem Ultra Deepstack 2x Re-entry 141st $635 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em 117th $3,153 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #10: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em 10th $10,980 2021 World Series of PokerEvent #3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No-Limit Hold’em Charity Event 35th $1,590 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #23: $500 NLH Turbo 44th $1,343 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #20: $3,200 NLH High Roller 35th $6,639 2021 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #18: $1,000 NLH North American Open 126th $1,384 MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD)MSPT Venetian $1,600 Main Event ($2M GTD) 7th $71,642 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #7: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 4th $89,100 2021 US Poker OpenEvent #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6th $51,000 2021 GGPoker WSOP Super Circuit Online Series#18: $525 Main Event, $5M GTD Day 2 46th $10,802 2021 partypoker MILLIONS OnlineMain Event 62nd $15,864 2020 GGPoker WSOP Winter Online CircuitWSOPC #7: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Championship 24th $7,172 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #10: $25,500 High Roller Championship, $5m GTD 8th $126,500 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #8: $10,300 Main Event, $10m GTD 105th $25,275 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #70: $25,000 NLH POKER PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, $10M GTD 27th $70,150 2020 WPT World Online ChampionshipsEvent #6: $3,200 Mix-Max Championship, $3m GTD 51st $9,000 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #65: $600 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 304th $1,424 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #63: $500 Mini Main Event, $5M GTD 914th $1,772 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #59: $2,500 Double Stack No Limit Hold’em 126th $5,478 2020 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #55: HK$8,000 No Limit Hold’em Asia Championship, HK$8M GTD 101st $4,828 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #31: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship 217th $1,818 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #29: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack 64th $4,400 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #25: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Summer Saver 98th $1,358 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #23: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Knockout 37th $1,882 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #22: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo Deepstack 134th $924 2020 WSOP.com Online Bracelet EventsEvent #16: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Turbo 186th $756 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas$1,700 Main Event 40th $3,736 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa$3,250 High Roller 8-Max 2nd $55,099 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa$2,200 High Roller 11th $5,891 2020 Borgata Winter Poker Open$3,500 WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship 44th $14,441 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah’s Las Vegas$1,700 Main Event 72nd $2,780 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Bicycle Casino$1,700 Main Event 5th $37,115 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Choctaw Durant$2,200 High Roller 12th $4,257 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #84: The Closer - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 77th $8,341 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em 894th $1,500 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #82: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack 292nd $2,642 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #59: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack Championship 519th $1,256 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty 170th $1,762 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #34: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold’em 9th $60,930 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #19: Millionaire Maker - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 416th $4,577 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold’em 1535th $1,600 2019 World Series of PokerEvent #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty 66th $2,831 2019 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$25,000 PokerStars NL Hold’em Players Championship 156th $25,450 2018 Caribbean Poker Party$5,300 Main Event 213th $10,300 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Bounty 158th $1,847 2018 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 142nd $2,465 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #60: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed 493rd $2,234 2017 World Series of PokerEvent #58: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 233rd $2,329 2014 Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers CasinoMain Event 30th $2,184

Espen Jorstad Biography Espen Uhlen Jorstad is a Norwegian professional poker pro who resides in London, United Kingdom. In 2022, he won two WSOP bracelets including the 2022 WSOP Main Event for $10,000,000, becoming the first Norwegian to win poker’s biggest title. The former Unibet Poker Ambassador, also won Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team alongside Patrick Leonard for $148,067 and his first WSOP bracelet. Many will know Jorstad from his online poker grind, mostly on PokerStars where he is known as “Hymn2ninkasi” and GGPoker where he uses the alias “COVFEFE-19”. Primarily a cash game player, Jorstad dips his toes into the tournament poker world on occasion. Jorstad had never cashed at the World Series of Poker until this year. However, he does have 20 WSOP online cashes to his name, including a sixth-place finish in the 2021 WSOP $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event Online Championship worth $603,058. The popular Twitch streamer cashed in his first live WSOP event at the start of the 2022 WSOP, finishing in the money in Event #5: The Housewarming. He and Patrick Leonard took down Event #55: $1,000 Tag Team for $74,042 each plus both players’ first WSOP bracelet. Another cash, this time in Event #68: Million Dollar Bounty, set Jorstad up for deep run to the Main Event title. Jorstad won his $10,000 WSOP Main Event seat online at GGPoker where he won a $1,050 satellite. He, Vadim Rozin, and Tom Kunze were the last three remaining GGPoker qualifiers. Jorstad secured a free WSOP Europe Main Event seat by virtue of reaching the final table while the two other GGPoker qualifiers fell short.

