The three-time NBA All-Star and Washington Wizards legend Gilbert Arenas was arrested on Wednesday night after a federal indictment alleged that he hosted illegal poker games at a mansion in Los Angeles for years. In a shocking development, the basketball star was arrested alongside his alleged fellow conspirators by the
The British player Joshua Bolton won Event #92 on the 2025 WSOP roster this week as he beat American rob Wazwaz heads-up to claim $311,349 and his first-ever WSOP bracelet. Surrounded by friends such as his fellow British pro Andrew ‘Statto’ Hulme, Boulton got the better of Wazwaz after the
The Vietnamese player Khoi Le Nguyen won his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet in the $50,000-entry High Roller event at the World Series of Poker, earning $2.68 million in the process. Beating French player Alexandre Reard heads-up, the Vietnamese player also outlasted players such as Sergio Aido, Martin Zamani and Sam
Background: Poker is full of big personalities, but some players take it to Karen levels. We looked through hours of footage and online rants to find the most dramatic, entitled, and over-the-top behavior ever seen at the WSOP. Key Highlights Meet the 5 Biggest Karens of the WSOP When you
Shaun Deeb captured the seventh WSOP bracelet of his incredible career after beating his fellow American poker hero Isaac Haxton in the pioneering PLO High Roller event. Winning the biggest single prize of his poker career at $2.95 million, the win not only bumped Deeb up the All-Time Money List
The Czech Republic poker professional Martin Kabrhel won the $1,000-entry Mini Main Event for $843,140 last night as he won the fourth WSOP bracelet of his at-times controversial career. The controversial player, whose catchphrases ‘Not like that!’ and ‘Casino... Royale!’ have either captured the imagination of poker fans worldwide or
Ian Pelz won his first-ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) title in Las Vegas as he was the last man standing in the $300-entry Gladiators of Poker Event. The 67th event of the 100 on offer in Las Vegas this summer saw an incredible 24,629 total entries and in the
A thrilling final day brought the $1,000-entry Tag Team Event #65 to a close in Las Vegas as the Brazilian duo of Kelvin Kerber and Peter Patricio beat Samy Boujmala and Hicham Mahmouki heads-up to claim their first WSOP bracelets. With a top prize of $184,780 split between the top
The $1,500-entry Millionaire Maker was always going to have a dramatic conclusion, but the end of the event on Wednesday night may cause waves that continue to crash throughout the rest of the World Series of Poker (WSOP). After Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll made the heads-up, the former came
Not everyone who comes to Vegas during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) comes to win bracelets; there’s a thriving cash game scene over the summer, as dejected tournament players look to win back their money in the side games. To help you find the best places to play, we’ll
The $1,000-entry No Limit Hold’em Seniors Championship went the way of Brett Lim this weekend as he ended a long wait for a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in Las Vegas. Beating Elan Lepovic heads-up, Lim won a career-high score of $653,839 after players such as Ron Fetsch, Jose
Strategic thinking pays off in poker, business, and life. To find out which states think ahead, we ranked all 50 states on eight strategic-thinking indicators, from chess participation to credit scores. Each state received a score out of 100 based on how it performed across all categories. The final rankings
