Paul Seaton

2 days ago | tightpoker.com | Paul Seaton

At the end of the event, Tamayo held the glittering WSOP bracelet aloft and banked an incredible $10 million after the performance of his life. Then the arguments started. In 2024, Jonathan Tamayo’s WSOP Main Event victory was tinged with controversy. Consulting his experienced rail full of professionals on key decisions, studying in-time GTO charts and analysis, Tamayo’s rail-team assistance provided him with a very real RTA that many observers disagreed with.

3 days ago | tightpoker.com | Paul Seaton

7 min read Eight great players took on the final table of the EPT Main Event in Monte Carlo hoping to win the million-Euro top prize. Only one managed it, and when the Russian player Aleksandr Shevliakov did so, it was mired in controversy. At a hotly contested final table, the Russian appeared to angle shoot with a monster hand, alleged to have acted shadily in raising with ace-king of hearts.

6 days ago | pokerstake.com | Paul Seaton

This summer, tens of thousands of players will descend upon Las Vegas as they bid to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. One man who will be as desperate as anyone to land gold is Allen Kessler. Known as ‘Chainsaw’, Kessler has become a Las Vegas legend in recent years, winning $2.3m at the poker table in WSOP events and over a million dollars on a slot machine in 2024 to save his summer.

1 week ago | pokerstake.com | Paul Seaton

This summer, the 56th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) will feature some of the best players in the world. Many of them are selling action on PokerStake. Last year, investors on PokerStake won thousands of dollars by backing their favorite players in cherry-picked events on the website. This year, 2025 could be your year to share in the success of your favorites at the felt. Daniel Negreanu’s WSOP Package In recent years, the progress of ‘Kid Poker’ has captivated the world.

1 week ago | pokerstake.com | Paul Seaton

A thrilling weekend in Monte Carlo saw two PokerStake players having the times of their lives as Jon Kyte won the record-breaking PokerStars Open and Adi Rajkovic reached the top 10 after Day 1a of the €5,300 Main Event. With Monte Carlo packed out with former European Poker Tour (EPT) champions, the principality was a playground for PokerStake players, with one of the biggest wins ever claimed by one of the site’s players.