Ratings for the live coverage of the 2017 World Series of Poker Championship Event final table have been released, with those results showing a mixed bag of information. The WSOP Championship Event final table, broadcast live over ESPN from July 20-22, showed a slight improvement in comparison to the delayed “November Nine” coverage from 2016.… Read more »
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Ratings Mixed for 2017 WSOP Championship Event Final Table Coverage
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Citing Early Demand, Guarantees at 2017 World Series of Poker Europe Increased
As anticipation builds for the event – as well as the demand from the players – officials from King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, and the World Series of Poker have announced changes to the guarantees for the upcoming 2017 World Series of Poker Europe. The biggest announcement was regarding the guaranteed prize pool for… Read more »
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So How Did the Crystal Ball Do on the WSOP Championship Event?
We’ve had almost a week to digest what was one of the better World Series of Poker Championship Event final tables in recent memory. While it was a wire to wire win for Scott Blumstein, it was still entertaining watching the nine men play it out. It was also great to see them play it… Read more »
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Scott Blumstein Had Backers for 2017 WSOP Main Event
You know what might* be cooler than winning a bunch of money playing in the World Series of Poker? Winning a bunch of money at the World Series of Poker without the difficulty of actually playing poker. That was the case for several people over the weekend, as a number of Scott Blumfield’s buddies rode… Read more »
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Scott Blumstein Dominates En Route to 2017 WSOP Championship Event Victory
Going wire-to-wire without seemingly breaking a sweat, New Jersey poker player Scott Blumstein rode his final table chip lead all the way to the end in capturing poker’s World Championship with his 2017 WSOP Championship Event victory. Blumstein not only came to the final table back on Thursday with the chip lead, he pretty much… Read more »
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2017 WSOP Championship Event Final Table, Night Two: Scott Blumstein In Dominant Position to Take World Championship
The 2017 World Series of Poker has reached the penultimate day of its Championship Event. Nine players started on Thursday night and seven came back on Friday. As play closed last night, Scott Blumstein emerged as the odds-on favorite to be poker’s next World Champion. Six of the seven men who came back on Friday… Read more »
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2017 WSOP Championship Event Final Table, Night One: Scott Blumstein Retakes Lead as Play is Cut Short
The 2017 World Series of Poker Championship Event’s Night One (seems a bit odd to say that!) action is in the books and it certainly was entertaining. As the seven players (more on that in a bit) prepare to take on Night Two in a few hours, Scott Blumstein will have a monstrous lead, bigger… Read more »
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Breaking Down The 2017 World Series of Poker Final Table
After heading off on an unknown road a couple of weeks ago – and, instead of having to wait 100 days to come back as in year’s past – the final table of the 2017 World Series of Poker’s $10,000 Championship Event is ready for action on Thursday night. In front of the cameras of… Read more »
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2017-2018 WSOP International Circuit Schedule Released
As if the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event hasn’t been big enough news for the past week, the WSOP recently gave players outside of the United States something to look forward to, releasing the schedule for the 2017-2018 WSOP International Circuit. The schedule consists of thirteen events, though the WSOP says that more… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Set
One of the most exciting days on the annual poker calendar has been completed, as the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event final table has been determined. Leading the final nine players into Thursday’s action is New Jersey’s Scott Blumstein with 97.250 million chips, followed by the UK’s John Hesp with 85.700 million. Beyond… Read more »
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2017 WSOP Main Event Down to 27
The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to just 27 players from its original 7,221 as the action heads into the last day before the always anticipated final table. Christian Pham, who earned his seat in the Main Event via a $575 satellite, leads the field with 31.440 million chips. As we… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: Championship Event Money Bubble Pops, Patrick Lavecchia Tops Field
Late Thursday evening, the 2017 World Series of Poker Championship Event reached its second milestone. After becoming the third-largest WSOP Championship Event of all time (the first milestone), the first players to take a bit of the more than $67 million prize pool (and get a new mark on their Hendon Mob poker resumes) have… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: Artan Dedusha Leads as Field Comes Together for Day 3
The 2017 World Series of Poker Championship Event is in full swing as, after the completion of Day 2C early this morning, Artan Dedusha will take the survivors towards the first day of action when all the competitors will be battling it out at the same time. Dedusha started the day’s action with a decent… Read more »
