PokerGO, the subscription-based poker media platform, is now the sole owner of the rights to air WSOP coverage, including the Main Event. They offer a monthly ($14.99), quarterly ($29.99), and annual ($99.99) subscription rates, and discount codes are often available for their annual plan for up to 30% off. They broadcast coverage of the WSOP Main Event, plenty of other bracelet events, quite a bit of original programming like High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark, some archived footage of older poker events, and coverage of the Poker Masters, U.S. Poker Open, and Super High Roller Bowl as well.

While the amount of content available is essentially unparalleled in the poker world, and the bang you get for your buck at the discounted annual rate is pretty impressive, some people are still nonetheless hesitant to pay for the privilege of top-quality WSOP Main Event coverage.

And yet, there’s plenty of stuff that most folks regularly pay more than $15 a month for without the slightest bit of hesitation. Below, we list seven such things in order to demonstrate just how “worth it” PokerGO coverage is considering what you get for your money, and especially considering it can work out to even less than $7/month with a discounted annual subscription.

1. One Movie Ticket

Movie tickets these days typically cost anywhere from $11-$15, so that’s just slightly less than or the same cost as a PokerGO subscription. Who doesn’t love going to the movies? You get to see a new film on the big screen, experience the great sound system and even see some trailers for new movies coming out. But that’s just 2-3 hours of entertainment. And that’s if you go alone. And if you only go once a month. And if you don’t buy snacks or drinks.

2. Buying Coffee

I am a serial coffee buyer. Despite having both a french press and conventional coffee maker, I find myself pulling up to the drive through on many occasions for a quick cup of coffee. This usually rings in around $4 so I could get three whole coffees a month and have it be cheaper than PokerGO. I’ll just have to fire up that french press after I’ve had three so as to not go over the $15 mark. I imagine there are quite a few folks like me out there.

3. Premium Channel Subscriptions

If you decided to cut the cable cord like myself, you might find yourself with a network of premium channel subscriptions to get all your favorite shows. A lot of them cost $6-$10 per month. I usually subscribe to one if there is a specific show I want to watch, so for less than a PokerGO subscription I can watch just one show. It would seem like paying for a monthly poker subscription with regularly produced new poker content I know that I’ll love might be a better bargain.

4. Casino ATM Fees

Sure, I could take the extra few minutes on my casino commute to go to the correct bank and take my money out, but for the low price of about $7 I can withdraw money right in the poker room! That’s before my bank assesses their ATM fees, but those don’t count. Think of all the minutes I’ve saved by heading right to the casino and giving them more of my money with the ATM rake! Totally worth it!

5. Fast Food

Who doesn’t love the convenience of getting a hot meal without leaving your car? At the low cost of your health and less than $15 you could be getting a mediocre burger and fries plus a calorie-packed soda. It won’t give me thousands of hours of content like PokerGO, but it will give me a stomachache… so there’s that.

6. Two Drinks at a Bar

A night out with friends can be a great source of entertainment. Maybe you’ll remember for years what a great time you had on just that one night… or, perhaps, you could consider that you’d get months and months worth of content on PokerGO.

So, for less than $15 I could get two, maybe even three drinks at a bar with friends! Or, just perhaps, its more worthwhile to buy a couple six-packs and lounge in your living room with those friends while watching some great poker.

7. Books

Most books, especially poker books, cost around $15, some a little less, some a little more depending on whether it’s a hardcover or softcover. So it’s fair to say you can find plenty of books for less than a PokerGO subscription. But you can only read a book for the first time once. Even if you re-read them a few times each you’re capping your enjoyment and the hours of entertainment you can get. So you get less entertainment from the book, but at least it’s less than a PokerGO subscription, well at least sometimes.

In Summary

As you can see, there are in fact plenty of things you can spend $15 or less on. I’m sure you’ve thought of more than the seven we’ve listed. At the end of the day however, the entertainment value may only be a few hours or minutes; i.e., far less than what a PokerGO subscription provides you with.

Of course, PokerGO does also host a lot of free streams on YouTube, so you don’t always HAVE to pay. But that’s besides the point. The fact of the matter is $15 per month — and, again, potentially under $7 with the right discount code for an annual subscription — for access to thousands of hours of poker content, years of WSOP coverage, and original shows and stress is pretty darn worthwhile in the grand scheme of things.

High Stakes Poker

The most iconic poker cash game show returns in 2023 with Season 11 of High Stakes Poker kicking off on Monday, August 7.

Season 11 will feature 14 episodes and will launch the season debut with the biggest stakes the show has seen with a $1,000/$2,000 No-Limit Hold’em cash game that includes a $500,000 minimum buy-in. The lineup includes Eric Persson, Charles Yu, Jean-Robert Bellande, Ferdinand Putra, Rob Yong, Andrew Robl, and Rick Salomon for six episodes.

