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Day 5 saw Dan Smith claim his first WSOP bracelet in amazing fashion here at Ballys and Paris Casino. Also we spoke to some of the professional players here about the venue and their thoughts on the new surroundings and betting disks!! WSOP22. — OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS —-Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pokernewsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/pokernewsdotcomTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pokernews.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/PokerNewsGlobal Poker Review: https://www.pokernews.com/free-online-games/global-poker/Top

June 04, 2022 GGPoker has launched a new feature that is designed to help relieve the frustration of suffering from a bad beat. Nobody likes bad beats, unless you win the massive GGPoker Bad Beat Jackpot that is, but they are part of the very nature of poker. Thanks to Splash, you can now get

Day 3 at Ballys and Paris Casino started off with David Peters taking down the very first 100k High Roller Bounty tournament ever run here in Las Vegas and moved on to a 25k Heads up battle! Get all of your info here and at Pokernews.com! — SPONSORED BY GLOBAL POKER —https://www.pokernews.com/free-online-games/global-poker/ — LATEST POKER

June 02, 2022 Ian Simpson recently joined the ambassador ranks at 888poker and is already repaying the faith they have shown in him. The popular grinder finished second in the $55 buy-in $40,000 guaranteed Triple Threat PKO side event for $3,750 and Simpson hit the post against in the $50,000 PKO event. Surely that maiden

June 01, 2022 The 2022 World Series of Poker has just kicked off at Bally’s, Las Vegas and thousands upon thousands of poker fanatics are starting to arrive in Sin City for the biggest poker event of the year. Among those droves, there will be several first-timers (this reporter included!) who will undoubtedly be itching

May 31, 2022 One of the biggest events on the $1.5 million 888poker XL Spring Series schedule crowned its champion on May 30. XL Spring #17 was the $109 buy-in Tune Up, an exciting tournament featuring a $120,000 guaranteed prize pool. A field of 1,155 left 888poker nursing a small overlay, and Argentina’s “BeGamble888” took

May 29, 2022 Getting to and from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be a bit more complicated than in year’s past given the switch from the Rio to the Strip, and one method of transportation you might wish to consider is the monorail. The Rio, whether you loved it or hated it,

May 26, 2022 Whether it’s poker or a casino pit game, players wouldn’t have the experience they do without one important person – the dealer. While they’re responsible for slinging cards and facilitating games, they’re also a silent observer of human nature. PokerNews previously asked various dealers to share their wildest stories from working in

May 27, 2022 Guests: Billy Hayes In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen come to you from the PokerNews office at the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They share highlights from the WSOP Press Conference, preview the PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget from June 24-28, and remember Todd

May 26, 2022 The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) doesn’t officially begin until May 31, but on Thursday, May 26 officials gave a first look by offering assorted media a tour of Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino as well as a press conference for virtual attendees. Not only did the poker

May 26, 2022 Three more XL Spring Series events took place online at 888poker on May 25 and all three obliterated their guaranteed prize pool. The trio had combined guarantees worth $52,000 but they paid out $78,490 by the time they had crowned their champion. Montenegro’s “DEADyshka” was the biggest winner of the evening courtesy

May 25, 2022 When Ole Schemion won the GGPoker Super MILLION$ in October 2020, he did so after sitting down at the final table in seventh place. Schemion bagged himself a second Super MILLION$ title, one that was part of the GG Online Championship and one that came with a massive $1,447,417 payday. He took

May 24, 2022 This week’s GGPoker Super MILLION$ is part of the $150 million guaranteed GG Online Championship (GGOC) so comes with extra prestige. It also comes with extra prize money thanks to 1,002 players buying in and creating a guarantee-busting $10,200,000 prize pool. The prize pool is so large that everyone at the final

May 22, 2022 There’s no denying that poker players and fans love Player of the Year races, just ask Shaun Deeb and Daniel Negreanu who often compete for World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year. Likewise, points leaderboards, like the one at Super High Roller Bowl Europe won by Phil Ivey, help fuel

May 21, 2022 Former professional poker player and attorney Todd Terry passed away this week after a nearly decade-long battle with a devastating neurological disease. Terry, who made numerous deep runs at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and on the World Poker Tour (WPT) and was a known and respected voice in the poker

October 03, 2021 Matthew Pitt The focus of players heading to the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is on tournament poker, and rightly so because that is what the WSOP is all about. Eighty-eight live bracelet-awarding events plus an additional 11 online bracelets adorn the bustling 2021 WSOP schedule. It is fair to say

May 19, 2022 If anyone has the credentials to write and produce a biopic about the eventful life of poker legend Doyle Brunson, it might be Justin “Boosted J” Smith. A former high-stakes poker pro turned Hollywood producer, Smith has personally battled on the felt with “Texas Dolly” and remains connected to the high-stakes community.

May 18, 2022 It’s becoming a broken record at this point, but yet another violent incident occurred nearby the Legends Poker Room in Houston as a robbery suspect was shot to death Wednesday morning. The shooting had nothing to do with anything poker room related, except for the fact that similar incidents in the area

May 17, 2022 On Tuesday night, Phil Hellmuth extended his High Stakes Duel record to 9-1 after defeating Scott Seiver in Round 4 of High Stakes Duel III. Each player put up $400,000, meaning Hellmuth claimed an $800,000 prize. Seiver can now match that if he wants a rematch in Round 5, and if he

May 16, 2022 The WPT Choctaw Main Event is leaving Durant, Oklahoma for a trip to Las Vegas on May 26 as the final table of six has been achieved. Some big name pros, including Chance Kornuth and Kristen Foxen, are still alive in the chase for the $486,600 first place prize. Monday’s Day 3