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2017 Boasts Third-Largest WSOP Main Event in History
The nuttiest part of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event is over, as thousands of players gathered at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino Saturday through Monday for the tournaments opening starting flights. To break out an overused cliché, “when the dust cleared” Monday and the registrations were tallied, the 2017 WSOP… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: James Calderaro Adds WSOP Bracelet to Mantle of Poker Trophies
With the start of the 2017 World Series of Poker Championship Event today, the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino will be abuzz with action. While Day 1A of poker’s premiere event is sure to garner the most news, there are some preliminary events still wrapping up in the massive Rio tournament rooms, including the first… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: Elior Sion Defeats Tough Final Table, Captures $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship
Despite arguably not being one of the “bigger” names on the final table, the United Kingdom’s Elior Sion defeated a tough final table to capture one of the biggest prizes in tournament poker, the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship at the 2017 World Series of Poker. At the start of the final day, the six-man pack… Read more »
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Oh God, Chris Ferguson is in Contention for 2017 WSOP POY
I know everybody is looking forward to the start of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event this weekend and might not really be focused on the present. I know lots of people in the United States are a bit hungover from the Independence Day revelry yesterday or simply exhausted from battling traffic and… Read more »
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WSOP Produced Largest Prize Pool in Nevada Online Poker History
It seems that with each passing year, the World Series of Poker sets new records. It did so on Saturday, as the $3,333 WSOP.com Online No-Limit High Roller bracelet event built the largest prize pool in Nevada online poker history. By extension, of course, the $1,335,600 prize pool was also the largest online prize pool… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: Max Silver Wins First Bracelet, Mohsin Charania Makes History
With about a week remaining before the start of the $10,000 World Championship Event, the 2017 World Series of Poker continued to hand out the hardware. In one case, it was the first bracelet victory for the player but, for the other, it allowed him to etch his name into history. Event #52 – $1500… Read more »
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Ray Henson Leads WSOP Player of the Year Race One Week from Start of Main Event
With only one week until the start of the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 Championship Event, Ray Henson has been able to pull out to a slight lead in the race for the WSOP Player of the Year award. Who is in second place at this mark in the tournament schedule will surprise – and… Read more »
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Christopher Vitch Wins 2017 WSOP $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship
Remember when the World Series of Poker Main Event was such a big deal not just because it was effectively the poker world championship, but also because $10,000 was an unseemly amount of money to drop on a poker tournament? Those were the days. Now there are loads of $10,000 WSOP events, which is perfectly… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: Joe McKeehen Breaks “Champion’s Curse,” Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
It is said that winning one bracelet at the World Series of Poker is a difficult feat, especially in this day and age of the massively large fields. It is also said that winning multiple bracelets is a true indicator of poker talent; anyone can get lucky once, doing it twice means you’ve got some… Read more »
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Ben Yu Wins 2017 WSOP $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
The $10,000 championship events are coming hard and heavy at the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP). On Monday, Ben Yu won Event #34: the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship, cashing for $232,738. I was going to give you the rundown of how difficult the final table was, but I think I’ll just… Read more »
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David Bach Wins Second Bracelet of 2017 World Series of Poker
Georgia’s David Bach became the first double bracelet winner of the 2017 World Series of Poker this weekend, taking down the tough final table in Event #30: the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Bach outpaced the likes of Daniel Negreanu, who made his third final table of this WSOP, and Jason Mercier, who won this event last… Read more »
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2017 World Series of Poker: James Obst, Chris Moorman Take Down First Bracelets
Now entering its third full weekend of action, the 2017 World Series of Poker has been the playground of the professionals over the first few weeks. That trend continued over the past couple of days as two top pros were able to take down their first bracelets respectively. Event #26 – $10,000 Razz World Championship… Read more »
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