Players returning to the High Stakes Poker set for Season 11 include Brandon Steven, Jennifer Tilly, Lynne Ji, and Doug Polk. New faces making their High Stakes Poker debut include Bob Bright, Matt Berkey, and Nik Airball.

Watch Season 11 episodes of High Stakes Poker every Monday at 8 p.m. ET.

No Gamble, No Future

Season 3 of No Gamble, No Future will see the iconic Cash of the Titans livestream cut into episodes to open the new season. Across the first 10 episodes, the three days of livestreams will track Andrew Robl, Markus Gonsalves, Rob Yong, Matthew Gonzales, Eric Persson, and Patrik Antonius playing escalating stakes that begin at $500/$500 and rise to $1,000/$2,000.

There’s not just $5 million on the table, but there is also a $600,000 side bet – $100,000 from each player – that will be collected by the player that wins the most money throughout the three days.

The final six episodes of the 16-epiode season will see a mix of new and old faces. Returning to No Gamble, No Future include Eric Hicks, Eli Elezra, Shawn Madden, Justin Young, and Kevin Martin. Players making their No Gamble, No Future debut include poker all-stars Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth, along with Lynne Ji, Matt Steinberg, Lawford Edwards, and Arden Cho.

Watch Season 3 episodes of No Gamble, No Future every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

High Stakes Duel

In early May, Daniel Negreanu defeated Eric Persson in Round 1 of High Stakes Duel 4 for $100,000. Persson declined the rematch, and as many players put their name in the mix to take on Negreanu, it was announced that Doug Polk would step up as the challenger for Round 2 where $200,000 would be on the line.

Negreanu and Polk have history in High Stakes Feud where the two played a hybrid of heads-up cash games – firstly at the PokerGO Studio, and then the remainder on WSOP.com. Polk won that battle, but now their own version of a Round 2 will be under High Stakes Duel 4 this August.

Both players are set to play in August, however, the date is not set yet but is expected to occur closer to the end of the month.

What Did You Miss in July?

The month of July on PokerGO saw the completion of the 2023 World Series of Poker which included Daniel Weinman winning the WSOP Main Event for $12.1 million in prize money.

Weinman topped the record-smashing field of 10,043 entrants in the 2023 WSOP Main Event and rode a wave of great play, mixed with some good fortune. Weinman won a hand with 14 players remaining that will go down as the luckiest hand he has ever played. For Joshua Payne, the hand will forever be his WSOP Main Event heartbreak moment.

Some of the wildest moments from the 2023 WSOP Main Event also included this hand from Tom Dwan that saw him hit the rail:

This wild bad beat on Day 5 of the 2023 WSOP Main Event that featured Bill Klein with pocket kings:

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World Series of Poker Main Event

The 2023 WSOP Main Event will be aired live and exclusively on PokerGO with coverage beginning on Day 1A and continuing until the next World Champion is crowned from Horseshoe / Paris on the Las Vegas Strip.

Beginning on Monday, July 3, there will be four Day 1 flights followed by two Day 2s with registration open through two levels on Day 2. With record-breaking entrant numbers in many events throughout the WSOP so far, the 2006 WSOP Main Event record of 8,773 entrants may only hold onto the record for a few more days. Field sizes as high as 9,000 or 10,000 entrants are being touted by people as everyone flocks to town to be part of the biggest WSOP Main Event in history.

Thankfully PokerGO will be on hand to catch nearly every minute of the action live across both PokerGO.com and the PokerGO YouTube channel.

Day 1s Live on YouTube

Coverage of Day 1s will begin at the start of Level 3 at approximately 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET and run until players bag their chips at the end of Level 5.

A table will be selected to play out on the Horseshoe table with all the action available exclusively on the PokerGO YouTube channel.

Split Coverage for Day 2s, 3, and 4

When Day 2 is reached, the Horseshoe table will be in action from the start of day and will broadcast the first two levels on the PokerGO YouTube channel. The coverage will move to the WSOP Main Stage and PokerGO.com from the third level of the day until players bag their chips for the day.

This will also be how Day 3 and 4 are covered with the money expected to be reached late on Day 3, or early on Day 4. The PokerGO production team will be on hand to catch that unlucky moment for whoever claims the moniker of 2023 WSOP Main Event bubble boy or girl.

Early level coverage will start at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET and run to approximately 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET. While the PokerGO.com WSOP Main Stage coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. ET and run until the players bag for the day; approximately 1 a.m. PT / 4 a.m. ET.

Full Day Coverage from Day 5

Starting on Day 5, the WSOP Main Stage will be in action from the very first hand with everything broadcast on PokerGO.com.

