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Celebrity poker player Antanas Tony G Guoga won a pot worth just over $300,000 this weekend on the CoinPoker website, beating an anonymous whale in a high-stakes 1000/2000 game.

The game took place as part of the Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP), which is making $1 million in prize money available across 41 tournaments.

It saw Guoga who is also the CoinPoker founder call the hand of high-rolling user nvoskob1986, who had played with a two pair of Aces and fives, against Guogas two pair of Aces and Jacks.

The pot Guoga won is the largest TwoPlusTwo has recorded so far this month, but with the series set to continue next weekend, it may remain the highest for too long.

Taking place on CoinPoker, the game began with Tony G sitting on USDT 547,323 and his opponent, nvoskob1986, sitting on USDT 152,413.

His opponent raised the pre-flop to USDT 6,000, with Guago responding with a 3-bet to 18,000, before nvoskob1986 called at USDT 12,000.

This led to a flop worth USDT 36,000, in which Tony G bet USDT 36,750 and nvoskob1986 raised to USDT 133,913, all in.

Guoga responded to this by calling at USDT 97,162.70, with the turn and river rounds seeing both players go all in.

Eventually, Tony G called nvoskob1986, who revealed a five of Spades, four of Diamonds, six of Hearts and Ace of Clubs.

As for Guoga, he had a ten of Clubs, Jack of Clubs, three of Diamonds and Ace of Diamonds, enough to take down the pot of roughly USDT 304,000.

This left Tony G with a stack worth around $700,000 at the end of the night.

CoinPoker is no stranger to high-value pots, with Tony G also winning the largest pot in the history of online poker in February 2022, worth $7.7 million.

Other big pots could be seen between now and Sunday April 28th, when the CSOP comes to an end.

The series has featured and will feature various poker events, including freerolls, MonsterStack games, progressive knockouts, and pot-limit Omaha tables.

It will end on Sunday with a Grand Finale that will see the best players compete against each other for similarly large payouts.

Of course, players dont necessarily need to participate in the CSOP to see what CoinPoker is all about.

The site is open all year round, enabling users to stake crypto in their games of poker.

The platform is fully decentralized, using a transparent random number generator that players can view at any time.

It accepts deposits of USDT, CHP (CoinPoker), BTC or ETH, which players can also withdraw at any time if they wish to cash out their winnings.

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April 23, 2024

Two men have been charged with shop breaking and larceny as well as receiving stolen property following an incident at a bar in Wilton district, St Elizabeth, on April 11.

They have been identified as 42-year-old Ceon Bolton, otherwise called 'Kevin', a tattoo artist of Wharf Road, Smithfield, Westmoreland, and 32-year-old Glenton Swaby, otherwise called 'Dubba', a taxi operator of Park district, St Elizabeth. Reports are that about 5 a.m., an alarm was triggered from the establishment and the owner of a bar alerted the authorities. Upon the arrival of the lawmen, checks were made, and a padlock on the front door of the bar displayed signs of tampering, leaving the door partially opened. Further checks revealed that two poker boxes valued at approximately $1 million were missing from a wall inside the bar.

A week later, Bolton and Swaby were apprehended during a police vehicular checkpoint after attempting to elude the police. A subsequent search of their vehicle led to the discovery of two poker boxes, which were later identified by the bar owner. Both Bolton and Swaby were later charged. Their court dates are being finalised.

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Two men have been charged with shop breaking and larceny as well as receiving stolen property following an incident at a bar in Wilton district, St Elizabeth on April 11.

They are 42-year-old Ceon Bolton, otherwise called Kevin, a tattoo artist of Wharf Road, Smithfield, Westmoreland, and 32-year-old Glenton Swaby, otherwise called Dubba, a taxi operator of Park district, St Elizabeth.

Reports are that about 5am, an alarm was triggered at the establishment and the owner of the bar alerted the authorities.

Upon the arrival of the lawmen, checks were made and a padlock on the front door of the bar displayed signs of tampering, leaving the door partially opened.

Further checks revealed that two poker boxes valued at over a million dollars were missing from a wall inside the bar.

On April 18, Bolton and Swaby were apprehended during a police vehicular checkpoint after allegedly attempting to elude the police.

