World Series of Poker Sydney Main Event concludes

December 19, 2017

The World Series of Poker Sydney Circuit tournament has concluded with a main event in which 1,067 players registered, many of them professional international aces. The competition was so intense that two additional days were required before a final table was reached, with an interesting mix of old hands and young guns making for some […]

New York player wins WSOP Circuit Main Event in L.A.

December 14, 2017

Las Vegas professional poker player and former lawyer Jared Jaffee (36) bested a talented field of 687 entries to win the $1,675 buy-in World Series of Poker Circuit main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles Tuesday, claiming the main prize of $211,220. Just weeks ago the WSOP bracelet holder took down the six-max […]

2018 WSOP schedule released

December 13, 2017

Our readers may want to diarise May 29 to July 17 next year following Tuesday’s release of the 2018 World Series of Poker schedule advising that the prestigious event will again take place at the Rio in Las Vegas. The online poker component in the series has been boosted, and there will now be four […]

Local player takes down the WSOP Circuit Sydney Challenge event

December 8, 2017

Aussie professional poker player Brendon Rubie has triumphed in the A$5,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Circuit Sydney Challenge, besting a field of 228 that included some of Australia’s best players. Rubie was rewarded with the main prize of A$271,952, the lion’s share of a prize pool worth almost A$1.1 million. The final table action […]

Spanish player takes down the WSOP Europe main event

November 11, 2017

Spanish poker pro and former economics lecturer Marti Roca De Torres (36) is a WSOP bracelet and Euro 1,115,207 richer after winning the Euro 10,350 buy-in  World Series of Poker Europe main event in Rozvadov, Czech Republic over the weekend. The huge prize completely eclipsed his previous career live tourney earnings of just Euro 30,000. […]

Hedge fund manager Shak takes down the WSOP Europe High Roller

November 8, 2017

US hedge fund manager and poker ace Dan Shak has claimed the honours and Euro 210,112 in prize money after besting a field of 20 other players in the Euro 25,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Europe High Roller competition in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The event pulled in many top international players, including Mikita Badziakouski, […]

Chris ferguson declared 2017 WSOP player of the year

November 7, 2017

Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, the poker professional and businessman who besmirched his reputation in the Full Tilt Poker debacle in 2011 and remains silent on the issue, has only recently reappeared at live poker tables, yet his skills have propelled him to the Player of Year, according to a Twitter announcement by WSOP on Monday. His […]

Dutch pro wins the little One for One Drop event at WSOP Europe

November 5, 2017

Dutch poker pro Albert Hoekendijk became the latest winner at the World Series of Poker Europe in Rozvadov over the weekend, seizing victory in the Euro 1,111 buy-in Little One for One Drop event to score his first WSOP bracelet and the Euro main prize of Euro 170,784. The event attracted a field of 868, […]

First WSOP bracelet for Niall Farrell

November 3, 2017

Scots poker pro Niall Farrell has plenty to celebrate this weekend, having won Euro 745,287 and a WSOP bracelet in the Euro 25,000 buy-in High Roller at WSOPE at Kings Casino in Rozvadov, with the win qualifying him for a Triple Live Crown accolade after two previous major tourney victories in Malta and Punta Cana […]

Amateur player takes down the WSOP Europe Colossus event

November 3, 2017

Matous Skorepa, an amateur player from the Czech Republic, just scored the biggest win – by a factor of 10 – in his short career as a live tourney player. The young Czech bested a field of 4,115 entries to win the Euro 550 buy-in World Series of Poker Europe Colossus event at Kings Casino […]