Matthew Pitt

Yorkshire

Senior Editor at PokerNews

Works in the poker media, occasional poker player, and video games geek. Views are not usually very well thought out.

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Articles

Take Your Game to the Next Level With GTO Wizard's Custom Aggregated Reports

1 day ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

GTO Wizard, the industry's number one tool for learning Game Theory Optimal strategy, has today launched a brand new feature that's set to revolutionize poker. That feature is fully customizable aggregated flop reports. Before GTO Wizard launched customizable aggregated reports, users were limited to static, pre-solved solutions. But now, users can discover the optimal strategy across all 1,755 strategically distinct flops with a single mouse click.
€1.1 Million Summer Poker League Hits the Stretch Network from June 20

2 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

Sites on the Stretch Network could be busier than ever between June 20 and August 17, thanks to the launch of the Summer Poker League. The inaugural Spring Poker League is split into two action-packed seasons, boasting combined guaranteed prize pools worth €1,126,000. Season 1 runs from June 20 through July 13. It features a bustling schedule that includes a bumper final weekend.
WPT Global Is Giving Away 8x $3,500 WPT Cyprus Seats For Free

2 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

The World Poker Tour heads to the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino in August, where a $3,500 buy-in, $2 million guaranteed WPT Cyprus Main Event is scheduled. Thanks to WPT Global, you could find yourself playing in this massive event for free. How is that possible? Keep reading to find out. WPT Global serves as the online home of the World Poker Tour, which means it can offer some exclusive WPT-related promotions. One such promotion begins on June 9 and runs through to August 3.
Benedict Cullen Wins PartyPoker MILLIONS Online Main Event for $51,986

2 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

The 2025 edition of the PartyPoker MILLIONS Online concluded this week with the crowning of the Main Event Mystery Bounty champion. The $530 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed tournament drew in 996 entrants, and Benedict Cullen outlasted them all. Cullen crashed out of both Day 1a and Day 1b before bagging up 8,646,231 chips on Day 1c. That stack was the fourth largest of the flight, and would ultimately see Cullen go all the way and become the MILLIONS Online Main Event Mystery Bounty champion.
888poker Halves the Buy-ins of More Than a Dozen MTTs During the Summer Sale

2 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

Celebrate the start of summer by playing in up to 16 cut-price multi-table tournaments at 888poker between June 9-15. The latest iteration of the online poker giant's Summer Sale sees 16 of the site's most popular tournaments have their buy-ins halved, while retaining their usual guarantees. The 888poker Summer Sale begins at 6:00 p.m. BST on June 9 with the $8,000 guaranteed Big Shot 215, which only costs $109 thanks to the Summer Sale.
Ilia Streltsov Takes Down GGMillion$ Super Main Event for $1.66 Million!

3 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

The GG World Festival ends on June 10, but the monster-sized GGMillion$ Super Main Event is already done and dusted. Including re-entries, 1,121 players bought into the $10,300 buy-in event at GGPoker, creating an $11,210,000 prize pool. Ilia Streltsov was the last player standing; they walked away with an incredible $1,661,695. Streltsov is a Russian grinder living in Argentina, who was a relative unknown before this huge score.
Fourth 888poker UKPL Stop of 2025 Sees the Tour Head to Edinburgh

3 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

The Grosvenor Maybury Casino in Edinburgh will be bustling with action between June 17 and 22 when it welcomes back 888poker's UK Poker League (UKPL) tour. It has been 16 months since the UKPL last stopped in the Scottish capital, and 888poker is doing everything to ensure this latest edition of UKPL Edinburgh is bigger and better than ever. UKPL Edinburgh kicks off at midday on June 17 with the first of three flights in the £250 buy-in, £50,000 guaranteed Opening Voyage.
2025 WSOP Day 8: Nick Schulman Is Hunting For Bracelet No. 7

4 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

Welcome back to PokerNews' recap of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) action, of which there was plenty at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas on Day 8 of the series. Three players captured gold bracelets, while several other stars put themselves in contention to win their first piece of WSOP hardware or add to their growing collections.
Maltese Duo Chop the 888poker $100K Mystery Bounty Main Event

4 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

It was a Maltese one-two in the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event at 888poker this weekend, with the top two finishers hailing from the Mediterranean island. The $109 buy-in event attracted 955 entrants, including re-entries, who fought it out at the 888poker tables for the largest slice of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1 ended when only eight players remained, with those eight finalists returning to the action on June 2 to conclude the event.
2025 WSOP Day 7: Stephen Chidwick is Crushing the $25K PLO/NLH

5 days ago | pokernews.com | Matthew Pitt

Table Of Contents Stars Turn Out for $25K PLO/NLH High Roller Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship Is Down to Five Players Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Chip Counts $10,000 Mystery Bounty Is Down to Five Players; James Mendoza Leads Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty Day 2 Chip Counts Han Liu Holds Onto the Chip Lead in the $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Chip...