A subsequent search of their vehicle led to the discovery of two poker boxes, which were later identified by the bar owner.

Both Bolton and Swaby were later charged. Their court dates are being finalised, the police said.

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The WPT Voyage was a roaring success, with players from far and wide embarking on the Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady cruise ship in Miami before sailing in luxury to the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas. Thanks to WPT Global, some of the PokerNews team, including our excellent ambassador Lukas "RobinPoker" Robinson, were invited onboard the ship, and they decided to create a behind-the-scenes documentary called Poker on a Boat the WPT Voyage Experience.

Poker on a Boat: The WPT Voyage takes you behind the scenes of this incredible at-sea poker festival. Discover the culinary delights Robinson and his shipmates enjoyed, the once-in-a-lifetime activities they participated in, and, of course, plenty of poker action.

The first of five episodes, Setting SailAll Abord the World Poker Tour Cruise, will launch on Robinson's YouTube channel on April 24 at 4:00 p.m. BST.

Episode 1 starts with Robinson and the PokerNews team's journey to Miami, where they step aboard the luxury cruise liner. Once on board, Robinson takes you on a guided tour of the ship, has a pre-poker session meal of octopus and cookies (yes, really), presents PokerNews' Daniel Williams with some rather fetching pajamas, and challenges him to make $500 profit in the $1/$3 cash games taking place in the ship's casino.

Robinson got off to a flying start with the premium starting hand 43, endured a cold deck that was possibly caused by his PokerNews pajamas before locking in his first profit of the trip as the clock struck midnight; or did he?

Head over to Robinson's YouTube channel at 4:00 p.m. BST on April 24 to watch Episode 1 in full, and return on Friday, Sunday, next Monday, and next Wednesday to feast your eyes on the other five episodes.

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VFW locations rely on individual and corporate donations to stay in the business of providing a place for veterans of foreign service to gather and hang out. The VFW has served those who have served for over 100 years.

Whenever I have an extra minute, I know I can stop in at a VFW Hall anywhere and be welcomed by a great group of folks--Veterans and non-vets-- to share a story, game of pool, and a few tunes on the Juke. And while for me it's a casual way to spend a few hours, for others, it's the one place they can go where they don't need to explain themselves to anyone. There's a mutual understanding and respect among those who have served our country overseas. I don't know it by having served, but you can see it and feel it among those vets who are in your presence there.

The average age of membership in the VFW is rising, while the numbers are declining. Local Chapters have closed around the country due to lack of membership, and funds. Younger vets may not know about the VFW in their state or city, or the benefits those VFWs can provide.

Through his Poker run on Saturday, June 15th, Matt Kershner hopes to shine a little light on these places and have a little fun in the process.

Banding4Benefits Poker Run is a Poker Run that will stop at local VFWs to strike up business there and visit veterans while raising money for all VFW stops on the ride!

Register from 9am to 10:15am at the Bettendorf VFW, where they'll also be serving breakfast starting at 9am.

Kickstands up 10:30am.

Stops:

We'll see you there.

If you want to start something like this for your area, shoot Matt a message through Facebook.

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Ryan Garcia, who has appeared multiple times on Hustler Casino Live, pulled off an upset in the boxing ring Saturday night against the heavily favored Devin Haney, winning via majority decision.

One judge surprisingly scored the match 112-112 despite Garcia knocking his opponent down three times, while the other two judges scored it 114-110 and 115-109, although many boxing fans felt it should have been a unanimous decision. Either way, the winner is now 25-1 (20 knockouts) in his professional career, while the losing boxer lost for the first time in 32 fights.

The fight at Brooklyn's Barclays Center was originally slated to be for the WBC welterweight title. That was until Friday's controversial weigh in.

Garcia weighed in at 143.2 pounds, 3.2 pounds over the 140-pound welterweight threshold. As such, no matter the outcome of the fight, he was not eligible to claim the belt. But the boxers agreed to continue with the match as planned.

Haney entered Saturday's contest as a heavy favorite (-900 odds to win at some sportsbooks at one point). Garcia was given little chance to defeat the unbeaten champ. In a recent CBS Sports prediction article, all three boxing experts predicted Haney to win by technical knockout.

