Lucas Jumalon’s stunning victory at the final table of the 2026 WSOP Main Event shocked the poker world. The 22-year-old from Spokane, Washington was the second youngest World Championship winner of all time, only older than the 2009 champion Joe Cada in the pantheon of poker greats. A source of much debate has been whether… Continue reading Winning the Main Event – How Do Recent Winners Compare?

On Saturday, April 11, Run It Once Poker is hosting a 32-player heads-up tournament in an effort to raise money for coronavirus (COVID-19) relief.

Sunday at the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event saw 344 last-minute registrations put an exclamation point on the second-largest WSOP Main Event of all-time. The 8,569-player field means that sometime next week, one player will walk away with $10,000,000 and the title of World Champion. Day 2C saw the highly-anticipated arrival of Phil… Continue reading WSOP: Milliard Tops Day 2C, Hellmuth Arrives and Leaves Quickly

Some of the biggest names in the game of poker along with prominent members of the poker industry gathered at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas on Friday night to celebrate the first ever Global Poker Awards presented by PokerStars.

After tabulating the votes of over 130 Nomination Panel members, the Global Poker Index, along with their partner PokerCentral, has unveiled the nominations in thirteen of the 20 categories of the first ever Global Poker Awards.

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.

John Hesp. Michael Ruane. Mark Newhouse. Even William Kasouf. Every year during the World Series of Poker thousands of new faces enter the halls of the Rio All Suite & Casino in hopes of earning a life-changing score. Sometimes though, along with the money, a player’s accomplishments and personality introduce them to poker fans around… Continue reading The Breakout Stars Of WSOP 2018 Showcase Both Poker And Personality

Every year, history is made at the World Series of Poker. In 2018, poker fans were inundated with amazing accomplishments from some of the most notable names in the game. At the 49th annual WSOP, there was no shortage of superior stories and top-flight headlines to be had to help to make this summer series one… Continue reading The Unforgettable Stories of the 2018 World Series of Poker

Most poker players would consider finishing 11th in the World Series of Poker Main Event to be an amazing accomplishment. Maybe not in the moments following their elimination, but eventually they’d accept what they did as something special. For the last two years, John Cynn has allowed his 2016 11th place finish to be his… Continue reading WSOP: John Cynn Beats Tony Miles to Win 2018 Main Event, $8.8M

Michael Dyer started Day 9 of the World Series of Poker Main Event with nearly 40% of the chips in play with just five opponents standing between him and $8.8 million and the title of World Champion. After six hours of play on Friday night, just three players remain but Dyer is suddenly staring up… Continue reading WSOP: Tony Miles Takes Charge of Main Event Final Table with 3 Left

The final table of the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event started with Michael Dyer sitting with the second biggest stack and through just over four hours of play on Thursday night, the 32-year-old from Houston moved into control of the final table and finished with more than double the stack of any of… Continue reading WSOP: Dyer Continues Main Event Final Table Dominance, Leads Final 6

Somehow, Wednesday night at the 2018 World Series of Poker will probably go down as one of the most surreal in the 49-year history of the event. Not only did the Main Event reach a final table in a dramatic fashion, but the most decorated player in WSOP history, Phil Hellmuth, added to his legend… Continue reading WSOP: Nicolas Manion Leads Main Event Final Table, Hellmuth Wins #15