World Series of Poker news.
With the majority of the sporting world either postponing their marquee events or canceling them altogether – the All-England Tennis Club’s cancelation of the 2020 Wimbledon tennis tournament is the most recent occurrence – due to the COVID-19 (or coronavirus) outbreak, there are few events that haven’t been touched. One of the events that hasn’t… Read more »
The hits to the poker calendar continue as the world goes on semi-lockdown in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). As poker players know, a poker room has got to be one of the worst places to be if trying to avoid a virus. And casinos know this, too. To… Read more »
It is approximately three months until the start of the 2020 World Series of Poker and many players are making their arrangements to attend this year’s event. As many are planning, however, there are rumblings around the world regarding the coronavirus outbreak that has plagued the globe. Caesars Entertainment, the management behind the WSOP, is… Read more »
Starting next Monday, poker players in New Jersey and Nevada can take a swing at a World Series of Poker Circuit ring without leaving their bedrooms. From February 25th through March 8th, WSOP.com is hosting the WSOP.com Online Circuit. The site is awarding 13 official Circuit rings in 13 days, with total guaranteed prize pools… Read more »
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey who don’t have the time, money, energy, or desire to travel to Las Vegas for the 2020 World Series of Poker have more opportunities than ever this year to win a WSOP bracelet. The WSOP recently published the schedule for the 2020 online bracelet events, unveiling its most… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has released the schedule for yet another set of 2020 WSOP events. I think at this point we might be able to cobble together a complete or nearly complete schedule from all of the WSOP’s schedule dumps. The one announced on Wednesday was the High Roller Series, a list of… Read more »
On Wednesday, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) continued its piecemeal release of the 2020 WSOP schedule. This time, it has published what it calls the “Value Menu” for this summer’s poker festival. These are the 25 tournaments with buy-ins of $1,000 or lower. Though this is still a ton of money for most people,… Read more »
Maurice Hawkins finishes second or worse in poker tournaments more often than not. We all do. But he is also the person on this planet who, when he walks into a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit event, knows that he has a better chance than anybody to win the thing. One can argue how… Read more »
We are not even at the end of 2019 yet, but the 2020 World Series of Poker schedule is continuing to round into shape. Late last week, the WSOP announced another dozen events for next summer’s schedule, building upon the three that had been previously released. I don’t qualify for any of these Every one… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has announced seven additional tour stops for the WSOP International Circuit. All seven announced stops will be held during the 2020 portion of the schedule. In total, there are 16 stops on the International Circuit schedule. “We continue to see great interest and feedback in our International Circuit series,” said… Read more »
The talk of the poker world the past few days has been the mess the World Series of Poker found itself in on Friday when it was discovered that a data entry error led to the Player of the Year point totals being incorrect. After fixing the mistake, presumed winner Daniel Negreanu was bumped down… Read more »
“Drama” was the word of the moment in the poker world last week. Shaun Deeb needed went into the final day of the WSOP Europe Colossus event needing to finish fifth to win the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year award, but when he was eliminated in eleventh place, that honor went… Read more »
In one of the most colossal mistakes in the history of the World Series of Poker, a tabulation error in the race for the WSOP Player of the Year has resulted in a change atop the standings. Instead of Daniel Negreanu winning his third POY title (no one else has won more than one), Australia’s… Read more »
Daniel Negreanu clinched the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title on Monday after Shaun Deeb was eliminated from the €550 Colossus No-Limit Hold’em at WSOP Europe. This is the third time Negreanu has won the POY award. He previously won in 2004 and 2013; the first was before the WSOP Europe… Read more »
It has all come down to one dramatic final day at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe. 11 men will return to the King’s Casino in Rozvadov on Monday to determine the champion of the Colossus. Also important is the race for the WSOP Player of the Year, with one contender left with a… Read more »
The final event of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, the €550 Colossus, has wrapped up its multiple Day Ones and been able to exceed the guarantee that was placed on the tournament. As Day 2 action begins today, there’s a big prize pool out there to carve up and four men will be… Read more »
There’s been a champion crowned in the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, but the festivities haven’t ended quite yet. After battling through two of the toughest pros in the game today in Anthony Zinno and Dario Sammartino, Alexandros Kolonias defeated Claas Segebrecht to earn one of the most prestigious prizes in poker.… Read more »
The final table of the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event has been determined and it is Anthony Zinno sitting in the top spot with 16.845 million chips. Just six players remain from the original 541 entries to compete for the €1,133,678 first prize. Just one person is within realistic striking distance… Read more »
The second-largest World Series of Poker Europe (WSOP Europe) Main Event of all time moves into Day 4 as just 42 of the original 541 entries remain in the field. Julien Martini is the chip leader after three days with nearly 6 million chips. Martini is well ahead of the pack; Dario Sammartino is more… Read more »
They haven’t quite reached the money at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event but, after the completion of Day 2, that target is within sight. Only 129 players remain, with 82 of them being paid from the €5.1 million-plus prize pool, and Lithuania’s Paulius Vaitiekunas leading the way. On another front, Daniel… Read more »
We’re coming into the home stretch of the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe and the action is beginning to heat up. Not only was the championship of the €100,000 Diamond High Roller determined, many of the denizens at the King’s Casino in Rozvadov took their first shots at glory in the €10,000 Main Event.… Read more »
The final few preliminary events are playing out at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe, that is if you can call a €100,000 poker tournament a “preliminary” event. Day 2 of the €100,000 Diamond High Roller has completed action, with Russia’s Anatoly Filatov holding the lead over €250,000 Super High Roller runner up Chin… Read more »
The most decorated World Series of Poker player of all time and the most recent WSOP Main Event champion came close to adding to their legacies this week, but close will have to satisfy them, as both fell just short of titles. Phil Hellmuth finished second in the €25,500 Mixed Games Championship and Hossein Ensan… Read more »
We said it was possible and Shaun Deeb is getting it done. Deeb, currently in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, for the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe festivities, has passed the man who led at the end of the WSOP in Las Vegas, Robert Campbell, to take over the lead in the race for WSOP Player… Read more »
After getting knocked down to only a few blinds early in the final table action, Taiwan’s James Chen was in dire straits and facing the possibility of not earning any cash for his efforts in the €250,000 Super High Roller event at the 2019 World Series of Poker Europe. Chen, however, had other ideas, coming… Read more »
