There has always been a comparison between poker and chess, and many people agree that they are very similar. Both require strategy, skill, mental strength, and competitiveness. The highest levels are only reachable to hardworking intellectuals who are willing to dedicate years of competing and consistent practicing to become grandmasters.

After adding a new seat finder feature to its client, PokerStars decided to increase the maximum number of tables players can run at the same time. In July, after six years of a four-table limit, PokerStars lifted the limit from four to six. 

The main question when players think about coaching is how valuable it is and whether it is worth the money the coach is charging. This is also something that is hard to quantify, but players will know after just a few hours of coaching if it is something for them and if the information they are getting is improving their game.

In this era of poker, it is getting harder to reach the magic $1,000,000 number, and even high-level players have trouble achieving that. In this article, we will try to break down types of poker and how efficient they are to find out which is the most efficient and easiest path to the poker dream, $1,000,000.

Our partner GTO Wizard has launched the 3rd season of Poker Arena! If you are not familiar with Poker Arena, it's a game-like poker heads-up match where players compete for the top of the leaderboard to win amazing prizes.

The first Ladies' poker event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held in 1977. The event was a $100 buy-in Seven-Card Stud tournament, and the first Ladies' Champion was Jackie McDaniel, who won $5,580. This was a historic moment for poker, as women got the opportunity to compete in a male-dominated game. Female events became more popular in poker, and now we have a whole series based on female events.

The story of Blaž "Scarmak3r" Žerjav starts with him being a poker enthusiast who was grinding small stakes tournaments and trying to build his bankroll to chase his poker dream. While doing that, Blaž was a student of the English language and was playing football in Slovenia when one of the life-changing moments happened for him. 

Next year is going to be really special for two sports: football (soccer) and poker. The FIFA World Cup is coming to the United States in the biggest format ever. The World Cup has been expanded from 64 to 104 matches and from 29 to 39 days. It is expected that 6.5 million fans will come to attend World Cup matches, which will be hosted in 11 US cities, three Mexican cities, and two Canadian cities. With the infrastructure the US has and the historical numbers, we are in for a record-breaking ride.