Tag: poker tournament
GGMillion$ Won by Mark Radoja for $392,000 This week’s GGPoker GGMillion$ was a bona fide classic. It was won in under three hours after a masterful display of final table poker by the Canadian player Mark Radoja. With players of the caliber of WSOP champions, high roller regulars, and previous GGMillion$ winners, Radoja’s conquering of […]
The Story of the 1981 WSOP Main Event A year on from Stu ‘The Kid’ Ungar’s epic win against Doyle Brunson in the 1980 WSOP Main Event, 75 players came to Las Vegas to play the World Championship event seeking their fortune. Their number included the defending champion, as Ungar bid to become only the […]
The Story of the 1980 WSOP Main Event A new era of poker action began in 1980 as the World Series of Poker entered its second decade with its youngest-ever winner. As the debate over whether poker players with experience or youth were better raged on in Las Vegas, a breath of fresh air arrived […]
Record Seventh GGMillion$ Title Won by Michael Addamo for $402,000 A record-breaker took down this week’s GGPoker GGMillion$ as Australian Michael Addamo sealed his seventh victory in the format. Costing $10,300 to enter directly or a fraction of that amount to qualify via online satellites on GGPoker, the GGMillion$ has become the standard-bearer for high-roller […]
The Story of the 1979 WSOP Main Event The 10th year of the World Series of Poker saw glamour like never before, with a dozen events thrilling poker fans across America. Whilst the World Series of Poker was not yet the global behemoth it is today, its reputation was growing. And with the Main Event […]
GGPoker’s introduction of Target Stack Satellites has ushered in a significant evolution in the approach to online poker tournament qualifications. This novel format is a deviation from traditional satellites, where the goal was to outlast others until a few remain. Instead, Target Stack Satellites focus on achieving a predefined chip stack, dubbed the “Target Stack.” […]
GGMillion$ Won by Dejan Kaladjurdjevic as Wilson Blows Late Lead Tuesday night’s GGPoker GGMillion$ was one for the books as a top prize of over $1.5 million was claimed by Montenegran player Dejan Kaladjurdjevic, who defied the odds and the chips to mount a stunning comeback victory. With the top two places both earning seven-figure […]
The Story of the 1978 WSOP Main Event After two years of domestic dominance from Doyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson in 1976 and 1977, the 1978 World Series of Poker saw a new world champion win the famous gold bracelet in Las Vegas. A total of 11 events took place in Las Vegas, Nevada between May […]
GGPoker Unveils $250M Prize Pool For GGPoker World Festival Tournament Series The record-breaking online poker tournament series returns on May 5, featuring hundreds of series events across four buy-in tiers GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, is thrilled to announce the return of its highly-anticipated GGPoker World Festival online tournament series, set to take place […]
The Story of the 1977 WSOP Main Event In 1976, Doyle Brunson won his first WSOP Main Event title. Just 12 months later, he would enter the lexicon of American heroes after bagging back-to-back triumphs. With more preliminary events than ever before, a young challenger, and an incredible final hand, the 1977 World Series of […]
After years of offering Battle Royale tournaments, we knew it was time to change. While the game format promised excitement through 3 differing rounds of Texas Hold’em – Rush, Shootout, Bounties – there were some issues. Sometimes the issue was waiting too long for 30 players to join a game, waiting for the timer to […]
The Story of the 1976 WSOP Main Event The 1976 World Series of Poker was a landmark poker tournament in so many ways. The crowning of a new champion put a legendary poker character into a spotlight that would shine on him for half a century. In the previous year, there were a total of […]
