It seems that poker cannot exist unless it has some sort of controversy going on. The 2023 World Series of Poker was highlighted by the win in the $10,000 Championship Event by Daniel Weinman, but it also showed its seedy side. Admitted poker cheater Ali Imsirovic made a return to the tables at this year’s… Read more »
2023 World Series of Poker
Is This the “Second Poker Boom?”
One of the things that was spoken about regarding the 2023 World Series of Poker was the constant commentary regarding the number of players who were taking part. Yes, the $10,000 WSOP Championship Event drew in a record, 10,043 PLAYERS (not entries, folks…PLAYERS), and other events that traditionally had smaller numbers (RE: non-Texas Hold’em tournaments)… Read more »
2023 WSOP Championship Event Predictions – Time to Send Crystal Ball Out for a Tuneup
The summer Bacchanalia that is the 2023 World Series of Poker is now in the history books. The massive 2023 WSOP Championship Event has concluded, with Daniel Weisman walking off with the record $12.1 million prize pool and the massive Championship bracelet. But there is something else we have to look at before we wrap… Read more »
Predicting the Outcome: 2023 WSOP Championship Event Final Table
The 2023 World Series of Poker has certainly been one for the record books. Besides the five new members of the Six Bracelet Club (Josh Arieh, Jeremy Ausmus, Shaun Deeb, Jason Mercier, and newly inducted Poker Hall of Famer Brian Rast) and the record-breaking non-Texas Hold’em tournaments, the 2023 WSOP Championship Event shattered the record… Read more »
Adam Walton Seizes Lead at 2023 WSOP Championship Event Final Table
It all comes down to this. In what was a rather quick evening – at least when it comes to determining the final table – the 2023 World Series of Poker has worked its way to its final nine combatants. While they are taking a well-deserved day off on Saturday, Adam Walton will be able… Read more »
Juan Maceiras Dominates on Route to Lead in 2023 WSOP Championship Event
In golf, the third day of a tournament is usually called “Moving Day” because the players who truly stake themselves as contenders to win the title make their biggest moves up the leaderboard. The same holds true in the late stages of a poker tournament – the players who are poised to battle it out… Read more »
49 Remain in 2023 WSOP Championship Event Heading to Day Seven
It seems like the 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event has been going on forever – and there are still four more days to go – but, in reality, it has only been in action for the past ten days. Day Six is now in the books, with 49 players left on the battlegrounds,… Read more »
2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event Final Numbers…10,043
The 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event is certainly one for the record books. After two levels of late registration concluded on Saturday, the official count for the largest Championship Event of all time was set. By the end of the night, two players had eclipsed Day 2ABC chip leader Christopher Brammer to take… Read more »
2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event Shatters Record, Christopher Brammer Emerges as Day 2ABC Leader
So, has there been anything that happened over the past couple of days at the 2023 World Series of Poker? As expected, the 2023 WSOP Championship Event soared past the record for most players on Day 1D of the event. Thursday afternoon, Day 1D eclipsed the 8773-player mark to become the largest Championship Event in… Read more »
Chris Brewer Becomes Second Double Bracelet Winner of 2023 WSOP
Chris Brewer got emotional a couple weeks ago when he won his first-ever World Series of Poker bracelet after years of coming close. With the “one of the best to never win one” title shed, perhaps he was a little more relaxed, as this past weekend, he won his second, taking the crown in Event… Read more »
Mary Dvorkin Leads Ladies’ Championship Heading to Day Three, Ryan Miller Denies Bryn Kenney a Bracelet in Stud Hi/Lo Championship
The Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas are buzzing on this, the fourth weekend of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker. The Ladies’ Championship has reached the money and should be looking at setting a final table on Saturday. Around the felt battlegrounds, Ryan Miller was able to vanquish Bryn Kenney in what was… Read more »
WSOP Ladies’ Championship Breaks Record, Karina Jett and Ruth Hall in Top Ten
One thing that doesn’t get enough attention is the “women-only” tournaments in the world of poker. Unless a man takes on the dubious challenge of entering one of these tournaments (as is permissible by law, but just because it is permissible doesn’t make it right), you usually don’t hear about it. Thus, it is a… Read more »
Shaun Deeb in Pursuit of Second WSOP Player of the Year Award
Since roughly 2018, poker professional Shaun Deeb has etched his name in the hunt for the prestigious World Series of Poker Player of the Year award. 2018 would see Deeb take down the title and, in 2019, he barely missed out on repeating as the POY when Robert Campbell passed him. Last year, Deeb came… Read more »
Today at the WSOP: Nick Guagenti Leads PLO Hi/Lo Battle, 17 Remain in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Championship
One of the great things about the 2023 World Series of Poker is that it seems to have been bringing more attention to the non-Texas Hold’em tournaments. Whether they are High Roller events or mixed game tournaments, these disciplines of poker are certainly demonstrating that they are viable and extremely popular around the Horseshoe and… Read more »
Today at the WSOP: Brian Rast Makes History in PPC, Dimitar Danchev Leads Heading to Final Day of PLO Championship
The first month of the 2023 World Series of Poker has seen several historic moments, but, arguably, Thursday was one of the biggest. In one of the marquee events of the WSOP, Brian Rast earned his third-ever title in the event (and sixth WSOP bracelet overall) against what was a power-packed final table. Elsewhere around… Read more »
Today at the WSOP: Chris Klodnicki Returns to Tournament Poker with Massive Win as “Super” High Roller, Lowball Triple Draw Championship Hit the Felt
It is the third weekend of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and there is action everywhere you look at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A trio of bracelets were handed out on Friday night, while one of the largest buy-in tournaments in WSOP history opened action. Saturday will be the day… Read more »
Today at the WSOP: Another New Member for the “Five-Timers” Club in John Monnette, Jans Arends Biggest High Roller of All
As of today, at the 2023 World Series of Poker, 35 tournaments are in the books. Surprisingly, that is only slightly more than a third of the events that are on the roster for poker players from around the world. As the third Thursday of the series kicks off today, two men are celebrating their… Read more »
Shaun Deeb Wins Sixth WSOP Bracelet, Capturing $1,500 Eight Game Mix Title
Shaun Deeb loves playing poker, loves making money. But more than most players, he really loves the competition of tournament poker. Poker is a game, after all. Deeb is one of those guys who really tries to win Player of the Year awards, to try to win more than his friends, just because those races… Read more »
Ben Lamb Wins WSOP Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Ben Lamb ran through an absolutely stacked final table on Tuesday to win his second career World Series of Poker bracelet, taking the title in Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. For the win, Lamb cashed for nearly half a million dollars. Poker is a funny game in that luck plays as… Read more »
Today at the WSOP: David “ODB” Baker Makes a Huge Comeback, Erik Seidel Chasing #10
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 »
Today at the WSOP: Josh Arieh Joins “Five-Timers” Club, Gladiators of Poker Bursts Seams
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 »
Today at the WSOP: Catching Up on Bracelet Winners
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 »
Today at the WSOP: Chad Eveslage Wins Second Dealer’s Choice Event in Four Days
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 »
Today at the WSOP: Four Bracelets Doled Out on Busy Sunday
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 »
Today at the WSOP: Chad Eveslage Champion of Dealer’s Choice, $25K Heads-Up in “Sweet Sixteen”
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 »