Boris Kolev Biography Boris Kolev is a Bulgarian poker player and WSOP bracelet winner. He won his first WSOP bracelet at the 2021 WSOP in Event #88: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em. He defeated a field of 531 players to win $511,184. This was the last WSOP bracelet awarded at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Kolev has numerous six-figure cashes throughout his career, including the Wynn Winter Classic PKO Bounty for $131,548.

Crandell Addington Biography Crandell “Dandy” Addington is an American poker player and member of the Poker Hall of Fame. He was one of the inaugural players in the 1970 World Series of Poker, and holds the record for most final table appearances (seven). He finished second in the WSOP Main Event on two separate occasions (1974 & 1978). Nicknamed “Dandy” due to his outfits at the table, Doyle Brunson says that Addington stood out like he was some sort of movie star at the tables. “He liked to wear expensive cowboy boots, immaculate Western outfits, and a top-line Stetson,” said Brunson. Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington Reveals Secrets from Early Days of WSOP He left poker in 1980s to focus on a career in business. “I haven’t played in Vegas in years and years. When I retired I focused on my business enterprises,” Addington told PokerNews in 2020. “I don’t even play around San Antonio anymore, and they’ve got some really high-stakes games here now, which is what I like to play cash, no-limit high stakes.”

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Top Guide to Online Poker & Montreal Casino Events 2025 Explore Ontarios thriving online poker scene in 2025 with top sites like PokerStars and GGPoker. Plus get the scoop on live poker tournaments and events at Casino Montreal. Learn where to play how to join tournaments and what makes these poker options a must-try for players of all levels.

Here is an engaging, easy-to-read blog post about online poker in Ontario and poker events at Casino Montreal, using current data and examples. Guide to Online Poker in Ontario and Casino Montreal Poker Events If you love poker and live in Ontario or nearby Quebec, you’re in luck! Ontario’s online poker scene has been growing steadily since regulation started in April 2022. While 2025 has been a bit slower, lots of great poker action is still happening online and live at Casino Montreal.

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Top Online Poker Sites in Ontario & Canada 2025 Explore the top online poker sites in Ontario and Canada for 2025. Learn about the biggest platforms exciting tournaments and why regulated sites offer the best gaming experience for players.

Online poker is booming in Ontario and around Canada! Did you know that Ontario alone had over 1.2 million active player accounts by the end of 2023? Players wagered a whopping $17.2 billion that year, generating about $658 million in revenue from online gambling. Just poker itself accounted for $431 million in wagers and brought in $17 million in revenue. These numbers show just how popular and lucrative online poker is in the province right now. Plus, big events like the World Series of Poker Circuit in Toronto drew over 5,000 entries and awarded more than $5.5 million in prizes in 2024. It’s clear that poker isn’t just a game here; it’s a big part of the entertainment scene.

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Casino Montreal Poker & WSOP Toronto: Top Online Poker Canada 2025 Discover top online poker sites in Canada for 2025 featuring Casino Montreal and WSOP Toronto highlights. Learn about major platforms like PokerStars CA GGPoker CA and WPT Global CA player stats and legal insights for Canadian players.

When it comes to online poker in Canada, the scene is buzzing more than ever in 2025. Did you know around 19.3 million Canadians enjoy online gambling, spending over $4 billion a year on offshore sites? That’s a huge crowd! Ontario is especially hot, with more than 1.2 million active player accounts by late 2023, and poker alone brought in $431 million in bets in just one quarter. Toronto’s WSOP Circuit event in 2024 drew over 5,000 players and handed out over $5.5 million in prizes. It’s clear poker is not just a game here—it’s a booming entertainment industry with serious stakes and growth.

