With three days of the infamous $50,000-entry Poker Players Championship in the can, just 15 players remain. The money bubble has burst and with no former winners still in the event, there will be a new name on the Chip Reese trophy this week in Las Vegas. Several PokerStake players find themselves in contention for… Continue reading PokerStake Stable in Strong Position in Poker Players Championship

The conclusion of the 2025 $50,000 Poker Players Championship, otherwise known as the PPC, should have surprised no-one. In its 19-year history, Michael Mizrachi has won the Chip Reese Trophy an incredible four times, yet when his latest victory was confirmed, the reaction around the Thunderdome inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas was as if the… Continue reading Michael ‘Grinder’ Mizrachi Wins Record-Breaking Fourth PPC Title

The second day of action in the WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship saw Erick Lindgren lead the way, the defending champion Daniel Negreanu make the third day of his title defense and Phil Hellmuth bag a top 10 stack. With PokerStake players such as Jeremy Ausmus and Jon Kyte battling hard to make Day 3,… Continue reading Kid Poker Still in Contention as Ausmus and Kyte Both Survive PPC Day 2

The third week of the 2023 World Series of Poker is perhaps the biggest week to take place other than any including the Main Event. With a $250,000 and $100,000 Super high roller event on the ticket, as well as the opening day of the world-renowned Poker Players Championship, the 54th Annual WSOP is about… Continue reading What’s Happening in Week 3 of the World Series of Poker?

The World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the entire world. It’s full of elite players. Those that are considered to the best of the best will tell you that it’s the most meaningful poker tournament to them, while others spend entire careers just trying to… Continue reading WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship All-Time Winners

On Friday night in Las Vegas, Phil Hui won arguably the most prestigious poker tournament in the world, the World Series of Poker $50,000 Poker Players Championship, earning $1.099 million in prize money, the coveted gold bracelet, and the respect of the game’s elite.

5 Things is a column, written by PocketFives President and Editor in Chief Lance Bradley, that covers pressing topics and current events in the poker world today. It appears periodically at PocketFives.com. The final table of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2018 World Series of Poker had almost everything you’d want from that… Continue reading 5 THINGS: The Poker Players Championship Deserves More Celebration

One of the most prestigious bracelets of the 2018 World Series of Poker was awarded today, and it went to a man who has now won the event an unprecedented three times. Tuesday also saw one other bracelet handed out. It was almost a three-bracelet day, but two players ended the Super Seniors event heads-up,… Continue reading WSOP: Michael Mizrachi Wins Third $50K PPC Title ($1.23M)

The World Series of Poker is the largest festival in the poker world for both their No Limit and Mixed Game offerings. Buy-ins reaching up to $50,000 for non-Hold’em games can only be found at the Rio for seven weeks every summer. These events often have a great impact on the WSOP Player of the… Continue reading 2018 WSOP Preview: Here Come the Mixed Game Heroes

The biggest name in online poker and New Jersey online released the schedule for the largest series to date in the Garden State. PokerStarsNJ announced $1.3 million in guarantees across 80 tournaments (40 High and 40 Low events) that run from April 14-30 for the 2018 New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP). The… Continue reading PokerStarsNJ Releases NJSCOOP Schedule

Sunday was an exciting day at the 2017 World Series of Poker. Not only were two shiny gold bracelets awarded, but arguably the most prestigious tournament of the summer kicked off its Day 1. Here’s a run through all of Sunday’s WSOP action.

The World Series of Poker is the best tournament series on the planet because to the volume and variety available to its hundreds of thousands of customers. No Limit Hold’em events are the primary driver of customer traffic during the seven weeks the WSOP is in session but the mixed game events also pique a… Continue reading 2017 WSOP: The Mixed Game Aficionado’s Schedule

On Wednesday afternoon at the 2016 World Series of Poker the prestigious $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship will play down to a winner. While Justin Bonomo is the chip leader, Michael Mizrachi is right behind him and is hoping to win the event for an unprecedented third time. His success in the event goes far… Continue reading Beyond the Bracelets: Michael Mizrachi and the $50,000 PPC

Three players won their first career bracelet at the2016 World Series of Poker on Tuesday, but none will get more attention than the one that walked out of the latest $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event. David Peters, with wins all over the world over his career, finally broke through to capture the first bracelet of… Continue reading WSOP: David Peters Wins First Bracelet; Mizrachi Makes $50K Final Table