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In the last matchup before the World Poker Tour World Championship in mid-December, the WPT Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open title was determined last night. In the end, Andrew Wilson rode a monster start-of-day chip lead to the title. On the way to that championship, Wilson was also able to deny two attempts at… Read more »
A new challenger steps forward In August, Phil Hellmuth and Scott Seiver were set to face off against each other in the richest battle ever seen on PokerGO’s “High Stakes Duel III,” but a couple weeks before the match, Seiver withdrew for undisclosed personal reasons. On Tuesday, PokerGO announced that a new challenger has stepped… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) The World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) Championship event is into its penultimate day, as just 16 players remain from the original 1,541 entries. Andrew Wilson is the chip leader heading into Tuesday’s action with 12.875 million chips. Just one other player has an eight-figure… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) Championship event is into Day 3 and it is Kyle Merron leading the final 80 players with 2.415 million chips. The tournament will play down to 16 players on Monday. There were a total of 1,541 entries across the two starting flights, generating… Read more »
In preparation for the return of the PokerStars Players’ Championship (PSPC) in 2023, PokerStars has come up with a new way for players to earn their way into the tournament. Through what is called the “Chests & Ladders” Promotion, players on the PokerStars international platform will be able to earn one of the $30,000 Platinum… Read more »
For some states that do NOT have casinos and gambling, the way around the gambling laws has been through charitable gaming. Charitable gaming in some cases can mean a “Casino Night” fundraiser, but in other areas, it can mean a poker room. The Commonwealth of Virginia is one such state that has charitable poker rooms… Read more »
The 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar this past weekend and while there have been some highly-anticipated contests over the last few days, one of those was not Saudi Arabia versus Argentina. Sure, soccer fans in both countries certainly looked forward to it, but it was a huge mismatch, so it didn’t receive as… Read more »
Previously we have reported on moves in the Texas Legislature to create the Texas Gaming Commission, which would have the regulatory authority over the creation of casino gaming and sports betting in the Lone Star State. Now, the other side of the equation is sounding its opinion. In a House bill introduced last week, the… Read more »
The end of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe has come and, with it, the final stretch run to the finish line for the 2022 Player of the Year races is coming into view. That finish line is bringing some very convoluted standings, however. At this moment, there is no clear consensus as to… Read more »
It wasn’t exactly a wire-to-wire victory, but it was a victory all the same. Omar Eljach began the eight-handed final table of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event on Wednesday as the chip leader, and in the wee hours of Thursday morning, he held all the chips, giving him his first-ever WSOP… Read more »
The final table of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is set and it is Sweden’s Omar Eljach who enters Wednesday with the chip lead. Eight players remain, battling for the bracelet and the €1,380,129 first prize. Anything can happen at a final table – and anything usually does – but at… Read more »
The money bubble popped at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) on Monday as just 42 players remain from the original 763 entries. France’s Alexandre Reard is the chip leader heading into Tuesday’s Day 4 with 5.100 million chips, the only player over the 5 million mark. After Reard, just two players have… Read more »
The combatants for the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event returned to the felt on Sunday for Day Two play. It was the first time the two-Day Ones had been in the same room together, but the fun was just beginning. With several levels of late registration in the band (plus a singular… Read more »
It all comes down to this. The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe has reached the €10,000 Main Event (unlike its Vegas counterpart, which is called the Championship Event, the WSOPE has always been called the Main Event) and, in a unique twist, the Day 1A field turned out to eclipse the Day 1B field.… Read more »
It is slowly coming to a close. Two weeks of poker bacchanalia at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic – otherwise known as the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe – is heading into its final events. In the Diamond High Roller, the players fought down to a player who is a known commodity… Read more »
Two-thirds of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is in the books as of tonight, with significant action around the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. In the €2000 Eight Game Mixed tournament, Event #10 on the schedule, Thomer Pidun added his name to the illustrious list of players who have captured a WSOP bracelet. Elsewhere,… Read more »
Paul Phua had $26 million in live tournament earnings in his career, but had never won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Until Wednesday morning. After two days of action, Phua emerged triumphant in the €25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Platinum High Roller event at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, winning €482,433. “It’s… Read more »
Lubos Laska had a significant chip lead entering the final day of the World Series of Poker Europe €550 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Colossus event and though it was not a smooth ride on Monday, he arrived at his destination safely, winning the tournament and €170,568. This was the first WSOP gold bracelet of Laska’s poker… Read more »
Closing out the second weekend of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, two events were in play. First, “The Colossus” stunned those in attendance at King’s Casino in Rozvadov with the rate of knockouts. Second, the PLO denizens showed they could get their gamble going by blowing through its Day One action. Big Plans… Read more »
After awarding four bracelets in the opening week of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, the pace has certainly slowed. Part of the reason for that is that “The Colossus,” the €500 tournament that is Event #5 on the schedule, was taking up all the room in the King’s Casino in Rozvadov. Six Day… Read more »
They may not be household names in the States of America, but they have certainly etched their names into the record books for European poker. Four events are now complete at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, with each bracelet garnering the same respect that those won in Las Vegas receive. Those who have… Read more »
Economy has changed The United States casino industry has gone through changes in the last few years, as companies have bought and sold casinos, shut some down, and renamed others. On Tuesday, we found out that one thing will stay the same in the immediate future: Caesars Entertainment is not going to sell any of… Read more »
The Opener is now closed The first event of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, the €350 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em “The Opener,” may have started Monday’s Day 3 with more players than originally planned, but it still ended up in the same spot, crowning the first champion of the Series. Emerging from the field… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker Europe closed its first weekend of action with two events in progress. In one, the plan was to play to the final table, but play was halted with three tables in action. On the other, the best of the European world in Omaha Hold’em stepped up for their second… Read more »
It snuck up on the poker world quietly, but the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe is underway. Once again being held at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, the 2022 WSOPE officially started on Wednesday with “The Opener,” the €350 buy-in tournament that kicked off the action for the next couple of weeks.… Read more »