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Top Online Poker Platforms in Ontario 2025 Discover Ontarios regulated online poker scene in 2025. Learn about top platforms like PokerStars and GGPoker market stats and future growth opportunities for players of all levels.

Online poker in Ontario is an exciting and regulated market that offers players a safe, fun place to play. Since legalization in April 2022, the market has grown steadily, with 2024 online poker revenue hitting about CAD $67.7 million. That’s a nice jump from CAD $63 million in 2023, showing the community loves playing poker online. However, the growth leveled off recently, with the last quarter of 2024 showing a slight drop to $16 million in revenue from six online poker rooms. This hints that 2025 might see some challenges unless Ontario expands its player liquidity internationally, which would help boost tournaments and cash games for everyone.

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Top Online Poker Sites Ontario 2025: Play and Win Big Discover the best online poker sites in Ontario for 2025. Learn about trusted platforms like PokerStars GGPoker PartyPoker and 888poker. Enjoy legal safe and exciting poker games with big tournaments and low rake.

Here is a friendly, conversational blog post about online poker in Ontario with clear, data-rich, and concise paragraphs: Ultimate Guide to Online Poker in Ontario and Best Online Poker Sites If there’s one thing poker lovers in Ontario can celebrate, it’s that online poker is fully legal and regulated here. Since April 2022, players aged 19 and up have had a safe place to enjoy their favorite card games. Licensed sites make sure the games are fair and secure, so you can focus on the fun rather than worrying about shady operators.

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Top Online Poker Platforms in Canada 2025 Explore the best online poker platforms in Canada for 2025. Get the scoop on top sites like PokerStars 888Poker and GGPoker with big bonuses exciting tournaments and safe play. Perfect for beginners and pros alike!

Online poker is really making waves in Canada right now, with about 19.3 million Canadians diving into online gambling, spending over $4 billion a year on offshore gambling sites. That’s a huge crowd of players enjoying digital poker from all over the country, especially in places like Ontario and British Columbia, where about one-third of adults are registered on online betting platforms. It’s clear that playing poker online isn’t just a niche anymore — it’s a popular pastime for lots of folks aged 30 to 50, with both men and women joining the fun almost equally.

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Is WPT Global Poker Available in Ontario? Discover whether WPT Global poker is accessible to players in Ontario. Learn about provincial regulations licensing requirements and the best legal poker options available to Ontario residents in 2025.

WPT Global poker is available across much of Canada, but due to Ontario’s provincial legislation, players from Ontario are blocked from accessing the platform. Ontario has a regulated online poker market that requires operators to obtain a local license and comply with strict rules, such as ring-fencing player pools so that Ontario residents compete only against other Ontario-located players. Since WPT Global operates under an international license from Curaçao and does not have an Ontario-specific license, Ontario players cannot legally use WPT Global to play poker. Instead, Ontario residents must use provincially licensed platforms like GGPoker Ontario or 888poker Ontario to participate in online poker, including the WPT World Championship events.

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Is WPT Global Legal in Canada? Latest 2025 Update Discover whether WPT Global is legal in Canada with a detailed 2025 update. Learn about provincial regulations licensing and accessibility for Canadian poker enthusiasts.

WPT Global is legal for most Canadian players as the platform operates under a legitimate license issued by the Government of Curaçao (license #365/JAZ). This license ensures that WPT Global adheres to regulatory standards, including using certified Random Number Generator (RNG) technology, conducting KYC verification, and applying robust security measures like two-factor authentication and IP/device tracking. WPT Global is operated by Seventip N.V. and is recognized as a secure and fair platform for online poker players. While the Curaçao license is not the strictest globally, ongoing regulatory reforms and increased enforcement under EU pressure enhance the platform’s credibility. This makes WPT Global a safe option for Canadian poker players outside of provinces with specific restrictions.

