Twelve months…literally hundreds if not thousands of tournaments annotated, counted and compiled…so what do we find as we reach the end of 2018 regarding the Poker Player of the Year? It’s a split decision with plenty of players who can claim to be one of the Top Ten in the world and two who can… Read more »
As they say in horse racing, the wire is in sight. There are about five men battling it out for the right to call themselves the Player of the Year, but two of them right now are defending those positions. On one list, Jake Schindler is battling to hold onto his edge, while Alex Foxen… Read more »
After debuting earlier this year to a less-than rousing reception, the powers that be at Poker Central and its streaming outlet PokerGO have announced that the U. S. Poker Open will return in 2019. The “made for streaming” series is a high dollar series of poker tournaments that, in some respects, makes for a “Big… Read more »
Heading into the final quarter of the 2018 calendar year, what once looked like a runaway has actually turned into a battle. In the first half of the year, Justin Bonomo looked like he would run off and hide from the rest of the poker world with his performance at the Super High Roller Bowl… Read more »
Attempting to build on the success of its inaugural running, the schedule for the 2018 Poker Masters events has been announced. As a part of the roster of tournaments, the 2018 Poker Masters will also bring to the poker audience a new version of poker – Short Deck Texas Hold’em – which will be one… Read more »
Heading into the last quarter of 2018, the United Kingdom’s Stephen Chidwick still has his leads in the major Player of the Year races. In one of them, however, his lead has been reduced to a single point and, in the other, the heat is on from a player who has said he will not… Read more »
It’s been quite an exciting six months of poker for Justin Bonomo. Since the start of 2018, Bonomo has been on a tear in the High Roller world, winning ten championships and making 19 final tables. That tear has brought in $24,811,941 (thanks Hendon Mob!) in just seven months…or maybe less, if you extrapolate Bonomo’s… Read more »
With the 78 tournaments that made up the 2018 World Series of Poker, it had to be expected that there would be some major shifts atop the different Player of the Year races. And while many may think that the run by Justin Bonomo – winning before the start of the WSOP the Super High… Read more »
On the whole, behavior by players at the World Series of Poker is good. While there might be occasions that arguments, disagreements and other altercations break out, floor staff and security are usually quick to snuff it out. Two situations have come to light recently, however, which demonstrate either the difficulty of the floor personnel’s… Read more »
The 2018 World Series of Poker chugged along into its second week on Saturday with plenty of action around the Rio. In one of the bigger tournaments currently running, Christopher Bolek will attempt to hold off a herd of professional players armed with big chip stacks in what is becoming a “player favorite” event, while… Read more »
It was a quick night of work at the 2018 World Series of Poker on Friday. In one tournament, a player continued his outstanding run through the 2018 tournament poker world while, in another, the eventual champion went “wire to wire” in starting and finishing the day with the lead. Event #13 – $1500 Big… Read more »
The 2018 World Series of Poker is steaming into its second weekend of action, with two bracelets set to be awarded on Friday with a big payout for each. Event #13 – $1500 Big Blind Ante No Limit Hold’em The final six players have been determined in Event #13 that will look to battle it… Read more »
Only two months ago, the two major Player of the Year races in the poker tournament world were a free for all with 17 players manning the 20 slots available. Heading into the 2018 World Series of Poker, Stephen Chidwick has brought some stability to the standings as he seized control of both of those… Read more »
The inaugural U. S. Poker Open is rolling along at ARIA in Las Vegas, with its $50,000 Main Event set to begin on Friday. The question is, though, if you throw a poker tournament and no one pays attention, did it happen? If you’re looking at this tournament, then it hasn’t happened as it has… Read more »
The 2018 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure is underway at the Atlantis Resort Spa on Paradise Island in the Bahamas and, with one event, it has captured the attention of the poker world. The $100,000 Super High Roller event has completed Day 1 as Scott Seiver, the 2013 champion of the event, holds the lead in his… Read more »
The confetti have been cleaned up, the noisemakers have been put away and some are nursing off the remainder of the hangover they acquired from their New Year’s Eve celebrating. Now it is time to start thinking about the New Year and what it has to offer. How do you make it better than the… Read more »
