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?

For poker players, Day 34 of the 2022 World Series of Poker was like Christmas Day as the opening Day 1a flight of the WSOP Main Event took place at Bally’s and Paris. With over 800 entries and plenty of drama, some of the biggest names in the game were at the same felt, and… Continue reading WSOP 2022: Opening Day of WSOP Main Event Sees Stars Rise and Fall, Eum Slays Mini Main for $594k

Day 2cef of the WSOP Main Event saw strong performances from many big names as the field narrowed and some former champions enjoyed revisiting the WSOP felt on Day 2 of the Main Event for the first time in over two years.

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event went from 1,286 players down to 354 on Tuesday Those left are deep in the money and guaranteed $34,845, and it’s Dean Morrone holding the chip lead entering Day 5. Former NFL star Richard Seymour was one of the big stacks to advance.

After a crazy Day 1C, Day 2AB of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event was actually uneventful and rather peaceful. The 2,383 players who managed to get through Day 1A and 1B combined into one field on Saturday and they were joined by another 100 players who decided to use the late registration… Continue reading WSOP: Timothy Su Grabs Chip Lead, Anton Morgenstern Third

In the eight years since the World Series of Poker Main Event went to a three-starting flight schedule, only once has the Day 1A field reach 1,000 or more players and that was 2012 when they snuck into four-digit territory with 1,066 players. There was no sneaking in on Wednesday. 1,336 players showed up to… Continue reading WSOP: Bryan Campanello Bags Main Event Day 1A Chip Lead

Six months ago, Niall Farrell finally slew the dragon and won his first World Series of Poker, beating out a tough field in the €25,000 High Roller at WSOP Europe. Now, the Scottish poker pro is in Las Vegas for the 2018 World Series of Poker hoping to add another bracelet to his collection. Over… Continue reading 50 Days & 50 Nights: Slowrolls, Stolen Phones and Less Hal Time

Buying and selling pieces of poker players has a long, storied history. While some of that history includes fantastic moments, like Joe Cada hugging his backer, Cliff Josephy, as the dealer dealt the river card sealing Cada’s 2009 WSOP Main Event victory, there’s also been horror stories of players overselling, taking a stake from a… Continue reading One Year In, StakeKings Making Backing Safe for Players and Fans

You know the headlines, you know the bustouts, you saw what happened on TV. But there were many untold and unexplored stories of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table, so we decided to break some down and crunch some numbers.

When the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table began on Sunday night, nobody thought Qui Nguyen had a chance at overcoming a field that included two former #1-ranked players on PocketFives, a talented European poker pro, a former PokerStars SuperNova Elite and two young American poker pros who cut their poker teeth… Continue reading Qui Nguyen Wins 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event

Before the 2016 WSOP Main Event final table begins, PocketFives is providing extensive coverage of the 2016 November Nine including player features, interviews, previews, and statistics. In this edition of Five Questions we introduce you to Michael Ruane.

You get the impression from 2016 November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka that he really loves poker. He’s already promised that he won’t be retiring if he wins the Main Event and that he would continue to play high buy-in tournaments all around the world. But since the end of this year’s World Series of Poker, and… Continue reading November Niner Vojtech Ruzicka Hoping to Make Czech Poker History

You’ve seen plenty of numbers related to the November Nine. You’ve seen ages and chip counts, number of bracelets and final tables. Let’s not forget lifetime tournament earnings and number of big blinds. Rather than examine the obvious stats, let’s get to know this final table by the not-so-apparent numbers in this edition of The… Continue reading NUMBER CRUNCH: The 2016 November Nine