This was a day for players 50 and older to shine. In fact, they have the opportunity every day at the World Series of Poker, but the Seniors Championship is special. It gives those players a unique tournament for this crowd. And when it all finished, there was one emotional
Some days at the World Series of Poker are chaotic. It is the stuff that tests the patience of WSOP staff. The Seniors Championship was playing down to a final table, and a few tournaments were playing out their last few tables. But the Colossus brought nearly 1,700 players back
Another weekend, another massive tournament. This one is a player favorite, one that players look forward to each year. It is the lowest buy-in of the live bracelet events at just $400, and the fields are usually massive. This year is no exception. The World Series of Poker has not
Cyprus is a rather small Island nation in the Mediterranean. With approximately 2M people, it is the third-most populous island in the area. It is also a poker hot spot. There are casinos and card rooms around the island, some of which play host to global poker tour stops and
The 2022 World Series of Poker is half over, as Event 43’s conclusion marked the halfway mark of the 88-tournament live schedule. Things are only going to get more exciting in the coming weeks. The Colossus is on tap, and the Main Event is less than two weeks away. More
Some people frown on gimmicks. Poker players sometimes enter a tournament wearing a costume, maybe a flashy hat or a bathrobe. There have been a lot of different ideas playing out at the World Series of Poker. Yesterday, Yuliyan Kolev played the Millionaire Maker final table and won it wearing
While the World Series of Poker is happening in Las Vegas, some other poker tours have been hosting events as well. The Mid-States Poker Tour put their two June events right down the street from the WSOP. They offered two MSPT Main Events, each with a different buy-in and guarantee.
There were two weeks of public voting. Anyone had the opportunity to nominate people for the Poker Hall of Fame during that time. The people have spoken. And the World Series of Poker has announced the final ten nominees, each of whom has a chance to be inducted into the
Today, one poker player will win life-changing money. This isn’t the case every day at the World Series of Poker. The bigger buy-in events often find well-known poker pros in the winner’s circle, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars as if it’s pocket change. They take that money, put it
Things don’t always work out as planned. Masses of poker players tuned in to PokerGO on Monday night to see Phil Ivey play for a historic 11th WSOP gold bracelet. They were playing the oh-so-relatable $100K buy-in No Limit Hold’em High Roller tournament at the 2022 World Series of Poker,
There are quite a lot of fast tournaments in this year’s World Series of Poker schedule. Some of the No Limit Hold’em events offer a faster schedule than usual, one that allows the tournament to play out in just two days. Day 20 offered the fastest one of the series,
For it being the World Series of Poker, the Las Vegas series is often overwhelmingly American. While players from around the world are welcome and many do come for the Main Event, it can be tougher for them to travel so far to play other tournaments at the WSOP. There