The WSOP Main Event will reach some of the most intense moments as players jostle for position on the leaderboard, look to ladder up, and eye payouts that approach seven figures.

Following an off day on Saturday, July 15, the final nine will return on Sunday, July 16, to begin the 2023 WSOP Main Event final table. The plan will likely see the final table trimmed to the final four players who will return on Monday, July 17, to play down to the winner who will be crowned the 2023 World Champion and awarded a payday of what some to believe will eclipse $10 million.

World Series of Poker Bracelet Events

Three more WSOP bracelet events remain in 2023 with the Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed kicking off on Saturday, July 1, at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET.

The next day will see the Event #57: $1,000 Ladies Championship final table take center stage on the Horseshoe table. These ladies will be playing for the coveted Ladies Championship gold and the $192,167 first-place prize.

On Wednesday, July 5, a special final table will play on the Horseshoe table with the WSOP Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship concluding. Played online on WSOP.com, the final eight players will have approximately 36 hours to travel to Horseshoe / Paris Las Vegas to crown the hybrid WSOP bracelet.

What Did You Miss in June?

The highlight of June on PokerGO was the beginning of the 2023 World Series of Poker and an accompanying 40 livestreams to live no day of June unstreamed!

Plenty of WSOP veterans added to their WSOP trophy case while hundreds of thousands, and occasionally millions of dollars were decided upon the turn of a card.

Some of the best moments from June at the 2023 WSOP included this runner-runner from Chris Brewer to win the $250k Super High Roller and his first WSOP bracelet:

Phil Hellmuth making a colossal mistake in the Poker Players Championship:

Tyler Brown’s hero call with ace-high to ensure himself of a $1 million win:

Finally, Doug Polk hitting an incredible two-outer on the river with a celebration to match:

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The 2023 World Series of Poker

The 2023 World Series of Poker will run from May 30 until July 18 with 95 WSOP gold bracelet events taking place on the Las Vegas Strip at Horseshoe / Paris Las Vegas.

PokerGO has doubled down on its livestreaming for the Summer with 47 days of WSOP action being broadcast live starting on June 1. Livestreams from PokerGO will be offered on both PokerGO.com and the PokerGO YouTube channel with some days offering two choices to users.

The highlight of PokerGO’s streaming schedule is the WSOP Main Event that will begin on Monday, July 3, and conclude with two days of final table coverage on July 16-17. Other major events on the livestreaming schedule include new events Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed and Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions, along with favorites such as the Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller, and Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Championship.

PokerGO 2023 WSOP Bracelet Events Streaming Schedule

June 1 – Event #4: Tournament of Champions (Day 2)

June 1 – Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed

June 2 – Event #4: Tournament of Champions

June 3 – Event #6: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Pot-Limit Omaha

June 3 – Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold’em

June 4 – Event #8: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship

June 4 – Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

June 5 – Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions

June 6 – Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

June 7 – Event #16: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller (Day 2)

June 7 – Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

June 8 – Event #16: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

June 9 – Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

June 10 – Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship

June 11 – Event #23: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

June 12 – Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker

June 13 – Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship

June 14 – Event #29: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller

June 15 – Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship

June 16 – Event #35: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Secret Bounty

June 17 – Event #40: $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller (Day 2)

June 18 – Event #40: $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller

June 19 – Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack

June 20 – Event #39: $1,500 MONSTER STACK

June 20 – Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (Day 3)

June 21 – Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (Day 4)

June 22 – Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship

June 23 – Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (Day 3)

June 24 – Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

June 25 – Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Day 3)

June 26 – Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

June 27 – Event #55: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Day 3)

June 28 – Event #55: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller

June 29 – Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship

June 30 – Event #61: $1,000 Seniors Championship

July 1 – Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship

July 2 – Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Championship

Note: All events are final tables unless specificized otherwise.

PokerGO 2023 WSOP Main Event Streaming Schedule

July 3 – Main Event (Day 1A)

July 4 – Main Event (Day 1B)

July 5 – Main Event (Day 1C)

July 6 – Main Event (Day 1D)

July 7 – Main Event (Day 2ABC)

July 8 – Main Event (Day 2D)

July 9 – Main Event (Day 3)

July 10 – Main Event (Day 4)

July 11 – Main Event (Day 5)

July 12 – Main Event (Day 6)

July 13 – Main Event (Day 7)

July 14 – Main Event (Day 8)

July 16 – Final Table (Day 1)

July 17 – Final Table (Day 2)

Watch live 2023 WSOP final tables on PokerGO.com. Schedule subject to change, please visit PokerGO.com for current streaming schedule.

What Did You Miss in May?

PokerGO saw an extremely busy May with three shows dominating the airtime in the lead up to the World Series of Poker.

