Adam Hampton

2 months ago | poker.org | Adam Hampton |Sarah Herring

Faster than a speeding bullet, PokerOrg’s The Showdown is back to bring you all you need to know from the poker world in 90 seconds or less. Click play above to get right into it. Each week we invite you to join Sarah Herring for all the biggest stories, and all you need is a minute and a half. So hunker down and listen up. This week’s news is all about the online game: is it safe to play in 2025? Here are the headlines.

2 months ago | poker.org | Adam Hampton |James L. Hartigan |Brad Willis |Sarah Herring

You may sometimes see a player go almost all-in -- perhaps at a final table of a tournament -- but leave a chip or two behind. The strategic reason for this is that, if there’s a big pay-jump coming with the next elimination, the player who is almost all-in has the chance to fold if players behind them shove their entire stacks. Jim Reid of our Player Advisory Board wrote a great two-part article on this very topic.

Jan 17, 2025 | poker.org | Adam Hampton

Two things we learned about actor Timothée Chalamet recently: He portrays Bob Dylan in the new biopic A Complete Unknown (pictured above) He’s ‘pretty good’ at pokerThe latter fact was spilled by his co-star Elle Fanning during a red carpet interview, while the former is available to see in movie theaters now (and releases today in the UK). Is there some connection between these two facts?

Jan 16, 2025 | poker.org | Adam Hampton

The sixth annual Global Poker Awards takes place next month at the PokerGO studio, with the February 22 event expected to be attended by many of the game’s biggest names. Winners in categories including Poker Icon, Best Event, Best Poker Book and more will be announced on the night, as voted for by industry insiders, but five trophies will be awarded according to the results of a public vote. And that’s where you come in.

Jan 16, 2025 | poker.org | Adam Hampton

Starting tomorrow, January 17, the XL Winter Series returns to 888poker with a raft of tournaments catering to a wide range of bankrolls. There’s $2,000,000 guaranteed across more than 50 events, including a mystery bounty Main Event with $1M GTD. And if mystery bounty tournaments float your boat you’ll have plenty to choose from - each day of the series features multiple mystery bounty events, reflecting the popularity of this exciting format.