World Series of Poker Europe schedule released

June 13, 2018

The schedule for the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe, which will again be staged at the King’s Casino Rozvadov in the Czech Republic, has been released. It includes ten bracelet events and guarantees totalling Euro 13 million across the tourneys, which will take place between October 9 through November 2. The full schedule is […]

New York derivatives trader wins WSOP NLHE big blind ante event

June 13, 2018

New York derivatives Jeremy Wein won his first World Series of Poker bracelet and the main prize of $537,710 in Las Vegas this week, taking down the $5,000 buy-in NLHE  big blind ante event after besting a field of 518. Wein played a strong event, entering the final day’s action second in chips only to […]

WSOP well underway – latest results

June 12, 2018

Latest results in from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw local Las Vegas pro Craig Varnell (43) top a 2,419-entry field in Event 19, $565 Pot-Limit Omaha, ultimately defeating Seth Zimmerman in a ping-pong-style heads-up duel. Varnell pocketed $181,790 for his trouble and a coveted WSOP bracelet. Zimmerman earned a $112,347 payday for his second-place finish and Omar Mehmood, came in third […]

Friedman wins $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship at WSOP

June 11, 2018

Ohio poker pro Adam Friedman (36) earned his second World Series of Poker bracelet and $292,375 at the Rio in Las Vegas Sunday after besting Stuart Rutter in the heads up stage of the $10,000 buy-in Dealers Choice Championship. The event attracted a field of 111. So intense was the action in the scheduled three-day […]

Ognyan Dimov triumphs in WSOP $1,500 NLHE 6-Max event

June 11, 2018

Bulgarian player Ognyan Dimov (28) claimed his first World Series of Poker bracelet and $378,743 in prize money over the weekend in taking down Event 17, a $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em 6-Max competition, after besting a stellar field of 1,662 that generated a prize pool of $2,245,750 from which 250 players cashed. Final table action […]

Brazilian restaurant owner wins a million at WSOP

June 9, 2018

13,070 entrants were recorded for this year’s World Series of Poker $565 buy-in COLOSSUS No-Limit Hold’em competition, creating a major prize pool worth $6,535,000, and Brazilian restaurant owner and player Roberly Felicio bested the field to enjoy the biggest pay-day of his career – a million dollars. The turnout was disappointing compared with previous COLLOSSUS […]

World Series of Poker Dealer’s Choice event attracts larger entry field

June 8, 2018

The World Series of Poker $1,500 buy-in Dealer’s Choice event this year is in the record books, with 406 entries, an improvement over last year’s field of 364. Denver player Jeremy Harkin (44) emerged the winner this year, taking the lion’s share of the $548,100 prize pool at $129,882, along with his first gold bracelet. […]

Volpe wins first championship event at WSOP

June 7, 2018

US poker pro Paul Volpe has won the first of this year’ World Series of Poker championship events, taking down the  $10,000 buy-in Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better competition to win his third bracelet and a first prize of $417,921, bringing his live tourney career earnings to over $3 million. The event drew a field […]

German online ace the winner in WSOP event 8

June 6, 2018

German online poker pro Johannes Becker (27), fresh from the disappointment of no cash in a $100,000 high roller event, has triumphed in the World Series of Poker event 8 – a $2,500 buy-in Mixed Triple Draw Lowball competition which attracted the likes of Mike Leah, Bryce Yockey, Chris Ferguson, Frank Kassela, Brian Hastings, Nam […]

New Jersey online players can compete from home in special WSOP events

June 6, 2018

Online players in Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey can compete in World Series of Poker online events without leaving their homes this year, thanks to the now established player pooling arrangements between the three states. In its 49th edition, the World Series of Poker boasts four online bracelet events, scheduled for June 3, 22, 29, […]