In Round 7, Garcia knocked Haney to the canvas, the first time that has happened to the now former champ in 32 professional fights.

Garcia dominated the match so much that even a one-point penalty following the knockdown didn't help his opponent. A right hook in the 10th round sent Haney to the canvas again, and then one more time with the left in the 11th round. Although Garcia didn't knock Haney out, it was a convincing performance that left few other than one judge questioning who truly won the fight.

With the winner ineligible for the junior welterweight title due to his pre-fight weight, the belt is now vacant.

Garcia hasn't been spotted at the poker table since the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), at least not publicly. But he does have an interest in the game and has appeared four times on Hustler Casino Live where he's down over $80,000.

In last year's $10,000 Main Event, poker's world championship tournament, he reached Day 4 with a healthy stack, but was eliminated in 566th place out of 10,043 for $32,500.

Away from the felt and boxing ring, Garcia has sparked some controversy on social media over comments he made about how children are, in his opinion, being abused by "shadowy elites." Following his victory over Haney, in the post-fight press conference, the nearly unbeaten boxer again defended his conspiracy theory, calling out those who have questioned the legitimacy of his claims, before going straight to Twitter Spaces where over 50,000 were tuned in.

Prior to the fight, Garcia's mental and physical health came into question, part of why Haney was so heavily favored. But, as is often the case when it comes to sports, the "experts" were off base. Garcia admitted he drank daily leading up to the match, but he still came through with a dominating performance.

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Dustin Melanson has won Event #8: $1,700 No Limit Holdem Main Event at the World Series of Poker Circuit Playground. He defeated a field of 1,660 players, taking home $339,770 after a heads-up deal with Sergei Gurin.

With this win, he more than doubles his career live earnings and can now add World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event Champion to his already successful career.

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Melanson returned for Day 3 as the overall chip leader of the last 22 players in the field. He did not hold that lead the entire day, but his ability to battle adversity as the day went on was remarkable. After multiple bad beats and a few rough spots, he battled all the way to heads-up play with a sparring partner, Sergei Gurin, who also played excellent the entire day and was a force on the final table.

Before play began they agreed to an ICM chop, minus 10% that they would play for, along with the ring. The players were almost even at the start of heads-up play, and Gurin actually held the chip lead. Melanson had every chip in play about an hour and a half later. He was crowned champion, put on the ring, and collected his massive prize of $339,770.

Winners Reaction

"I felt like I was at my best, and I felt like my opponents couldn't really keep up with my aggression and the pressure I was putting on.

"I felt like my opponents couldn't really keep up with my aggression and the pressure I was putting on."

Melanson was asked to share some things that added to his success as the day went on, and he was very candid about what he felt he did well.

I think I was very consistent with switching gears at the right time. Couple good spots along the way that helped me. Sure, a nice ace from space on the river during the final table. You know, you need the run good, feel good, and I felt great.

After all of his success in this room, he spoke about the significance of Playground and how it has changed his professional poker career and his personal life as he met Emily in this very room.

It means everything. I mean, these guys, and this poker room, essentially, groomed my game and the player I am today. These guys are fantastic. They run tournaments better than anybody else in the world. Their staff, top to bottom, is incredible. The dealers are second to none. This place is one of a kind, that's for sure.

The ten-handed final table started with Pietro Lo Giudice's elimination in tenth place, as his ace-queen could not improve against George James' pocket nines. The table would then see wildcard Mohammad Feizi show a stone cold bluff with seven-duece to get the action moving. Robert Wong would thenfall to Feizi in 9th after his ace-jack was pipped by the ace-queen of Feizi.

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Melanson would then encounter his first jumping-off point of the day when he was all in and at risk against Matthew Paplyks pocket tens and hit the ace from space on the river to secure the double he needed to stay alive. The roller coaster would then go the other direction when Melanson got cooled off in a nasty spot when Joey Messina hit a three outer on the turn to double through him.

