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Jul 03, 2024 3 min read Last updated Jul 03, 2024 Matthew Lambrecht clinched his maiden World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and his first seven-figure score in Event #76: $10,000 Mystery Bounty No-Limit Hold’em for $1,018,933 — a career-best. Lambrecht overcame his compatriot Damarjai Davenport heads-up who banked $678,707 for his efforts. A total

Jul 02, 2024 4 min read Last updated Jul 02, 2024 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) have announced the list of ten nominees to the 2024 WSOP Hall of Fame and as expected, it features some familiar faces. Last year mixed game legend Brian Rast was a popular induction, joining the likes of Phil

Jul 01, 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) announcer Tony Dunst stepped out of the broadcast booth and into the online poker arena Sunday night where he picked up a huge victory. The longtime poker pro captured his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet by winning WSOP Online Event #15: $500 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack. He

Jun 30, 2024 The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may be the biggest poker series of the summer, but it is far from the only one in Las Vegas. In poker rooms across the city, different series are taking place such as the ARIA Classic and Wynn Summer Classic. Over at the Venetian Las

Jun 29, 2024 With the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) returning to Las Vegas this November, all eyes are on opportunities to win a seat into the $5,300 buy-in Main Event taking place November 5-10. For poker players currently in Las Vegas for the summer festivities, there are a handful of ways to win

Jun 28, 2024 In the 842nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards come straight to you from the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe Las Vegas for an emergency episode to discuss Daniel Negreanu‘s big win in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1,178,703 and his seventh gold bracelet.

Jun 27, 2024 Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw has come to a close here at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The event attracted 453 total entrants to generate a prize pool of $604,755. Only six players remained at the start of the third and final

Jun 26, 2024 Phil Ivey is widely considered the greatest poker player of all-time, and he’s closing in on the biggest win of his career. The 11-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner is among the big stacks in Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, the tournament some mixed game high rollers consider to

Despite being a relative newcomer to tournament poker, Santhosh Suvarna has quickly captured the hearts and souls of poker fans worldwide. The Indian casino mogul has had a meteoric rise in popularity following his appearances on cash game and tournament streams. Suvarna’s never been afraid to splash around at the highest stakes, and once again,

Jun 24, 2024 The $1,000 Ladies Championship No-Limit Hold’em event at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off Friday, and it headlines the annual Ladies Poker Week in Las Vegas. But it’s far from the only women-only tournament around town over the next few days. There have already been a number of events

Jun 23, 2024 The 2024 $25K Fantasy league attracted 19 entrants, which means a $475,000 prize pool is up for grabs. The top four teams will get paid with $225,000 going to the winner. The runner-up team will receive a $125,000 consolation prize, while the third and fourth-place teams will earn $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.

Jun 22, 2024 It takes guts to slowroll one of the best boxers in the world, but that’s exactly what Twitch streamer “Ninja” did during Saturday’s wild and crazy Hustler Casino Live. The poker world hasn’t been exclusively locked in to the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) this weekend, not with the game taking

Jun 21, 2024 Maksim Pisarenko has overcome a 181-player field that created a prize pool of $1,683,300 and defeated Mike Leah heads up to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $399,988 first-place prize in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Pisarenko’s victory came after a lengthy heads-up match that went back-and-forth several times inside

Jun 20, 2024 Pedro Neves arrived at the final table of the 2024 World Series of Poker Event #38: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em as the odds-on favorite, as he had almost twice the stack of the second in chips, Aaron Johnson. He still had to eliminate his last six opponents on Day 5 to

Jun 19, 2024 It only took slightly longer than half an hour to crown a winner in Event #43: $1,500 Mixed: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Big O (7-Handed) and the first player from Sweden posed for the winner shots this summer here at the 2024 World Series of

Jun 18, 2024 The poker world received shocking news on Tuesday that World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Matthew Parry, who was a week removed from winning a Wynn Summer Classic title, passed away unexpectedly. Details surrounding his passing are currently unknown. The news was shared by Parry’s family via the following message on

Jun 17, 2024 Daniel Hachem is a few players away from winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. That last name should sound familiar, and yes, he is the son of 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem. The younger Hachem was, at the time of publishing, among the final four players in the new

Jun 16, 2024 It is not time for Bruce Buffer to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. But the legendary UFC ring announcer wasn’t far off from winning a bracelet on Sunday. Entering the third and final day of Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed), the mixed martial arts enthusiast had

Jun 15, 2024 A lightning fast final table of Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack came to a close after only four hours of play, with Timur Margolin overcoming Agharazi Babayev to take down his third bracelet. The Israel native was congratulated by a rail of friends and fellow players. After what felt like

Jun 14, 2024 The final day of the Bar Poker Open Championship saw 8 out of 1,164 players return to play today, one of whom would be crowned the newest BPO champion here at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada. A total of six clubs were represented as each player was already secured $5,000,