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July 17, 2023 Event #88: $1,500 The Closer has come to an end at the 2023 World Series of Poker and America’s Pierre Shum was the winner of one of the last bracelets of the summer and a refreshing $606,810. The event drew 3,531 entries in just two days and generated a prize pool of

July 15, 2023 The $111,000 buy-in WPT Alpha8 for One Drop at Wynn Las Vegas continued on Saturday with Day 2, which saw a half dozen players take advantage of late registration. They included Cary Katz, Biao Ding, Nick Petrangelo, Christoph Vogelsang, Taylor von Kriegenbergh, and Phil Ivey, who had busted late on Day 1.

July 15, 2023 Final Table Profile: Toby Lewis Seat: 2 Chip Count: 19,800,000 Big Blinds: 20 Age: 34 Hometown: Eastleigh, United Kingdom Twitter: @810ofclubs   Toby Lewis’s Main Event Story Toby Lewis’s run to the 2023 WSOP Main Event final table is no fluke. The British poker pro has been a crusher for years and

July 14, 2023 Seven tournament days have concluded for the largest WSOP $10,000 Main Event in history, and the gargantuan field of 10,043 has been whittled down to the final 15 contenders. They are competing for a large portion of the $93,399,900 prize pool at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, but the eventual winner

July 13, 2023 Most people who play poker have at one time or another wondered if they should go pro. The more optimistic players might do so after a good session, while others might wait till the first time their monthly winnings outstrip their monthly paycheck. However, before you take the plunge, there are some

July 12, 2023 Day 5 of the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event has come to a close at Horseshoe, Las Vegas, with the field whittled down to its last 149 players. Holding the top spot heading into Day 6 is Zachary Hall, who ended the session with a stack of 16,310,000. Interestingly, Hall

July 10, 2023 Popular chess streamer Alexandra Botez made a deep run at the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, but she came up short when her pocket kings lost to a runner-runner straight. Botez, a high-rated chess player from Canada, has been making a name for herself in poker with strong finishes in

July 09, 2023 High-stakes crusher and poker icon Tom Dwan was unable to make it through Day 3 of the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, busting just before the dinner break. Dwan entered the biggest Main Event ever on Day 2 and spun up his starting stack to 426,500 by the time the

Norman Chad and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the World Series of Poker. Main Event Day 1A brings a massive bad beat, Hellmuth brings his circus to WSOP, Rigby’s Dirty Diaper returns and more in the eleventh episode of the (Norman) Chad & Jesse Poker Show.

July 07, 2023 One of the most exciting things about the World Series of Poker is seeing a plethora of celebrities, athletes and musicians all participating in the game we love to play. And this year has been no exception with the likes of James Woods, Broadway star Aaron Tveit and UFC fighter Colby Covington

July 07, 2023 It was a record-setting day at the 2023 World Series of Poker as Day 1d, the final starting flight, amassed over 4,100 entries in Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship. The old mark of 8,773 entries in 2006 was shattered in the early stages today, with the current number of

July 06, 2023 The third of four starting flights in Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship has come to an end, and it proved to be the biggest one yet after drawing approximately 3,080 players here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Of those players, it was Christopher Brammer who rose to

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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