World Series of Poker news.
In breaking news, two players who have been participating at the 2022 World Series of Poker have tested positive for COVID-19, the illness that has killed over six million people worldwide and resulted in the shutdown of the world for the past two years. Players Phil Hellmuth and David Baker have taken part in some… Read more »
As the second week of the 2022 World Series of Poker prepares for launch, there is going to be quite a bit of business to wrap up from Sunday. ‘The Housewarming’ will come together for the first time under one roof, while a second event was not able to reach a champion by early Monday… Read more »
There are a handful of players who are in a club they do not want to be in. That club would be “Best Without a Bracelet,” players who have a stellar tournament poker career without having a World Series of Poker bracelet touch their wrist. On Saturday night, that club was reduced by one member… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker is rolling along as it closes out its first week of action on Sunday. ‘The Housewarming’ will play out the fourth of its four Day Ones, finally letting those who have survived to this point know what they will be playing for. The “high rollers,” meanwhile, will have to… Read more »
The gold continued to fly off the shelves at the 2022 World Series of Poker on Friday night. In one event, a veteran of the “high roller” wars was able to battle through the plebians to capture his fourth bracelet overall. In the second tournament, the champion also earned his fourth bracelet, but was more… Read more »
The first Saturday of the 2022 World Series of Poker is upon us, and it is chocked full of poker action across the board. Want the “high rollers” to make you say “wow?” Then there is an event for you. How about getting in contention for a bracelet on the cheap? ‘The Housewarming’ is in… Read more »
The first weekend of the 2022 World Series of Poker is ready to go on Friday, with two tournaments down to their final day of action. The first “big” preliminary tournament will also take to action, while the “big” high roller event will work down to its final four. It sets up for a busy… Read more »
The first day of the 2022 World Series of Poker is in the books and two tournaments are already either in the money or near it. The money, though, means very different things in the two events: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em and $100,000 High Roller Bounty No-Limit Hold’em. Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit… Read more »
New home(s) on the Strip Today is the day that poker players and fans have circled on the calendar every year: the start of the World Series of Poker. This will be the first year since 2019 that the WSOP is back to “normal,” as the 2020 WSOP was canceled (save for a last-minute online/live… Read more »
In only three days, the 53rd Annual World Series of Poker will take place in Las Vegas. This is a year like few others, however, in that there have been some changes to the action for 2022. We are going to look at some of those issues that might arise and perhaps offer some suggestions… Read more »
That’s right…if you have been under a rock for the past six months, you might find it hard to believe that it is only a few weeks until the cards hit the air for the 2022 World Series of Poker. The actual date for the first event is May 31 (when the Casino Employees Event… Read more »
Get a Caesars Rewards card We are exactly four weeks away from the start of the 2022 World Series of Poker, the 53rd running of the most prestigious poker festival on the calendar. With the tournaments drawing near, registration has opened, allowing players to better plan their trips to Las Vegas. The WSOP has posted… Read more »
More money for non-Hold’em events With the 2022 World Series of Poker just two months away, the WSOP is making a hard push to recruit as many dealers as possible to cover the hundreds of tables needed for bracelet events, satellites, and side games. On Monday, the WSOP announced a new pay structure to try… Read more »
Let’s just have the WSOP every few months When the World Series of Poker announces the schedule for the year’s big poker festival, I often say something like, “It seems like the WSOP just ended.” This time, it really did just end, as the pandemic shifted the 2021 WSOP to the fall. But the 2022… Read more »
Old name back in Vegas The Horseshoe will once again be part of the World Series of Poker. On Wednesday, Caesars Entertainment announced that it is rebranding Bally’s Las Vegas as Horseshoe Las Vegas. Because the World Series of Poker has moved from the Rio to Paris and Bally’s on the Strip, this means that… Read more »
The King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, was a gracious host for the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe, so it was only natural that one of their “native sons” would take home the biggest prize. Czech native Josef Gulas was able to outlast the seven-man final table and, in particular, France’s Johan Guilbert to… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Winter Online Circuit returns this weekend on GGPoker, with 18 ring events up for grabs. Those dozen and a half ring events come with over $26 million in guaranteed prize pools. The headline number, though, is $100 million. That’s the amount of guaranteed prize money across all of the… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker Europe is down to the final stretch, as just seven players remain out of 688 total entries. The original intent going into Tuesday’s Day 4 was to call it a night when only six players still had chips, and they had time to get there, but in the end,… Read more »
The record-breaking 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event is nearing the end, as just 32 players remain of the original 688 entries. Bulgaria’s Dimitar Yosifov is the chip leader at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, with 5.880 million chips in his stack. After Yosifov, it is a virtual tie for second place… Read more »
After two Day Ones that brought the numbers close to the record, Sunday’s Day 2 action at the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event shattered the record. More than 600 entries were received in the event, which will head off to Day 3 on Monday with Germany’s Christian Stratmeyer at the helm of… Read more »
While the field was not as large on Saturday for the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, it still made its impact. The runners who came to the line brought the total number of players right to the cusp of the record for the largest WSOP-E Main Event in history. That record will… Read more »
Dodging the restrictions imposed by the Czech government, the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe’s Main Event has wrapped up action on their first Day One of action. The number of players that have come to felt will ensure that it will be one of the most well-attended WSOP-E Main Event’s in the history of… Read more »
Another highlight performance We were all unsure what to expect with the return of the World Series of Poker this year. One thing we did get was a ton of amazing performances. From Main Event champ Koray Aldemir to Player of the Year Josh Arieh to final table record breaker Phil Hellmuth, the 2021 WSOP… Read more »
It seems like just yesterday that Josh Arieh found himself playing the role of semi-villain in the World Series of Poker Main Event, but that was 17 years ago. Now he is the wise poker veteran, still living in Atlanta where there is absolutely no poker except for underground games. And now he is also… Read more »
He may not be a tremendous fan of the World Series of Poker Player of the Year formula, but Phil Hellmuth certainly did his darndest to finish atop this year’s POY rankings. It doesn’t look like he will pull it off, but “The Poker Brat” has etched his name into the record books once again,… Read more »
