June 1, 2015
US poker pro Robert Mizrachi has two reasons to smile after taking down World Series of Poker event 3; the $255,022 prize, and his third WSOP winner’s bracelet that puts him on the same footing as his brother Michael. The $1,500 buy-in Omaha Hi-Lo event attracted a field of 918 players, many of them well […]
June 1, 2015
The World Series of Poker can claim a player registration record for a single live tournament event following the final entry figures for the $565 buy-in Colossus NLHE event over the weekend, which reached 22,374, but the way in which the massive $11,187,000 prize pool will be distributed has caused dissent. A growing number of […]
May 31, 2015
Following the global financial meltdown back in 2008, fresh economics graduate Nick Petrangelo (28) battled to find a job in 2010, and started playing poker professionally to keep the wolf from the door. That decision has panned out well for the Massachusetts pro, who has since won over a million dollars in prizes, most recently […]
May 30, 2015
26-year-old New Jersey grinder Michael Wang has claimed the honours, his first World Series of Poker gold winner’s bracelet and a hefty $466,120 in prize money after taking down the second event, a $5,000 buy-in NLHE competition at the Rio in Las Vegas. A field of 422 hopefuls, including aces like Brian Hastings, Kevin McPhee, […]
May 30, 2015
There can be little doubt that the $565 buy-in Colossus competition is the talk of this year’s World Series of Poker, which kicked off its 46th edition in Las Vegas Wednesday. Friday’s 10 am start of the first of four entry flights for Colossus saw every nook and cranny at the Rio packed with tables […]
May 29, 2015
Pokerstars has released positive numbers from its recently completed 2015 Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), revealing that the total prize pool was almost double the company’s $40 million guarantee. The total number of entries for the 138 varied tournaments was 569,089.
May 29, 2015
The booming world of daily fantasy sports will intersect with live poker action at a special event sponsored by DFS market-leader DraftKings and the World Series of Poker in the current 46th edition of the prestigious Las Vegas tournament, which kicked off this week. WSOP spokesman Seth Palansky said that in keeping with the tournament’s […]
May 29, 2015
California Assemblyman Adam Gray’s AB431 online poker legalisation bill made it out of its second Assembly committee – the Appropriations Committee – Thursday although interested parties and committee members remain divided on its future content. Early but still unconfirmed reports indicated that the 17-member committee, made up of 12 Democrats and 5 Republicans, progressed the […]
May 29, 2015
The World Series of Poker’s new $595 buy-in Colossus event appears likely to live up to its name; WSOP officials revealed Thursday that more than 14,000 players have already signed up for the Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 starting flights. Executive director Ty Stewart used Twitter to make the announcement, emphasising that there […]