Matt Paplyk would then fall in eighth place after a classic cooler spot with aces versus kings. A few hands later, Israel Pantaleon got set over set to fall in seventh place after a gross run out. Messina then fell in sixth at the hands of Melanson who got the revenge after getting cooled off a bit before. Local legend, Nghi Van Tran, lost a flip to Melanson to fall in fifth place before James was eliminated in fourth by Gurin. Feizi fell in third at the hands of Melanson when he cracked Feizi's aces, and then it was down to heads-up play.

Melanson started heads-up play with a small chip disadvantage and got cut down a few times on his way to being all-in for his tournament life. He got the pure double to get about even with Gurin. He then grinded through a few small pots to gain the lead, and he would never lose it again. In the final hand, he was able to drill the wheel on the river to best the pair of Gurin.

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A leading poker and gaming marketing agency, Above the Felt, partnered with the landmark Potawatomi Casino Hotel for the grand opening of the Milwaukee-based casinos state-of-the-art poker room scheduled for May 2024. The partnership, bringing the flagship poker event to Wisconsin, represents a significant milestone in Above the Felts expansion in the Mid-West United States.

Grand Opening Festivities:

According to the agencys press release, the upcoming poker event will bring along some of the best poker players from Above the Felts talent pool and content creators and promoters. The new-age agency boasting of creating winning relationships between its talent roster and clients will use the poker room grand opening to make a connection with regional players and make the milestone event an unforgettable experience. According to Above the Felt, the Potawatomi Casino Hotel resort will be home to the grand opening and the main poker event scheduled for 2 May 2024.

Featuring Three Poker Experts:

The event is reportedly expected to heat the atmosphere and feature three prominent personalities from the poker industry. As reported, poker players Matt Berkey, Jamie Kerstetter, and Jaman Burton will attend the festivities and join the tables to exercise their poker skills. Even more, the trilling of aces will invite poker players to take advantage of a unique opportunity to join them for a special meet-up cash game.

Commenting on the milestone poker room grand opening, Tom Wheaton, Founder & CEO at Above the Felt reportedly said: We are proud to join forces with Potawatomi Casino Hotel to celebrate this occasion. This partnership underscores our shared commitment to enhancing the poker experience for poker players in the region by bringing together top poker talent to interact with players, fans, and followers alike.

Sharing excitement about the latest partnership, Michael Hall, Director of Table Games at Potawatomi Casino, commented: We are thrilled to partner with Above the Felt for the grand opening of our new poker room. This event marks a significant milestone for Potawatomi Casino Hotel, and we look forward to providing an unparalleled experience for poker enthusiasts with Matt, Jamie, Jaman and Tom on-site.

Connecting Poker Enthusiasts:

The unique personalities featured in the event expressed their excitement about the upcoming grand opening. According to the press release, Matt Berkey, an award-winning player well-known for his high-stake poker skills, is honored to participate in the poker room grand opening festivities at Potawatomi Casino Hotel. Its a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow poker enthusiasts at their typical stakes and share in the competition of the game together, he said.

Jamie Kerstetter, a distinguished broadcaster and poker player, considers events like these essential for fostering camaraderie and excitement within the poker community. Kerstetter added: I cant wait to engage with fans and create memorable experiences together!

An award-winning poker content creator, Jaman Burton, feels the same vibe as his fellow poker experts. Im excited to be partnering with Potawatomi Casino Hotel, one of the leading casinos and newest poker rooms in the state of Wisconsin, he said. It will be a lot of fun to share my passion for poker and connect with fellow players in such an immersive setting.

Expanding Talent Pool:

As reported, the poker room grand opening ceremony is set for 2 May 2024. The visitors of the Potawatomi Casino Hotel will have the opportunity to engage in the festivities and attend some thrilling poker action. Poker celebrations will reportedly begin at 12 p.m. to run all day long and mark the significant partnership between Above the Felt and the established casino brand in Wisconsin. Lastly, the event will also mark a milestone in Above the Felts expansion in the Mid-West region, which is set to bring more players to its remarkable talent pool.

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The popular Poker in the Ears Podcast, a PokerStars production, released its 305th episode on Thursday, and it was headlined by guest Lexy Gavin-Mather.

Gavin-Mather is an author, poker pro, and teaches a poker training course. She joined hosts Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan for an interesting conversation about her experiences with the poker world.

