The 2023 World Series of Poker is only a week old and we already have our first double bracelet winner. On Tuesday morning, Chad Eveslage won Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship, just a few days after winning Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed. Perhap’s it’s time to name the game type “Chad’s Choice?” Joking… Read more »
Less than a week into the 2023 World Series of Poker and we are already at the point where a million events overlap and it feels like there is a final table concluding every other minute. On the first Sunday of the WSOP, the schedule really came to a head as four gold bracelets were… Read more »
No solvers during a hand…or at all? With each World Series of Poker comes rules changes and clarifications, though the vast majority of time, they are minor. With the 2023 WSOP beginning today, tournament organizers have felt the need to clarify the rule about the use of real-time assistance (RTA) apps, particularly following the recent… Read more »
Yes, I 100% went for the cliché in the headline. I’m not a tournament director, so I need to take the one really good opportunity I have per year to use it. Maybe two, if I go for the gold on Day 1 of the Main Event. But yes, the 2023 World Series of Poker… Read more »
In a time not too long ago, the journey to Las Vegas for poker tournaments in May meant only one thing – you were headed to the World Series of Poker. Over the years, however, other casinos have learned that the WSOP isn’t a beast to be feared but a challenge to be faced. With… Read more »
The poker world was stunned late on Sunday night when word came down that one of the genuine legends of the world of poker, the man who basically taught the world how to play the game of Texas Hold’em, and whose very name was synonymous with the sport of poker had passed away. On Sunday… 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 »
Load up on energy drinks Daniel Negreanu had better get some rest over these next six weeks because he has a busy summer ahead. Over the weekend, the Poker Hall of Famer posted his schedule for the 2023 World Series of Poker and it is a doozy, leaving him with essentially no rest at all.… 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 »
We’re about two months away from the 2023 World Series of Poker and as such, online poker rooms have started ramping up their WSOP satellites. One of those poker sites is GGPoker, which has had a tight relationship with the WSOP for several years now. On Sunday, GGPoker launched its “Road to Vegas” promotion, during… 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 »
On Friday night, the best and brightest from the world of poker took center stage at the PokerGO Studios in Las Vegas for the 2023 Global Poker Awards. For the past four years (before that, the awards were handed out in Europe and the States), the crème of the poker world has gathered to salute… Read more »
The effort to give people around the world access to safe drinking water has taken a step forward, as the World Poker Tour announced a partnership with the One Drop Foundation. “WPT has always committed to giving back to those in need both locally and globally,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska in a press release.… 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 »
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 »
It wasn’t exactly a wire-to-wire victory, but it was a victory all the same. Omar Eljach began the eight-handed final table of the 2022 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event on Wednesday as the chip leader, and in the wee hours of Thursday morning, he held all the chips, giving him his first-ever WSOP… 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 »
It was only about a month ago that the 2022 World Series of Poker concluded, but the fun is on once again, as the WSOP Online 2022 is underway at GGPoker. Running August 14 through September 27, WSOP Online will feature 33 official gold bracelet events with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $100,000. The first… 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 »
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 »
All in all, the 2022 World Series of Poker has been relatively controversy-free. There is always something every year, but overall, it seems like the WSOP’s first year on the Strip has gone pretty smoothly. There IS always something, though. On Sunday, eyebrows were raised and feathers were ruffled over a slightly wacky misdeal. The… Read more »