High Stakes Duel returned with the fourth installment of the series, and it all began with the first-ever “Undercard” that featured Shaun Deeb facing off with Mike Matusow. The two would play a $20,000 match, and it would be Matusow emerging victorious over Deeb.

The Main Card would see Daniel Negreanu return to the High Stakes Duel battleground, and he would be sitting opposite Eric Persson. Both players were competing in the $100,000 match, and Negreanu would take the victory to advance to Round 2.

The tenth season of High Stakes Poker would conclude on the eve of the first WSOP stream for 2023, and the final lineup included Negreanu, Ben Lamb, Bill Klein, Eric Persson, Charles Yu, Stanley Choi, and Eric Hicks playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em. Negreanu and Lamb dominated the final few episodes to end the season before the two battled in one final hand to close out another huge season.

The second season of No Gamble, No Future also concluded with a set of double episodes in the week prior to the WSOP starting. The final four episodes included Eric Persson, Matt Hanks, Chris Moneymaker, Eric Worre, Eric Hicks, Shawn Madden, Kevin Martin, and Markus Gonsalves playing $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em. In what may be a good omen ahead of the WSOP for Moneymaker, the 2003 World Champion dominated the final episodes and closed out as one of the biggest winners who was unable to put a foot wrong in his No Gamble, No Future debut.

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PokerGO, the industry’s premier poker content producer, will carry 47 days in a row of coverage from the 2023 World Series of Poker – live (with a short streaming delay) from the Horseshoe and Paris poker rooms in sunny Las Vegas.

What’s more, PokerGO is offering premium subscribers a 30% discount upon signing-up for a yearly membership when using the promo code DREAMWSOP – which will reduce the annual subscription price from $99.99 to $69.99 for new and return viewers alike!

PokerGO hosts poker content 24/7 throughout the world with premium shows including High Stakes Poker, High Stakes Duel, No Gamble No Future — and much, much more!

2023 WSOP Featured Event Streams on PokerGO

The 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event will be streamed on PokerGO from Monday, July 3rd through July 17th – when a new World Champion will be determined.

In all, PokerGO is preparing to broadcast 30 WSOP bracelet events starting June 1st.

Featured PokerGO live stream transmissions of the 2023 World Series of Poker include the following tournaments:

• $1,500 buy-in NLHE “Monster Stack” (June 16th-20th)
• $250,000 buy-in NLHE “High Roller” (June 16th-18th)
• $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Ladies Championship (June 29th-July 2nd
• $50,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Poker Players Championship (June 18th-22nd)

PokerGO’s 2023 WSOP live streaming schedule will kick off on Thursday, June 1st, with coverage of the $5,000 buy-in NLHE/PLO Event #6 at 12:00 Noon Pacific Time, followed by Day 1 of the $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Event #7 at 2:00pm Pacific Time.

Poker fans from around the globe can expect live coverage of their favorite games, such as Texas Hold’em, Omaha, 7 Card Stud, Draw poker, Bounty events, and the return of the Tag Team WSOP bracelet tournament on Thursday, June 22nd.

Big Stories at 2023 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas

On May 14th, 2023, the poker world said goodbye to one of (if not THE) most beloved poker players of all time, Doyle Brunson.

Affectionately known as Texas Dolly throughout his illustrious card-playing career, Doyle won a total of 10 World Series of Poker bracelets, authored one of the most highly touted poker books of all-time – Super System – and became a fixture within the live and online poker industry for decades through his poker play, table demeanor, and greatly appreciated presence.

Doyle’s WSOP bracelet victories are tied for second place all-time with poker icons Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan.

The WSOP’s all-time bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth, will be vying for a record-setting 17th victory this year, while PokerGO mainstay Daniel Negreanu will be looking to break a long drought and pick up his seventh career WSOP bracelet as well as surpass all-time WSOP money winner Antonio Esfandiari ($22.3 million) in the process.

PokerGO DreamSeat Giveaway for Yearly Subscribers

All premium yearly subscribers will automatically be eligible for the PokerGO Annual Subscriber Dream Seat Giveaway.

If your name is drawn on one of the two giveaway dates (June 6th and July 17th), you will be awarded with a spot in the 2023 PokerGO Tour Championship freeroll tournament, to be played at the end of the 2023 PGT season. The marquee event has a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

If you have yet to subscribe to PokerGO or would like to renew your membership, you can get $30 off the normal price by registering with the promo code DREAMSEAT and get 12 months of premium poker content, live streams, podcasts, shows, and more for only $69.99!

Grab your popcorn, and get ready for 47 days of consecutive WSOP poker streams courtesy of the team at PokerGO!

High Stakes Duel

Jason Koon wrapped up High Stakes Duel 3 in December 2022 when he defeated Phil Hellmuth in Round 5 for the $1.6 million prize pool. No challenger stepped up to face the GGPoker brand ambassador, and the series ended with Koon the champion and recipient of the High Stakes Duel 3 belt.

