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Two Champions Crowned: A New First-Time Winner and the 2025 Player of the Year

With 24 total entries (from 19 players), we broke our previous record and created a $520 prize pool. But the real story was the more aggressive style of play. Many players embraced our suggestions to raise more preflop and to be more aware of their positional advantage (or disadvantage) in each hand. The result was a game of big swings and surprising results.

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Pinnacle Strategy Tip #1: Why You Should Raise Before the Flop

In our games, most hands start the same way: several players “limp” into the pot (that means just calling the big blind instead of raising), and suddenly we’re all hoping the flop gives us something.

It’s fun, but here’s the truth:
👉 You’ll win more pots, and the pots you win will often be bigger, if you raise before the flop.

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Peggy’s Breakthrough: A Wild Night Ends with a First-Time Champion

If you want proof that anything can happen at the Pinnacle Poker Club, look no further than the 2025 Deepstack Championship, which generated our largest prize pool in PPC history ($720) and resulted in yet another first-time winner: Peggy.

She entered the night near the bottom of the Player of the Year race, but walked away with all the chips, plus the POY lead. Here’s how it all went down.

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The Final Showdown of the Regular Season: Win-the-Button Championship!

The 2025 regular season is about to wrap up, and we’re going out with a bang. In just two weeks, we’ll play our last game before the Main Event, and it’s one of the wildest formats we’ve ever run: The Win-the-Button Championship.

This isn’t just another tournament—it’s your chance to grab a piece of the guaranteed prize pool, rack up bonus chips for the Main Event, and maybe even walk away as Player of the Year.

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May 31: Bring A Friend to the Tag-Team Championship

Get ready for another fun structure in Event #3, our Second Annual Tag-Team Championship! Players will form two-person teams to battle for the title, playing separately for the first hour, then combining their chip stacks to play tag-team style for the stretch run. It’s a perfect chance to invite new friends and family to join the action. In fact, any first-time player — and anyone who invites a new first-time player — will receive bonus chips to start the game!

So, register now, and either bring your own partner or get ready to be paired with another player at the event! Let’s make it our biggest and most fun event yet!

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Spring Survivor: Long Five-Way Battle Culminates in Unexpected Final Four!

Seventeen players packed the tables for the Pinnacle Poker Club’s first-ever Spring Survivor tournament — and what a night it turned out to be! With a $425 prize pool on the line and only four spots available for the lion’s share of the winnings, players had to navigate a minefield of big hands, bold bluffs, and unforgettable moments.

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Thuy Dominates Opening Night to Claim First PPC Victory

Fourteen players kicked off the 2025 PPC season, with six others sidelined by last-minute illness. As predicted in our season preview, three players carried over their momentum from last year, taking home the lion’s share of the $350 prize pool. But the spotlight belonged to Thuy, who stormed through the final table to claim her first PPC win!

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