We’re down to the final six weeks of 2023 and the two Player of the Year races in tournament poker look to have come down to two men. Both men have been among the Top Five for most of the year if not the Top Two, so it isn’t a surprise that they are vying… Read more »
Nacho Barbero
Bin Weng, “Nacho” Barbero Battle it Out for the Lead in Player of the Year Races
We’re coming into the final quarter of the 2023 Player of the Year races on the tournament poker circuit, and it looks as if the major leaderboards have become a two-man race. While Bin Weng has asserted himself to take over the lead on both boards, “Nacho” Barbero has been able to keep close to… Read more »
“Nacho” Barbero, Bin Weng Sit atop Player of the Year Standings Following 2023 WSOP
Now that the dust has settled from the 2023 World Series of Poker, it is time to get back to the battles that the tournament poker world is facing. The 100-plus events (counting the online tournaments) of the 2023 WSOP definitely affected the standing in both major Player of the Year races. The problem is… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open: Phil Hellmuth Notches Another Poker Achievement in Winning Event #5, Ren Lin Pulls Ahead of Nacho Barbero in Overall Standings
It has been a busy week around the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas with the 2023 U. S. Poker Open in full throat. Last night, poker legend (just ask him) Phil Hellmuth notched another poker achievement on his resume by winning his first-ever PokerGO Tour event. The attention has been on the overall leaderboard, however,… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open Event #3: Nacho Barbero Earns Third Final Table in Three Events
It seems as if the 2023 U. S. Poker Open needs to be retitled the Nacho Barbero Invitational. Three events into the 10-tournament series, Barbero has made the 2023 USPO his own personal playground. On Saturday, Barbero made it three-for-three in final tables at this year’s event as he will be at the final table… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open Event #2: Ren Lin Storms to Title as Nacho Barbero Strikes Again
There was plenty of action around the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas on Saturday. In Event #2 of the 2023 U. S. Poker Open, Ren Lin rode a storm of good cards to a convincing victory. While he may have come up short of Lin in that tournament, Nacho Barbero struck again in making a… Read more »
2023 U. S. Poker Open Underway as Joey Weissman Takes Down Event #1
The PokerGO Tour is taking little – if any – breaks in the tournament poker schedule. Days after closing down their first-ever Pot Limit Omaha series, the circuit is back in action again at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas. This time around, it is the 2023 U. S. Poker Open and already an event… Read more »
Lautaro Guerra Cabrerizo Caps Huge Weekend, Wins Overall Title and Main Event of PGT Pot Limit Omaha Series
If you’re going to show your domination is a particular discipline, then you simply pound your opposition into submission. Spain’s Lautaro Guerra Cabrerizo did just that this weekend at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas, winning three of the last four tournaments in the inaugural PokerGO Tour Pot Limit Omaha Series. Along the way, he… Read more »
Aliaksandr Shylko Captures $25,000 PSPC Championship After Three-Way Deal
It is another moment in poker history provided by PokerStars. With only two runnings of the tournament in its history, the PokerStars Players’ Championship has quickly etched its name in the annals of poker history. In only the second running of the tournament since its creation in 2019, the 1014 entry field for the 2023… Read more »
Thomer Pidun Earns First Bracelet, Diamond High Roller Underway at 2022 WSOPE
Two-thirds of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books as of tonight, with significant action around the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. In the €2000 Eight Game Mixed tournament, Event #10 on the schedule, Thomer Pidun added his name to the illustrious list of players who have captured a WSOP bracelet. Elsewhere,… Read more »