High Stakes Duel 4 will return to PokerGO this week with three matches scheduled. On Friday, May 5, the first-ever “Undercard” will take place with Shaun Deeb facing off with Mike Matusow in the $20,000 match. Both have previous history with each other with Deeb delivering an epic slow roll to Matusow on a past Poker Night in America livestream.

The High Stakes Duel 4 Undercard match between Deeb and Matusow is a one-off match and there are no obligations for them to play again.

On Monday, May 8, Daniel Negreanu will return to the High Stakes Duel arena to take on Eric Persson in the $100,000 match. There is currently no bad blood between these two players, but they have experience playing each other on High Stakes Poker. These two have already committed to a Round 2 regardless of the result, and on Tuesday, May 9, the two will face off in the $200,000 match.

Unlike previous alliterations of High Stakes Duel where you had to win three matches before cashing out, in High Stakes Duel 4, if a player wins two matches in a row, they can cash out. Each match kicks off at 8 p.m. ET with the Undercard being free on PokerGO’s YouTube channel, while prior to Round 1 and 2, there will be The Weigh-In hosted by Ali Nejad airing at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Watch High Stakes Duel on May 5, 8, and 9, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

High Stakes Poker

Just five episodes remain in Season 10 of High Stakes Poker with the month opening with Alan Keating, Jean-Robert Bellande, Stanley Choi, Jeremy Stein, Stanley Tang, and Eric Hicks playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em.

The final line-up of the season will see a three-episode run that includes Daniel Negreanu, Ben Lamb, Bill Klein, Eric Persson, Charles Yu, Choi, and Hicks playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em.

The conclusion of the very entertaining Season 10 will be met with excitement for Season 11 that will debut following the WSOP. Along with episodes being cut from the Special Edition Livestream, other players that will be featured in Season 11 include Andrew Robl, Rick Salomon, Jason Koon, Farah Galfond, Brandon Steven, and many more.

Watch Season 10 episodes of High Stakes Poker every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

No Gamble, No Future

No Gamble, No Future is at the midway point of Season 2 with just eight episodes remaining. Sashimi Poker, Kevin Martin, Jared Jaffee, Justin Young, and Jimmy D’Ambrosio return to play $25/$50 No-Limit Hold’em for two more episodes with Shawn Madden and James Bullimore joining them in Episode 10.

The penultimate line-up of the season will be featured in a double episode as Markus Gonsalves, Brian Okin, Straton Wilhelm, Joe Tehan, Andy Loomis, Julian Parmann, and Justin Young play $100/$100 No-Limit Hold’em.

The season will conclude with a $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em game that includes Eric Persson, Matt Hanks, Chris Moneymaker, Eric Worre, Eric Hicks, Madden, Martin, and Gonsalves.

Watch Season 2 episodes of No Gamble, No Future every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

What Did You Miss in March?

It was another busy month of April on PokerGO that saw the conclusion of the U.S. Poker Open and the continuation of the High Stakes Poker and No Gamble, No Future seasons. It also welcomed the first-ever livestream from a High Stakes Poker filming.

Seven U.S. Poker Open champions were crowned in March, while three events remained once the calendar hit April. Isaac Haxton emerged victorious in Event #8 for $432,000 and eclipsed $6 million in earnings for 2023. Dan Smith claimed his first win inside the PokerGO Studio in Event #9 for $399,500, while Martin Zamani won the $50,000 finale for $666,000. Zamani’s win and four cashes secured his title as the U.S. Poker Open champion.

Season 10 of High Stakes Poker continued with a lineup featuring Jennifer Tilly, Stanley Tang, Jean-Robert Bellande, Eric Persson, Stanley Choi, Andrew Robl, and Daniel Negreanu playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em.

Following the drama online that lined up with filming of Season 11, a special edition livestream aired on Thursday, April 27. The game was $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em and included Doug Polk, Matt Berkey, Nik “Airball” Arcot, Lynne Ji, Rob Yong, Bellande, Tilly, and Persson. There were some massive hands, some very interesting table dynamics, and the following hand to kick off the night’s action:

The continuation of Season 2 of No Gamble, No Future would also introduce a new line-up that included Eric Hicks, James Bord, Evan Sofer, Justin Young, Eric Worre, Eric Wasserson, and Eric Persson. Following three episodes of $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em, the stakes would lower to $25/$50 No-Limit Hold’em where Steve “Cuz” Buckner, Jared Jaffee, Kevin Martin, Sashimi Poker, Jimmy D’Ambrosio, and Young battle away.

