World Series of Poker news.
A week straight is too much In what will likely come as a shock to the poker community, 17-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has announced that he will not participate in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event. In a two-minute video posted to social media, the 1989 Main Event champion explained that… Read more »
100 gold bracelet events GGPoker has released the schedule for the 2025 World Series of Poker, the first edition of the classic poker series under the online poker room’s ownership. Running May 27 through July 16, the WSOP will span 100 events at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.… Read more »
That’s quite the haul It is quite the accomplishment to win a single World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring, but how about three? And how about three in one Circuit stop? That is exactly what William Stanford pulled off this past weekend, catapulting his career ring total from four to seven in just a… Read more »
German poker professional Tom Fuchs capped off an extraordinary year by winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise $50,000 High Roller event. The tournament, held on December 19, 2024, attracted 130 entries, culminating in a prize pool of $6.5 million. Fuchs’s victory not only earned him $1,292,000 but also marked his first WSOP gold… Read more »
The excitement is building as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has officially announced the dates for its 56th annual event. Set to take place from May 27 to July 16, 2025, the tournament will once again be hosted at the iconic Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas on the Strip. This year’s Main… Read more »
It may have taken a day longer than what officials scheduled, but the victor of the $10,000 Dealer’s Choice World Championship, Event #13 on the 2024 World Series of Poker roster, has been determined. Coming back this afternoon with the chip lead, four-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi became a five-time winner after dispatching Michael… Read more »
Pays more than chips to knock someone out In the few years that it has existed, the $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker has been a huge hit. It not only sports a $1 million guaranteed prize for the winner, but is also a bounty tournament, which always makes… Read more »
There are about a million World Series of Poker tournaments running simultaneously right now, even after two finished up Sunday night. Both of those events saw players win their second bracelets, but neither Bryce Yockey nor Nick Guagenti is satisfied to stop there. Bryce Yockey can sure play Omaha Bryce Yockey won his first WSOP… Read more »
It was an interesting weekend around the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as the first weekend of the 2024 World Series of Poker concluded its action. A Poker Hall of Famer took time from their schedule to go “into the masses” to capture their latest bracelet. While that was happening, the $25,000 Heads-Up World Championship… Read more »
It has been a busy first few days of the 2024 World Series of Poker. Four events are already in the books, handing out their hardware, as the first weekend of the Series looms. Coming up for the players on this first weekend is one of the “tentpole” events of the 2024 WSOP and the… Read more »
The 55th Annual World Series of Poker wasted little time tossing the fireworks in 2024, starting the festivities with a new event alongside a longtime tournament. The new event, the $5000 Champions’ Reunion, has now reached its final ten players, while the longtime tournament, the $500 Casino Employees’ Event, has only four survivors left. Those… Read more »
The 2024 World Series of Poker kicked off with what will likely be one of the highlight tournaments of the summer yesterday, the debut edition of the $5,000 Champions Reunion No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout event. All former WSOP Main Event champions received a free seat in the tournament, but with that gift comes a cost: a… Read more »
At long last, the 2024 World Series of Poker is upon us, with Tuesday marking the first of over a month and a half of wall-to-wall poker action in Las Vegas. Just like last year – and for the foreseeable future – the WSOP is being held on the Strip at both Horseshoe and Paris.… Read more »
Choose wisely The 2024 World Series of Poker starts tomorrow and with it, so does the chase for the WSOP Player of the Year title. But before you plan out your 50-event POY grind schedule, the WSOP announced on Sunday that it has changed the rules for the series-end award. In years past, those who… Read more »
Ahead of the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker, Caesars Digital and WSOP officials have announced a revamp of their online poker site, WSOP.com. Under the new moniker WSOP Online, the new site will allow the three states that allow online poker play – Nevada, New Jersey, and Michigan – to take part… Read more »
Payout scale smoothed With the World Series of Poker just a week away, the WSOP has announced that payout structures have been changed, with a minimum cash for most events now equaling two times the buy-in. This flattens the payouts a bit, reducing the awards for the top finishers, but benefiting many more players at… Read more »
We are only weeks away from the start of the 2024 World Series of Poker. The crème of the poker world, degenerate gamblers, and ambitious amateurs are all lining up to take their shots at earning poker’s greatest honor – the gold bracelet signifying a WSOP tournament winner – but what are they doing to… Read more »
We’re less than a month and a half away from the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and as much as many of us would like to attend, that’s just not going to happen. But PokerGO is there to pick up the slack, announcing livestreaming coverage that will include over 300 hours of… Read more »
In an oddly quiet announcement, the World Series of Poker released the schedule for the 2024 WSOP Europe last week. Slated for September 18 to October 9, the Series will once again be played at its long-term home of King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. 2024 WSOP consists of 15 gold bracelet events, culminating with… Read more »
It may have taken a bit longer than previously, but it was well worth the wait. This morning, Caesars Entertainment and WSOP officials released the full schedule for the upcoming 2024 World Series of Poker. Now, poker players from around the world can start to make their plans for the festivities this summer, which will… Read more »
We may not have a firm schedule – yet – but the 2024 World Series of Poker is already beginning to run satellite tournaments online. In New Jersey, Nevada, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, players on the WSOP.com sites can get in on the action each weekend. These satellite events will give their winners a $10,000 “passport”… Read more »
It has got to be exciting to achieve the biggest cash of your poker tournament career, be it $100, $1,000, or $1 million, but getting another top five career cash a couple days later, now that’s quite a week. It happened to PokerNow ambassador and poker commentator Kasey Mills over the weekend, as she won… Read more »
What’s done is done A few days after the conclusion of the inaugural WSOP Paradise, bit of disappointing news has emerged from the Main Event final table. Shortly before his ouster in 3rd place, Australian pro Daniel Neilson ended up forking over 10 million chips too many in a key all-in hand that likely played… Read more »
The inaugural World Series of Poker stop at Atlantis Spa Resort in the Bahamas – christened the WSOP Paradise by its organizers – has wrapped up its festivities for 2023. In the $10,000 Main Event, Stanislav Zegal was able to ride his stack to the championship despite a massive charge from fan-favorite Matt Glantz. While… Read more »
With tournaments in both Las Vegas (the WPT World Championship) and Rozvadov (the EPT Prague) enjoying a great deal of success, the World Series of Poker schedule at Atlantis Resort Spa in the Bahamas has kind of been overlooked. The Main Event of the WSOP Paradise, as it has been billed, has determined its final… Read more »
