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June 06, 2023 The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is hosting 20 online bracelets – up from 13 last year – awarded on WSOP.com in the merged network of New Jersey and Nevada. While PokerNews is offering live updates from those tournament, the segregated markets of Pennsylvania and Michigan are also each awarding seven

June 05, 2023 Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century. On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his

June 04, 2023 The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) consists of 95 bracelet events and is almost entirely tournament-focused, but there are also opportunities to play high-stakes cash games at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas this summer. Located in the back of the Paris Convention Center, the fabled King’s Lounge is lined with high-stakes

June 03, 2023 Veteran pro Ronnie Day was the last WSOP champion standing at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day earned his first gold bracelet, $200,000 in cash and the title of Tournament of Champions after four days of play. “It’s so surreal right now, it’s unbelievable, I don’t even know how to explain it,”

June 02, 2023 The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in full swing at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with several bracelet events underway and plenty of players looking to pick up a bracelet. With these events underway, it’s time to look some of the featured female players in the field this week. High-stakes

June 01, 2023 Arguably the two most popular poker players of all-time — Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu — will, as always, receive plenty of attention from the fans and media this summer. But which one of them will have the best 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)? That’s a great question, so let’s see

May 31, 2023 Season 10 of High Stakes Poker aired on PokerGO Tuesday night, and it wrapped with an exciting hand between Daniel Negreanu and Ben Lamb. Episode 17 of the current season had the exact same cast of characters compared to last week’s episode. Negreanu and Lamb were seated with Bill Klein, Eric Hicks,

May 30, 2023 Tom Dwan tanked twice while holding a monster in the same hand against Doug Polk, who had five-high in what turned out to be a $1.1 million pot on Hustler Casino Live. The question viewers are now debating is was it a slow-roll? Tuesday’s game was the last of four million-dollar games

May 29, 2023 This summer, hundreds of thousands of players will pass through the doors of the newly-renovated Horseshoe Las Vegas, formerly known as Bally’s. For the second year in a row, the venue will play host to the annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). As players pack the casino for the 54th annual WSOP,

May 28, 2023 Ethan “Rampage” Yau was playing low-stakes poker games two years ago. On Sunday, during the $1 million game on Hustler Casino Live, the popular vlogger was busy attempting a $600,000 bluff with ace-high, but he was up against top set. Did the aggressive play work out? Let’s find out! Rampage was in

May 27, 2023 Last year marked 11 years since PokerNews started publishing predictions ahead of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and with three days to go they’re back again ahead of the 2023 WSOP. With the WSOP moving to its new home on the Las Vegas Strip at the Horseshoe and Paris, we asked

May 26, 2023 The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is right around the corner. Running from May 30-July 18, the 54th Annual WSOP will return to the Las Vegas Strip for the second year in a row for a total of 95 bracelets — the most at a live WSOP in history. In addition,

May 25, 2023 The Rattlesnake Open VI on Global Poker has been running all month and has awarded several big winners across dozens of Gold Coins (GC) and Sweeps Coins (SC) events. Some of the early winners on the social poker site that PokerNews has highlighted include “CardTzar”, “CoRexVicious” and Team PokerNews streamer Kyle “KAA17”

May 24, 2023 More than a decade after winning the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event for $8.5 million, Greg Merson is living a peaceful life in Hoboken, New Jersey. The Maryland native, who famously won two bracelets in 2012 for a total haul of $9.7 million and to be named the WSOP

May 23, 2023 Eric Persson, in partnership with Bally’s Corporation, has revealed plans to open a one-of-a-kind poker room and live-stream at Tropicana Las Vegas, the reported future site of the Oakland A’s. Maverick Gaming, founded by Persson, will bring a poker room to the Las Vegas Strip resort for the first time since 2013.

May 22, 2023 There is not much poker in Utah. In fact, as one of the most conservative states in the country, one that outlaws both live and online poker, the closest place anyone in Utah’s urban center can get a poker fix is Wendover, a border town straddling the Utah-Nevada state line that is

May 21, 2023 With a legendary career that spanned more than five decades, Doyle Brunson picked up plenty of wisdom and life experience that he often shared with his nearly 400,000 followers on Twitter. Brunson, who passed away this past Sunday at age 89, also had razor-sharp wit and a keen sense of humor that

May 20, 2023 Have you heard the story about the young poker player who has won seven, yes seven, tournaments at Wynn Las Vegas since March 25? That includes four victories already in May, and while none have resulted in life-changing money, the victories have netted him over $54,000 in prize money. As if that

May 19, 2023 Doyle Brunson was more than just a poker player — he was a Las Vegas icon. As such, during the third period of the Vegas Golden Knights NHL playoff game against the Dallas Stars, the local team paid tribute to the late “Texas Dolly.” Brunson, who passed away at 89 last weekend,

May 18, 2023 Doug Polk admitted on social media that he’s considering selling some of his action in the upcoming $1 million buy-in games on Hustler Casino Live. That sparked some debate as some claimed that selling pieces impacts the way a backed player plays, while others argued that poker players should only play a