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This just-launched PokerGO promotion will see a lucky winner get a ticket to play in the final PokerGO Tour event of the year, from December 3-6 in Las Vegas. The event will have a guaranteed prize pool of $1,000,000 and a $500,000 prize awaits the champion. The tournament is open to the top 40 players in the official PGT rankings as well as a few very fortunate “Dream Seat” winners, one of whom could be you!

How does the PGT Championship Dream Seat Giveaway work?

Each person can claim up to 16 entries into the giveaway, by completing any/all of the following tasks via the official promotion portal:

• Subscribe to the PokerGO & PGT newsletter
• Visit PokerGO on YouTube
• Follow PokerGO on Twitter
• Retweet PokerGO on Twitter
• Visit PokerGO on Facebook
• Visit PokerGO on Instagram
• Watch a video on TikTok
• Subscribe to the PokerGO Podcast
• Follow the PokerGO Podcast on Spotify
• Join the PokerGO Discord server
• Refer Friends for Extra Entries
• Download the PokerGO app
• See What You’re Missing on PokerGO
• Check Out the Latest PGT Rankings
• Check Out PokerGO’s Best-Selling Merch
• Follow PokerGO on Twitch

The more requirements you meet, the more chances you have to win the Dream Seat.

We're giving away another Dream Seat to the 2023 PGT Championship!

Complete various tasks across PokerGO's social media pages to enter for free.

Winner to be drawn on September 30th.

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Before you rush to enter the contest, there are two important points to keep in mind:

1. The Giveaway is open only to citizens and permanent legal residents of the United States of America
2. You’re only eligible to participate if you’re at least 21 years old.

You can see the full terms and conditions of the promotion at this link. The winner of this contest will be announced on September 30th.

More ways to win yourself a Dream Seat

In addition to the aforementioned contest, there will be three drawings among PokerGO’s annual subscribers to win a Dream Seat. The drawings will take place on June 6th, July 17th, and on a yet-to-be-announced third date. If you are not yet a PokerGO subscriber and want to participate in the draws, now is the ideal time to purchase an annual subscription.

What content is available on PokerGO? There’s plenty, including:

• Past WSOP Main Event editions
• World Series of Poker Europe
• High Stakes Poker
• Poker After Dark
• No Gamble No Future
• PokerGO Cup
• U.S. Poker Open
• PGT Championship
• Stairway To Millions
• Super High Roller Bowl

Plus, beyond the streams and broadcasts, there’s also loads of original programming like:

• Stories From The Felt
• High Stakes Feud
• Conversations With Phil Ivey
• Legends of the Game
• Pokerography

2022 PGT Championship

To illustrate just how star-studded the 2023 PGT Championship is likely to be, the 2022 edition of the PGT Championship featured 21 professional players including: Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Alex Foxen, Jeremy Ausmus, 2022 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad, Nick Petrangelo,  Benny Glaser and Stephen Chidwick, to name just a few. And to think that PokerGO is giving a lucky few a shot at playing against these absolute crushers is mindboggling.

Last year, the one who managed to take all the chips was Jason Koon, who defeated Sean Winter in the final match to claim the winner-take-all $500,000 prize. Koon ended 2022 with 18 cashes, 17 final tables and 2 titles, with winnings of $8,323,248. He was the third highest earning player last year after Espen Jorstad and Sam Grafton.

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You can see the best plays of last year’s tournament in this video:

If all the stars align, the winner of the 2023 PGT Championship could be you! Go ahead and enter the contest, win yourself a Dream Seat and start prepping to compete with the best players in the world in Las Vegas. Good luck!

U.S. Poker Open

The fifth installment of the U.S. Poker Open plays down with the final three events of the series taking center stage from inside the PokerGO Studio.

Seven events have already streamed live on PokerGO with the winners including Joey Weissman, Ren Lin, Sam Soverel, Allan Le, Phil Hellmuth, Isaac Kempton, Darren Elias, and Isaac Haxton. The three events remaining include two $25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em events, and the $50,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em finale.

The U.S. Poker Open leaderboard race remains a heated battle with Soverel holding the top spot ahead of Elias, Kempton, and Lin. Will someone make a late run in these last three events, or can Soverel do enough to hold on and capture the Golden Eagle trophy and $50,000 championship bonus?

Watch the final table of the $50,000 U.S. Poker Open No Limit Hold’em grand finale on April 4, at 6 p.m. ET.

High Stakes Poker

The final episode in March introduced the newest lineup to take a seat on Season 10 of High Stakes Poker. Jennifer Tilly, Stanley Tang, Jean-Robert Bellande, Eric Persson, Stanley Choi, Andrew Robl, and Daniel Negreanu all sit to play $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em.

This lineup of players already provided an episode of highlight hands, and they’ll close out the month of April before the fourth lineup change will start in May with a few new faces making their High Stakes Poker debuts.

