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The highlight of the World Series of Poker is quite obviously the $10,000 Main Event and that is coming up in a few days, but right now, all eyes are on the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. The high stakes mixed game event is largely seen as the “real” championship, the one… Read more »
It has taken years and years for any progress to made on legalizing online poker in California. In the last year or so, some solid steps have been taken, but one huge obstacle still remains: a bloc of hard-line Native American tribes who want to grab as much of the online poker pie for themselves… Read more »
While it may not be the homestretch, the end of the 2016 World Series of Poker – at least the summertime run – is in view with more than 50 events completed. A burgeoning pro and a player who already had multiple pieces of WSOP bling picked up bracelets while a veteran of the high… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker is steaming into July, but not before awarding several important championships. The first woman to win an open WSOP event has been determined for 2016, while a trio of top professionals emerged victorious from their particular events. Event #46 – $1500 No Limit Hold’em Bounty Tournament Battling through a… Read more »
George Danzer won Event #43: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship at the 2016 World Series of Poker (WSOP) early Tuesday morning, acquiring his fourth career gold bracelet. He is now tied with Max Pescatori in that category, topping the list of European WSOP bracelet winners. Danzer received $338,646 for the victory,… Read more »
At the 2016 World Series of Poker on Saturday, two events reached their conclusions and awarded the prestigious gold bracelet. On tournament would end stunningly with a conclusion that is rarely seen in tournament poker, while the second was a reward for a player who had come agonizingly close previously. Event #39 – $10,000 Six-Handed… Read more »
Defeating a final table that included the reigning World Champion and a master of the Limit game who holds three World Series of Poker bracelets himself, relative unknown Rafael Lebron came through the forest to capture the WSOP gold at Event #38, the $3000 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em tournament. One of the men alluded to at… Read more »
Only halfway through its 68 tournament schedule, the 2016 World Series of Poker has already crowned three double bracelet winners. The latest, the United Kingdom’s Benny Glaser, earned his latest piece of jewelry in the $10,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Eights or Better World Championship. It took a little extra work to get the tournament completed as… Read more »
The California Assembly Appropriations Committee passed an online poker legalization and regulation bill Wednesday, meaning that poker can finally (possibly) get a full vote on the Assembly floor. AB 2863 was supposed to be up for a vote by the committee last week, but some amendments were added that pushed the timetable out to today.… Read more »
It seems like every year, we see somebody win more than one bracelet at the World Series of Poker. This year, with the 2016 WSOP not even half over yet, we now have two such players. You likely already know about Jason Mercier, who in a single week nabbed two bracelets and came one spot… Read more »
As the 2016 World Series of Poker nears its halfway mark, three more bracelets were awarded at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. One was a tournament that needed some overtime to take care of business, while the other two events played out as scheduled on Saturday. Event #23 – $2000… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker’s latest two bracelet winners went to both sides of the coin to claim their trophies. In one event, it was a rather rapid affair (although it HAD been extended from the previous day), while the other tournament wrapped up early Saturday morning. Event #21 – $3000 Six-Handed No Limit… Read more »
In an eight-hour final day battle, businessman Danny Le dominated on his way to winning Event #22, the $1500 Limit Hold’em tournament, last night at the 2016 World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. Final day action began with 15 players still remaining in the event and Le atop the… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker rolled along on Wednesday, crowning two more champions during its action. In one tournament, a player who has done a great deal in only five years captured an elusive goal and, in the other tournament, a popular pro was denied his second bracelet of the 2016 WSOP. Event #19… Read more »
Online poker hit a significant milestone in New York Tuesday, but as the legislative session draws to a close, the future of the game in the Empire State is still a question mark. For the first time in the state, an online poker bill passed through a full chamber of the legislature, as S5302 was… Read more »
There are nearly 70 events at the World Series of Poker this year. We will touch on most of them to some extent on this site, but in the end, most readers aren’t going to really care to read about the final hand of event 30-something that allowed a 20-something to win a gold bracelet.… Read more »
A little more than a week after alleged co-conspirator Chris Ferguson returned for the first time in six years to the 2016 World Series of Poker, former Full Tilt Poker front man Howard Lederer stepped up to the felt in the Rio in Las Vegas on Saturday. Lederer put down his ducats to enter Event… Read more »
Wednesday at the 2016 World Series of Poker was a day in which there was only one bracelet handed out, despite the factor that several events were in their final throes. In that one event, Ryan D’Angelo achieved his career highlight in winning a WSOP bracelet while three other events are waiting until Thursday for… Read more »
By early Tuesday morning at the 2016 World Series of Poker, the latest two bracelets had been awarded to their fortunate winners. The “Colossus II” finally came to a conclusion and awarded its million dollar first place prize, while the Dealer’s Choice tournament came to a close just after dinner was completed on Monday night. Event… Read more »
It was a busy Monday of action around the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino as the 2016 World Series of Poker awarded two more bracelets and set the final table for two other events. Event #2 – $565 “Colossus II” No Limit Hold’em 78 players were back on the grind on Monday in “Colossus… Read more »
The entirety of the humongous field for “Colossus II” came together for the first time on Sunday at the 2016 World Series of Poker while, off in its own quiet little corner of the Amazon Room, the deep-pocketed pros who came back for Day 2 of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud World Championship determined their… Read more »
The first Saturday of the 2016 World Series of Poker saw the tournament arenas around the Rio packed with a plethora of players of all types. For those with a shortened bankroll, the “Colossus II” rumbled on with its final two flights, while those with a bit more change in their pockets chose to take… Read more »
The action at the 2016 World Series of Poker is off and running, with one bracelet already on its new owner’s wrist. As for the next one? There’s still a great deal of poker to be played yet as the “Colossus II” rumbles through the first weekend of the WSOP. Event #1 – $565 Casino… Read more »
Amid much fanfare, the 47th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off on Wednesday at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The traditional starter for the greatest poker tournament of all time, the $565 Casino Employees Event, has put its Day One action into the history books while the weekend is set… Read more »
Last week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted on two gambling amendments and passed neither, meaning that the progress of a possible regulated online poker industry in the Commonwealth was slowed. Cross our fingers, but hopefully the slowdown is brief as the House is scheduled to reconvene next Monday, June 6th, and hold a re-vote… Read more »
