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December 04, 2021 Jon Sofen Justin Bonomo took down a $100,000 buy-in high roller at the Bellagio’s Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas Friday night for $928,200. In doing so, the likely future Poker Hall of Famer regained his spot atop the all-time live tournament list. Bryn Kenney, who sits at $56.9 million

December 03, 2021 Jon Sofen The Lucky Hearts Poker Open will return in 2022 come January, and the World Poker Tour (WPT) is on board again for a $2 million guaranteed Main Tour event, a tournament twice won by defending champ Brian Altman. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will host the popular series, which

December 03, 2021 Chad Holloway On December 2, golf pro Kevin Na posted on social media that his friend, Dusty Schmidt, had passed away at the age of 40. The cause of death for the online poker legend was not immediately known. Na wrote: “He was a top Jr. rank golfer who played pro golf

December 01, 2021 PokerNews Staff Whether you want to wow the whole table with it or to treat your loved ones, the SLOWPLAY Nash clay poker chips set is the answer. For those who are searching for authentic poker chips set with taste and fine quality, whether you want to wow the whole table with

November 30, 2021 Christian Zetzsche A new gold bracelet winner has been crowned as Romania’s Sergiu Covrig prevailed in heads-up against Michael Strauch to claim his first WSOP hardware in the early morning hours at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov. An additional day was needed to determine the champion in the latest 2021 World Series

November 29, 2021 Matthew Pitt The name Rudolph is synonymous with Christmas but this article is not about the famous red-nosed reindeer but rather the incredible poker tournament player with the same surname. Christian Rudolph is widely regarded as one of the best tournament players of his generation, and his magical results at GGPoker this

November 28, 2021 Christian Zetzsche The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe has crowned the third champion at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov. In a battle of Slovakians, Samuel Stranak prevailed against Alan Sabo in Event #4: €2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha and collected his first gold bracelet along with the top prize of €101,764. Both close

November 26, 2021 Jon Sofen There’s no denying Phil Hellmuth had a banner 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP), having reached a record seven final tables, and now we know exactly how much money he actually made during the recently completed series. The “Poker Brat,” in a somewhat surprising move, disclosed his wins and losses

November 25, 2021 Jon Sofen The poker world has reached the end of an era with the World Series of Poker (WSOP) concluding its final bracelet event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Next summer, the series will move down the road to the Las Vegas Strip, the first time the WSOP will take

As another incredible series comes to an end in Las Vegas – here is a collection of highlights from the World Series of Poker 2021. Follow PokerNews at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pokernewsdo…Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pokernewsdotcomTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pokernews.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/PokerNews Our coverage of the WSOP is powered by ClubGG.

Jeremy Ausmus of Las Vegas won his third career World Series of Poker bracelet in the early morning hours of Sunday, Nov. 21 2021 when he took down Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Ausmus earned the bracelet and a cash score of $1,188,918 after more than three hours of three-handed play against two

November 21, 2021 Connor Richards Spanish poker professional Leo Margets won her first World Series of Poker bracelet on Sunday, Nov. 21 by taking down Event #83: $1,500 The Closer for a six-figure score worth $376,850. She outlasted a field of 1,903 participants and, in doing so, became the first woman to win a bracelet

November 20, 2021 Matt Hansen Spain’s Adrian Mateos defeated Ben Heath in heads-up play to win Event #82: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The highest buy-in of the 2021 series attracted 33 runners and generated a prize pool of $8,217,000, of which $3,625,362 went to Mateos for

November 19, 2021 Calum Grant After only two hours of play in Event #79: $1,979 Hall Of Fame Bounty No-Limit Hold’em, it was Ole Schemion who came out on top, winning his first WSOP bracelet and $172,499. “It’s not too often in live tournaments that you come in first place,” said Schemion after his win.

Koray Aldemir from Germany is the 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, topping a 6,550 player field for $8 million and the coveted gold bracelet. Here’s a recap of the final table as it goes from nine players down to one! The 2021 World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Results –

November 18, 2021 Adam Lamers Paulo Joanello has topped a field of 1,501 players to capture his World Series of Poker gold bracelet in Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold’em. Joanello defeated Toby Price after a back and forth heads-up match that saw Joanello walk away with the first-place prize of $321,917. This is

November 17, 2021 Yori Epskamp After nearly seven hours of play, a final table of nine in the 2021 WSOP Main Event has been whittled down to its last three hopefuls in search of becoming poker’s next world champion and $8,000,000 richer. Koray Aldemir, who came in hot as the overwhelming chip leader and odds-on

November 15, 2021 Chad Holloway In 2005, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) relocated to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. That year, Australia’s Joe Hachem topped a 5,619-entry field to win the $10,000 Main Event for $7.5 million, which sparked a poker boom in his home country. Now, 16 years later in what’s rumored

November 14, 2021 Brandon Temple Day 2 of the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Horseshoe Council Bluffs $420 Golden Ticket Main Event saw 77 players from a 505-entry field return to the felt, with an entry into the RGPS All-Stars ProAm at stake, as well a RGPS All-Stars ring, and the grand prize of $39,085. After

November 13, 2021 Jon Sofen With 10 days left before the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) concludes, Josh Arieh is the favorite to win the traditional Player of the Year award. This year, the WSOP added a separate POY leaderboard — Velo No Limits — exclusively for no-limit hold’em events. Cole Ferraro, with 2,032