In today’s poker world, it is not unusual for players to have to make decisions regarding what tournaments they want to take part in. Rare is it, however, that the tournaments in question are of such luminous status that people will make note of who is going where. That’s what we’re looking at when it… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Back when they were battling it out in a new format, Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu got to talking some trash to each other. In the end, it resulted in a challenge from Negreanu to Hellmuth to further prove his abilities on the table. Since that time, however, there has been absolutely NO action on… Read more »
Perhaps it was too good to believe. Mere days after the announcement that the battle would continue between Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver, Seiver has backed out of the rematch. The High Stakes Duel III showdown, slated to take place on August 22, was only announced on Monday, but apparently that was enough time for… 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 »
Friday night at the 2021 World Series of Poker saw the second Day One of action in the $10,000 Championship Event, but more eyes might have been on “The Mothership.” The main arena in the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino’s Amazon Room was playing down the final table of the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship, and… Read more »
It does seem like it just started last week, but the 2021 World Series of Poker is coming into its final events, in particular the $10,000 Championship Event. Day 1A is in the books for that event, graced by the presence of a couple of the wizened veterans of the game. While Friday will bring… Read more »
That didn’t last long Phil Galfond is now four-for-four in his “Galfond Challenges” after his latest opponent, Brandon Adams, conceded the match on Monday to the RunItOnce poker room founder. Galfond was $270,000 ahead – he keeps that money – and won a $100,000 from Adams. The plan was to play 10,000 hands of $100/$200… Read more »
Down to nearly the felt, it would have been completely understandable if former World Champion Phil Hellmuth had simply chucked it in and moved on. Instead, with only a few chips to his stack, the 15-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner fought back. In the end, Hellmuth would eventually defeat fellow poker pro Daniel… Read more »
I am not one to ride the gossip train, so while I read about Bill Perkins accusing some unnamed poker pro of cheating in an online home game and then Dan Bilzerian calling someone out by name, I decided not to write about it because the whole thing still felt very “rumory” to me. Just… Read more »
Three more poker pros have taken up Phil Galfond on his ultra-high stakes heads-up challenge. Prepared to win or lose a lot of money are “Venividi1993,” whose real name is unknown (to us, at least), Dan “Jungleman” Cates, and Brandon Adams. Though two challengers were previously announced, the three named above only brings the total… Read more »
The penultimate day of the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship at the 2019 World Series of Poker has arrived. After four days of play among 74 of the greatest poker players in the world, the final table will feature longtime pro Josh Arieh and a tightly packed bunch of competitors. One of those competitors, alas, will… Read more »
With his absence being one of the biggest mysteries over the past couple of years in tournament poker, one of the legends in the game, poker professional Phil Ivey, has stated that he plans to participate in this year’s World Series of Poker. In an interview with Frank Op de Woerd and Laura Cornelius of… Read more »
