World Series of Poker news.
As my colleague Earl Burton reported yesterday, the 2016 World Series of Poker $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Championship Event, better known as the Main Event, needed nearly 4,000 players to belly up to the tables on Monday’s final starting flight in order for the total field to eclipse last year’s number of 6,420 entrants. Not a… Read more »
As the 2016 World Series of Poker’s $10,000 Championship Event played out its second Day 1 on Sunday, two tournaments were looking to crown champions. The “Big One High Roller” concluded its action late Sunday night, while the Ladies’ Champion was crowned in rapid fashion on Sunday afternoon. Event #65 – $10,000 Ladies’ No Limit… Read more »
While the first Day One for the 2016 World Series of Poker’s Championship Event was held on Saturday, several other tournaments either wrapped up or were near their conclusion. In one event in particular, a popular professional player picked up the second leg of poker’s Triple Crown in winning a WSOP bracelet. Event #63 –… Read more »
Saturday marked the beginning of the 2016 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event, but there was still some unfinished business around the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino to take care of first. In fact, one of the final “big money” tournaments of the WSOP was extended a day to determine its championship, among… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker crept closer to its Championship Event with the conclusion of the inaugural Tag Team event on Friday. With several top-notch pros entered into the event, it was the duo of Doug Polk and Ryan Fee who walked away as champions. Event #61 – $1000 Tag Team No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
The 2016 World Series of Poker is lumbering to its featured tournament – the $10,000 Championship Event – but there’s still some work left to do with the preliminary events. The final table is set in the inaugural Tag Team tournament, while the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha field has been whittled down to the final… Read more »
In one of the best battles so far at this year’s World Series of Poker, Brian Rast was able to outlast a strong Justin Bonomo to make history in winning his second $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. When the final table for the PPC began on Wednesday, Rast wasn’t the only person with a shot at… Read more »
Three late-20’s poker pros each won the first gold bracelet of their careers yesterday at the 2016 World Series of Poker. Let’s take a quick look to see what went on: David Peters – Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 29-year old poker pro David Peters finally broke through, besting a field of 1,860 players one… Read more »
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 »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) released the schedule for the thirteenth season of the World Series of Poker Circuit Tuesday, a schedule which features 22 tour stops in the United States plus six more international stops. The centerpiece of the schedule appears to be Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. The WSOP Circuit season begins… 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 »
With only about two weeks to go (and another 19 or so tournaments in the canister), poker professional Jason Mercier is threatening to make the race for the 2016 World Series of Poker Player of the Year a runaway. Mercier has been a runaway train since the start of the 2016 WSOP, fired in part… 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 »
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 »
It was a busy day Tuesday at the 2016 World Series of Poker as three gold bracelets were awarded overnight. Let’s take a quick look at the latest owners of poker jewelry: Event #14: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em Poker pro Jason DeWitt won one of the most difficult tournaments of the WSOP, the $1,500… Read more »
Jason Mercier won his fourth career World Series of Poker gold bracelet Tuesday morning outlasting an extremely seasoned field of 99 other players in Event #16: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship. The victory was worth $273,335. Now, even though the first place prize was more than a quarter million dollars, it sounds like Mercier… Read more »
After Howard Lederer issued an apology for his role in the Full Tilt Poker “Black Friday” scandal last month, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that he would make an appearance at the World Series of Poker. While we would all like to believe that the apology was completely heartfelt (and I’m not saying it… Read more »
