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The money bubble popped at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) on Monday as just 42 players remain from the original 763 entries. France’s Alexandre Reard is the chip leader heading into Tuesday’s Day 4 with 5.100 million chips, the only player over the 5 million mark. After Reard, just two players have… Read more »
The combatants for the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event returned to the felt on Sunday for Day Two play. It was the first time the two-Day Ones had been in the same room together, but the fun was just beginning. With several levels of late registration in the band (plus a singular… Read more »
It all comes down to this. The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe has reached the €10,000 Main Event (unlike its Vegas counterpart, which is called the Championship Event, the WSOPE has always been called the Main Event) and, in a unique twist, the Day 1A field turned out to eclipse the Day 1B field.… Read more »
It is slowly coming to a close. Two weeks of poker bacchanalia at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic – otherwise known as the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe – is heading into its final events. In the Diamond High Roller, the players fought down to a player who is a known commodity… Read more »
Two-thirds of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books as of tonight, with significant action around the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. In the €2000 Eight Game Mixed tournament, Event #10 on the schedule, Thomer Pidun added his name to the illustrious list of players who have captured a WSOP bracelet. Elsewhere,… Read more »
Paul Phua had $26 million in live tournament earnings in his career, but had never won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Until Wednesday morning. After two days of action, Phua emerged triumphant in the €25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Platinum High Roller event at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, winning €482,433. “It’s… Read more »
Lubos Laska had a significant chip lead entering the final day of the World Series of Poker Europe €550 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Colossus event and though it was not a smooth ride on Monday, he arrived at his destination safely, winning the tournament and €170,568. This was the first WSOP gold bracelet of Laska’s poker… Read more »
Closing out the second weekend of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, two events were in play. First, “The Colossus” stunned those in attendance at King’s Casino in Rozvadov with the rate of knockouts. Second, the PLO denizens showed they could get their gamble going by blowing through its Day One action. Big Plans… Read more »
After awarding four bracelets in the opening week of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, the pace has certainly slowed. Part of the reason for that is that “The Colossus,” the €500 tournament that is Event #5 on the schedule, was taking up all the room in the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. Six Day… Read more »
They may not be household names in the States of America, but they have certainly etched their names into the record books for European poker. Four events are now complete at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, with each bracelet garnering the same respect that those won in Las Vegas receive. Those who have… Read more »
Economy has changed The United States casino industry has gone through changes in the last few years, as companies have bought and sold casinos, shut some down, and renamed others. On Tuesday, we found out that one thing will stay the same in the immediate future: Caesars Entertainment is not going to sell any of… Read more »
The Opener is now closed The first event of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, the €350 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em “The Opener,” may have started Monday’s Day 3 with more players than originally planned, but it still ended up in the same spot, crowning the first champion of the Series. Emerging from the field… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe closed its first weekend of action with two events in progress. In one, the plan was to play to the final table, but play was halted with three tables in action. On the other, the best of the European world in Omaha Hold’em stepped up for their second… Read more »
It snuck up on the poker world quietly, but the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is underway. Once again being held at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, the 2022 WSOPE officially started on Wednesday with “The Opener,” the €350 buy-in tournament that kicked off the action for the next couple of weeks.… Read more »
Taking a journey back into its history, the European Poker Tour has wrapped up action in London on Friday evening (UK Time). In the £5000 Main Event, it came down to a “Battle of Britain,” with the final two players representing the Union Jack. In the £10,000 “High Roller,” the U. S.’s Adam Miller reigned… Read more »
Chad Eveslage rose from the bottom half of the chip stacks to begin final table play at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Five Diamond World Poker Classic to claim his second WPT title. The $1 million+ first prize took Eveslage’s lifetime live tournament earnings to $6.725 million. “Bunch of emotions, very tired, happy,” Eveslage told… Read more »
The final table is set at the Bellagio for this afternoon’s resumption of the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classis – well, the “not-quite” final table, at least. Seven men are left in the running for the more than $1 million prize, with the first knockout on Sunday officially setting the six-handed… Read more »
They wasted little time after getting the cards in the air on Wednesday for the 2022 World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The field of 569 entries blasted past the $5 million guarantee for the tournament and, on Friday, the money bubble popped. As Day 3 concluded Friday evening, only 30… Read more »
Like death, taxes, and a Phil Hellmuth meltdown at the poker table, the World Poker Tour’s traditional trek to the Bellagio is upon us. The 2022 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic has Day 1 in the books and, from appearances, it looks like it will be a big one. The field size has not… Read more »
Poker is safe A month after it was announced, the ban on unregulated gambling streams on Twitch has gone into effect. The leading streaming platform has said it will be gentle in its enforcement at the outset, giving streamers a chance to get used to the policy. “….we know this may be an adjustment for… Read more »
Enjoyable alternative to regular online poker Last week, Meta announced that its new virtual reality device, the Meta Quest Pro, will be available for purchase on October 25. It is for the extreme VR enthusiast only, as it comes with a $1,500 price tag, nearly four times that of the established Meta Quest 2. My… Read more »
In early 2022, the province of Ontario was coming to the realization that change was afoot in the online gaming world, at least for them. The provincial government had passed regulations on all online gaming. This included virtually every gaming activity that Ontarians had previously gone to “rest of the world” companies to participate. Sports… Read more »
Earlier this year, the online gaming community in the province of Ontario, Canada, changed. Instead of having unfettered access to an array of online gaming options from around the world – sports betting, daily fantasy sports (DFS), casino gaming, online poker, and other gaming choices – Ontarians became the only residents of Canada that were… Read more »
The Women in Poker Hall of Fame has announced the list of seven finalists for the Hall’s Class of 2022. The women are, in no particular order, Liv Boeree, Kristen Bicknell Foxen, Vanessa Selbst, Kara Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Terry King, and Angelica Hael. The public nomination process began in mid-August and closed on September 1.… Read more »
It has been a year of discontent for Daniel Negreanu. Sure, he had won more than a million dollars prior to the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl, but he had shot through that during the 2022 World Series of Poker by itself. Thus, Friday night was an enjoyable way for Negreanu to get the monkey… Read more »
