
Ask poker fans to name a player who is in the top 10 on the All-Time Money List and the last name they’ll state would probably be Mikita Badziakouski. The Belarussian, whose first live tournament cash only came in 2010 in Kiev, sits between Fedor Holz and Dan Smith on the all-time money list in […]
Today sees the final table of the $25,000-entry PLO High Roller, otherwise known as Event #19, and with just five players left, two of the men who will fight for the $1.4 million top prize were last year’s WSOP Players of the Year. Josh Arieh won the overall leaderboard including all games, but Scott Ball […]
When the COVID-19 outbreak forced the postponement of the 2020 World Series of Poker live events early this year and pushed WSOP organizers to offer 85 online bracelets in its place, many believed that was it for WSOP events for the year. Not so fast.
When World Series of Poker officials announced in mid-April that the 2020 WSOP was being postponed due to the uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, they promised that players would be playing for “WSOP glory from their homes” this summer.
After having to postpone the 2020 World Series of Poker due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, WSOP officials promised poker players they would soon have a solution so that would “allow players to chase WSOP glory from their homes.” On Monday, the WSOP took the first step towards fulfilling that promise.
Every time the calendar turns to July, the poker world becomes laser-focused on just one thing: the World Series of Poker Main Event. 2018 was no different by Phil Hellmuth, Justin Bonomo and Chris Moorman did everything they could to act as a distraction from poker’s biggest event.
For many poker historians, Tom McEvoy holds a special place in poker history. In 1983 the then 38-year-old became the first person to win the World Series of Poker Main Event after winning their way in via a satellite. Now he’s selling off the bracelet he earned for that victory and a number of other […]
Sunday afternoon Jason Mercier will stand in a room full of his peers for his second bracelet ceremony of the 2016 World Series of Poker. This one will be special for sure – winning two bracelets in a single year is a rare feat – but it’s likely going to be even more special for […]
Somewhere tonight in Berlin, Greek restaurateur Makarios Avramidis (pictured) is likely celebrating the accomplishment of a lifelong goal. Don’t be surprised however if there aren’t too many locals celebrating with him. Avramidis beat a final table that included three Germans to win the €2,200 Six Max No Limit Hold’em event at WSOP Europe and with […]