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July 05, 2023 A total of 913 888poker players entered the latest edition of the $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event, including Brazil’s “VemLavanda.” The Brazilian will be delighted with their performance, not only because they eventually came out on top and became a poker champion, but they did so by playing some superb poker throughout.

July 03, 2023 Following almost seven hours of play on the final day of the 2023 PokerNews Cup, the United Kingdom’s Johnny Kelly was crowned the champion after he bested Vid Zagar in heads-up play. Kelly collected the $176,540 up top in addition to his mystery bounty prizes. This year’s edition of the tournament set

July 03, 2023 Day 2 of the 2023 PokerNews Cup at the Golden Nugget has come to a close after the field of 292 was whittled down to its final nine players. Leading the charge into Day 3 is Argentina’s Felipe Olivieri, who had a blistering end to the day and knocked out a string

July 02, 2023 Weiran Pu has emerged victorious in Event #65: $5,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, capturing his first bracelet and China’s fifth this year after defeating Hungarian Norbert Szecsi in heads-up play. There were a total of 1,199 entrants in this event, an increase from last year’s attendance of 920. Those 1,199 entrants created a

July 01, 2023 Prior to today, David Simon had six cashes in the 2023 World Series of Poker. His seventh comes with an incredible bonus – the title of WSOP bracelet winner. Simon outlasted a field of 2,076 entrants, four days of play, and a grueling heads-up battle against bracelet winner David Prociak to win

June 29, 2023 After four-day of play in Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a returning Jason Mercier beat Mike Watson in heads-up play to capture his sixth gold bracelet and the $151,276 first-place prize. It was a repeat showdown of the 2016 WSOP $10,000 No-Limit

June 29, 2023 Kings Resort in Rozvadoz, Czech Republic, is where you need to head this September if you are a fan of high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha action. Kings are once again hosting The Big Wrap series, and it is bigger and better than ever before. The Big Wrap runs from September 12-18 at Europe’s largest

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June 26, 2023 He lost his start-of-day chip lead briefly, but after getting it back, there was no stopping Mike Gorodinsky, as he sprinted away from the field at the final table of World Series of Poker Event #54: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship to earn his third WSOP bracelet along with the $422,747 first prize. Gorodinsky

June 25, 2023 In a 28-minute YouTube video released on Sunday, accused poker cheater Ali Imsirovic wanted to “set the record straight,” and in doing so he admitted to some of the allegations against him, but also denied others. Within 15 seconds after the video began, the 2021 GPI Player of the Year admitted that

June 25, 2023 The 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has entered the second half of the festival by crowning a winner in the record-breaking Event #50: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Out of a field of 731 entries, two Texans shared the biggest portion of the $6,798,300 prize pool.

June 23, 2023 The PokerStars US Summer Stacks Series, which began July 9, is nearing its conclusion. But there’s still time to get in on some of the juicy action for players in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. In fact, the biggest event of them all — the $100 buy-in Main Event — hasn’t even

June 23, 2023 After a thrilling four days on the poker felt, Yang Zhang has topped a record-breaking field in Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em to capture his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet and the first-place prize of $717,879. Zhang outlasted a total of 1,735 entries and defeated some of the best players

June 22, 2023 Event #46: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas attracted an enormous field of 5,342 runners, all hoping to capture a WSOP gold bracelet. The majority of those hopefuls fell by the wayside on Day 1, with just 241 advancing to

June 20, 2023 Martin Kabrhel has been accused of cheating during a recent $250,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) event, and now Chance Kornuth wants the Czech poker pro banned from the WSOP and all high roller tournaments. In this edition of The Muck, we discuss Kornuth’s take and the reaction. As for that

June 19, 2023 Many within the high roller community have taken a stance against the often erratic and controversial Martin Kabrhel, some accusing the Czech poker player of marking cards during the recently completed $250,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Super High Roller. In response, via a series of tweets, Kabrhel, who finished third,

June 18, 2023 On Sunday, the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (PPC) kicked off. The tournament is often the most-anticipated of the year for mixed game players, including Daniel Negreanu, who has called it his favorite tournament. Unfortunately for “Kid Poker,” he made an uncharacteristically early exited midway

June 17, 2023 Guests: Jason Koon On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They are joined by GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon, who took some time before jumping into the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)

We’re back at Horseshoe Casino covering the 54th Annual World Series of Poker! Shaun Deeb talks his $100K weight loss prop bet with Bill Perkins, Joshua Arieh and Leon Sturm secure their pieces of WSOP gold, and the poker community shares some of their wildest prop bet stories.#GlobalPoker #WSOP #PokerNews

June 15, 2023 Daniel Williams Following three days of poker action at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, the 2023 Bar Poker Open Vegas World Championship (BPO) has come to an end with Edward Holt being the last player standing from the 1,053 entry field. Holt, from the Eastern Poker Tour, defeated New York’s Ryan