The Dutch poker player Govert Metaal was always a unique character at the poker felt. Gregarious, giving, a born gambler, Govert enjoyed the vagaries of lady luck and built enduring friendships at the felt. He also won big… very big. After tournament cashes worth almost $3.3 million, Govert heads to one of his favorite poker […]

In each and every poker tournament any professional ever took down, there was a period where the eventual champion faced elimination down like a boss. Reduced to around 15 big blinds, it’s a part of the game that tests every player’s mettle at some stage. The bold survive, the weak are blinded away.

On December 6th, the World Series of Poker Paradise series begins in The Bahamas, with 15 WSOP bracelets on offer to players from all over the world. One player who will be determined to become the first player ever to win both the WSOP Paradise Main Event and the WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas […]

Players of all levels have been enjoying using PokerStake in recent months. With the forthcoming WSOP Super Main Event sending hundreds of players into what might be the juiciest tournament of all-time, the big poker events just keep on coming. One player who is making the most of the relatively new opportunity to sell poker […]

The 2003 WSOP Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker just cannot be kept quiet. For over two decades, the 2003 world champion has had a huge bearing on the present and future of poker. In 2024, he’s still earning a superb crust as a tournament professional, with the latest title for the Americas Cardroom Pro coming […]

The march to the WSOP Main Event final table continued on Saturday, as Day 7 saw the field shrink to the final two tables. The Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas buzzed with excitement over the final Saturday on tap, and the biggest news aside from Calvin Anderson joining the five-time bracelet winner’s club […]

Five WSOP events took place on Day 44 of the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas as stars such as Adrian Mateos, Tony Dunst and Phil Ivey all survived Day 4 of the Main Event, two first-time bracelet winners claimed gold and two new events kicked off with exciting Day 2 flights at […]

There were just two events on tap for Day 39 of the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas, but the biggest day of this year’s Main Event (so far) was on everyone’s minds with somewhat muffled numbers from the first two flights to make up. Did Day […]

Forget Beyonce’s Texas Hold’em, pass on Lady Gaga’s Pokerface, and even give Clint Black’s A Good Run of Bad Luck a miss. It is a universally accepted fact that Kenny Rogers recorded the best song ever about poker. In 1978, a year after Doyle ‘Texas Dolly’ Brunson won the second of his two WSOP Main […]

The inaugural World Series of Poker Paradise Main Event has been won by German qualifier Stanislav Zegal after a thrilling battle in The Bahamas. With the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island attended by some of the biggest players in the world, the seven finalists in the WSOP Paradise Main Event were the envy of everyone […]

After Shannon Shorr kicked off the week by winning his first-ever World Series of Poker gold bracelet, Bert ‘girafganger7’ Stevens got in on the act too, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Online Main Event for a score of $2.78 million in thrilling circumstances. With commentary from industry legends Jeff Gross and Ali Nejad, the GGPoker-sponsored event […]

This time last week, Daniel Weinman became poker’s world champion, the newest winner of the WSOP Main Event. Bagging the top prize of $12.1 million, the man from Atlanta, Georgia immediately became a household name around the world, and not just in homes where members of the family are as happy passing the dealer button […]

A thrilling day of action at both the Horseshoe and Paris casinos saw long-time poker luminaries Faraz Jaka and Diego Ventura claim maiden WSOP bracelets as the Poker Hall of Fame Bounty event and the $1,500-entry Shootout were concluded in dramatic fashion on Day 47 of the 2023 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. […]

A stunning day of poker inside the Horseshoe and Paris casinos saw ten bracelet events progress and the final nine players in the Main Event reached in style. As the dust settled on a phenomenal day of poker, American player Adam Walton led the World Championship with nine players remaining. A $12.1 million top prize […]

A thrilling day of action satisfied poker fans around the world as the Main Event reached the final 15 players, and seven other bracelet events were in progress. With gold bracelets won on a day of drama at the Horseshoe and Paris casinos in Las Vegas, a continental feeling was in the air – especially […]