The 55th Annual World Series of Poker wasted little time tossing the fireworks in 2024, starting the festivities with a new event alongside a longtime tournament. The new event, the $5000 Champions’ Reunion, has now reached its final ten players, while the longtime tournament, the $500 Casino Employees’ Event, has only four survivors left. Those… Read more »
Dan Shak
Dan Shak Takes Event #8 at 2024 PGT Mixed Games Series, Championship Event Underway
It has been an exciting week of mixed-game poker magic at the PokerGO Studios in ARIA Las Vegas, but it is beginning to wind down. Ahead of the start of the Championship Event on Thursday, veteran player Dan Shak was able to notch a victory in Event #8, the $10,000 Big Bet Mixed tournament. That… Read more »
Darren Elias Captures Event #2 of 2023 Poker Masters, Day Off on Sunday
It was a day off on Sunday for the 2023 Poker Masters, but that doesn’t mean that the buzz had died down from its action. Saturday saw the crowning of the Event #2 champion, while Event #3 opened play. In both cases, the tournaments failed to come up to the numbers that were established by… 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 »
High Roller Dan Shak Charged with Manipulation of the Gold Market
One of the most popular players on the “high roller” circuit is not a poker player by trade, but a businessman. Dan Shak has made his money through investment and operation of a hedge fund, but there have been rumors of Shak “bending the law,” so to speak. That “bending” may have occurred recently as… Read more »
2021 WSOP: Anthony Zinno Wins Second Bracelet of Series, Chance Kornuth Wins Third Career in Short Deck
The time has been zipping by when it comes to the 2021 World Series of Poker. The third weekend of action is in full swing, and some trends are beginning to be established. One of those is that poker professional Anthony Zinno is fairly good at this game, winning his second bracelet of 2021 (and… Read more »
Jared Bleznick Rides Rollercoaster to Championship of Event #8 at 2021 U. S. Poker Open
To say that Jared Bleznick rode a rollercoaster during his time at the final table of Event #8, a $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, at the 2021 U. S. Poker Open would be an understatement. He started off the day as the chip leader and, at one point, found himself as the short stack of… Read more »
Eli Elezra, David Peters Take Home Championships at 2021 U. S. Poker Open
The 2021 U. S. Poker Open is steaming towards their Main Event, which will begin this weekend. That does not mean there hasn’t been any action this week, however. In preliminary events at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, Eli Elezra and the defending champion of the USPO, David Peters, took home the victor’s trophies,… Read more »
2021 U. S. Poker Open – Jake Daniels Takes Event #1, Sam Soverel Leads PLO Final Table
The 2021 U. S. Poker Open is fully into its action for its first Saturday of play, crowning a champion and setting the final table for the highly competitive $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha final table. Up next for those not involved in the PLO tournament will be another $10,000 No Limit Hold’em event on Saturday,… Read more »
2021 U. S. Poker Open Event #1 – Dan Shak Leads Final Table in First $10K Event
“Regular” tournament poker is slowly beginning to make its way back into action (the World Poker Tour’s first event for Season XIX starts in a couple of weeks), but the “high rollers” have been extremely active. The ARIA High Rollers Series has held a few events, but this week marked the start of an entire… Read more »
WPT Rolling Thunder Main Event: Two Day Ones in the Books, Roughly 245 Entries Registered
While the World Poker Tour gets ready to stage three final tables beginning next week (more on this in a bit), the regular tour is going on at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Northern California. The WPT Rolling Thunder, now in its sixth year, has finished off its two-Day Ones and currently is looking… Read more »