World Series of Poker news.
One of the great things about the 2023 World Series of Poker is that it seems to have been bringing more attention to the non-Texas Hold’em tournaments. Whether they are High Roller events or mixed game tournaments, these disciplines of poker are certainly demonstrating that they are viable and extremely popular around the Horseshoe and… Read more »
When the World Series of Poker introduced online bracelet events years ago, many people scoffed at the idea, decrying the step away from traditional, live, poker. But like most things, people got used to it and now the online events are a normal part of the WSOP. And, of course, the great thing about them… Read more »
Canadian Lonnie Hallett foiled those who were looking to witness history Monday, as he defeated Poker Hall of Famer Billy Baxter heads-up to win the 2023 World Series of Poker $1,000 Seniors Event. It was history-making for Hallett, though, as it marked the first gold bracelet win of his career and a $765,731. Hallett went… Read more »
The first month of the 2023 World Series of Poker has seen several historic moments, but, arguably, Thursday was one of the biggest. In one of the marquee events of the WSOP, Brian Rast earned his third-ever title in the event (and sixth WSOP bracelet overall) against what was a power-packed final table. Elsewhere around… Read more »
“Horrible for poker” The talk of the poker world the last few days has been the cheating allegations against Martin Kabrhel, who finished third in the $250,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super High Roller event on Sunday. Multiple players at the final table and at tables with him on previous days suspect he was marking the cards… Read more »
Ashton looking to join elite club The $10,000 Main Event is the most famous poker tournament at the World Series of Poker (and in poker, in general), but the most prestigious event just may be the $50,000 Poker Players Championship. It is called a championship for poker players, after all. With the sky-high buy-in and… Read more »
Cheating allegations getting serious You can always count on there being some sort of controversy every year at the World Series of Poker. The 2023 edition has been fairly clean, that is, until this past weekend, when multiple poker pros accused Martin Kabrhel of marking cards during the $250,000 High Roller event. Now the WSOP… Read more »
Chris Brewer has been one of the most successful high stakes tournament players over the last few years, routinely finding himself deep in high roller tournaments. In fact, he currently ranks number two on the PokerGO Tour leaderboard. But one thing has eluded him: a World Series of Poker bracelet. On Sunday, he finally achieved… Read more »
It is the third weekend of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker, and there is action everywhere you look at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. A trio of bracelets were handed out on Friday night, while one of the largest buy-in tournaments in WSOP history opened action. Saturday will be the day… Read more »
As of today, at the 2023 World Series of Poker, 35 tournaments are in the books. Surprisingly, that is only slightly more than a third of the events that are on the roster for poker players from around the world. As the third Thursday of the series kicks off today, two men are celebrating their… Read more »
Ben Lamb ran through an absolutely stacked final table on Tuesday to win his second career World Series of Poker bracelet, taking the title in Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. For the win, Lamb cashed for nearly half a million dollars. Poker is a funny game in that luck plays as… Read more »
Ok, let’s get right to it. Here are some of the latest goings-on at the 2023 World Series of Poker. There have already been over two dozen bracelets awarded and there’s still over a month left in the festival. Poker overload. Jason Simon is the last Gladiator standing Jason Simon won Event #18, the inaugural… Read more »
On Sunday, Earl Burton caught you up on a bunch of the day’s tournaments at the World Series of Poker, but the WSOP is so busy that there was even more going on after he clicked “publish.” So, let’s take a quick look at a couple of the more interesting tournaments as the weekend came… Read more »
Imagine the excitement of attending the first week of the World Series of Poker. Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe Las Vegas are buzzing as people’s quests for a bracelet – including yours! – begin. Now imagine being asleep in your hotel room in the wee hours of the morning, perhaps with your significant other, and… Read more »
It is the second Sunday of action at the 2023 World Series of Poker and there have been bracelets flying out of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas rapidly. This afternoon at the WSOP, former WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh joined the highly exclusive “Five-Timers” club. In other action, the “Gladiators of Poker”… Read more »
Earlier this week, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced that the 2023 Poker Hall of Fame nominations were live. Under this format, the fans get to nominate one person (per email address) for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame (provided they meet the qualifications – you think I’m joking? One year… Read more »
If poker is your business, then business has been pretty good over the last week. The 2023 World Series of Poker has been doing some brisk business, seventeen events into the schedule, and several bracelets have been handed out over the last couple of days. Here’s a quick look at who those fortunate recipients have… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker is only a week old and we already have our first double bracelet winner. On Tuesday morning, Chad Eveslage won Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship, just a few days after winning Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed. Perhap’s it’s time to name the game type “Chad’s Choice?” Joking… Read more »
At the World Series of Poker, the excitement comes from the quest for a gold bracelet. There is one event, however, where main thrill for many is not the final table or the bracelet: the $1,000 Mystery Millions event. And this year, there were not one, but two million-dollar bounty prizes, both won on Sunday.… Read more »
Less than a week into the 2023 World Series of Poker and we are already at the point where a million events overlap and it feels like there is a final table concluding every other minute. On the first Sunday of the WSOP, the schedule really came to a head as four gold bracelets were… Read more »
The first weekend of the 2023 World Series of Poker is upon us, and the folks at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas aren’t letting the players rest at all. In the two major tournaments, a longtime “High Roller” pro picked up his second piece of jewelry, while 64 men have battled down to the… Read more »
The first Friday of the 2023 World Series of Poker brings the usual bustle that is associated with the biggest poker tournament on the planet. It also brought history as, on Thursday evening, a new star was born on the Mothership in the $25,000 “High Roller” event. While that was occurring, the Tournament of Champions… Read more »
It only started a few days ago, but the 2023 World Series of Poker has taken no time to reach full speed. The halls of Paris Las Vegas and the Horseshoe have been bustling and the first jewelry is reaching its deserving champions. In the books already is the traditional WSOP starter, the Casino Employees… Read more »
No solvers during a hand…or at all? With each World Series of Poker comes rules changes and clarifications, though the vast majority of time, they are minor. With the 2023 WSOP beginning today, tournament organizers have felt the need to clarify the rule about the use of real-time assistance (RTA) apps, particularly following the recent… Read more »
Yes, I 100% went for the cliché in the headline. I’m not a tournament director, so I need to take the one really good opportunity I have per year to use it. Maybe two, if I go for the gold on Day 1 of the Main Event. But yes, the 2023 World Series of Poker… Read more »