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Play Online Poker Legally in Ontario 2025 Discover how to play online poker legally in Ontario with licensed sites like PokerStars and GGpoker. Learn about the legal framework player protections popular sites and future market growth opportunities in 2025.

Certainly! Here is a detailed, complete blog-style answer about playing online poker in Ontario in 2025: Playing online poker in Ontario is fully legal and regulated as of April 4, 2022, a landmark date when the Ontario government officially opened its doors to licensed online gambling operators. This legal framework allows companies to offer a range of online gaming products, including poker, casino games, and sports betting, to residents aged 19 and older physically located in Ontario. The market is regulated primarily by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) along with its subsidiary entity, iGaming Ontario (iGO), which oversees licensing, compliance, and player protections. Notable licensed operators authorized to serve the Ontario market include well-known brands such as PokerStars Ontario, GGpoker Ontario, PartyPoker Ontario, and BetMGM Poker Ontario, ensuring players can enjoy games on trustworthy platforms designed to meet provincial standards for fairness and security. Since its launch, the regulated market has guaranteed safe gaming through requirements like advanced encryption technology, rigorous Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, and responsible gambling measures such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion options, and time management tools to help prevent problem gambling. Furthermore, free-to-play poker options remain widely available in the province, through apps and sites like ClubGG and the World Series of Poker app, which legally offer entertainment without real money stakes or prizes, appealing to casual players and newcomers alike.

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WPT Global Poker Availability in Ontario 2025 Discover the current status of WPT Global online poker availability in Ontario. Learn why Ontario players are excluded due to provincial regulations and explore alternative options for legal online poker within the province in 2025.

WPT Global is widely available across Canada, providing a popular online poker platform for players in most provinces, but Ontario remains a notable exception due to provincial legislation. Specifically, WPT Global is accessible to players in provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec, where players can enjoy various poker formats including Texas Hold ’em, Omaha, and other exciting variants. For example, in Alberta, WPT Global players benefit from rake-free tournaments and generous bonuses, enhancing their overall poker experience. However, Ontario restricts access to WPT Global because the province has strict regulations requiring online gambling sites to be licensed locally, which WPT Global currently does not hold. This means Ontario residents must turn to provincially authorized platforms to play online poker legally, highlighting a clear regional difference within Canada in online poker availability and regulation.

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WPT Global is a popular online poker platform known for its vibrant and active community. On average, about 2,500 players are engaged in cash games daily, and this number can peak above 3,000 during busy hours. Daily active users can even exceed 38,000, highlighting how alive and dynamic the site is. The platform regularly hosts large tournaments, some drawing between 500 to 7,500 participants, making it perfect for players of all skills and experience levels to jump in and have fun.

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How Much Does It Cost to Play in the World Poker Tour (WPT) 2025? Discover the detailed costs of playing in the World Poker Tour (WPT) in 2025 including buy-in ranges from $600 to $25800 satellite entry options and examples of flagship events like the $10400 WPT World Championship Main Event. Learn how players of all bankrolls can participate in this prestigious poker series.

Playing in the World Poker Tour (WPT) in 2025 involves varying costs depending on the specific tournament and level of competition. The flagship event for the WPT is the highly prestigious WPT World Championship held at Wynn Las Vegas, which features a buy-in of $10,400. This event typically runs from mid-December for about a week and attracts thousands of players globally. To enter, players pay this buy-in which covers their seat in the tournament. For instance, in the previous year, the tournament had 2,392 entries with a total prize pool of over $23 million, and the winner, Scott Stewart, took home over $2.5 million. Besides the main event, the WPT World Championship festival features 78 tournaments spread across three weeks, with buy-ins ranging from a minimum of $600 for lower-tier events to as high as $25,800 for high roller tournaments. These tournaments include various formats like No Limit Hold’em, PLO Mystery Bounty, Mixed Games, and Seniors events, providing options for all kinds of players from amateurs to professionals.

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Is WPT Global Legal in Canada? Latest 2025 Update Discover whether WPT Global is legal in Canada with a detailed 2025 update. Learn about provincial regulations licensing and accessibility for Canadian poker enthusiasts.

