World Series of Poker news.
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 »
Here we are. Today, May 31st, is the first day of the 47th Annual World Series of Poker. With 69 events spanning a month and a half (not counting the break for the November Nine), the WSOP should prove once again to be one hell of an experience for all involved. There are no official… Read more »
With the start of the 47th Annual World Series of Poker at the end of this month, officials with the WSOP have announced a host of innovations that will hopefully improve a player’s – and the fan’s – experiences when dealing with the preeminent organization in the world of poker. With more players being paid… Read more »
The complete schedule for the 2016 World Series of Poker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas was unveiled yesterday; the 47th annual running of the world’s most popular poker festival will begin on Wednesday, June 1st and conclude on Thursday, July 14th. The 2016 WSOP technically begins on Tuesday, May 31st,… Read more »
The World Series of Poker is just around the corner…well, if that corner is about 250 miles away and then around an extended series of corners. But nevertheless, unless our planet unexpectedly gets engulfed by the sun within the next several months, there will be a WSOP in 2016. And now we know exactly when.… Read more »
A little more than a week ago, the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table began play. The atmosphere was electric around the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and, as pretty much the chip counts indicated, Joe McKeehen steamrolled his way to the… Read more »
The lights in the Penn and Teller Theater in the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino have gone dark on the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event. After two months of play in the tournament rooms of the Rio, two weeks of battle in the Championship Event and four months for the 2015 “November… Read more »
Joe McKeehen fulfilled his poker destiny last night, dispatching Neil Blumenfield and Josh Beckley easily on his way to capturing the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Championship. For his efforts, he won the largest bracelet poker has ever seen (it is a case for the two winning cards, for crying out loud)… Read more »
The remaining field of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was cut in half last night as just three players are still alive in the battle for the most cherished poker prize in the world. And like the first day of the final table, it is Joe McKeehen who ended the night… Read more »
The final table of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event kicked off Sunday night as nine championship hopefuls – the November Nine – embarked upon the final chapter of their quest to poker immortality. It was slow going as everyone played quite deliberately and after nearly six hours, only three players were… Read more »
In just a few hours, the nine men who will vie for the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event bracelet will take to the stage of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2015 “November Nine” – determined back in July from a field… Read more »
After more than a four month wait, the men who will make up the 2015 World Series of Poker Championship Event’ s “November Nine” have reconvened on the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, in particular the Penn and Teller Theater. Beginning on Sunday and over the course of the next three… Read more »
Moldovan poker player Valeriu Coca has been cleared by the World Series of Poker and the Nevada Gaming Control Board of cheating allegations from this summer’s WSOP and will be awarded his $54,545 winnings from his tenth place finish in the $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Event. The controversy surrounding Coca began when he made a… Read more »
On a Friday night pause before the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe’s Championship Event winner will be determined, the final table of the €25,000 High Roller event played out. At the end of the festivities, former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel emerged as the champion of the event. The final table from the 64 player… Read more »
Capping off what has been a stirring fortnight of poker at the Spielbank Berlin Casino in Germany, the United States’ Kevin MacPhee earned his second bracelet of 2015 over Spain’s David Lopez at the €10,000 Championship Event of the World Series of Poker Europe on Saturday night. The six man final table was set up… Read more »
The money bubble burst on Wednesday at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event as the field was narrowed from 65 to 21. The tournament moves to its penultimate day on Thursday, the day the six-handed final table will be determined. With the championship in sight, it is Kevin MacPhee ahead of the… Read more »
The money bubble drew ever closer Tuesday at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event as the field was slashed by about two-thirds. With just 32 players getting paid and 65 remaining going into Wednesday’s Day 3, the field will still need to be cut by half before anyone can exhale even a… Read more »
With the preliminary events out of the way (except for the High Roller Event, which begins Wednesday), it is on to the Main Event at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe. The two starting flights are already in the books and leading the way heading into Tuesday’s Day 2 is Scotland’s Niall Farrell with… Read more »
The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe has made its share of history this year. Last week, it hosted the largest event ever at the WSOP Europe, The Oktoberfest, which fielded 2,144 players. And now, the latest bracelet winner is just the third player from Greece to pull off the feat. The kicker here, though,… Read more »
As the €10,000 Main Event prepares to begin today, preliminary action at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe is beginning to wrap up. Two events have reached their conclusion, with Greece capturing its second bracelet of the WSOP-E and a veteran Brit making some noise in Pot Limit Hold’em. Event #6 – €3000 No… Read more »
It’s been a busy couple of days at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe at the Spielbank Berlin Casino in Germany. Two bracelets have been handed out, including a U. S. expatriate earning one and a European taking his first for his country. Event #4 – €1500 Monster Stack No Limit Hold’em 22 players… Read more »
The 2015 World Series of Poker Europe rolls on and Tuesday night, Richard Gryko (not to be confused with former “21 Jump Street” star Richard Grieco) picked up his first WSOP bracelet, winning Event 3: €3,250 Eight-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha. Gryko picked up €126,345 ($143,489) for his achievement. It was a small event compared to most… Read more »
Event #2 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe made history over the past several days, as it became the largest tournament – in terms of player numbers – ever seen at the WSOP Europe. It obliterated the previous record, too, fielding 2,144 entries, almost three times as many as the 771 who played… Read more »
Defeating a difficult final table, Makarios Avramidis emerged as the victor of the first event at the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe, the €2000 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em tournament, on Saturday night. Six men (hence the name of the tournament) returned on Saturday to determine the champion of this event with Paul Michaelis,… Read more »
