June 11, 2015
Even 21 at the World Series of Poker – a $10,000 buy-in Omaha Hi Lo Split Championship – is in the record books as a victory for Los Angeles poker pro Daniel Alaei, who scored a first prize pay day of $391,097 for the win and his fifth WSOP winner’s bracelet. A prize pool of […]
June 10, 2015
Arizona poker professional Matt Elsby (38) bested a field of 319 players in the $3000 buy-in Six Handed Limit Hold’em Event 19, winning his first career WSOP gold bracelet and $230799. Elsby defeated French pro Gabriel Nassif who has been a fixture at the WSOP each year since 2005, but his first gold bracelet remains […]
June 9, 2015
The high profile poker pro from California, Phil Hellmuth (50) proved to a packed rail that he still has it in spades early Tuesday morning Vegas time when he eliminated his last opponent to claim victory and his 14th World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet in event 17 – the $10,000 buy-in Razz Championship. That […]
June 7, 2015
Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s best professional poker players without a World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, Shaun Deeb shrugged that monkey off his back this weekend by winning the $10,000 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em Championship event in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old professional player bested a star-studded entry field of 127 other players […]
June 7, 2015
Russian chess grand master Konstantin Maslak (30) became interested in poker just six years ago but already has a string of cashes to his credit, the latest in event 13 of the World Series of Poker, a $2,500 buy-in Omaha/Seven Card Stud eight-or-better tournament. A stellar collection of top international poker professionals among the 474-strong […]
June 6, 2015
Idan Raviv, a 24-year-old IT manager from Holon in Israel, is the latest World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner after claiming the $457,007 first prize in event 12, a $1,500 buy-in NLHE Six Handed competition that pulled in 1,651 entrants – 64 more than the same event in 2014. The multi-national final table lasted […]
June 5, 2015
51-year-old Louisiana poker pro Keith Lehr had to wait twelve years for his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, but he managed it Thursday when he bested 142 other competitors to take down the $10,000 buy-in Heads Up NLHE Championship event in Las Vegas to claim the $334,430 main prize. It was no mean […]
June 4, 2015
Paul Michaels (24), a young Austrian playing on his first World Series of Poker final table Wednesday, scored his first WSOP winner’;s bracelet after a hard-fought duel with veteran ace Tom Marchese. The two were part of a field of 639 entries in event 8 – the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em competition – with […]
June 4, 2015
Las Vegas poker pro Max Pescatori (44) has just won his third World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet on his tenth WSOP final table, triumphing in event 9 – the $1,500 Razz championship – to claim the $155,947 first prize, bringing his career earnings within shouting distance of $2 million. It was “The Italian Pirate’s” […]
May 31, 2015
Following the global financial meltdown back in 2008, fresh economics graduate Nick Petrangelo (28) battled to find a job in 2010, and started playing poker professionally to keep the wolf from the door. That decision has panned out well for the Massachusetts pro, who has since won over a million dollars in prizes, most recently […]