Part-time Uber driver takes WSOP Colossus II in stunning victory

June 8, 2016

In a heartening rags to riches story, poker player and part-time taxi driver Benjamin Keeline (30) has taken down the WSOP $565 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament, a.k.a. “Colossus II”. Against incredible odds, he emerged victorious besting a massive field of 21,613. Keeline, by his own admission, was flat broke before the tournament but made an […]

Disappointing final entry numbers for Colossus II

June 6, 2016

The first major disappointment has been reported from this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with the news that despite six starter flights and an increased winner’s reward the much-publicised Colossus II event failed to beat last year’s entry of 22,374. After starting two heats every day for three days the organisers report […]