The final flight of the World Series Of Poker Main Event has traditionally been the biggest, but no one could’ve been prepared for the throng of poker players who entered Day 1d, as a new single-day record was set and last year’s record 10,043 player field is officially back in reach. Read on to find… Continue reading WSOP 2024: Day 1d of the WSOP Main Event Smashes Attendance Records

The third Poker Masters Event of this year’s festival saw a double winner emerge from the fray as Lithuanian player Valdas Tamasauskas won the $10,000-entry Event #3 for a top prize of $208,800. Incredibly, it was Tamasauskas’ second win in three opening events to this series after he crushed the opening event field for a… Continue reading Event #3 of Poker Masters Sees Vlad Victorious for Second Time

Day 19 of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Paris and Horseshoe casinos in Las Vegas hosted just five bracelet events, but there was plenty for poker fans to sink their teeth into, with the bubble bursting in the $250,000 Super High Roller, a coveted WSOP gold bracelet awarded in the $2,000 No Limit… Continue reading WSOP 2023: Kornuth Takes Control of Super High Roller, Yuan Li Ships $2k NLHE Crown

Day 18 of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Paris and Horseshoe casinos in Las Vegas saw two marquee tournaments kick off, while a whopping four bracelet events came to a close, along with Day 2 of the $2,000 NLHE and $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship events.

A busy day of action saw Swiss player Alexandre Vuilleumier win the $25,000-entry High Roller Event #2 in Las Vegas last night as Chance Kornuth was denied at the last. Having sold his action on PokerStake, Kornuth still made an incredible return for his investors, but will be devastated at getting so close to his… Continue reading WSOP 2023: Alexandre Vuilleumier Beats Chance Kornuth to $25k High Roller Crown

The second day of action in the 2023 World Series of Poker is in the can and after five tournaments took place at the felt, one bracelet was on the wrist of a new winner, and four headlines were made in other big events.

On a busy day of World Series of Poker action, Chance Kornuth bagged a huge lead to take into the final day of the $100,000-entry High Roller Bounty event. With three other bracelet events taking place too, there was a first winner of the series, as Katie Kopp not only won the $500 Casino Employees… Continue reading WSOP 2022: Chance Kornuth Leads Final Table of $100,000 High Roller Bounty, Katie Kopp Wins Debut Bracelet

Nine years ago, a 22-year-old Michigan State graduate called Ryan Riess won the World Series of Poker Main Event for over $8.3 million. At the time, he was six months out of college, having spent the last months of his studies alternating between poker dealer.

With just nine players remaining, the WSOP Main Event final table is set, and it is German player Koray Aldemir who will go into the final two days of the biggest poker tournament in the world with a huge chip lead.

The latest action in the 2021 WSOP Main Event saw several big names make dramatic exits on Day 6 as the 96 players who started the day were whittled down to just 36 survivors by the close of play. On a day where Japanese player Motoyoshi Okamura won his first-ever WSOP bracelet, the Main Event… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Main Event Day 6 Sees 36 Remain; Motoyoshi Okamura Wins Mixed NLHE/PLO Bracelet

Another dramatic day in the 2021 WSOP Main Event saw big names bust and other stars rise high on Day 5 as Chris Moneymaker busted the Main, Koray Aldemir and Ramon Colillas continued to crush and some of the best poker of the World Series of Poker so far took place in between.

The WSOP Main Event made the money on Day 3 as 2,362 players were whittled down to just 1,000 as the clock ticked down hand-for-hand in the final level of the day. With players such as Chris Moneymaker, Stephen Song and Chris Dowling all bagging million-plus stacks, it was a dramatic day of action at… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Main Event Money Bubble Burst As Moneymaker Continues His Run

Chance Kornuth won his third World Series of Poker bracelet as the self-confessed Short Deck novice won the $10,000-entry event to claim the $194,670 top prize. With a talented selection of six top players returning to the felt in the Thunderdome for the final table, Kornuth got the better of Chad Campbell heads-up as the… Continue reading WSOP 2021: Chance Kornuth Wins 3rd Career Bracelet, Phil Hellmuth In Hot Pursuit of #16 With 10 Left

Two new WSOP bracelet winners were crowned as Lara Eisenberg won the Ladies Championship and Dalibor Dula won a $1,000 Freezeout event, with more gold grabbed by first-timers in both cases.

Largely unknown Mixed Games player Jesse Klein won his first WSOP bracelet after taking down a final table stacked with stars at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The recruitment firm owner went from recreational hopeful to WSOP winner on a final day full of drama as one $25,000 event ended and another began.