But before the guest appeared, "Uncle Daddy Joe Stapleton" and his "Work Wife" explained that Will Jaffe, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and comedic poker X personality, was the original guest slated to appear on Episode 305. Jaffe couldn't make it because he was too busy playing poker.

The conversation with Gavin-Mather started with the poker pro sharing her story about how and when she got into poker. Her entrance into the game began in 2009, right after she graduated college, on PokerStars, and her first live tournament cash came in 2013. Much like many other online poker players following the infamous Black Friday scandal on April 15, 2011, she had to make some changes.

"After Black Friday, I did the whole move to Canada thing with a bunch of pros and started grinding up there," Gavin-Mather said. "I used to mass multi-table, 24 tables."

More than a decade ago, she won an online package to a live event and transitioned more to playing live poker, mostly cash games. But she does have over $600,000 in live tournament cashes, according to The Hendon Mob.

Gavin-Mather credited the many poker pros she befriended, dated, or lived with in the past who helped her grow as a poker player. Some names she dropped included Greg Merson and Ankush Mandavia.

"I credit them for so much of my career," Gavin-Mather said of her early days poker pro friends. "I was a losing player when I first started playing online. I used to mass multi-table micro stakes, you know, and I was struggling beating 5-cent/10-cent for the longest time. I would just sit behind them and I would watch them, and I'd be like 'why'd you do that?"

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The Poker in the Ears guest would go on to discuss the lifestyle online poker grinders in their 20's had back in the post-Black Friday era. She then turned her attention to her spouse, Bob Mather, a fellow poker player and enthusiast.

"It was unexpected and the best thing to ever come out of my poker career for me," she said about her husband.

Gavin-Mather continued to say that she'd been friends with her now husband "for a very long time," and had met at Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles.

"The summer of 2019, we just kind of fell in love at the (World Series of Poker)."

Many poker pros find it difficult to build long-term relationships, but that hasn't been the case for Gavin-Mather, who told Stapes and Hartigan that Bob Mather has been supportive of her career, and referred to her marriage as "a team."

"I don't think I could have done it without him and his support," the poker pro said of her supportive spouse.

Not only is Gavin-Mather a poker author and pro, she also has a successful YouTube channel, which she uses to vlog her poker life and share some valuable poker tips for her audience.

To listen to the full conversation on Poker in the Ears, click on the link below or search for it on SoundCloud, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

There are thousands of online poker tournaments taking place every day, which is far too many to keep track of, even for the most organized of people. You lose out on a potential big score every time you fail to register for a tournament.

PokerNews has created an Online Poker Tournament Calendar for PokerStars players to use, helping them to plan ahead and create a grinding schedule, or fire up some events they weren't aware were in-play or about to start. Check it out!

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Crandell Addington, a legendary Texas poker pro, has passed away at age 85.

The Poker Hall of Famer cashed four times in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event three times in the 1970s including runner-up finishes to Johnny Moss (1974), Doyle Brunson (1976), and Bobby Baldwin (1978).

Addington, born June 2, 1938 in Graham, Texas, passed away April 14, 2024. He competed in the first ever World Series of Poker in 1970 against Brunson, Moss, Amarillo Slim, Puggy Pearson, Sailor Roberts, and Carl Cannon. Back then, poker's world championship event was tiny and in its infancy, and the winner Moss was determined by a vote.

The late poker legend still holds the record for most WSOP Main Event final table appearances with seven. His last WSOP cash came in the 1989 Main Event, a 36th place finish for $7,500.

Addington was one of the lone remaining Texas road gamblers from the 1960s and 1970s. He came up in poker competing against the likes of Brunson, Moss, and Amarillo Slim, all Texans and fellow Poker Hall of Famers. In 2005, Addington joined the crew in the HOF, and was inducted alongside Jack Binion.

Poker was far from the only thing Addington is known for. The Southwestern University graduate with degrees in economics and accounting put that college education to good use after leaving Nevada to return to his Texas roots in San Antonio. He was an entrepreneur and the CEO, Chairman, and Director of Phoenix Biotechnology, a cancer treatment research organization.

A Celebration of Life memorial is set for Mr. Addington on April 26 at the Paisanos Restaurant in Lincoln Heights, Texas, not far from his home in San Antonio.

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