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Jun 13, 2024 The debate about who the greatest poker player of all time is could be endless, with a hundred different opinions from a hundred different people. But there is no doubt about one player who belongs in that conversation, and he showed on Day 4 of Event #29: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

Jun 12, 2024 Pennsylvania‘s Zach “CaptainLevi” Gruneberg, the reigning WSOP PA Online Player of the Year, captured his second career gold bracelet and a $16,665.16 payday this past Sunday after winning WSOP PA’s Online Bracelet Event #2 – NL Hold’em PKO. After nearly 10 hours of play with unlimited re-entry for the first four and

June 11, 2024 Sammy Farha, a popular figure on televised poker shows during the 2000s, is back at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and has a shot at winning his first bracelet since 2010 on Tuesday. The old-school poker player who resides in Texas is among the final 15 players in Event #27: $1,500

June 10, 2024 On Monday, Roland Israelashvili almost ended one of poker’s longest streaks. The longtime WSOP stalwart started Day 3 of Event #25: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em fifth in chips with just nine opponents between him and his first bracelet. 2024 World Series of Poker Hub Bookmark this page! All you need to know

June 09, 2024 The $25K Fantasy league is starting to see some separation as Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) has opened up a nice lead of 478 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (330 points) and Team Oz (251 points). Of the 19 teams, six have failed to cross the

June 08, 2024 According to Chris Brewer and other high rollers, some players are able to enter certain World Series of Poker (WSOP) events after registration has closed, and many have proposed solutions to the problem. Jack Effel, Vice President of the World Series of Poker and Caesars Digital, assured PokerNews that players have not

June 07, 2024 Want to win some valuable prizes, including a trip to any North American Formula 1 race? You could make that happen this weekend on Global Poker. The Montreal Grand Prix race takes place Sunday, and the Global Poker community is getting revved up for the excitement with the June 7 Grand Prix

June 06, 2024 Poker legend Erik Seidel had a brutal exit from his latest 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event, losing to a one-outer on the river deep in the tournament. The hand, which should qualify as the WSOP Hand of the Day, took place on Thursday in Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

June 05, 2024 Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. For the sixth episode, Connor spoke with longtime poker pro and coach Faraz Jaka, who

June 04, 2024 888poker’s $100,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event surpassed its guarantee thanks to 1,012 entrants exchanging $109 for 15,000 chips and the chance to become an 888poker champion. It was an impressive turnout, considering the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in full swing, going some way to showing how popular this mystery

June 03, 2024 The first $1 million mystery bounty has been pulled at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and no, it wasn’t Matt Glantz this time. Instead, it was Valentyn Shabelnyk, who pulled it at around 12:30 p.m. PT. Day 2 of Event #5: Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em kicked off Monday morning, an event

June 02, 2024 Chris Moneymaker is giving it another try, opening a poker room in Kentucky, this time in Louisville. Moneymaker Social Louisville opened Saturday, becoming the second operating brick-and-mortar card room in the state. The other one, a slightly bigger room, is located just down the street, about 15-20 minutes from the University of

May 03, 2023 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the biggest and most prestigious poker event in the world. Every year, thousands of poker players from around the globe descend upon Las Vegas to compete for millions of dollars in prize money. However, with the excitement of the WSOP comes the potential for unhealthy

May 31, 2024 A huge fan favorite of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making another deep run in his most treasured event of the year. That’s right, you guessed it—Purple Heart recipient John Smith has been kicking ass and taking names once again in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship. Smith is currently in the

May 30, 2024 Mistakes are made by every poker player from time to time. But one mystery player during Thursday’s Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game made an avoidable blunder that cost him over $540,000. The player in question is known only as “Thomas.” He showed up to play during the third $1 million buy-in

May 29, 2024 Earlier this month, thanks to an unfavorable city vote, Doug Polk was unsuccessful in his bid to open a massive poker room in a town near Dallas. But his team of investors, including poker vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen, are back and ready to take over what will soon become the

May 28, 2024 More than 27,000 people were tuned in Tuesday night to watch Tom Dwan run into a seven-figure bad beat during the first night of the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game. Seven players showed up at Hustler Casino in Los Angeles with $1 million in cash to play some no-limit Texas hold’em

May 27, 2024 The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has long stood as the premier poker event globally, drawing the most skilled and dedicated players worldwide. Over the next two months, fierce competition will unfold as players vie for one of the most prestigious accolades in the WSOP: the Player of the Year (PoY) title.

May 26, 2024 Guests: Daniel Negreanu David Baker In the 832nd episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway welcomes Daniel Negreanu and David “ODB” Baker to Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to talk all things fantasy poker. That includes Negreanu’s 2024 World Series of Poekr (WSOP) $25K Fantasy, which will host its annual draft

May 25, 2024 Love him or hate his style (or just dislike pizza), Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy competing in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) would bring even more attention to poker’s summer extravaganza. And it appears, based on a couple tweets, the “One Bite” pizza reviewer might show up in Las Vegas