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After a year of poker that was primarily dominated by High Roller events, it should not come as a surprise that one of the High Roller regulars is poised to take the major Player of the Year awards. Ali Imsirovic’s play on those High Roller circuits has been nothing short of stunning, giving him a… Read more »
There are a tremendous number of people who are looking forward to the November/December period for tournament poker in Europe. That is, they “were” looking forward to the events; as new COVID variants emerge, it is leading to the altering of the tournament poker schedule across Europe, including the abbreviation of the 2021 World Series… Read more »
It seems like just yesterday that Josh Arieh found himself playing the role of semi-villain in the World Series of Poker Main Event, but that was 17 years ago. Now he is the wise poker veteran, still living in Atlanta where there is absolutely no poker except for underground games. And now he is also… Read more »
He may not be a tremendous fan of the World Series of Poker Player of the Year formula, but Phil Hellmuth certainly did his darndest to finish atop this year’s POY rankings. It doesn’t look like he will pull it off, but “The Poker Brat” has etched his name into the record books once again,… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker is still creeping along, using the days after the conclusion of the $10,000 Championship Event to wrap up some unfinished business (or, perhaps, to milk a little more out of the cow). The High Roller tournaments have been the featured events over the weekend, with two of them actually… Read more »
While many may have thought that the 2021 World Series of Poker concluded with Koray Aldemir’s dominant run to the World Championship, there are some odds and ends that remain to be cleared up. One tournament on the schedule yet is the $250,000 “Super High Roller” No Limit Hold’em event, which naturally was a star-studded… Read more »
Putting on a display of poker prowess that has not been seen in some time, Germany’s Koray Aldemir completed the task that he started at the beginning of November. In a dominant fashion, Aldemir rode the chip lead he had built at the start of the final table of the 2021 WSOP Championship Event to… Read more »
Aldemir absolutely cruising Austrian, a Brit, and a Yankee walk into a bar…and buy everybody drinks. This might have been the scene last night if Koray Aldemir, Jack Oliver, and George Holmes didn’t feel the need to get some rest, as the three of them are guaranteed to be a combined $15.3 million richer as… Read more »
Strap in and get ready as we review the best online casinos in each category. That’s right, top-rated real money slots and table games are only a click away! In today’s world of internet gambling, there are thousands of sites available at your fingertips. With so many options, it can feel daunting to find a… Read more »
For the first time in over two years, we have a true World Series of Poker Main Event final table. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, while most people in the United States were asleep, Koray Aldemir eliminated Demosthenes Kiriopoulos in tenth place to narrow the 2021 WSOP Main Event field to nine players… Read more »
Just three days and 36 players remain in the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event. It is shaping up to be a good race at the top, with New Jersey’s Hye Park holding the chip lead entering Monday’s action with 29.5 million chips. Three other players have over 20 million: Demosthenes Kiriopoulos (24.905 million),… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker Championship Event is wheeling its way into the final days of the event. After Day 5 action, there are only 96 players remaining from the original field of 6650 players. Once again near the top of the leaderboard is Day 4 chip leader Damon Colillas, but he does not… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker seems as though it should be closer to the conclusion, but we have still got several days until a champion is eventually crowned. The money bubble popped on Thursday night, determining the 1000 players who would earn a new line on their Hendon Mob resume. Friday night’s action took… Read more »
The 2021 WSOP Championship Event could be said to have exceeded the expectations of many in the poker world. The 6000-plus player field was bolstered by the influx of Europeans, who had not been a part of the festivities to this point, but it has been former champions who made the tournament exciting. Day 2CEF… Read more »
All six starting flights of the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event are finally complete, the week-long Day 1 is done. Now it is finally time to get on with the rest of the tournament, as three Day 2 flights are still to come today before the remaining players are unified into one field… Read more »
Just one starting flight remains at the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event, but Day 2 isn’t waiting. While Day 1F takes place on Tuesday, so do three Day 2s. And while some may think it would just be Days 1A-1C, it is not. The first Day 2s to play out are Days 1A,… Read more »
There have been a lot of questions surrounding the 2021 World Series of Poker, particularly regarding attendance for the $10,000 Main Event. With travel restrictions in place for those wanting to come to the United States, various COVID-19 safety protocols in place, and the fact that we are still in a global pandemic, it was… Read more »
Time is growing short if you are planning to go to the 2021 World Series of Poker Championship Event, at least as a player. The third of six Day Ones is in the books, drawing in a smaller crowd than on Friday but still bringing a respectable field. How respectable? The chip leader from Day… Read more »
Friday night at the 2021 World Series of Poker saw the second Day One of action in the $10,000 Championship Event, but more eyes might have been on “The Mothership.” The main arena in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino’s Amazon Room was playing down the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, and… Read more »
It does seem like it just started last week, but the 2021 World Series of Poker is coming into its final events, in particular the $10,000 Championship Event. Day 1A is in the books for that event, graced by the presence of a couple of the wizened veterans of the game. While Friday will bring… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but I feel like the World Series of Poker just started. But now we are at the point where the end is in sight and the $10,000 Main Event is about to begin. The most highly-anticipated live poker tournament of the year gets underway Thursday and will run through November… Read more »
Phil Hellmuth is having a tremendous 2021 World Series of Poker. With a record 16th gold bracelet and multiple final tables, he is having a WSOP that few can match. But despite this, he went on record Monday with his dissatisfaction of the WSOP Player of the Year rankings and specifically the formula that goes… Read more »
In 2018, Shaun Deeb made his breakthrough in the poker world by winning the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event on his way to capturing the WSOP Player of the Year award. Fast forward three short years and it has a tremendous sense of déjà vu after Deeb emerged victorious in the 2021 $25,000… Read more »
If there is one thing that has been a constant at the 2021 World Series of Poker, it has been the predominance of veteran poker professionals who have been able to capture bracelets. The top of that list would start with Phil Hellmuth winning his 16th bracelet, but other players such as Anthony Zinno, Chance… Read more »
PLO master Just days after Adam Friedman made history by winning his third straight $10,000 Dealer’s Choice title at the World Series of Poker, Tommy Le accomplished a feat of his own. On Tuesday, Le won Event #45: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for the second time. His first bracelet in the event came in 2017;… Read more »
