It was arguably one of the most historic weekends in the history of the World Series of Poker. In two separate events, players would make their mark by achieving something that had never been done in the history of poker’s most storied event. As a result, Michael Mizrachi and Shiina Okamoto have etched their names… Read more »
If it sounds like the same song, different verse, you would not be mistaken. Once again, Michael ‘The Grinder’ Mizrachi is leading the way at the 2025 World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. With seven players remaining (including for the first time a female competitor), Mizrachi has a better than average chance at… Read more »
In about two weeks, Event #92, the $1979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty tournament, will take place during the 2025 World Series of Poker. As a matter of ceremony, the newest inductee for the Poker Hall of Fame will be named before the start of the tournament (for which all Hall members have a free… Read more »
Payouts pending We have our first big controversy of the 2025 World Series of Poker and it is quite the doozy. On Thursday, the WSOP announced that it has launched an investigation into the conclusion of the big $1,500 Millionaire Maker event and has withheld the top two payouts and the bracelet. Though the WSOP… Read more »
Three people at the JokerStars Poker Room in Houston learned that all it takes is a little access to be able to run a poker cheating scheme. They also learned that there are security cameras everywhere. On Sunday, an employee of the club and two of his friends were caught using technology to scam their… Read more »
The United States may be sitting under a “heat dome” right now, but nobody on Earth is hotter than the UK’s Benny Glaser. Over the weekend, Glaser became just the seventh player in World Series of Poker history to win three gold bracelets in a single WSOP. Glaser took the crown in Event #56: $2,500… Read more »
Seven is an important number in the gambling world. It is featured on classic slot machines, it is a key number in the game of craps, and it’s a critical threshold in football betting. And, of course, it has long been considered a lucky number. That holds especially true in the 2025 World Series of… Read more »
Couldn’t build a casino on parkland Bally’s has successfully deleted a major obstacle in its quest to earn one of the three downstate New York casino licenses expected to be awarded this year. Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that allows the parkland on which Bally’s plans to build a casino resort to be rezoned… Read more »
Shuffle up and watch the deal Two rivals teaming up for the good of the people. Crazy, I know, but that’s what’s happening with GGPoker and PokerStars this summer. GGPoker, the world’s largest online poker room, owns the World Series of Poker. PokerGO is the exclusive broadcaster, via its subscription livestream service, of the 2025… Read more »
The 2025 World Series of Poker continues to motor along through the steamy June days, but one thing has been determined. Following input from the public, the nominees for the 2025 Poker Hall of Fame have been announced. Ten people have been selected, but only one person will be announced publicly just ahead of the… Read more »
Approximately a third of the way through the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule, the Player of the Year race is shaping up quite nicely. Of course, if someone is going to win two bracelets in the early action, they are going to put themselves in a position to win the 2025 WSOP POY battle.… Read more »
Schulman among the elite With 100 events, the 2025 World Series of Poker is going to have loads of first-time winners. It’s a life-changing moment, and often life-changing money for every single one of them. On the other end of the spectrum, there are always seasoned veterans who bag a bracelet to add to their… Read more »
In the world of poker, there is only one scoreboard that matters – how much money have you won? With this fact in mind (and before the start of the 2025 World Series of Poker), Poker News Daily has headed over to The Hendon Mob poker database with a critical question: Who are the all-time… Read more »
More options for poker players When Rush Street Interactive (RSI) bought Phil Galfond’s Run It Once Poker in 2022, everyone knew the eventual goal was to create a US multi-state online poker network. Last November was the first step, when the company launched the renamed BetRivers Poker in Pennsylvania. And now Rush Street has announced… Read more »
Public nominations are now open for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Those who want to have a say in the one player that will make the Hall this year need to act fast, as the nomination window began June 6 and ends June 15. As usual, anyone can nominate someone for the… Read more »
Esteemed company As the World Series of Poker adds more tournaments every year, it has become less crazy to see someone win two bracelets in a single WSOP. It’s still an amazing feat – winning one bracelet is tremendous – but doing it over the course of 100 events is quite different than doing it… Read more »
While the 2025 World Series of Poker was in full swing, the World Poker Tour wanted to try to steal a bit of thunder from poker’s biggest tournament. For the WPT, that meant wrapping up two tournaments over the weekend that were subjected to delays so they could be filmed in Las Vegas for future… Read more »
That’s some run-good Look, I don’t begrudge other people their success or bemoan another person’s luck, but boy, I’ll admit that it’s a little difficult to see Thomas “PaigowKing” Zanot run so pure on gambling jackpots. I’m not mad. I’m not mad. Now, I don’t know what Zanot’s luck has been like in other parts… Read more »
