WSOP Ontario is about to wrap up its inaugural festival in the Canadian province, the WSOP Ontario Circuit Series, which features 12 online ring events and an ambitious $2.5 million guarantee, most of which has already been awarded over the past two weeks.  

Multiple Overlays in WSOP Ontario Circuit Series

The festival kicked off on October 1, just a day after WSOP launched in Ontario using the GGPoker software. Based on available figures, plenty of events ended in overlay, with some falling short by more than 20%. The Main Event, which has yet to crown a winner, is also expected to miss its $250,000 guarantee, so far the biggest guarantee for a single tournament in Ontario.

The tournament has a buy-in of $525, meaning it needs to attract at least 500 players to hit its target. While the tournament is still in progress, smashing the $250K guarantee seems unlikely. But that’s not a big deal for WSOP Ontario. 

WSOP Ontario Remains Undeterred

WSOP Ontario joined the market more than five months later than its rivals. Running such an ambitious series, despite the possibility of huge overlays, is a strategic move by the operator. It wants to show that it is hell-bent on becoming the leading online poker site in Canada’s largest province. It even announced three online bracelet events, one of which already played out on October 16.

Daniel Negreanu has once again cashed had a 7 figure payday on the felt after winning the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB). The GGPoker ambassador outclassed a field of 24 entries in the $300,000 buy-in tournament to walk away with $3.3 million, the second-largest cash of his career.

Negreanu Ends Two-Year Cold Streak

The past two years have not gone very well for the Poker Hall of Famer. No major victories, no seven-figure scores, no bracelets. While he has had some deep runs, he has also suffered huge losses along the way. He wrapped up his 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) journey with a massive $1.1 million loss and was eliminated in 7th place right on the bubble in the recent Poker Masters Event #10: $50K No-Limit Hold’em. 

Negreanu finally redeemed himself after his huge win at the SHRB. He entered the final table ahead in chips and never looked back. 

Negreanu Dominates Petrangelo Heads-Up

In the final hand, the Canadian poker superstar moved all-in with queen-seven while his heads-up opponent, Nick Petrangelo, called off his remaining stack holding king-five. 

Negreanu’s cards improved to a pair and flush draw on the flop. The turn and the river did not change anything which spelled the end for Petrangelo who finished runner-up for $2 million. 

The other two players who made it to the final table were Justin Bonomo who finished 4th for $720,000, and Andrew Lichtenberger who earned $1,152,000 for his 3rd-place finish.      

Poker players across the globe are gearing up for a historic event taking place this December. The WPT World Championship, which boasts an astonishing $15 million in guarantees, the largest in the history of live poker. The WPT World Championship takes place from December 12-20, 2022 at Wynn Las Vegas.

$12,400 Package up for Grabs on WPT Global

The tournament commands a not-so-affordable buy-in of $10,400, but there’s a way to secure a seat for a much cheaper price – via an exciting promotion available only on the newest online poker room in the market, WPT Global.

Players can win a WPT Championship package through the site’s “A Seat A Day” promotion. As the name suggests, from Monday to Saturday, WPT Global is giving away one WPT World Championship package. On Sundays though, eight players will receive the package which covers the $10,400 buy-in, plus a $2,000 travel allowance, WPT Global merchandise, and a special WPT Global player experience during the event. 

Enter Satellites for as Little as $5 

The main qualifiers cost $550 to enter, but there are step satellites available for as low as $5. Players have until November 20 to take advantage of this amazing promo. 

PokerStars is bringing back one of the most iconic European Poker Tour (EPT) stops after eight long years! EPT London takes place from October 18-28, 2022 at the Hilton Park Lane in the UK capital. It will run alongside the UKIPT festival which means players can look forward to plenty of live poker action at the premier venue starting next week. 

The 2022 EPT London is expected to attract a massive turnout, given the prestige associated with the stop and the huge success of this year’s EPT Barcelona. 

2022 EPT London – Main Highlights

The latest edition of EPT London is headlined by the Main Event which has a buy-in of £5,300 and runs from October 22-28. The schedule also includes a £50,000 buy-in EPT Super High Roller (October 21-23), and a £10,300 EPT High Roller (October 26-28). There’s a ladies-only event as well running on October 21 with a $330 buy-in.

Making the series extra special is the addition of an EPT Mystery Bounty event which takes place from October 24-26. The tournament, which costs £3,000 to enter, will award a Platinum Pass to the winner.

Cashless Event

Be reminded that EPT London is a cashless event. You may pay through your PokerStars account or via debit card, Hippodrome card, and Luxon Pay. You also need to be a member of Hippodrome Casino to be able to participate in the festival. You can pre-register through its website.  

Following the controversial hero call on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) on Sep 29, the players involved in the hand, Garrett Adelstein and Robbi Jade Lew, each took to social media to share their side of the story and both ended up accusing each other of wrongdoing. 

Denials and Accusations

Lew won a $269,000 pot against Adelstein in one of the most bizarre hands in professional poker. Adelstein held the bottom end of a straight flush draw when he decided to move all in. Lew, who was holding just jack-high, called and ultimately won the pot. But she however decided to return Adelstein’s money after the latter, according to her, demanded a refund.

In a lengthy post on Twitter, Adelstein denied that he asked for his money back. He instead accused Lew of cheating and that her gesture of returning the money was an admission of guilt. Though the HCL regular couldn’t tell exactly how the cheating happened, he was certain something was off about the hand. He also didn’t think the show itself was involved.

Lew Challenges Adelstein to Heads-Up Match

Lew answered Adelstein’s claims with an allegation of her own, saying the cash game specialist cornered and threatened her. She implied in her post that returning the money was against her will and that she was only forced to do it. She later challenged Adelstein to a heads-up match to put an end to the controversy once and for all.