Watch Season 10 episodes of High Stakes Poker every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

No Gamble, No Future

Season 2 of No Gamble, No Future began in the last few weeks of March and is set to run for 16 episodes until the beginning of the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Following an entertaining first four episodes that debut as double episodes, a new lineup takes center stage. The stakes remain $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em as Eric Hicks, James Bord, Evan Sofer, and Eric Persson remain from the previous four episodes, while Justin Young, Eric Worre, and Eric Wasserson make their season debuts.

At the end of the month, a new lineup will take a seat with Steven Buckner, Jared Jaffee, Shawn Madden, Kevin Martin, Justin Young, Jimmy D’Ambrosio, and Sashimi Poker playing $25/$50 No-Limit Hold’em.

Watch Season 2 episodes of No Gamble, No Future every Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET.

What Did You Miss in March?

It was a can’t-miss month of March on PokerGO that opened with the 4th Annual Global Poker Awards which presented 27 trophies to the poker industry.

Season 10 of High Stakes Poker continued with a new lineup led by Antonio Esfandiari and Jennifer Tilly. They were also joined by Bill Perkins, Robert Sanchez, Roger Sippl, and Bobby Baldwin to play $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em.

The month also saw the start of Season 2 of No Gamble, No Future. The season kicked off with Wednesdays hosting a double episode on consecutive weeks to give PokerGO subscribers the additional cash game fix they were wanting. Eric Hicks, Pennzoil Don, David Oppenheim, Mr Dr Batman, Evan Sofer, James Bord, and Eric Persson opened the season with some of the craziest cash game action the show has seen.

For the PokerGO subscribers looking for their tournament fix, then look no further than the 2023 U.S. Poker Open. Seven of the 10 events on the schedule were streamed exclusively on PokerGO in March with the highlight being Phil Hellmuth winning his first PGT title “on home soil” inside the PokerGO Studio.

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High Stakes Poker

Season 10 of High Stakes Poker continues with Nick Schulman and A.J. Benza steering the ship that has been full of entertaining poker action.

A new line-up has taken a seat with $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em action continuing with Antonio Esfandiari and Jennifer Tilly leading the crew. They are also joined by Bill Perkins, Robert Sanchez, Roger Sippl, and Bobby Baldwin for two more episodes.

Following the final two episodes from those players, a new line-up will take a seat for continued $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em action. Tilly, Stanley Tang, and Jean-Robert Bellande return, while Eric Persson, Stanley Choi, Andrew Robl, and Daniel Negreanu make their Season 10 debuts.

This is Choi’s first-ever appearance on High Stakes Poker, while this is Robl’s first appearance since Season 7 in 2011.

Watch Season 10 episodes of High Stakes Poker every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

Global Poker Awards

The 4th Annual Global Poker Awards return to the PokerGO Studio at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Friday, March 3.

The event will stream live on PokerGO.com starting at 8:30 p.m. ET with 29 awards set to be presented throughout the evening. There are three new categories including Best Comeback Player, Rising Star in Content Creation, and Favorite Live Stream.

Returning categories include GPI Players Choice, Poker ICON, Best Final Table Performance, Best Vlogger, Best Streamer, and GPI Mid-Major Tour/Festival, while three categories have been determined with Cherish Andrews winning GPI Female Player of the year, and Stephen Song winning both GPI Player of the Year and GPI Mid-Major Player of the Year.

Watch the 2023 Global Poker Awards on Friday, March 3, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

U.S. Poker Open

The fourth major series of the 2023 PGT season is the U.S. Poker Open that will run from inside the PokerGO Studio from March 23 to April 4.

The 10-event schedule includes a mix of No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments with the player that earns the most PGT points being crowned the USPO champion and winning the $50,000 championship bonus.

The first U.S. Poker Open occurred in 2018 with Stephen Chidwick being crowned the champion after winning two events and making five final tables. David Peters would claim champion honors in back-to-back years as Sean Winter finished runner-up both times. Fortunately for Winter, he would be crowned champion in 2022 with two wins and $1,196,000 in winnings.

Watch U.S. Poker Open final tables from March 24 to April, at 4 p.m. ET.

What Did You Miss in February?

High Stakes Poker was the only planned show for February on PokerGO, but an audible was called with No Gamble, No Future doing three days of Cash of the Titans live streaming.

Eric Persson, Andrew Robl, Rob Yong, Matthew Gonzales, Markus Gonsalves, and Patrik Antonius could all buy-in for up to $1,000,000. The kicker was that each player put $100,000 on the side with the biggest winner over three sessions winning the $600,000.

The final day of play would see blinds begin at $1,000/$2,000 and it would also feature the largest pot ever broadcast on a U.S. poker live stream when Antonius won $1,978,000 against Persson with two pair.

