On the eve of the second weekend of the 2021 WSOP, players turned up for the Millionaire Maker in droves. And that was only for the first starting flight of the event. Several players lost their bids to pick up fresh bracelets, like Shaun Deeb, David Williams, and Michael Gathy.
What was a regular Thursday day for many turned out to be an amazing day for some poker players at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Three players, however, had a particularly special day. Late into the Vegas night, Jason Koon won his first WSOP gold bracelet. And
It was supposed to happen today. That’s not happening. However, Connecticut will launch its first state-regulated online gaming sites soon. The process is moving forward, despite a few hiccups. In reality, everything has happened really quickly. While there were years of bills that didn’t make their way through the Connecticut
Poker information and WSOP social media guru Kevin Mathers decided to take a day off after nearly a week straight of long hours. He started work before the World Series of Poker even began. So, he planned to take Wednesday for himself…and everything conspired against him to keep that from
This is when the World Series of Poker gets complicated. Seven tournaments ran at some point on Day 6. Several were playing their final tables, one was trying to reach its final, others were trying to burst money bubbles, and heads-up players were moving through rounds. It was one of
Everyone is not at the World Series of Poker. It’s true. Despite how it may feel, most poker players are actually NOT in Las Vegas right now. Most of them (us) are at home, wanting to play some online poker with our non-high roller bankrolls. Intertops Poker has the perfect
After the first weekend of this 2021 World Series of Poker, everyone seems to have gotten into more of the traditional groove. There were the initial kinks of long lines to verify vaccinations and online accounts and figuring out the most optimal ways to register for tournaments. Players and staff
GGPoker continues to grow its team of ambassadors in a range of categories. Its primary lineup of representatives has been the same for some time, per the website: Daniel Negreanu, Fedor Holz, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, and – yes, still – Dan Bilzerian. The latest addition is Jason Koon. GGPoker announced
We’ve talked ad nauseum about the effects of the pandemic on the World Series of Poker. And don’t worry; we’ll keep doing that. A big topic of those conversations pertained to its effect on the turnout at this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas. Results thus far have been mixed, with
As everyone knows by now – and as was the case with everything in poker – the pandemic prompted some delays. Since the World Poker Tour wasn’t able to film its final tables at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas in March and April 2020, there were no new
Chalk one up for the recreational players. A relative unknown in the world of high-stakes poker played the second event of the 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas. He paid $25K to play, navigated a field of some of poker’s greatest players, made the final table, tilted Phil Hellmuth, and won
It’s happening. Day 2 brought players back to the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas, some for their first Day 2 of the live series this year. Others settled in for what they hoped would be long days playing No Limit Hold’em or Omaha Hi-Lo. Two players won bracelets, with
