Garry Gates grew up and went to college in Pennsylvania, but he’s always been drawn to Las Vegas. He was also drawn to poker and has been an avid player ever since his father taught him how to play cards in his younger years. After attending Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, it only took… Continue reading Biggest Hands That Led To Garry Gates’ $3,000,000 WSOP Score

The opening night of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event final table went about as close to script as Hossein Ensan and Garry Gates could have hoped. The two biggest at the start of play, Ensan and Gates were responsible for the first three eliminations as the shortest stacks all went bust. The only… Continue reading WSOP: Hossein Ensan and Garry Gates Dominate Final Table Opening Act

From the 8,659 players that started the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event eight days ago, just nine still remain and Germany’s Hossein Ensan stands high above the rest as the chip leader. Now all that stands between him and the $10,000,000 first place prize money is eight other players all hoping to do… Continue reading WSOP: The Main Event Final Table is Set, Hossein Ensan Leads

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to 35 players, all guaranteed $261,430 and vying for the event’s $10 million first-place prize. After what was an incredibly entertaining day of poker, Nick Marchington is in the lead with 39.7 million.

After Day 5 of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event, just 106 players remain in contention for the $10 million top prize. Antonio Esfandiari is among them, as is Sam Greenwood, Alex Foxen, and former PocketFives #1 Chris Hunichen, but it’s Timothy Su leading the way.

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