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FanDuel Poker Ignite Series Reaches Halfway Mark as Guarantees Outpace Turnout

PokerStars on FanDuel is offering exceptional value right now, as widespread overlays in the Ignite Series boost prize pools well beyond player contributions.

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Irish Open is shining some light on the poker media.

It’s the people on the other side of the table that bring the happenings in the poker world to the proverbial masses!

After another hugely successful festival, Irish Open is sharing some love for the members of the poker media, who worked tirelessly to share the atmosphere and build the excitement among poker fans all over the world.

More big guaranteed events coming tonight at FanDuel Poker!

The Ignite Series at PokerStars on FanDuel continues tonight, with two events stealing the show:

$25 Big Stack with $25k GTD
$250 Big Stack with $80k GTD

So far, players have greatly benefited from numerous overlays, so you don’t want to miss out. There is serious money up for grabs!

The weekly dose of Table 1 Podcast is here.

This time around, the podcast brings the story of John Borenstein, the man who forged his own poker path, and it wasn’t your traditional tale of tireless grind.

From winning an online tournament to running an underground poker club to dealing with armed robbers and partners stealing money, Borenstein has been through a lot, and, somehow, managed to come out ahead.

FanDuel Poker Ignite Series reaches halfway mark and the overlay keeps piling up.

The Ignite Series on PokerStars FanDuel platform has reached its halfway stage, and one thing stands out, overlays are everywhere. With more than $400,000 already added to prize pools, players are getting significantly more value than expected across much of the schedule.

That trend hasn’t slowed things down either. A busy weekend is lined up with $765,000 in guarantees, including the return of Sunday Dynasty and the debut of Sunday Storm. Both events come with big price tags and, based on what we’ve seen so far, a real chance of missing their targets again.

For players, that’s the sweet spot. Extra money in the pool, plenty of events still to play, and satellites starting from just $2.50 make this a strong window to jump in.

Check out Daniel Negreanu’s run in GGMillion$ online event.

The poker legend recaps his run in one GGPoker's marquee online events, showing some interesting hands and providing a rather colorful commentary. Enjoy!

Is refusing to straddle in action games really an angle?

Lee Jones covers an interesting topic, talking about straddles in cash games and how these, even though they are not mandatory like blinds, are, in fact a social contract among players.

If there is a player who constantly refuses to straddle, Jones firmly believes they are, in fact, shooting an angle. It may not be against the rules, but it breaks the spirit of the game.

This is an interesting read, especially if you’re a part of a private game where the atmosphere is chilled and the action is good. To keep the things moving, sacrificing a little bit of EV is often the right play.

Matt Savage reveals the list of topic to be discussed at the upcoming Poker TDA summit.

By the looks of it, many important topics will be covered at the next Poker Tournament Directors Association (TDA) summit, taking place at the end of June.

Once the summit is over, we could finally get clearer rules regarding cell phones at the tables, the use of Meta glasses, leaving one chip behind, keeping dogs at the tables, and more.

Many of the listed topics have been at a center of heated debates at one point or another over the past year, so it’ll be great to have a set of rules to define what is and isn’t allowed, making things easier for players and tournament directors alike.

Check out the Aces Cracked promo running on PokerStars on FanDuel.

Losing with pocket aces is never fun, but FanDuel Poker will soften the blow. The first Thrill Mission of the operator’s new Dynasty Builder rewards program will give you a ticket to a tournament awarding 75 seats to the Ignite Series Main Event if you lose with pocket aces.

If you happen to get particularly unlucky and lose several times during the promo period (until May 2), you can even get multiple tickets!

Is Jen Harman ready to add some new bracelets?

It’s been a while since we’ve seen Jennifer Harman doing a full summer grind during the World Series, but it looks like she might be in a mood to go bracelet-hunting this year!

Cash game streams are coming to WSOP!

This just in: High Stakes Poker Productions, the company behind the popular Hustler Casino Live stream, has announced they are planning to stream cash game action from the Horseshoe Casino.

Streams will run on the usual YouTube channel, and it looks like this is the first of many remote cash game streams the company has in the works. There will be three weeks of play, running June 5 – 20.

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