World Series of Poker news.
After the debacle that was the 2020 “World Series of Poker” (first held online then having a “Main Event” in a half-assed live manner), EVERYONE has to be happy that the 2021 event is making its comeback. Earlier this year Caesars Entertainment, WSOP officials and the poker world breathed a sigh of relief that the… Read more »
In late April, we found out that the international portion of the 2021 WSOP Online was going to start on August 1, but the schedule had yet to be determined. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. On Tuesday, GGPoker announced the 33-bracelet schedule for its portion of the WSOP Online, slated for August 1… Read more »
Eight events just for Pennsylvania players In writing about last week’s launch of WSOP.com in Philadelphia, I said that players on the site would not be able to compete for World Series of Poker bracelets. Well, it turns out I was wrong. Not completely wrong…let’s just say a bit off (something, coincidentally, my wife would… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has announced the schedule for the 2021 WSOP Europe, set to run from November 19 to December 8. As has been the case for several years and will almost certainly be the case for many more, the festivities will be held at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, on the… Read more »
Back to live action The World Series of Poker has announced the schedule for its live tournaments this fall, running September 30 through November 23, just in time for Thanksgiving. As always, the $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event will kick things off. The WSOP traditionally spans late spring and early summer, usually going from… Read more »
Details still trickling in The schedule for this year’s World Series of Poker is rounding into shape. We already know the lineup for the domestic portion of the WSOP Online 2021 and while we do not know the exact slate for the international segment, we now have a little more info. According to a press… Read more »
The announcement earlier this week that the World Series of Poker broadcasting rights would be moving to the CBS Sports Network came as a tremendous surprise to everyone in the poker world. After being broadcast on ESPN through the “poker boom” of the Aughts, it was figured that would continue to be the home of… Read more »
There are times where I would be anywhere from ok to thrilled with my likeness being used without my consent for something that will make someone else money. For instance, I have been a zombie on The Walking Dead and if I saw my zombie face on a shirt, I think I would be pretty… Read more »
Summer WSOP action after all The picture of the 2021 World Series of Poker has become a bit clearer, as tournament organizers have released the schedule for the “domestic” portion of the WSOP Online 2021. A total of 33 gold bracelets will be awarded over 32 days, spanning July 1 through August 1. The WSOP… Read more »
ESPN was our first poker home When it comes to the World Series of Poker on television, most of us have only known it on ESPN. Sure, in recent years, streaming services like PokerGO have provided coverage, but on our tubes, it has always been ESPN. In fact, for many of us, watching the WSOP… Read more »
It has been one of the biggest questions of the year in the poker world. Will the 2021 World Series of Poker be held? We now have an answer to that – at least some of the question – as Caesars Entertainment and WSOP officials have announced the dates that the tournament schedule will tentatively… Read more »
Hotel had been closed mid-week Though COVID-19 vaccines are getting into arms at a rapid pace now, it is still going to be a while before things are back to normal in the United States. Things are definitely starting to feel a little more normal, though, as people are starting to return to some of… Read more »
McEachern and Kerstetter It won’t be quite the same as in previous years – nothing in the past twelve-ish months has been – but the World Series of Poker Main Event will once again be on ESPN a few days from now. ESPN announced on Wednesday that it will air 2020 WSOP Main Event coverage… Read more »
WSOP.com keeps its software provider 888 Holdings has announced that it has inked a multi-year extension to its B2B partnership with Caesars Interactive Entertainment. No duration or specific monetary terms were revealed in Tuesday’s press release. The upshot of this is that 888 will continue to be the World Series of Poker’s software provider for… Read more »
Million-dollar performance Paulius Plausinaitis went into the final table of the 2020 GGPoker World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit $1,700 Main Event as the chip leader and he finished the day with all the chips. Per the definition of a poker tournament, this means he was the winner (if this is your first time… Read more »
One Circuit stop each month With large-scale live poker tournaments still problematic because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Series of Poker has announced an expanded WSOP Online Circuit Series schedule. The first online festival, the Winter Online Super Circuit, kicks off Thursday, January 14 and will run through the end of the month. Every… Read more »
Finished what he started With sincerest apologies to Sir Paul McCartney, the long and winding road has finally come to an end, as Damian Salas won the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event over the weekend. What began online culminated Sunday with a heads-up match between Argentina’s Salas and the Louisiana’s Joseph Hebert for… Read more »
Wire to wire After a confusing morning, the US Bracket final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event ran to its conclusion on Monday, with Joseph Hebert emerging as the champion. Hebert now moves on to the heads-up match with International Bracket winner Damian Salas for the bracelet. Hebert went into the… Read more »
Upeshka De Silva tests positive for COVID-19, can’t play at final table The poker world was skeptical that the hybrid online/live 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event was going to work and it appears that skepticism was well-founded. The proof: the 2020 WSOP Main Event is now going to end in 2021. Not only… Read more »
Nine month wait All of Caesars Entertainment’s Las Vegas properties have now reopened, as the last holdout, the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino finally welcomed back guests on Tuesday, December 22 and 10:00am. The casino will be open around the clock, while the hotel will only be open Thursdays through Mondays. Unlike many casinos in… Read more »
In an announcement over their Twitter feed on Thursday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the list of nominees for induction into the “mythical” Poker Hall of Fame (I will save my “physical” Poker Hall rant this year). The ten men on the list are no strangers to having been nominated and… Read more »
Penultimate victory One slot in the 2020 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event heads-up match has been determined. On Tuesday, Damian Salas won the final table of the Main Event’s International Bracket, outlasting seven other players at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. For his efforts, Salas pocketed $1,550,969. Salas is not quite done… Read more »
The US Bracket final table of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event is set, with Joseph “kolebear” Hebert holding an overwhelming lead. Hebert has 13,052,534 chips, well more than his two closest competitors combined. This online portion of the Main Event was held on WSOP.com over the last two days. 705 players entered… Read more »
The international community has decided their players for the 2020 Hybrid WSOP Championship Event. Now it is the States of America’s turn to decide. This Sunday, WSOP.com in both New Jersey and Nevada will be utilized to fill out the remainder of the field for this unique tournament, playing their ONLY Day 1 and looking… Read more »
Next stop: King’s Casino The final table of the “International Bracket” of the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event on GGPoker has been determined, with nine of the original 674 players still standing. Leading the way is Brazil’s Brunno Botteon with 10,317,743 chips. Nobody is within 4,000,000 of him. So ends the online portion… Read more »
