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ACR Venom Still Open as OSS Cub3d Begins
Saturday, 20th July 2019It is a big weekend for Americas Cardroom, the flagship online poker site on the Winning Poker Network. On Sunday, July 21, the final starting day of the Venom online tournament will begin, and the hope is that the final numbers will put the prize pool well beyond the $5
Poker Central Takes SHRB and Poker Open to London
Friday, 19th July 2019Little more than one week ago, Poker Central announced a partnership with PartyPoker LIVE. The main part of the deal was that Poker Central acquired the exclusive rights to livestream the international PartyPoker LIVE MILLIONS tour stops, beginning with the August stop at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. The
WSOP Main Event: Historic, Dynamic, and Memorable
Thursday, 18th July 2019The 2019 World Series of Poker is now in the history books. On Tuesday night, July 16, the last of the tournaments awarded bracelets to their respective winners, making a total of 90 WSOP champions for the summer. One of those events, however, was the shining star of the series,
2019 WSOP Day 49: Hossein Wins Main to End Series
Wednesday, 17th July 2019It was the last day of the 2019 WSOP, and an action-packed day it was. Three tournaments concluded with three new bracelet winners, but the center stage was reserved for the Main Event. It started with three players and ran well past midnight to determine the new world champion, and
Poker Hall of Fame Welcomes Moneymaker and Oppenheim
Tuesday, 16th July 2019The people were announced as the latest inductees into the Poker Hall of Fame. Chris Moneymaker and David Oppenheim were revealed to be the people that won the most votes and are the 2019 honorees. WSOP host on ESPN, Kara Scott, announced the names on Monday night, July 15, during
2019 WSOP Day 48: Three Remain in Main Event
Tuesday, 16th July 2019With only two days left on the 2019 WSOP summer schedule, there were several tournaments still running and a few bracelets left to award. And that little Main Event still to award its millions in prize money among the top five finishers. Two bracelets were handed out. At the same
New Jersey Online Poker Not Helped by WSOP in June
Monday, 15th July 2019From the second day of June, there have been weekly World Series of Poker online tournaments awarding gold bracelets to event winners. And those tournaments have all been open to players in the states of both Nevada and New Jersey. One might have thought that people in New Jersey would
2019 WSOP Day 47: Ensan Leads Main Event Final Five
Monday, 15th July 2019On Sunday, July 14, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Event 73: $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 8 Total entries: 8,569 Prize pool: $80,548,600 Players paid: 1,286 Minimum payout: $15,000 Winner payout: $10 million Day 8 players remaining: 5 Final
Who Are the WSOP Main Event Final Table Players?
Sunday, 14th July 2019Tonight, the nine finalists in the World Series of Poker Main Event will return to the Rio to play poker. Action will resume at 6:30pm local time. The tentative plan is to play down to six players. When play stopped in the wee hours of Saturday morning, there were nine
2019 WSOP Day 46: Tilston Wins High Roller for $2.9M
Sunday, 14th July 2019On Saturday, July 13, this is what happened at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Event 73: $10K NLHE Main Event – Day 7 Total entries: 8,569 Prize pool: $80,548,600 Players paid: 1,286 Minimum payout: $15,000 Winner payout: $10 million Day 7 players remaining: 9 Final