Caesars is doing some rearranging of its properties on the Las Vegas Strip. On Monday, the company announced that Horseshoe Las Vegas’ Jubilee Tower will become part of Paris Las Vegas as part of a $100 million renovation project. The hotel tower will be renamed Versailles Tower and will be connected to the rest of… Read more »
We are only a month away from the 2023 World Series of Poker, so it is only natural that the two major tournament poker circuits get in their last action before everyone goes to “Summer Camp” in Las Vegas. On Friday, the World Poker Tour will open action on their latest trek to Florida. Later… Read more »
The World Series of Poker has announced that registration for this summer’s WSOP will open on Thursday, April 13. The Series begins on May 30 and runs through July 18. Caesars recommends players use the online registration system, which will be at bravopokerlive.com (the site does not work right now because registration is not open… Read more »
At one time in the history of the game, the Irish Poker Open was a major tournament event. Dating back to 1979, the Irish Poker Open has a history that is only rivaled by that of the World Series of Poker. Another page is being added to that history this weekend as the final sixteen… Read more »
Rock and roll and poker have long had a relationship with each other. Maybe it’s because they are both a bit off the beaten track – “outlaw,” so to speak – but it seems that they were made for each other. Now the online poker room GGPoker has enlisted one of the top hard rock… Read more »
Poker is a game, much like golf, where the players uphold the integrity of the rules themselves. Dating back to the age of the riverboat gamblers of the 1800s, those who plied their trade often would settle any disagreements with fisticuffs and, on extreme occasions, with a weapon. It led to the game of poker… Read more »
Last year was the first year that the World Series of Poker was held on the Las Vegas Strip, jointly hosted by Paris and Horseshoe (then Bally’s). For more than a decade and a half, the off-Strip Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was the annual home of the world’s most prestigious poker festival. That former… Read more »
When the subject of women and poker is discussed, many think that there are not any issues any longer. We’re in the 21st century, right? What more could women want? A Finnish poker documentary series examines the issue of women in poker by not only talking to prominent women in the game today but also… Read more »
Horseshoe on the Strip Nearly eleven months after the original announcement, Bally’s Las Vegas has been officially renamed to Horseshoe Las Vegas. The transformation is not 100% complete, as some Bally’s logos and signage still remain, but it will all be changed soon enough. There were a couple of reasons for the name change. First,… Read more »
54th Annual WSOP Here’s an early Christmas present for poker players who are jonesing for the next World Series of Poker: Caesars Entertainment has released the 2023 WSOP dates, so break out your calendars and start planning. For the second year in a row (and likely way into the future), the WSOP will be held… Read more »
Paul Phua had $26 million in live tournament earnings in his career, but had never won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Until Wednesday morning. After two days of action, Phua emerged triumphant in the €25,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Platinum High Roller event at the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe, winning €482,433. “It’s… Read more »
The online crusher crushed yet again. On Tuesday, Simon Mattsson went into the final table of the 2022 WSOP Online Main Event on GGPoker as the chip leader and finished as the only one with chips, winning nearly $2.8 million and an official World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Mattsson, who is best known by… Read more »
Note: This article was originally published 8/30/22, but technical issues required it to be re-posted. Jorstad felt compelled to address the situation publicly It is quite commonplace for poker players, professionals, in particular, to make all sorts of financial deals with fellow poker players. Problem is, such deals, especially when they are only agreed upon… Read more »
There once was a day when you pretty much couldn’t go to a cable channel that didn’t have some sort of poker programming on it. ESPN, of course, was the benchmark for years with their coverage of the World Series of Poker, but cable channels like the Game Show Network (now known as GSN), the… Read more »
One of the most popular players on the “high roller” circuit is not a poker player by trade, but a businessman. Dan Shak has made his money through investment and operation of a hedge fund, but there have been rumors of Shak “bending the law,” so to speak. That “bending” may have occurred recently as… Read more »
There is that old question in poker when telling someone about your winnings: “But how much did you lose?” In the case of 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Espen Jørstad, the answer to that question is “plenty,” but even without the Main Event, he still pulled a profit during this summer’s WSOP.… Read more »
World Series of Poker Vice President Jack Effel presented Dan Zack with the 2022 WSOP Player of the Year trophy on Monday during the Tournament of Champions. Zack had an incredible Series, finishing with 4,530.64 points. It was as runaway POY victory for Zack. Only one other player eclipsed the 4,000-point mark; even with his… Read more »
The World Series of Poker, as well as locations up and down the Las Vegas Strip, was a chaotic scene for a short time Saturday night as rumors of a possible active shooter situation spread. Fortunately, the catalyst to the panic was the breaking of a glass door at the MGM Grand valet area, but… Read more »
End coming into view A small percentage of people ever have a moment when they can see their dreams directly in front of them, just waiting to be snatched up. For the 35 players remaining in the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event, Wednesday is one of those moments. Today is the day that… Read more »
A gentleman and a poker scholar The World Series of Poker announced Sunday that Layne Flack has been elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Flack’s enshrinement was celebrated in conjunction with the $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty event. And believe it or not, my friend Earl Burton actually predicted the results of the… Read more »
The 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event enters Day 5 on Monday and with just 380 players remaining, the real serious money is in view. Not that most of us wouldn’t be thrilled with a $36,000 payday, which is the minimum cash at this point in the tournament, but six-figure payouts aren’t far away.… Read more »
At the 2022 World Series of Poker, the $10,000 Main Event is clearly the tournament that draws the most attention and generates the most excitement. After all, it is the most famous poker tournament in the world. But this year, a new tourney may be stealing a little bit of the Main Event’s thunder: the… Read more »
Three down, one to go We have arrived. Today is the day for which World Series of Poker officials have simultaneously filled us with excitement and dread. Day 1C of the 2022 WSOP Main Event is in the books, so it is on to Wednesday’s Day 1D, which is expected to be gigantic. The final… Read more »
Hagenlocher takes the pole position Two flights down, two to go in the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event as tournament officials brace for a deluge of entrants the next couple days. 880 more players joined on Monday’s Day 1B, bringing the two-flight total to 1,780. That’s nothing amazing, but it’s pretty good for… Read more »
Yesterday, I commented that the 2022 World Series of Poker has seemed to run fairly smoothly at its new digs at Paris and Bally’s Las Vegas so far. Perhaps I spoke to soon. On Monday afternoon, the WSOP sent out a “911” message on social media, urging anyone planning to play in the $10,000 Main… Read more »
