June 9, 2017
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has launched an online shopping destination in partnership with venture capital firm, MMAG Group Inc. The e-commerce platform, which offers exclusive licensed WSOP merchandise and clothing at SHOP.WSOP.com, will also feature giveaways and experiences along with a poker blog, social media integration capabilities and a loyalty rewards programme. Merchandise […]
June 8, 2017
Thomas Pomponio took down Event 5, the 2017 World Series of Poker Colossus III $565 No-Limit Hold’em, defeating Taylor Black heads-up to win the largest cash of his career after four-days of intense play. The New Jersey native outplayed a massive field of 18,054, the third largest in WSOP history, to win $1,000,000 and his […]
June 6, 2017
Poker Central’s 2017 World Series of Poker coverage, under the terms of its new deal with WSOP (see previous report), began airing from 3 June to 17 July and will continue from 20-22 July on ESPN and Poker Central’s recently-launched poker subscription service, PokerGO. Coverage of the 2017 WSOP Main Event on ESPN will see […]
June 6, 2017
Event 7, the WSOP $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, was taken down by American pro, Martin Jesse, marking his 48th WSOP cash, his second WSOP career bracelet and fattening his bank balance by $130,948. The three-day event drew a total of 225 lowball specialists with a total prize pool of $506,250. Thirty-four players cashed in […]
June 5, 2017
Upeshka De Silva has outplayed a field of 369 to win his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a $229,923 paycheck. De Silva, took down the 2017 WSOP’s Event #3, $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, winning three straight shootout tables over the three-day event. Referring to heads-up opponent, Louis Helm, De Silva said, “He […]
June 3, 2017
Poker pros Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree, who have been dating for several years, have won their first WSOP career bracelets in Event 2 of the 2017 series, the $10,000 Tag Team No-Limit Hold’em event. The duo defeated a field of 102 teams to take home $273,964, half of which they have pledged to donate […]
June 2, 2017
Bryan Hollis has taken down the first event of the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event, for his first ever career World Series of Poker cash in which he topped a field of 651 to win $68,817 and the first bracelet of the tournament. “This is my first […]
May 30, 2017
The 2017 48th World Series of Poker will get underway later today (Tuesday) and run for the next forty-nine days at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Nearly 500 poker tables have been set up across more than 100,000 square-feet of ballroom space to accommodate players from around the world who […]
May 23, 2017
Part time poker player, Jason Baldridge, scored his second live tournament result when he won the $1,675 Main Event at Harrah’s New Orleansthis week, defeating a field of 758 entries to collect the season’s last gold ring, $227,412 and a seat in the WSOP Global Casino Championship. The 34-year-old from San Antonio, Texas is primarily […]
May 19, 2017
Online poker operator 888Poker is adding to the international flavour of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this year by sending a total of 27 players in eight national teams to compete in the tournament. The company’s 8-Team project will comprise teams drawn from the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Brazil and Sweden consisting […]