An eclectic round-up of tournament news from the world of online and live poker including Valentin Vornicu setting records on the World Series of Poker Circuit, partypoker busting out the $1m Guarantees online, and much more.

March Madness?

I don’t know much about brackets and egg shaped footballs, but I do know there is a ton of poker action in the air, both online and live, and we will begin with the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC).

Valentin Vornicu, the man who had a deep run in the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event finishing 23rd, has joined Alex Masek and Maurice Hawkins in the WSOP history books by winning his ninth gold ring.