PokerStars just launched a new tournament series for its players in Ontario – the ONCOOP Warm-Up Series which runs till Aug 28. The schedule is jam-packed with 59 events, offering a combined guarantee of over $400,000.

ONCOOP Warm-Up Series on PokerStars Ontario

Kicking off on August 19, the ONCOOP Warm-Up Series covers all bankrolls, from low to high. Hold’em events dominate the schedule but there are also a handful of non-hold’em events thrown into the mix, including PLO, Five-Card PLO, and PLO Hi-Lo. Ontarians can enter the series for as little as C$10, with the highest buy-in set at C$500.

There are plenty of events within the C$20-C$100 buy-in range, guaranteeing up to C$15,000. Those who want higher-level action may take part in multiple C$500 events for a share of up to C$20,000 in guarantees.

Players can choose from several tournaments running daily, played either in standard or PKO format.

The Main Event, which runs on August 27, costs C$100 to enter and features C$45,000 in guaranteed prize money. Those looking for a more affordable route into the tournament can take part in satellites running round the clock on PokerStars Ontario for a buy-in of only C$5.

The full schedule for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in the Bahamas is finally out. Running from December 3 to 14 at the Atlantis Paradise Island, the series features 15 bracelet events and $50 million in total guarantees. The schedule is comprised of mostly no-limit hold’em events with low, mid, and high buy-ins to choose from. 

WSOP Paradise Key Events

While every event on the schedule will award a bracelet, a number of tournaments stand out because of the huge guarantees attached to them, starting with the $1,500 buy-in, $5,000,000 GTD Mystery Millions which serves as the series opener (December 3). It will be followed by the Millionaire Maker on December 4 which features the same buy-in and guarantee. 

Players also would not want to miss GGPoker’s branded event, the GGMillion$ High Rollers Championship (December 5) which has a buy-in of $25,000 and comes with $10,000,000 in guaranteed prize money.  

Of course, the main highlight of the series is the $5,000 buy-in Main Event which is scheduled for December 9 and carries a huge $15 million guarantee.

Multiple Tournament Series Scheduled for December

WSOP Paradise will take place alongside several other major tournament series scheduled for December, such as the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas (November 29-December 23), and the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague (December 6-17).

Big Bet Poker LIVE has issued an apology over an incident during its August 9 live-stream where a heated argument between two players led to threats and physical violence.  The team behind the cash game show has expressed regret that the confrontation occurred on stream and confirmed that the two players involved in the altercation have been banned from the stream for the time being.

Players Engaged in Physical Violence 

During the live-stream in question, Los Angeles cash game player Austin Yoo and Stanford University graduate Jason Liu got into a heated dispute at the poker table which led to Liu threatening his opponent that he would kill him and his mother. 

As if that wasn’t enough, the pair later engaged in physical violence off-stream and had to be separated by security.

Big Bet Poker LIVE Condemns Players’ Behavior

A source close to Big Bet Poker LIVE said the show condemns violence and the conduct of both players went against its goal of providing a safe atmosphere for high-stakes poker players of all backgrounds. While trash-talking is quite normal at the poker table, the two players “crossed the line”, according to the statement.

Created as a partial spinoff of the hugely popular Live at the Bike cash game show, Big Bet Poker LIVE streams its games from the Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip.

Bryn Kenney has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on poker’s All-Time Money List after winning the Triton Poker $250,000 Luxon Invitational event in London. His latest win came with a huge $6,860,000 top prize, pushing his total live tournament cashes to more than $64.8 million. 

Bryn Kenney Has Success At Triton London

The Triton Poker NLH $250,000 Luxon Invitational attracted a field of 118 entries, comprised of wealthy VIPs and poker pros, to create a whopping $29,500,000 in total prize pool.  Kenney outclassed them all, defeating Talal Shakerchi during heads-up play to secure the title. Shakerchi settled for second place with $4,650,000 in winnings.

The other names who reached the final table were: Punnat Punsri (3rd, $3,107,000), Aleksejs Ponakovs (4th, $2,540,000), Chris Moneymaker (5th, $2,030,000), Robert Flink (6th, $1,582,000), Nick Petrangelo (7th, $1,170,000), Kayhan Mokri (8th, $860,000), and James Chen (9th, $680,000).

Other notable pros such as Poker Hall of Famer Phil Ivey and 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champ Espen Jorstad failed to reach the money, while Christoph Vogelsang, Stephen Chidwick, and Patrick Antonius made it to the top 15. 

Kenney’s latest victory has brought him back to the leading position in the All-Time Money List, surpassing Justin Bonomo who now has nearly $62 million in total live earnings.

ACR is running the biggest-ever edition of its popular tournament series, “The High Five” this August. Kicking off on August 6, the festival features over 70 events with a combined guarantee of $14.4 million.

That figure is the largest guaranteed prize pool ever offered by the series and that’s mainly because ACR is boosting the guarantees of 10 daily events for 22 consecutive days!

The High Five Key Details

The High Five features a wide range of buy-ins, starting from $1.10 up to $2,650, covering players of all bankrolls. Each day, there are around 10 events to choose from, split equally between low stakes and higher stakes.

ACR last hosted The High Five in April this year. The series offered $10 million in guaranteed prize pool spread across 200 events. The operator maintained the 4/20 theme, implementing a 10-minute “courtesy break” at 4:20 p.m. ET. The same policy is also being adopted in the August series. 

Main Highlights

The main highlights of the latest edition of The High Five series include the $630 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Kickoff event on August 6, as well as a couple of Mystery Bounty tournaments with entry fees of $2.50 ($75,000 GTD) and $16.50 ($300,000 GTD). Both tourneys have multiple Day 1 flights running from August 6-27.

The schedule also features a $2,650 buy-in High Stakes Special which comes with a $1,000,000 guarantee and takes place from August 27-28. The series culminates in the $630 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event which is scheduled for August 27.