Not everyone is ready for a return to live poker in Las Vegas but for those that are, there are plenty of games to choose from. More than six months after the Sin City Strip was forced to close its doors in response to the coronavirus crisis, many of the most popular card rooms in… Continue reading Players, Staff Provide Snapshot of New Normal for Vegas Poker Scene

The Season XVIII World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic crowned its winner on Saturday, with Alex Foxen topping the record-breaking field of 1,035 entries to win the $1.694 million first-place prize.

The record-setting WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic wrapped up at Bellagio in Las Vegas, with the $10,400 Main Event attracting a huge field of 1,001 entries and featuring some of poker’s biggest names. In addition to the Main Event, the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic schedule featured several events with five-figure buy-ins and one with… Continue reading Schindler, Hennigan, Petrangelo Win Five Diamond High Roller Titles

Dylan ‘ImaLucSac’ Linde entered the Season XVII WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic final table second in chips among the last six competitors. A dominating performance from Linde followed that earned him his first World Poker Tour title and a $1.631 million payday. “Incredible… I’m stunned, I’m stunned,” Linde said after the victory, noticeably searching… Continue reading Dylan Linde Wins Record-Shattering WPT Five Diamond Title for $1.6 Million

In an undisclosed location somewhere in Las Vegas, Nevada right now, pro poker player Rich Alati is hard at work trying to win another $100,000. Friends and family are tuning in from home. He’s not sitting at a poker table working his way through a tournament or grinding a cash game against some tourists, though.

The World Poker Tour will close out 2018 action with the prestigious WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The tournament, held at the iconic Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, will be the eighth WPT Main Tour stop of Season XVII. It’s an event that comes with a $10,400 buy-in and has been… Continue reading WPT Five Diamond To Shine at Bellagio in December

Season XVI on the World Poker Tour enters its last hurrah this month in Las Vegas. The race to the finish line starts with the Bellagio Elite Poker Championship from May 1-6. The $10,400 event was added in March to the WPT Main Tour calendar along with a $25,000 high roller.

I F*cked Up is a PocketFives series where the game’s best tell stories of where they got it wrong. Mistakes happen every day in poker and let these players be the first to tell you it happens to everyone. Chris Moorman didn’t become the highest all-time winning online tournament player by making mistakes. Moorman’s career… Continue reading I F*cked Up: 888Poker’s Chris Moorman Can’t Fold The River

For November only, PocketFivers in New Jersey can win one of three $535 World Poker Tour Five Diamond super satellite tickets simply by playing tournaments on playMGMpoker.com.

Through the recently announced partnership between the World Poker Tour and playMGMPoker, New Jersey players have the unique opportunity to satellite online into one of the most esteemed live tournaments in any given year – the World Poker Tour Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event.

Dating back to 2002, The World Poker Tour‘s Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas is arguably the most prestigious event on the WPT calendar. This year, New Jersey online poker players can qualify for the event through PlayMGMPoker.com. This marks the first time NJ players can qualify for an out-of-state WPT event. The… Continue reading PlayMGMPoker Offering NJ Players Qualifiers for WPT Five Diamond

The World Poker Tour Five Diamond Poker Classic is one of the tougher WPT fields each year. The Bellagio event draws some of the best poker players in the world to Las Vegas each December and the list of previous champions is a testament to that. Daniel Negreanu, Gus Hansen, Mohsin Charania, Dan Smith and… Continue reading WPT: James Romero Dominates Final Table to Win Five Diamond Classic

According to PokerNews, Todd Brunson (pictured) took $5 million off billionaire Andy Beal over the weekend. The game was $50,000/$100,000 Heads-Up Limit Hold’em inside Bobby’s Room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. PokerNews explained, “Each bought in for $5 million and when all was said and done, Brunson held all the chips.”

The man who allegedly used a BB gun to brazenly rob a cashier at the Bellagioin Las Vegas last weekend has been apprehended and charged with a myriad of offenses.