WPT Global is legal for most Canadian players as the platform operates under a legitimate license issued by the Government of Curaçao (license #365/JAZ). This license ensures that WPT Global adheres to regulatory standards, including using certified Random Number Generator (RNG) technology, conducting KYC verification, and applying robust security measures like two-factor authentication and IP/device tracking. WPT Global is operated by Seventip N.V. and is recognized as a secure and fair platform for online poker players. While the Curaçao license is not the strictest globally, ongoing regulatory reforms and increased enforcement under EU pressure enhance the platform’s credibility. This makes WPT Global a safe option for Canadian poker players outside of provinces with specific restrictions.

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Play Online Poker Legally in Ontario 2025 Discover how to play online poker legally in Ontario with licensed sites like PokerStars and GGpoker. Learn about the legal framework player protections popular sites and future market growth opportunities in 2025.

Certainly! Here is a detailed, complete blog-style answer about playing online poker in Ontario in 2025: Playing online poker in Ontario is fully legal and regulated as of April 4, 2022, a landmark date when the Ontario government officially opened its doors to licensed online gambling operators. This legal framework allows companies to offer a range of online gaming products, including poker, casino games, and sports betting, to residents aged 19 and older physically located in Ontario. The market is regulated primarily by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) along with its subsidiary entity, iGaming Ontario (iGO), which oversees licensing, compliance, and player protections. Notable licensed operators authorized to serve the Ontario market include well-known brands such as PokerStars Ontario, GGpoker Ontario, PartyPoker Ontario, and BetMGM Poker Ontario, ensuring players can enjoy games on trustworthy platforms designed to meet provincial standards for fairness and security. Since its launch, the regulated market has guaranteed safe gaming through requirements like advanced encryption technology, rigorous Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, and responsible gambling measures such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion options, and time management tools to help prevent problem gambling. Furthermore, free-to-play poker options remain widely available in the province, through apps and sites like ClubGG and the World Series of Poker app, which legally offer entertainment without real money stakes or prizes, appealing to casual players and newcomers alike.

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WPT Global Poker Availability in Ontario 2025 Discover the current status of WPT Global online poker availability in Ontario. Learn why Ontario players are excluded due to provincial regulations and explore alternative options for legal online poker within the province in 2025.

WPT Global is widely available across Canada, providing a popular online poker platform for players in most provinces, but Ontario remains a notable exception due to provincial legislation. Specifically, WPT Global is accessible to players in provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec, where players can enjoy various poker formats including Texas Hold ’em, Omaha, and other exciting variants. For example, in Alberta, WPT Global players benefit from rake-free tournaments and generous bonuses, enhancing their overall poker experience. However, Ontario restricts access to WPT Global because the province has strict regulations requiring online gambling sites to be licensed locally, which WPT Global currently does not hold. This means Ontario residents must turn to provincially authorized platforms to play online poker legally, highlighting a clear regional difference within Canada in online poker availability and regulation.

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WPT Global: Top Online Poker Platform 2025 WPT Global is a leading online poker site backed by the World Poker Tour brand. It offers a fair and fun poker experience with thousands of daily players big tournaments exclusive promotions and a user-friendly platform for all skill levels. Join the action and play in a trusted global poker community today!

WPT Global is a popular online poker platform known for its vibrant and active community. On average, about 2,500 players are engaged in cash games daily, and this number can peak above 3,000 during busy hours. Daily active users can even exceed 38,000, highlighting how alive and dynamic the site is. The platform regularly hosts large tournaments, some drawing between 500 to 7,500 participants, making it perfect for players of all skills and experience levels to jump in and have fun.

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Top Online Poker Sites in Ontario 2025: Legal Safe & Thriving Discover the booming online poker scene in Ontario in 2025 regulated by AGCO and iGO featuring top sites like PokerStars and GGPoker. Learn about market growth player demographics major tournaments and future cross-border liquidity prospects.

