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
When it comes to deciding who the most successful poker player of all time is, one question that keeps coming up is “Who has the most WSOP bracelets?” The answer to that question comes in many forms. For sheer quantity, it’s Phil Hellmuth. With 17 WSOP bracelets, The Poker Brat
The only former WSOP bracelet winner to reach the final stages of Event #45, the $500-entry Salute to Warriors event, claimed gold again last night in Las Vegas as Joey Couden won $187,937 in dramatic circumstances. The $500-entry Salute to Warriors event donates money to veterans every year and is
The 56th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is only three weeks old and already there has been a close call for Daniel Negreanu, a double bracelet winner in Benny Glaser and Phil Hellmuth has had his picture taken with... well, everybody. In two high roller events, there has been
From Triton Poker Series events to World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, Jason Koon can do no wrong. The latest victory for the West Virginian came in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he took down the $50,000-entry WSOP High Roller Event #32 without any fuss, leading from start to finish at
A thrilling final table in the $10,000-entry Dealers Choice Championship saw American player Ryan Hoenig win his first-ever WSOP bracelet and the $354,444 top prize. Battling for gold alongside players such as Dylan Smith, Brandon Cantu and PLO specialist Dario Alioto, Hoenig’s victory came the hard way as he sealed
Lou Garza eliminated three of his four opponents on his route to winning his second WSOP bracelet and a career-high result of $1,302,233 in Sin City on Thursday night. With a $5,757,500 prize pool, the $25,000-entry High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em Event #14 saw Garza came back from 4:1 down
A father-son one-two gave Yosef Fox the same number of bracelets as his son in Las Vgeas last night in the $10,000 Mystery Bounty Event #11. Walking in the footsteps of Doyle and Todd Brunson, Yosef Fox won a WSOP title exactly six years to the week after his son
Michael Wilklow’s poker moment in the sun arrived in the best event for anyone playing $1,000 events - the Mystery Millions. Taking it down for $1m up top, Wilklow defeated the popular Costa Rican professional Michael Acevedo heads-up to win the bracelet at the Horseshoe Las Vegas. WSOP Mystery Millions