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Only 40 players will earn seats in that final event, with the PGT leaderboard and select PGT Championship ‘Dream Seat’ winners desperate to play for their share of the million dollars. As well as starting the PGT Championship with the most chips, whoever earns the most PGT points during the year will be awarded a $50,000 bonus as the 2023 PGT Player of the Year.

This season, the PokerGO Cup, U.S. Poker Open, and Poker Masters will all feature a $50,000 championship bonus while the just completed PGT Mixed Games Series and forthcoming PGT PLO Series will each give a $25,000 championship bonus to whoever finishes top of the pile in those respective festivals. The 2023 PGT PLO Series will run from March 11-19, and be comprised of nine events with buy-ins ranging from $2,200 to $25,000.

The Weis Man of Mixed Games

One player who is very excited that the PLO Series is about to start is Dylan Weisman. Having won over $1.2 million at the live felt and made a run at the WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard in 2022, the popular Californian is a previous winner inside the PokerGO Studio at ARIA and believes that a Pot Limit Omaha series has been a long time coming.

“I am stoked that the PokerGO Tour is doing a PLO Series,” he says with a glint in his eye. “I’ve been asking them for more PLO high rollers for a long time they have been incredibly communicative. Tim (Duckworth), Paul (Campbell) and Cary (Katz) all ensure that the players are heard and I think it’s going to be the most fun series that I’ve ever played!”

In the PLO Series, the overall winner gets that $25,000 Championship bonus prize. But while that’s important, is it the same as bragging rights in this most exclusive of poker communities, the mixed game high roller set?

“It’s the cash for the majority of poker players,” says Dylan. “I think that winning PGT events is incredibly prestigious, being able to battle against the best in the world. With that being said you have to put the money up top and think about it from that perspective in my opinion.”

Making a Run for the Title

Cash may be king, but tournaments are where it’s at for Dylan and so many others. That cash is clearly important in terms of making the money. As with event series such as the PokerGO Cup, the events start out with a standard $10,000 High Roller event — a WSOP Main level buy-in — before ramping up in the latter events. With more points available in the latter events, is timing that momentum a priority, or is getting off to a fast start more vital to any player’s chances of winning the overall championship?

“It’s important to time yourself during the series but more so to prepare effectively before hands for the PGT PLO Series. I’ve been preparing physically in terms of working out, mentally in terms of meditation and breathwork and in terms of my poker game. Your job is not to pace yourself through the series; your job is to show up ready knowing that you’re going to be playing for 10 straight days.”

What’s Your Favorite Mixed Game?

That’s an elite mindset to be in and we’re not surprised Weisman is already in it. A former WSOP bracelet winner in 2021, when he took down the $1,000 buy-in PLO 8-Handed event for over $166,000, Weisman, who defeated Craig Chait that day for the gold is a fan of all mixed games.

“I think my favorite mixed game is deuce-to-seven triple draw. I was looking forward to it so much I played a satty and won it yesterday!” he laughs. As well as winning a WSOP bracelet in 2021, he followed that victory up with a PGT trophy lift in 2022, winning Event #10 of the U.S. Poker Open. That too was in Pot Limit Omaha, although it cost a massive $25,000 to enter.

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Beating Cary Katz heads-up to win that top prize of $416,500 – the largest cash of his career at the live felt – Weisman is proud to be part of the mixed game poker sub-set.

“I definitely think that mixed game players benefit from having a smaller community,” he tells us. “It’s very similar to the PLO community; we’re all part of this smaller eco system and we’ve very incentivized to keep it going. There’s a lot going on in terms of people working together, making sure the games run. When you have a smaller community, everyone knows each other, and you get a lot of diverse personalities – it is really cool.”

Is PLO Still a Niche Game?

Beyond winning, Weisman has done his part to grow the game as well, having created PLO Launchpad for Upswing Poker. Pot Limit Omaha’s growth is recent years is well documented. For many, it’s the far less solvable game of all the poker variants, with the sheer degree of variance meaning it is a lot harder to win in the short or even medium term by employing standard moves and strategies.

“I do still think that mixed games are niche.” Weisman agrees. “I think that there’s a lot more growth to be had in mixed games and the amount of training [for them] is going up all the time, in terms of if its best for the bankroll or not. For poker, its more important to find something that you can continue to do sustainable for a long period of time, no matter what the game or format is; that’s your job.”

Dylan Weisman’s job is winning big at poker and so often has he proved himself capable of doing so in PLO events, it’s almost expected that he’ll do so again in the upcoming PGT PLO Series. Whether the toughest opponents lie in wait for him or not, Weisman’s love of PLO is inspiring and proves that if you’re prepared to work hard at something that you’re passionate about, there are no limits to what you can achieve.