Online poker in Ontario is a robust and rapidly growing market within the province’s thriving regulated iGaming environment. In the fiscal year from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, Ontario’s overall regulated online gambling gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached CA$3.20 billion (approx. US$2.32 billion), demonstrating a 32% increase year-over-year. Of this, online poker contributed significantly with CA$1.7 billion (about US$1.22 billion) in wagers, indicating its strong presence in the market. The total number of active player accounts across all online gambling services reached approximately 1.1 million by March 2025, with the average monthly revenue per account around CA$278 (US$201.90). Mobile platforms dominated play, accounting for 72% of activity, revealing a major shift toward mobile poker and casino sessions. Players tend to engage with multiple sites, averaging 2.3 different accounts per user, reflecting a highly competitive market landscape with abundant choices and offerings.

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GGPoker World Festival 2025: Ultimate Poker Championship Discover the 2025 GGPoker World Festival the largest online poker series ever with over 5.6 million entries across 1400+ tournaments and a $250 million guaranteed prize pool. Explore innovative features unparalleled rakeback and record-breaking main events like the $10300 GGMillion$ Super Main Event. A must-play poker festival for grinders and high rollers alike.

The online poker site GGPoker has emerged as a dominant force in the industry in 2025, distinguished by its impressive player engagement and tournament scale. The 2025 GGPoker World Festival (GGWF) attracted a record-breaking 5.6 million entries, distributed across roughly 1,419 tournaments. This massive participation fueled a total prize money pool nearing $325 million, exceeding guarantees by almost 30%, and making it the second-largest online poker tournament series ever, just behind its 2024 iteration. The flagship $10,300 GGMillion$ Super Main Event alone generated a staggering prize pool of $11.2 million, highlighting GGPoker’s capacity to host high-stake, high-reward tournaments that appeal to both professional and recreational players. Over three years, GGWF has paid out nearly $900 million in prizes, on track to surpass $1 billion in 2026, cementing GGPoker’s status as a kingpin in online poker tournament hosting.

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Is WPT Global Legal in Canada? Latest 2025 Update Discover whether WPT Global is legal in Canada with a detailed 2025 update. Learn about provincial regulations licensing and accessibility for Canadian poker enthusiasts.

WPT Global is legal for most Canadian players as the platform operates under a legitimate license issued by the Government of Curaçao (license #365/JAZ). This license ensures that WPT Global adheres to regulatory standards, including using certified Random Number Generator (RNG) technology, conducting KYC verification, and applying robust security measures like two-factor authentication and IP/device tracking. WPT Global is operated by Seventip N.V. and is recognized as a secure and fair platform for online poker players. While the Curaçao license is not the strictest globally, ongoing regulatory reforms and increased enforcement under EU pressure enhance the platform’s credibility. This makes WPT Global a safe option for Canadian poker players outside of provinces with specific restrictions.

09/23

Play Online Poker Legally in Ontario 2025 Discover how to play online poker legally in Ontario with licensed sites like PokerStars and GGpoker. Learn about the legal framework player protections popular sites and future market growth opportunities in 2025.

Certainly! Here is a detailed, complete blog-style answer about playing online poker in Ontario in 2025: Playing online poker in Ontario is fully legal and regulated as of April 4, 2022, a landmark date when the Ontario government officially opened its doors to licensed online gambling operators. This legal framework allows companies to offer a range of online gaming products, including poker, casino games, and sports betting, to residents aged 19 and older physically located in Ontario. The market is regulated primarily by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) along with its subsidiary entity, iGaming Ontario (iGO), which oversees licensing, compliance, and player protections. Notable licensed operators authorized to serve the Ontario market include well-known brands such as PokerStars Ontario, GGpoker Ontario, PartyPoker Ontario, and BetMGM Poker Ontario, ensuring players can enjoy games on trustworthy platforms designed to meet provincial standards for fairness and security. Since its launch, the regulated market has guaranteed safe gaming through requirements like advanced encryption technology, rigorous Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures, and responsible gambling measures such as deposit limits, loss limits, self-exclusion options, and time management tools to help prevent problem gambling. Furthermore, free-to-play poker options remain widely available in the province, through apps and sites like ClubGG and the World Series of Poker app, which legally offer entertainment without real money stakes or prizes, appealing to casual players and newcomers alike.

