It has been a year of discontent for Daniel Negreanu. Sure, he had won more than a million dollars prior to the 2022 Super High Roller Bowl, but he had shot through that during the 2022 World Series of Poker by itself. Thus, Friday night was an enjoyable way for Negreanu to get the monkey… Read more »
It had long been rumored, but on Friday it became official. In a brief announcement, officials with the PokerGO Tour, the creation of the streaming channel of the same name, announced that two players had been suspended. “High Rollers” Ali Imsirovic and Jake Schindler, who at one point were 1-2 in the PokerGO Tour Player… Read more »
Anyone who says the world of tournament poker is easy to conquer is either lying or a con man. A player can go many tries, over a long span of time, before even eking out a min-cash, let alone a significant deep run and major cash. Thus, the analysis from top professional poker player Brandon… Read more »
Just when you think that the season is done for the World Series of Poker, they come back into the game. The organization recently announced the schedule for the World Series of Poker Europe’s triumphant return, and they aren’t done with that. WSOP officials have now announced that they will be going online for two… Read more »
It seems that poker’s punch in the world of television and sports has taken a few steps backward. In a rather unimaginable fashion CBS Sports, the television broadcast outlet for the 2022 World Series of Poker, which completed action in mid-July, just can’t seem to find the ability to tell people that they are currently… Read more »
The long, summertime slog of the 2022 World Series of Poker has come to an end. Yes, there was still some business to take care of after Espen Jorstad captured poker’s World Championship on Saturday, but it took place after all the cameras went away. The final bracelet of the 2022 WSOP was the 2022… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker Championship Event has certainly been one for the ages. The tournament nearly broke the record for number of players, and it has also brought us some wonderful action on the felt. The event is now in its final days, with a long day’s night on Wednesday leading to a… Read more »
Yesterday, I commented that the 2022 World Series of Poker has seemed to run fairly smoothly at its new digs at Paris and Bally’s Las Vegas so far. Perhaps I spoke to soon. On Monday afternoon, the WSOP sent out a “911” message on social media, urging anyone planning to play in the $10,000 Main… Read more »
The real challenge is staying on top Over here in the United States, it is Independence Day, the Fourth of July. And because it is on a Monday, that means a three-day weekend for lots of folks. With the excitement of a three-day weekend, I suspect that many poker fans forgot that the 2022 World… Read more »
It may not feel like it, but we have come to the final couple of weeks of the 2022 World Series of Poker. The indicator of this is that Sunday will mark the start of the crown jewel of the schedule, the $10,000 Championship Event. The first of three-Day Ones will take to the felt… Read more »
It has been an eventful weekend at the 2022 World Series of Poker. One Poker Hall of Famer has added to his legacy while another came up just short of the top prize. Eli Elezra captured his fifth bracelet in his storied career by keeping David ‘Chino’ Rheem from capturing his first bracelet early Saturday… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker has been groundbreaking in several areas. The throngs that have returned to the new home of the WSOP, Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas, have brought outstanding poker to fans. Early Friday morning, another page was written in the history books as Dan Cates became the first back-to-back champion of… Read more »
High roller tournaments have become old hat nowadays, the main reason why the all-time money list is now dominated by “younger” players. The term “high roller” can signify a range of buy-ins, from $15,000 to $25,000 to $50,000. But then there is the “Super” high roller, which uses the modifier to mean something even more,… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker opens for action on Sunday with one of its “tentpole” tournaments coming together for the first time. Typical of multiple entry (and Day One) events, the COLOSSUS pumped the players through the door and to the tables; the survivors of the two-Day Ones will come together for the first… Read more »
As we enter the fourth weekend of action at the 2022 World Series of Poker, there is something for all fans of poker. If you are looking for the stars of the game, then the $250,000 High Roller is your cup of tea. If you are looking to get a cash for a much smaller… Read more »
I suppose this should be called “Yesterday at the 2022 WSOP,” but considering the extremely busy Tuesday at Paris and Bally’s Las Vegas concluded with three bracelets awarded in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, we can stick with what we’ve got. Let’s take a look at the tournaments that finished up overnight at the… Read more »
There are certain accomplishments in one’s poker life that a player will never forget. Playing at the World Series of Poker. Eliminating Phil Ivey from a tournament. Winning a WSOP gold bracelet. How about all three? Aleksejs Ponakovs did just that Monday night, as he knocked out arguably the greatest poker player of all time… Read more »
As someone who has written about poker and gambling for quite some time now, Pedro Bromfman is interesting to me. I feel like I’ve seen his name pop up a lot over the years, so he has clearly done something right in the world of poker, but looking up his live tournament results, he has… Read more »
If you will remember last week when we talked about the 2022 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race, you should recall that I said, “this entire list could change in a couple of weeks.” I was wrong…it only took ONE week for it to be completely upended, with a new overall leader… Read more »
It has been another hectic weekend around Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas as the 2022 World Series of Poker rolls along. For this third Sunday of action in Sin City, the MILLIONAIRE MAKER will come together for the first time, while the “High Roller” denizens will work towards a champion in Deuce to Seven Lowball.… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker is going on as we speak, but the world of poker is not exclusively inside Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. In this version of “In Case You Missed It (ICYMI),” we will look at some of the other news that has come to the fore. You will learn about… Read more »
It is the point of the race where some fatigue may be setting in. The 2022 World Series of Poker is rapidly approaching the halfway mark of its 48-day run and the action has continued at a rather steady pace. Thursday’s action will be highlighted by two final tables in non-Texas Hold’em events, as Pot… Read more »
The pandemic isn’t over Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the in-person version of the World Series of Poker (along with most other live activities for months), the deadly virus is still having an impact on the WSOP. Things are “back to normal” at the Series, now located at Paris and… Read more »
As re-entry events have become commonplace over the last several years, many in the poker world – including some here on this site – have lamented their popularity with tournament organizers, seeing them as giving another advantage to the most deep-pocketed players. But sometimes the ability to re-enter a live tournament bites a player in… Read more »
For years, Adam Friedman was known as the guy who cried after losing a huge hand during the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, though most people don’t remember that he recovered from that and finished 43rd for nearly a quarter of a million dollars. That was his first tournament; he was 23 years… Read more »
