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6 days ago | pokernews.com | Connor Richards

Nearly four years after shuttering its Las Vegas poker room, Planet Hollywood is set to open a new and bigger poker room next month. The new poker room, which officials expect to open in early May, is located on the second floor of the on-Strip casino. Though it's still under construction, the new room will feature 23 total tables — including 12 cash game tables — in a gothic setting equipped with 21 flatscreen TVs and a balcony overlooking the casino's Pleasure Pit.

1 week ago | pokernews.com | Chad Holloway

The MSPT has been a busy tour. What was formerly known as the Mid-States Poker Tour but was recently rebranded to the Major Series of Poker: The Tour, is in its 15th season and has awarded nearly $209 million in prize money. Here are some MSPT highlights from the past month that you may have missed. The Million Dollar ManAt the end of March, MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup finished 23rd in the MSPT Riverside Main Event for $4,329.

1 week ago | pokernews.com | Connor Richards

The Red Dragon Poker Tour returns to the Landing Casino in Jeju, South Korea in May and players now have a shot at qualifying for the event in Korea for just $1.88. That's thanks to satellites being offered on WPT Global as part of the Road to RDPT Jeju 2025, a collection of feeder satellites that mean players have the chance to turn a few dollars into a major tournament poker prize.

1 week ago | pokernews.com | Chad Holloway

Last month, PokerStars North America ran a Red Spade Pass promotion in which they awarded four prizes – a pair of passes to poker winners and two to casino winners. Tonight, the two poker winners will take advantage of their Red Spade Passes as they head to the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings tonight at 7 p.m. ET.

1 week ago | pokernews.com | Chad Holloway

From March 21 through April 7, PokerStars Ontario hosted the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). The entire series – of which there were 44 numbered events, each with low, medium, and high buy-ins – catered to a combined 39,011 entrants and awarded $2,644,118 in prize money. One of the big storylines to come out of the online festival was Bobby "dusty truth" Winger taking down two titles.