09/23

WPT Global Poker Availability in Ontario 2025 Discover the current status of WPT Global online poker availability in Ontario. Learn why Ontario players are excluded due to provincial regulations and explore alternative options for legal online poker within the province in 2025.

WPT Global is widely available across Canada, providing a popular online poker platform for players in most provinces, but Ontario remains a notable exception due to provincial legislation. Specifically, WPT Global is accessible to players in provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, and Quebec, where players can enjoy various poker formats including Texas Hold ’em, Omaha, and other exciting variants. For example, in Alberta, WPT Global players benefit from rake-free tournaments and generous bonuses, enhancing their overall poker experience. However, Ontario restricts access to WPT Global because the province has strict regulations requiring online gambling sites to be licensed locally, which WPT Global currently does not hold. This means Ontario residents must turn to provincially authorized platforms to play online poker legally, highlighting a clear regional difference within Canada in online poker availability and regulation.

09/23

WPT Global: Top Online Poker Platform 2025 WPT Global is a leading online poker site backed by the World Poker Tour brand. It offers a fair and fun poker experience with thousands of daily players big tournaments exclusive promotions and a user-friendly platform for all skill levels. Join the action and play in a trusted global poker community today!

WPT Global is a popular online poker platform known for its vibrant and active community. On average, about 2,500 players are engaged in cash games daily, and this number can peak above 3,000 during busy hours. Daily active users can even exceed 38,000, highlighting how alive and dynamic the site is. The platform regularly hosts large tournaments, some drawing between 500 to 7,500 participants, making it perfect for players of all skills and experience levels to jump in and have fun.

09/23

Top Online Poker Sites in Ontario 2025: Legal Safe & Thriving Discover the booming online poker scene in Ontario in 2025 regulated by AGCO and iGO featuring top sites like PokerStars and GGPoker. Learn about market growth player demographics major tournaments and future cross-border liquidity prospects.

Online poker in Ontario is a robust and rapidly growing market within the province’s thriving regulated iGaming environment. In the fiscal year from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, Ontario’s overall regulated online gambling gross gaming revenue (GGR) reached CA$3.20 billion (approx. US$2.32 billion), demonstrating a 32% increase year-over-year. Of this, online poker contributed significantly with CA$1.7 billion (about US$1.22 billion) in wagers, indicating its strong presence in the market. The total number of active player accounts across all online gambling services reached approximately 1.1 million by March 2025, with the average monthly revenue per account around CA$278 (US$201.90). Mobile platforms dominated play, accounting for 72% of activity, revealing a major shift toward mobile poker and casino sessions. Players tend to engage with multiple sites, averaging 2.3 different accounts per user, reflecting a highly competitive market landscape with abundant choices and offerings.

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GGPoker World Festival 2025: Ultimate Poker Championship Discover the 2025 GGPoker World Festival the largest online poker series ever with over 5.6 million entries across 1400+ tournaments and a $250 million guaranteed prize pool. Explore innovative features unparalleled rakeback and record-breaking main events like the $10300 GGMillion$ Super Main Event. A must-play poker festival for grinders and high rollers alike.

The online poker site GGPoker has emerged as a dominant force in the industry in 2025, distinguished by its impressive player engagement and tournament scale. The 2025 GGPoker World Festival (GGWF) attracted a record-breaking 5.6 million entries, distributed across roughly 1,419 tournaments. This massive participation fueled a total prize money pool nearing $325 million, exceeding guarantees by almost 30%, and making it the second-largest online poker tournament series ever, just behind its 2024 iteration. The flagship $10,300 GGMillion$ Super Main Event alone generated a staggering prize pool of $11.2 million, highlighting GGPoker’s capacity to host high-stake, high-reward tournaments that appeal to both professional and recreational players. Over three years, GGWF has paid out nearly $900 million in prizes, on track to surpass $1 billion in 2026, cementing GGPoker’s status as a kingpin in online poker tournament hosting.

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