World Series of Poker news.
On Sunday, Earl Burton caught you up on a bunch of the day’s tournaments at the World Series of Poker, but the WSOP is so busy that there was even more going on after he clicked “publish.” So, let’s take a quick look at a couple of the more interesting tournaments as the weekend came… Read more »
Imagine the excitement of attending the first week of the World Series of Poker. Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas are buzzing as people’s quests for a bracelet – including yours! – begin. Now imagine being asleep in your hotel room in the wee hours of the morning, perhaps with your significant other, and… Read more »
It is the second Sunday of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker and there have been bracelets flying out of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas rapidly. This afternoon at the WSOP, former WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh joined the highly exclusive “Five-Timers” club. In other action, the “Gladiators of Poker”… Read more »
Earlier this week, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced that the 2023 Poker Hall of Fame nominations were live. Under this format, the fans get to nominate one person (per email address) for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame (provided they meet the qualifications – you think I’m joking? One year… Read more »
If poker is your business, then business has been pretty good over the last week. The 2023 World Series of Poker has been doing some brisk business, seventeen events into the schedule, and several bracelets have been handed out over the last couple of days. Here’s a quick look at who those fortunate recipients have… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker is only a week old and we already have our first double bracelet winner. On Tuesday morning, Chad Eveslage won Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship, just a few days after winning Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed. Perhap’s it’s time to name the game type “Chad’s Choice?” Joking… Read more »
At the World Series of Poker, the excitement comes from the quest for a gold bracelet. There is one event, however, where main thrill for many is not the final table or the bracelet: the $1,000 Mystery Millions event. And this year, there were not one, but two million-dollar bounty prizes, both won on Sunday.… Read more »
Less than a week into the 2023 World Series of Poker and we are already at the point where a million events overlap and it feels like there is a final table concluding every other minute. On the first Sunday of the WSOP, the schedule really came to a head as four gold bracelets were… Read more »
The first weekend of the 2023 World Series of Poker is upon us, and the folks at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas aren’t letting the players rest at all. In the two major tournaments, a longtime “High Roller” pro picked up his second piece of jewelry, while 64 men have battled down to the… Read more »
The first Friday of the 2023 World Series of Poker brings the usual bustle that is associated with the biggest poker tournament on the planet. It also brought history as, on Thursday evening, a new star was born on the Mothership in the $25,000 “High Roller” event. While that was occurring, the Tournament of Champions… Read more »
It only started a few days ago, but the 2023 World Series of Poker has taken no time to reach full speed. The halls of Paris Las Vegas and the Horseshoe have been bustling and the first jewelry is reaching its deserving champions. In the books already is the traditional WSOP starter, the Casino Employees… Read more »
No solvers during a hand…or at all? With each World Series of Poker comes rules changes and clarifications, though the vast majority of time, they are minor. With the 2023 WSOP beginning today, tournament organizers have felt the need to clarify the rule about the use of real-time assistance (RTA) apps, particularly following the recent… Read more »
Yes, I 100% went for the cliché in the headline. I’m not a tournament director, so I need to take the one really good opportunity I have per year to use it. Maybe two, if I go for the gold on Day 1 of the Main Event. But yes, the 2023 World Series of Poker… Read more »
All thanks to the poker software Out with the old, in with the new. The World Series of Poker has replaced Event #4 on its WSOP Online schedule for Michigan and Pennsylvania, switching from a $400 Progressive Knockout bracelet event to a $500 Mystery Bounty tournament. Just like progressive knockout tournaments were all the rage… Read more »
Maurice Hawkins is the king of the World Series of Poker Circuit once again. On Monday, he won his 15th career WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina, breaking a tie with Joshua Reichard at the top of the all-time list. Reichard earned his 14th ring, tying Hawkins, at the WSOP Circuit… Read more »
Caesars is doing some rearranging of its properties on the Las Vegas Strip. On Monday, the company announced that Horseshoe Las Vegas’ Jubilee Tower will become part of Paris Las Vegas as part of a $100 million renovation project. The hotel tower will be renamed Versailles Tower and will be connected to the rest of… Read more »
Load up on energy drinks Daniel Negreanu had better get some rest over these next six weeks because he has a busy summer ahead. Over the weekend, the Poker Hall of Famer posted his schedule for the 2023 World Series of Poker and it is a doozy, leaving him with essentially no rest at all.… Read more »
It may not feel like it, but the 2023 World Series of Poker is just around the corner (a little over a month away). Earlier this week, the flagship broadcast outlet for the WSOP, PokerGO, announced its broadcast (streaming?) schedule for the run of the 2023 WSOP. Meanwhile, another announcement came out that ended one… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has announced that registration for this summer’s WSOP will open on Thursday, April 13. The Series begins on May 30 and runs through July 18. Caesars recommends players use the online registration system, which will be at bravopokerlive.com (the site does not work right now because registration is not open… Read more »
We’re about two months away from the 2023 World Series of Poker and as such, online poker rooms have started ramping up their WSOP satellites. One of those poker sites is GGPoker, which has had a tight relationship with the WSOP for several years now. On Sunday, GGPoker launched its “Road to Vegas” promotion, during… Read more »
Last year was the first year that the World Series of Poker was held on the Las Vegas Strip, jointly hosted by Paris and Horseshoe (then Bally’s). For more than a decade and a half, the off-Strip Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was the annual home of the world’s most prestigious poker festival. That former… Read more »
Releasing the full schedule five months before the cards hit the air, the World Series of Poker is certainly vacuuming up the air in the poker community. On Thursday, WSOP and Caesars officials released the day-by-day schedule for this year’s festivities, which will run from May 30 to July 18. There is also going to… Read more »
Uh…what just happened? The latest poker controversy has dropped: a split pot at the final table of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit event somehow resulted in player being eliminated from the tournament. The incident occurred when the WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event at King’s Casino – the home venue for WSOP Europe –… Read more »
Lon McEachern is not in the Poker Hall of Fame. He and his long time World Series of Poker broadcast partner Norman Chad have been finalists together, but they have yet to make it. When and if McEachern is enshrined, it will be for his contributions to the game in the broadcast booth, not at… Read more »
Everyone’s had their rest…now it’s time to get back in the pool! The 2022 tournament poker season seems to have just ended a couple of weeks ago as Father Time strolled out the door. With the arrival of the Baby New Year comes a brand-new fleet of tournaments and a few surprises on the major… Read more »
