World Series of Poker news.
In what would turn out to be an actual “battle of the ages,” the youngest player at the final table of the 2025 WSOP Super Main Event was able to outlast the oldest player on the felt. 27-year-old Bernhard Binder defeated the start-of-day chip leader, 78-year-old Jean-Noel Thorel, in what was a thrilling heads-up battle.… Read more »
The slowroll. You don’t see it that often in big-time poker events anymore, but when you do, hoo boy. It is considered one of the most unsportsmanlike things one can do at a poker table, frowned upon by just about everyone except the slowroller. But hey, if you’re going to try to put your opponent… Read more »
It has been a weeklong run to reach the final eight of the $25,000 2025 WSOP Super Main Event, but the members of that table are now set. It is an international final table featuring players from six countries (the U.S. is the only one with more than one player, at three). Leading the way… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker Paradise, currently underway at Atlantis in the Bahamas, has become notable this year, and it can be debated whether it is a good thing or a blight on poker. The $60 million guaranteed Super Main Event, with a $25,000 buy-in, has drawn the lion’s share of attention, rather than… Read more »
Back in the saddle, it seems The term “indefinite suspension” does not necessarily mean forever, but it typically means “a long time,” at the very least. Define it how you will, poker pro Ren Lin’s indefinite suspension from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and GGPoker lasted less than two months. Lin is currently playing… Read more »
Most people go to the Bahamas for the sunshine and warm temperatures, especially this time of year. For poker denizens, however, they are in the Bahamas to try to take their share of the millions of dollars offered by the World Series of Poker. The 2025 WSOP Paradise is in full swing with several events… Read more »
It has been a long year on the tournament poker circuit. There have been some tremendous highlights (here’s looking at you, Michael Mizrachi!) and some questionable conduct by others (the less “table talk,” the better). But now it comes down to three different tournaments battling for the eyes – and wallets – of the tournament… Read more »
Online actions follow him into live play When is the last time you saw someone disqualified from a live tournament for something that had nothing to do with what was going on in the tournament room? It just so happened that this scenario played out this past weekend, when high-stakes poker pro Tony “Ren” Lin… Read more »
Not a fan of more closed tournaments As tournament poker evolves, festival organizers continue to experiment with new types of events, constructing a schedule that will get the most people to the tables. This past weekend, Event #15 of the WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah’s Cherokee was something we haven’t seen all that often: a… Read more »
15 events, sky-high guarantees The World Series of Poker has revealed the full schedule for the 2025 WSOP Paradise, to be held at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from December 4 through December 18. There will be 15 gold bracelet events across the two weeks. “This year’s lineup delivers an unbeatable mix of world-class… Read more »
Hellmuth upset about math Shaun Deeb, ever the tournament grinder, won his second World Series of Poker Player of the Year (POY) title this summer, just beating out triple-bracelet winner Benny Glaser and Main Event and Poker Players Championship king Michael Mizrachi. But not everyone is happy that Deeb won it, especially 17-time bracelet winner… Read more »
With the close of the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event (and its final “preliminary” tournaments), we have come to the end of this year’s series. But one thing was up for grabs until the end of the road, and that was the WSOP Player of the Year race. In the end, the masterful… Read more »
Overwhelming chip lead When Jeff Platt asked Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi on Tuesday night what it would take to close out the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event final table on Wednesday, Mizrachi jokingly said, “An hour.” He was right. In one of the most dominant runs in Main Event final table history, Mizrachi… Read more »
Why even say anything? Lon McEachern earned the nickname “the voice of poker” for his long-standing run as the play-by-play announcer of ESPN’s coverage of the World Series of Poker. He has been nominated for the Poker Hall of Fame. He’s seen a lot in the poker world, which is the reason why many were… Read more »
While the 2025 World Series of Poker continues to roll on for a few more days, the $10,000 Main Event is on a break as the nine members of the final table get a much-needed rest Monday to prepare for the stretch run. It is one of the stronger groups in recent memory and is… Read more »
Most of the time in a poker tournament, the crème DOESN’T rise to the top. Poker is an egalitarian process, uncaring of how many times you have won or whether you have even played the game at all. At the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship… Read more »
Should’ve had a long dinner Tournament poker’s old age is “a chip and a chair,” meaning as long as you still have chips, you still have a chance to win. You may be down to your final chip, but anything can happen in poker. Strange things happen every day. So what’s the opposite of “a… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship – continued its fortnight march on Wednesday at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There was some unfinished business from Tuesday that had to be completed – popping the money bubble – but, with $90 million awaiting the survivors,… Read more »
It is a question that has puzzled some of the greatest minds in tournament poker. Just how much is TOO much? How many buy-ins should be allowed, how many chips should be used, and how to deal the cards (yes, the “slide” has now taken over from the “pitch” method). But the biggest one is… Read more »
The money bubble may be about to burst in the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event, but the hype is apparently not enough, as the WSOP has announced the dates for the third running of WSOP Paradise. Hosted jointly by the owner of the WSOP brand, GGPoker, and Triton Poker, WSOP Paradise will span… Read more »
It was a celebratory day at the 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship – at least at the start of the day. The field came together for the first time under one roof and stopped short of the money bubble on Day Three. Between the start… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship – began last week, and there has been a great deal of joviality to this point. Players have come to the tables, survived their first hands – or, in some cases, first all-ins – and have enjoyed the thrill… Read more »
Miss 100% of the shots you don’t take Seven has long been known as a lucky number in gambling, and it certainly seems to be living up to its name at this summer’s 2025 World Series of Poker. On Thursday, Shaun Deeb won his seventh career WSOP bracelet, claiming the crown in the $100,000 Pot-Limit… Read more »
All-in and a pause Between the alleged chip dumping scandal during the Millionaire Maker event and the start of the Main Event, another minor controversy at the World Series of Poker caught the attention of the poker community over the weekend. Poker pro, coach, and vlogger Lexi Gavin-Mather uploaded a video to YouTube showcasing her… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker Main Event – the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship – is now underway. The halls of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas are throbbing with people running around, trying either to set up their seat in poker’s most prestigious event or lamenting their departure from it. Day 1A… Read more »
