It seems like the 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event has been going on forever – and there are still four more days to go – but, in reality, it has only been in action for the past ten days. Day Six is now in the books, with 49 players left on the battlegrounds,… Read more »
The 2023 World Series of Poker Championship Event is certainly one for the record books. After two levels of late registration concluded on Saturday, the official count for the largest Championship Event of all time was set. By the end of the night, two players had eclipsed Day 2ABC chip leader Christopher Brammer to take… Read more »
Maurice Hawkins is the king of the World Series of Poker Circuit once again. On Monday, he won his 15th career WSOP Circuit gold ring at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina, breaking a tie with Joshua Reichard at the top of the all-time list. Reichard earned his 14th ring, tying Hawkins, at the WSOP Circuit… Read more »
It is early in the 2020 tournament poker season, but the conflicts between the two major Player of the Year races has wasted no time in raising their heads. With their different methods of compilation, the CardPlayer Magazine rankings and the Global Poker Index list normally feature some deviations. But, in the first six weeks… 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 »
After Twitter Rant, Garcia Says Conflict Has Ended More than a week after an ongoing dispute between poker pro Maurice Hawkins and his former backer, Randy Garcia, was made public, Garcia has announced that the two have arrived at an “amicable” resolution and Hawkins will pay the money he owes. Garcia took to Twitter on… Read more »
Maurice Hawkins, the all-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner, is unfortunately no stranger to staking deals gone bad. The latest has been brought to light by a man named Randy Garcia who tweeted about an alleged staking arrangement gone bad on Monday. “PSA no one ever stake @mauricehawkins,” Garcia wrote. “He has owed… Read more »
On the whole, behavior by players at the World Series of Poker is good. While there might be occasions that arguments, disagreements and other altercations break out, floor staff and security are usually quick to snuff it out. Two situations have come to light recently, however, which demonstrate either the difficulty of the floor personnel’s… Read more »
