June 7, 2015
Widely acknowledged as one of the world’s best professional poker players without a World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, Shaun Deeb shrugged that monkey off his back this weekend by winning the $10,000 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em Championship event in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old professional player bested a star-studded entry field of 127 other players […]
June 7, 2015
Russian chess grand master Konstantin Maslak (30) became interested in poker just six years ago but already has a string of cashes to his credit, the latest in event 13 of the World Series of Poker, a $2,500 buy-in Omaha/Seven Card Stud eight-or-better tournament. A stellar collection of top international poker professionals among the 474-strong […]
June 7, 2015
Following the negative advertising against Pokerstars by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians last week (see previous report) a lobbyist has cast further doubts on the chances of a legalised online poker bill passing in California. The lobbyist, David Quintana, represents the California Tribal Business Alliance and told the publication Capitol Weekly Friday that state […]
June 6, 2015
Idan Raviv, a 24-year-old IT manager from Holon in Israel, is the latest World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner after claiming the $457,007 first prize in event 12, a $1,500 buy-in NLHE Six Handed competition that pulled in 1,651 entrants – 64 more than the same event in 2014. The multi-national final table lasted […]
June 5, 2015
Highly successful Miami businessman, broker and realtor William Kakon (38) loves competing and poker, and makes Las Vegas and the World Series of Poker a regular annual holiday stop to get a little of both every year. This year he achieved a major ambition to secure his first WSOP winner’s bracelet, at the same time […]
June 5, 2015
51-year-old Louisiana poker pro Keith Lehr had to wait twelve years for his second World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet, but he managed it Thursday when he bested 142 other competitors to take down the $10,000 buy-in Heads Up NLHE Championship event in Las Vegas to claim the $334,430 main prize. It was no mean […]
June 5, 2015
At least five professional players in this year’s World Series of Poker currently taking place in Las Vegas have voiced so far unsubstantiated suspicions of cheating by Moldovan player Valeriu Coca following the conclusion of the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship event. Coca finished fifth in the competition, earning $54,545. He bested Matt Marafioti, Pratyush Buddiga, Aaron […]
June 4, 2015
Paul Michaels (24), a young Austrian playing on his first World Series of Poker final table Wednesday, scored his first WSOP winner’;s bracelet after a hard-fought duel with veteran ace Tom Marchese. The two were part of a field of 639 entries in event 8 – the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold’em competition – with […]
June 4, 2015
Las Vegas poker pro Max Pescatori (44) has just won his third World Series of Poker winner’s bracelet on his tenth WSOP final table, triumphing in event 9 – the $1,500 Razz championship – to claim the $155,947 first prize, bringing his career earnings within shouting distance of $2 million. It was “The Italian Pirate’s” […]