Is this high stakes enough for you? A month ago, Phil Hellmuth defeated Scott Seiver in Round 4 of High Stakes Duel III, PokerGO’s made-for-streaming heads-up competition. Each player risked $400,000, the highest the stakes had gotten in the appropriately-named competition. Seiver had the option to ask for a rematch, which Hellmuth would be obligated… Read more »
The pandemic isn’t over Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the in-person version of the World Series of Poker (along with most other live activities for months), the deadly virus is still having an impact on the WSOP. Things are “back to normal” at the Series, now located at Paris and… Read more »
It is one of the “shadow competitions” that the poker world seemingly does not pay attention to. We’re not talking about the bracelet bets that go on or the other props that are running around Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. We are talking about the race for the 2022 World Series of Poker Player of… Read more »
It may seem as if all the news coming about poker is all about the World Series of Poker, but that is not necessarily true. There are other newsworthy tidbits that are out there that, under normal circumstances, would receive a lot more airtime. We will look at some of those stories in this volume… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Bluffing his way to victory Oh look, something new. Phil Hellmuth won a High Stakes Duel match. On Tuesday night, for the ninth time in ten tries, Hellmuth defeated his opponent in the heads-up poker battle and for the largest prize in the made-for-streaming show’s brief history. Hellmuth took down Scott Seiver in High Stakes… Read more »
There has been a change in scheduling for the PokerGO-created series High Stakes Duel. For the first time ever, the made for streaming event was to have gone up in stakes to each player posting $400,000 for battle. That originally was slated to feature Tom Dwan squaring off against the “Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth in… Read more »
Hey look, it’s Phil Hellmuth again It seems like every week there is something going on with Phil Hellmuth. Either he does something amazing, fails miserably, or makes an ass out of himself. Yesterday, it was both (a) and (c), as he starred in the Hustler Casino Live Poker Show alongside influencers, streamers, and YouTubers… Read more »
Stakes have doubled once again Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan are going for yet another rematch, as they are set to square off in High Stakes Duel III Round 4 on May 12. Each man is putting $400,000 at stake, the highest level the heads-up battle has ever reached. PokerGO will broadcast the showdown beginning… Read more »
The only area that the PokerGO Tour had not gone in its tournaments was into the realm of heads-up poker…that is, until yesterday. The inaugural PokerGO Tour Heads-Up Showdown started at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas on Thursday, featuring thirty-two of the top players in the world. That field of thirty-two was cut down… Read more »
In a battle of the poker titans (and two Poker Hall of Famers), Erik Seidel was able to top Phil Hellmuth to capture the championship of the latest event at the 2022 U. S. Poker Open. The $25,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournament, Event #9 on the schedule, saw Seidel pick up a sizeable chunk… Read more »
It has been a wonderful week for Japan’s Tamon Nakamura, who on Tuesday won his second tournament of the 2022 U.S. Poker Open. In taking the title in Event #6: $15,000 8-Game, he claimed the $239,700 first prize, beating the legendary Phil Hellmuth heads-up. As is common on the PokerGO Tour and its high roller… Read more »
After seeing his streak in heads up poker ended in 2021, Phil Hellmuth has gotten off on the right foot in 2022. Exacting revenge for that defeat to close 2021, Hellmuth defeated Tom Dwan on Wednesday night in the resumption of their battle in High Stakes Duel III. The victory by Hellmuth earned him the… Read more »
As is our tradition here at Poker News Daily, we are running our Christmas rendition of our version of “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” It is, naturally, changed with poker in mind and, since it was written now 18 years ago, the names may not be as relevant as they were in the past. Instead… 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 »
The 2021 World Series of Poker is still creeping along, using the days after the conclusion of the $10,000 Championship Event to wrap up some unfinished business (or, perhaps, to milk a little more out of the cow). The High Roller tournaments have been the featured events over the weekend, with two of them actually… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker seems as though it should be closer to the conclusion, but we have still got several days until a champion is eventually crowned. The money bubble popped on Thursday night, determining the 1000 players who would earn a new line on their Hendon Mob resume. Friday night’s action took… Read more »
Phil Hellmuth is having a tremendous 2021 World Series of Poker. With a record 16th gold bracelet and multiple final tables, he is having a WSOP that few can match. But despite this, he went on record Monday with his dissatisfaction of the WSOP Player of the Year rankings and specifically the formula that goes… Read more »
In 2018, Shaun Deeb made his breakthrough in the poker world by winning the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha High Roller event on his way to capturing the WSOP Player of the Year award. Fast forward three short years and it has a tremendous sense of déjà vu after Deeb emerged victorious in the 2021 $25,000… Read more »
The 2021 World Series of Poker already has had its fair share of exciting moments for the history books. The last couple of days has been a notable example of this as Adam Friedman pulled off an act that nobody has ever done in WSOP history. Alongside that, Michael Addamo continues on what has been… Read more »
Rewriting the record books yet again Though Phil Hellmuth’s meltdown at a final table last week has overshadowed his stellar poker play so far at the World Series of Poker, it kind of felt inevitable that he was going to have a breakthrough. And a breakthrough he had on Sunday, winning Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit… Read more »
The time has been zipping by when it comes to the 2021 World Series of Poker. The third weekend of action is in full swing, and some trends are beginning to be established. One of those is that poker professional Anthony Zinno is fairly good at this game, winning his second bracelet of 2021 (and… Read more »
As my colleague and friend Dan Katz pointed out earlier this week, the 2021 World Series of Poker has been relatively uneventful to this point. Yes, the numbers have been a bit lower, as the MILLIONAIRE MAKER tournament showed (down from its 2019 level of 8809 entries to this year’s 5326). More than likely the… Read more »
