Online player wins WSOP bracelet

June 26, 2014

Jacksonville online poker pro Jesse McEuen (34) has seen hard times over the past three years since Black Friday, arriving in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker with his car, a dog and the bare minimum in cash. With a little financial boost from his friend and fellow poker pro John Kabbaj, that […]

Denver pro wins first poker bracelet

June 25, 2014

It was fifth time lucky for Denver poker pro Will Givens Tuesday – after achieving four WSOP cashes he finally managed to survive a star-studded field of 1,840 other players to win through to his second final table, and then leverage that into a win worth $306,634…and his first WSOP bracelet. Event 45 was a […]

Dan Kelly claims his second WSOP bracelet

June 23, 2014

It’s taken 25-year-old Maryland poker pro Dan Kelly four years to achieve his second World Series of Poker bracelet, but he pulled it off over the weekend in event 43, a $1,500 buy-in Limit Hold’Em competition that attracted a field of 657 and raised a prize pool of $886,950. Although Kelly has played in many […]

Plenty of WSOP action over the weekend

June 22, 2014

Timetable overruns requiring an extra day of play, games diversity and fiercely competitive action characterised the World Series of Poker events over the weekend, with three more events in the record books and millions of dollars distributed to successful entrants. Event 39 was a $3,000 buy-in NLHE competition that pulled in 992 players and created […]

Danzer does it again – second WSOP bracelet this year

June 20, 2014

German poker pro George Danzer is enjoying a profitable World Series of Poker this year with several cashes at the halfway mark, including $70,308 for a fifth placing in event 5; a $294,792 bracelet first in event 18 and now a $352,696 pay-day for winning event 38…along with a second bracelet in the same series. […]

Massachusetts master takes event 37 at WSOP

June 20, 2014

The 2014 World Series of Poker is now well over the halfway mark, with event 37 – a PLO competition – now in the record books, describing a victory by Massachusetts poker pro Brandon Paster (27). Along with 966 other hopefuls, Paster paid $1,500 to play in the event, surviving a field crowded with quality […]

Yoon makes it two at WSOP

June 19, 2014

26-year-old Californian poker pro Brian Yoon has added a second World Series of Poker bracelet to his growing collection, along with the main prize of $633,341 after winning event 35 NLHE Eight Handed against some formidable opposition. Yoon’s first bracelet was awarded just last year at the Little One for One Drop charity match at […]

Wolansky wins his first bracelet at WSOP

June 19, 2014

Florida pro Steven Wolansky (26) emerged victorious Wednesday after a three day battle against 240 other players who anted-up $1,500 apiece to compete in event 36, a NL 2-7 Draw Lowball competition at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Wolansky scored his first WSOP bracelet and the main prize of $89,483 for the […]

Dutch Boyd claims his third poker bracelet

June 18, 2014

Then often controversial American poker pro Dutch Boyd claimed his third World Series of Poker bracelet Tuesday after winning the first prize of $288,744 in event 33, a NLHE competition that attracted 1,688 entries, creating a $1,519,200 prize pool. After three days of eliminations the final table took just 154 hands to complete and saw […]