SIMON WICIAK AND POKERSTARS: A LONG WAY THAT IS ALREADY ENDING

A long-term festival, the PokerStars Winter Series is coming to an end. The last tournaments will be played on Sunday evening, including two events with 500,000 € including the Mystery Bounty Main Event with a €100 buy-in. The satellites continue daily and the sessions Twitch are almost as frequent: yesterday with Simon Wiciak, soon again in the company of Benny and Yu.

Two months after Cécile Ticherfatine’s call to players, the Queen’s Squad project is revealed a little more in the first episode of a series of videos. 24 players preselected make their debut in front of Sab Léviathan’s camera, with a game of werewolf and then a first sit’n’go on the menu. The jury, for its part, plays the transparency card by hiding nothing about its deliberations.

A Frenchman in the spotlight on an English-speaking site doesn’t happen every day. Sami Bechahed, who distinguished himself in November 2023 by winning the PokerStars NAPT Las Vegas, is entitled to a long portrait which focuses on his profile as a former dealer. The person concerned talks about his return to France on this occasion: “It was my wife’s dream to live in Paris. She tried to convince me for five years and we took the plunge at the beginning of 2024“. A choice that does not prevent him from continuing to travel: “Putting the low stakes aside, there aren’t many tournament options here. So I move around a lot to play“.

A few days after the formalization of her departure from Team Winamax, Gaëlle Baumann takes up her pen to look back on her adventure as a professional player and express her thanks to all those who accompanied her. The opportunity also to say more about his state of mind: “Today, I need to be stimulated by new projects and dedicate myself fully to them. In particular, I have a real estate project in progress, as well as a professional reconversion which is close to my heart. I also need to spend more time with my daughter, without having to leave my house and go on the road as often.“

Thomas Santerne, Maher Nouira, Mehdi Chaoui, Enrico Camosci… You have already seen them on the circuit under the colors of Smardex. This sponsor from the crypto scene is today launching a series of videos entitled Defi The Norm behind which is hidden Faustoa reporter who goes from pen to camera on this occasion. We asked him a few questions about this new adventure.

Crowned PGT Player of the Year at the start of the weekend, Jeremy Ausmus went on to win the PGT $1,000,000 Championship bringing together the highest ranked players on the annual leaderboard. Nick Schulman and Calvin Anderson complete the podium for the event.

The World Poker Tour unveils its calendar for the first part of 2025, with seven stages on the program and four continents visited. In Europe, Cyprus will be entitled to its WPT Prime stopover from March 6 to 17. However, we are far from the 2024 menu which saw the Old Continent visited four times.

First show of the year! The Club Poker Radio team returned to the studio this Thursday in the company of two grinders who torture the cash game tables: Karl_Karlson and TIGNARRRR, who, along with Turnus, are behind the Twitch and YouTube channels Le Grinder Solidaire.

When there’s more, there’s more! While there are only five stages left to qualify for the final of the Winamax Poker Tour for free, the room unveils in collaboration with Texapoker a schedule of five festivals Objectif WiPT which, in return for hard cash, will allow the doors of the event to be opened.

His immersion within the GrindHouse is a total success, and his videos open a window as we like them on the daily grinder of the Winamax Series. Bravo to
Sobale which we encourage you to follow more assiduously, and special mention for this breathtaking power cut in the middle of a crucial blow. We won’t tell you any more…

A full house, a good atmosphere and a prize list rich in evidence while leaving room for a few surprises: the first edition of the Francophone Poker Awards succeeded in its challenge. Special mention to Alexandre Réard et Cécile Ticherfatine who won the player of the year awards.

Exemplary during its thirteen years within Team Winamax, Gaëlle is preparing to play her last games with a red W on her shoulder. Simple, humble and always available, Gaëlle was an outstanding ambassador but also a pioneer and a model for many other players. Besides, there is no question for the Alsatian to leave poker behind!

€350 prize pool, you can’t refuse it! Especially when a one euro coin is enough to participate and, as usual with the Lucky CPyou don’t even have to go far in the tournament to get your hands on the prize money. Top start at 9 p.m. on Winamax, and why not in addition to a larger session during the Winamax Series?

The Club Poker Radio team will meet you this Thursday at 4:15 p.m. for its first broadcast of the year, which will be received at the Club Poker studio. two cash game specialists : TIGNARRRR, who has his habits in NL2000; and Karl_Karlson, who alongside him and with Turnus founded Le Grinder Solidaire which today has 120 videos on YouTube and also does very well on Twitch.

While the program for the World Series Of Poker 2025 is still a little desired, we offer you a new window on Las Vegas in the company of
damedepik6. The business manager fell in love with the city ten years ago. Lately, his stays in Nevada have become more and more frequent.

Three short years and then it’s gone: on January 16, PokerStars will abandon its Stars Rewards program in favor of a new mechanics called Streaks. The room particularly emphasizes the possibility offered to the greatest number of “earn more rewards, including great prizes like Gold and Silver Passes“.

This Wednesday at 9 p.m., the PokerStars teams will roll out the red carpet for the Winter Series events during a 1-a-side tournament € de buy-in who will benefit from an added grant of €660. We’re counting on you to be on time: it’s worth it!

Following its examination of the promotional strategies of gambling operators, the ANJ notes “a significant increase of 11% in promotional budgets” for the year 2025. The regulator is asking the four main market players to reduce sometimes their budget dedicated to financial retention rewards, sometimes their marketing budget.

While the KO Series is in full swing since the 1^is January, the PMU Poker teams provide delicate attention to Club Poker members: a freeroll with 1,000 € of tickets to take part in the festival tournaments. The meeting is set for this Tuesday at 9 p.m., with a total of 40 players expected to be rewarded, including five winners of a ticket worth €125 for the Main Event.

Often inspired, Pauly McGuire gives his ten tips for a successful poker game with friends on the English version of Club Poker. The gentleman knows a lot about the subject: over the past three decades, he has assiduously frequented three different parties in Seattle, New York and San Francisco. But rest assured, most of his advice also works in Cahors or Melun.