Tony Dunst Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #21 for Second Career Bracelet

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Tony Dunst won the 2020 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Event #21: $777 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed on Tuesday night, nabbing $168,342.09 for the victory. Using the screen name “Panoramic,” Dunst outlasted 848 opponents; the 849 total entries and 512 re-buys grew the prize pool to $952,700. This is Dunst’s second career bracelet – he… Read more »

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GGPoker’s First 2020 WSOP Online Weekend Fraught With Technical Problems

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Popularity: a blessing and a curse It was certainly an exciting weekend at GGPoker, as the first World Series of Poker Online bracelet to be awarded outside of the United States was won by Shoma “pp_syon” Ishikawa of Japan, but connectivity issues marred what would otherwise have been a celebratory Sunday. Included in the problems… Read more »

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Pat ‘IchiiKawawa’ Lyons, Scott ‘BudLightLime’ Hempel Capture Latest Bracelets at 2020 Online WSOP

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Three sevens on a slot machine usually means a jackpot for the person that hits it (“777”). That was the case for popular tournament professional Pat ‘IchiiKawawa’ Lyons on Saturday morning as he picked up his first piece of jewelry at the 2020 online WSOP. Saturday evening turned out to be Scott ‘BudLightLime” Hempel’s coming… Read more »

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“WSOP Flasher” Gets Out of Jail, Now on Probation

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What a difference a year makes. A year ago, the final table of the 2019 World Series of Poker was playing out to its conclusion and the crowning of Hossein Ensan as the new World Champion. But, earlier during the play of the Championship Event, there was another earth-shattering occurrence that also happened (no, not… Read more »

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Raman ‘Acrogum’ Afanasenka Wins Latest Online WSOP Bracelet; Robert ‘bustinballs’ Kuhn Leads Player of the Series Race

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Event #11 of the 2020 online WSOP is in the books and it took no time at all – turbos are like that! In the end, Raman ‘Acrogum’ Afanasenka took down the championship in a little over seven hours. Also in the event was 2020 online WSOP bracelet winner Robert ‘bustinballs’ Kuhn, who extended his… Read more »

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Ryan ‘Im.Sorry’ Torgerson Goes “One Step Beyond,” Captures 2020 Online WSOP Bracelet

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One of the great British ska bands from the late 1970s/early 80s was the group Madness, who’s main claim to fame (other than a little ditty called “Our House”) was an instrumental called “One Step Beyond.” On Friday night, Ryan ‘Im.Sorry’ Torgerson took that adage to its full fruition, going “one step beyond” his previous… Read more »

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World Series of Poker, GGPoker Announce Schedule for Their Segment of Online WSOP

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Getting ready to take their wares totally online for the first time in their history Caesars Entertainment, the World Series of Poker and GGPoker have announced the schedule for GGPoker’s segment of the 2020 “online WSOP.” The 54-event schedule is replete with Texas Hold’em style tournaments, with a smattering of Omaha tossed in, but not… Read more »

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Editorial: The Online “World Series of Poker” is a Joke

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The announcement this week that Caesars Entertainment would provide an 85-tournament slate of events under the “World Series of Poker” banner was met with a mixture of enthusiasm, regret and outrage. Because of some of the restrictions on the events – not by Caesars and the WSOP, mind you, but by current laws and regulations… Read more »

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Who is the G.O.A.T. in Poker? Depends on Your Criteria

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It is one of the great things to discuss around the bar or during a home game when the drinks and chips are flying. “Who is the greatest poker player of all-time? Who is the G.O.A.T. in poker?” There have been plenty of people who have tried to quantify that answer but, in all honesty,… Read more »

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