The 2019 World Series of Poker got off to a roaring start. Several tournaments were up in year-over-year attendance, the Big 50 set a record as the largest live poker tournament ever held, and the first of the new Deepstack tournaments drew a wall-bursting 6,150 entries.

In breaking news Tuesday, the World Series of Poker added a new bracelet event as part of the 2019 WSOP schedule. Starting Monday, July 8, the ‘Final Fifty’ has a $50,000 buy-in and makes for the 90th gold bracelet event of the summer. WSOP officials confirmed the addition of the event shortly after it hit… Continue reading WSOP Adds $50,000 ‘Final Fifty’ Gold Bracelet Event

Earlier this week, Judge Paul Barbadoro of the US District Court concluded that the Wire Act only applied to sports betting. As a result, the World Series of Poker confirmed all online gold bracelet events will be available to players in both Nevada and New Jersey.

Twitter has been busy on Thursday after allegations of cheating were brought against Valeriu Cocain the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Heads-Up event at the World Series of Poker. It’s important to note that Coca has not been found to be in violation of any WSOP rule thus far.

The World Series of Poker Colossus, which starts Friday with the first set of flights, will likely go down as the largest-field live tournament in history. Reportedly, we could see as many as 20,000 entrants at $565 a pop. The tournament has a $5 million guaranteed prize pool and, after seeing a ton of buzz… Continue reading What You Need to Know About the WSOP Colossus

On Tuesday, 888Holdings released its financial figures for 2014and among the highlights was word that a compact between Nevada and Delaware to pool online poker traffic is close to being a reality. As a matter of fact, the company said it had already achieved “successful deployment of shared poker network across states of Delaware and… Continue reading What Online Poker Games Will Be Pooled in Delaware and Nevada?

According to iGaming Businessand other outlets, 888 Holdings, which runs 888 Poker, has turned in a record-breaking 2014 calendar year with revenues of $455 million. That figure is up 14% over 2013 and, as outlined by IGB, “888 has announced a final dividend at 4.5 cents per ordinary share as well as an additional one-off… Continue reading 888 Posts Record-Breaking 2014 Financials

In recent days, word broke that PokerNews would no longer be providing exclusive live updates of the World Series of Poker. Instead, WSOP officials will take on the task of providing live updates themselves. We’ve heard the WSOP’s side of the story from Vice President Seth Palansky. Now, PocketFives sat down with Matt Parvis (pictured),… Continue reading PokerNews Speaks Out About Loss of WSOP Live Updates

For the last seven years, PokerNewshas held the exclusive rights to report live from the World Series of Poker, creating a rich experience for viewers through chip counts, hand updates, live interviews, videos, podcasts, and more. But according to WSOP Vice President of Corporate Communications Seth Palansky, that relationship won’t continue into the 2015 series.