June 30, 2016
The World Series of Poker is now well past the half way mark in Las Vegas, with three more winner bracelets awarded in big money events to Ankush Mandavia, Steven Wolansky and “Johnny World” Hennigan. 28-year-old Steven Wolansky, a professional player from Florida, secured his nineteenth WSOP cash, his third final table and his second […]
June 28, 2016
German poker pro George Danzer (33) has reprised his previous WSOP season victory in the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship event at the World Series of Poker, claiming his fourth winner’s bracelet and the main prize of $338,646. The event pulled in 136 entries, many of them notable names in […]
June 28, 2016
Another World Series of Poker bracelet has gone to the UK following 22-year-old Brit pro Phil “Grindation” McAllister’s victory in the $3,000 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em competition at the Rio in Las Vegas. The win adds another $267,720 to the $356,020 the young online and live tourney pro earned earlier this year with a third placing […]
June 25, 2016
Poker pro Michael Gathy became only the second Belgian to win three World Series of Poker bracelets in his victory this week when he defeated Adrien Allain of France in the $5,000 buy-in Six-Max NLHE event to claim the top prize of $560,843. The 27-year-old Belgian ace survived an entry field of 541 that included […]
June 16, 2016
Online and live tourney poker pro Jason Mercier has been thwarted in an attempt to win his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by high stakes cash game poker pro Ray Dehkharghani (45). Claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet, Dehkharghani stopped Mercier’s advance toward a fourth and back-to-back bracelet in its tracks in the heads […]
June 15, 2016
The $1,500 buy-in “Millionaire Maker” No-limit Hold ’em event at the World Series of Poker turned out to be a popular competition this week, attracting 7,190 professional and amateur players. Pro player Jason DeWitt – a 32-year-old from San Diego – won the event, and his second WSOP bracelet, after a strongly contested one-hour heads […]
June 14, 2016
Top international poker pro Jason Mercier (29) has secured his fourth World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet after taking the honours in the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship at the Rio in Las Vegas. Mercier was awarded the main prize of $273,335 after he survived a field of 100 and a tough heads up […]
June 13, 2016
The respected US professional player Paul Volpe (35) has claimed his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet after besting a field of 490 other hopefuls to win the $1,500 buy-in Six-Max 8-Game competition, number 15 on the schedule. In addition to the coveted bracelet, Volpe collected a check for $149,943 after boasting pre-event that […]
June 12, 2016
Rep Porter (45) has claimed his third gold World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet after taking down the $1,500 buy-in Razz event, emerging victorious from a field of 461 entries to pick up the $142,624 first-place prize. Porter started final table action facing some heavy hitters in the international game, including Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine […]
June 11, 2016
Seattle No Limit Hold’em specialist pro Ian Johns (31) has claimed the $212,604 main prize and his second WSOP bracelet after winning the $1,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament, played over three days and nights at the World Series of Poker this week…the biggest live tournament win of his career to date. Married and with three children, […]