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, […]
June 10, 2016
Swedish poker player and writer Peter Eichhardt (50) has scored his first World Series of Poker bracelet and a $438,417 pay day in the first of several $1,500 buy-in NLHE events at the Rio in Las Vegas. 2,016 entries were recorded for the event, building a prize pool worth $2.72 million; Eichhardt’s big win completely […]
June 10, 2016
Young Florida actuary Alan Percal (23) bested some of the best when he won the $10,000 buy-in Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker Thursday, surviving a talented field that included names like Oliver Busquet, Alexandre Luneau and Brian Rast to claim his first gold winner’s bracelet. Percal’s reward for the feat […]
June 9, 2016
High profile live and online poker pro Ryan D’Angelo (30) is celebrating his first World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet after besting an entry field of 279 in the $1500 buy-in 2-7 No Limit Draw Lowball event to claim the main prize of $92,338. Entering the last day of play with the chip lead D’Angelo […]
June 8, 2016
Illinois poker pro Kyle Julius (29) is among the first to bag a World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet this year after scoring a vistory worth $142,972 in the $1,000 buy-in Top Up Turbo no-limit hold’em event, in which 667 entries were recorded. WSOP organisers developed an innovative live-and-online format for the event, which allowed […]
June 7, 2016
Poker pro Robert Mizrachi (37) is off to a great start in this years’ World Series of Poker, emerging victorious in the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud Championship to take home his fourth WSOP winners’ bracelet and the main prize of $242,662. Mizrachi bested 87 other entrants on his way, many of them household names […]
June 6, 2016
The first major disappointment has been reported from this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with the news that despite six starter flights and an increased winner’s reward the much-publicised Colossus II event failed to beat last year’s entry of 22,374. After starting two heats every day for three days the organisers report […]
June 3, 2016
The first event in this year’s World Series of Poker festival has been completed at the Rio in Las Vegas, with Chris ‘CJ’ Sand (45) claiming the honours and the $75,157 first prize after besting a field of 730 other hopefuls. Sand works for the sportsbook division of Caesars Palace, and the win gives him […]
June 2, 2016
The 47th World Series of Poker is now underway at the Rio in Las Vegas, with a strong start from 731 entrants in the first event, a $565 buy-in Casino Employees NLHE competition. When we went to press, play on the first day had ended with just 23 survivors due to return to the tables […]
June 1, 2016
Fasten your seat belts and tune in to Las Vegas as the 47th edition of the World Series of Poker kicks off today (Tuesday May 31) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. With 69 events, the festival of poker runs through July 18, with the celebrated Main Event scheduled for a July 9 start […]