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War of words kicks off the duel There should be plenty of fireworks when the two square off from the PokerGO Studio at Aria. The event has been in the works after some Twitter banter following the Negreanu-Polk matchup. The $50,000 each. The loser then has the option for a rematch at a $100,000 match. Antonio Esfandiari three times and won every match.  Negreanu has declared himself a 2 to 2.5 to 1 favorite and has already bet a “significant amount” on himself. However, he was complimen...

Three Upcoming Heads-Up Matches Will Entertain Poker Community During COVID-19 4 Min read We’re all missing our regularly scheduled major live poker tournaments this time of year (thanks, COVID-19), but the poker community still has some exciting events on the horizon. Not only is the World Poker Tour set to host a $5,000 event at the Venetian in Las Vegas later this week, three intriguing heads-up challenges are days away from kicking off. Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu will settle a sco...

Read PokerNews recap of Season 8, Episode 11 of "High Stakes Poker," which saw Jake Daniels, Tom Dwan and Jason Koon battling in some huge pots.

The Tom Dwan of old showed up on Episode 11 of the High Stakes Poker reboot season full of big bluffs and aggressive play.

Sizable Overlay Shouldered Over the course of three starting days, the tournament drew 3,505 entries for the ¥2,000 (~$300) price point. While that number looks pretty solid at first glance, it was well below what was needed to meet the guarantee, which would have been in excess of 5,000 depending on the rake structure. That means the operators had to shoulder a hefty overlay of around $460,000. PokerNews inquired as to whether the overlay was an expected marketing expense for a new event. ...

DannyAce66 Wins Unique Mobile-Only WPT Spring Festival Main Event 4 Min read It took online grinder DannyAce66 just 76 minutes to win the inaugural WPT Spring Festival Main Event on Poker King last night. The WPT Spring Festival sponsored by Poker King was won by online player DannyAce66. (Image: WPT) The rapid-fire finale was a testament to the tournament’s mobile-only dynamic and capped off a successful collaboration between the WPT and Asian mobile app Poker King. In addition to a blister...

PokerNews just recapped "High Stakes Poker" Season 8, Episode 10 with a rundown of five of the biggest pots played during the session at the PokerGO Studio.

Phil Hellmuth vs. Daniel Negreanu is finally going to happen on PokerGo’s show, High Stakes Feud. While both players want to win, only one can. But one player, at least from a public perception standpoint, needs this victory more than the other. Phil Hellmuth vs. Daniel Negreanu, the match poker has always wanted, is officially on. (Image YouTube) Following Negreanu’s $1.2 million loss in a 25,000-hand heads-up challenge to Doug Polk, Hellmuth piled on his pal, claiming “DNegs” played ...

Daniel Negreanu on Phil Hellmuth: Quit Disrespecting the Young GTO Pros 3 Min read Phil Hellmuth doesn’t think the younger GTO-minded pros are all that great compared to him, and Daniel Negreanu is fed up with the disrespect. The two poker superstars will soon face each other heads-up on PokerGo’s show, High Stakes Duel. And it appears there’s some bad blood boiling between the competitors leading up to the match. Daniel Negreanu would like to teach a Masterclass in heads-up poker to Ph...

Phil Hellmuth is under attack from all sides at the moment after three pros, including Daniel Negreanu, challenged him to a heads-up match.