One month ago, we took a look at some of the charitable efforts happening at and around the 2021 World Series of Poker. Not only were there three fundraisers as a part of the WSOP schedule in Las Vegas, there were numerous players who gave pieces of their winnings –
No news is good news in the Czech Republic. As long as the nation’s government doesn’t impose any new restrictions, King’s Casino won’t have to change anything regarding the WSOP Europe schedule. Keep fingers crossed that the series can finish smoothly. Only one week remains in the 2021 series. A
Two players won World Series of Poker bracelets on Day 11 of WSOP Europe at King’s Casino in Rozvadov. Edmond Jahjaga of Kosovo won his first piece of WSOP gold, and Julien Martini of France won the second of his poker career. Poker fans have been able to catch some
There were two leaderboard competitions during the 2021 World Series of Poker that ran from the end of September through November 23. The WSOP Player of the Year calculated points earned by players in all open events in the Las Vegas live series and the WSOP Online events scheduled during
Day 10 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe appeared to have gone off without a hitch. There were no dramatic schedule changes, and everything seems to be on track. Of course, the Czech Republic’s new Covid-related capacity limitations remain concerning, King’s Casino is managing it. And still, so
It was so close to happening. PokerStars and poker players around the world were looking forward to heading to Prague for the first major European Poker Tour stop since the pandemic forced so many EPT cancellations. There had been an EPT Sochi, one that just wrapped in October, and PokerStars
As we noted yesterday, the 2021 WSOP Europe is filled with schedule changes and uncertainty. The rising number of Covid-19 cases in the Czech Republic, combined with worry of a new variant making its way from South Africa, is causing problems. There is also talk of a staffing shortage. Altogether,
I’ll admit it. I skipped yesterday’s recap. One reason was the American Thanksgiving holiday, for which I was cooking and spending time with family. The other reason was that Day 6 of the 2021 World Series of Poker Europe was confusing. Ch-ch-ch-changes The WSOPE Colossus was supposed to offer its
Many poker players have been traveling in the past few months. There was the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas and all of the corresponding tournament series around Sin City. Other cardrooms around the country hosted tournaments and incentives to visit. But many more players were unable to travel
That’s it. After 55 days, 88 live tournaments, nearly 200 daily tournaments, and countless cash games, the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is over. The WSOP Europe continues over in the Czech Republic, but the live and online events in the United States wrapped late into the
Action at King’s Casino has been increasing daily as more players arrive for the 2021 WSOP Europe tournaments. On Day 5, three tournaments ran, with one of them awarding a bracelet. One of the others set its prize pool, and the Mini Main Event only completed its second of three
Monday was the second-last day of the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Employees at the Rio Convention Center were clearing ballrooms, folding poker tables, and stacking chairs. Only two bracelet events played out on Monday in the Amazon Room, one being the $100K buy-in High Roller and
