July 17, 2018
2009 Main Event champion Joe Cada reaped a harvest of cash at this year’s World Series of Poker, taking home $2.15 million for his fifth place finish in the Main Event; his third career bracelet and $226,218 in the $3,000 buy-in Shootout; $ 27,582 in the $10,000 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty and a series of […]
July 17, 2018
After 13 years of operations on five different networks, online poker operator Poker Host has announced that it is to close its virtual doors at the end of July. The operator’s message to players did not offer any explanation for the closure, merely assuring them that they will be paid and advising: “We regret to […]
July 16, 2018
Indian company Baadshah Gaming has signed a partnership agreement with the Philippines-based Asian Poker Tour that will enable it to offer online satellites to major Asia-facing tournaments. The Asian Poker Tour claims to be the biggest poker tour in Asia. Since its inception in 2008, APT has added multiple destinations in its yearly tournament roster, […]
July 14, 2018
Shaun Deeb, a US online and live poker pro is having a profitable World Series of Poker this year with total earnings of $2.5 million, mainly from two big wins, although he has cashed 15 times this series. The first was the $25,000 buy-in PLO High Roller, where he took home $1,402,683, and his second […]
July 14, 2018
US poker pro Joe Cada’s ambitions to win a second World Series of Poker Main Event were dashed Friday when he was eliminated at fifth in hand 105 by US player Tony Miles. The sting of departure was softened by the fifth place prize money of $2.15 million. He was followed at hand 224 by […]
July 13, 2018
A Chinese poker pro has taken down the charity event Little One for One Drop at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas to claim the main prize of $559,332. Shanghai-based Guoliang Wei won his first WSOP bracelet as part of the spoils after besting French player Francois Tosques in the heads up of […]
July 13, 2018
Main Event final table down to six players, led by Michael Dyer…but former champ Joe Cada is still in. The final table at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas is now down to just six players – all Americans – following the elimination of Alex Lynskey, Antoine Labat and Artem Metalidi […]
July 12, 2018
The elimination of Chinese player Yueqi Zhu in 10th place for $850,025 Wednesday has formed the final table in this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event, and former champion Joe Cada (30) is still in the running to reprise his 2009 Main Event achievement, currently positioned sixth with 23,675,000 chips. Final table members when […]
July 12, 2018
Top US professional poker player Phil Hellmuth (53) has claimed his fifteenth World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, along with the main prize of $485,082 after winning the $5,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em (30 minute levels) competition. Hellmuth, who with 14 bracelets was already comfortably ahead of his closest rivals, widened the gap Wednesday after defeating […]
July 11, 2018
Dutch poker pro Ronald Keijzer (26) has prevailed over 900 other entrants to win the 2018 World Series of Poker’s $3,000 pot-limit Omaha six-max event to earn the title, his first bracelet and $475,033. The win marks Keijzer’s second WSOP career cash. Keijzer faced 22-year-old Frenchman Romain Lewis heads-up who took home $293,553 for his second runner-up finish. Final Table Results: […]