The ongoing WSOP series has already awarded three bracelets, with more to come The three World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet events held this month on WSOP.ca had consistently high turnouts of about 800 to 2,000 entrants. They represented the best opportunities for Ontario poker players to earn a bracelet without leaving home. Many Day
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$50 Million OSS XL already exceeding Extra-Large expectations
We’re not even five full days into the $50 Million OSS XL and our flagship tournament series is already exceeding our Extra-Large expectations. We’ve awarded a whopping $10,709,449 in cash and $396,028 in tickets! Check out these other OSS XL stats so far: Unique Players: 8,526 Tournaments Played (Including Satellites): 223 Unique Entries: 17,694 Unique
Charity Series Of Poker to hold tourney with the Las Vegas Golden Knights
The event is open to everyone who wants to participate The View Nightclub at Palms Casino Resort announced it will host the Charity Series of Poker $400 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament to benefit the Vegas Golden Knights Alumni Association. A non-profit organization dedicated to former NHL players, the Vegas Golden Knights Alumni Association is focused
Jonathan Lewis tops massive tournament of Mid-Stakes Poker Tour stop
Labor Day Weekend became very lucrative for the player It was a great Labor Day weekend for Cleveland poker fans, as the Mid-Stakes Poker Tour’s recent stop at JACK Casino almost doubled the $500,000 tournament guarantee. Jonathan Lewis won $176,681 after taking down the tour’s most recent event on the banks of Lake Erie. A
France’s Simon Wiciak ships the EPT Barcelona Main Event for $1.3M
2,120 players dropped in for the tournament, including a number of high-rollers Simon Wiciak was the chip leader for the final three days of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event, with no plans of giving them up. He took every chip in play after outlasting 2,120 entrants and defeating João Sydenstricker heads-up
Espen Jorstad falls short of collecting third WSOP Online bracelet
The player had a good run but fell short of another win Four more gold bracelets were awarded in the recent 2023 WSOP Online series. Espen Jorstad came close to picking up his third, but came up short against tough competition. The latest online grinders to claim a piece of WSOP gold hardware were Paulius
WPT plans on offering a $40M guarantee in the WPT World Championship
The guarantee would set a record for any live poker tournament The World Poker Tour (WPT) recently reported that the guaranteed prize pool for the WPT World Championship will be nearly tripled for December’s season-ending event. In numbers, that means $40 million, a new record for live poker tournaments. The $10,400 buy-in event smashed the
Tom Orpaz takes second high roller title at the European Poker Tour
The Israeli poker pro has had an incredible summer at the tables Israeli poker pro Tom Orpaz has dominated this year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona festival. He’s reached three high roller final tables in the past eight days, winning two titles and almost $915,000 in prizes. Orpaz’s latest win was outlasting 24 entrants in the
Mark Barrientos turns $1K into over $126K in WSOP Circuit tournament
The big win was the first six-figure cash and second ring for the player Mark Barrientos won the $250 buy-in World Series of Poker Circuit No-Limit Hold ’em event in 2019 to win his first WSOPC gold ring and a five-figure top prize. Four years later, he would get another win after outlasting the 397-player
ESPT Barcelona Main Event sets a new poker record
The large tournament attracted players from all over the world Lucien Cohen of France recently won the PokerStars 2023 Estrellas Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event, outlasting a record-setting field to take home €676,230 ($735,568). The €1,100 buy-in tournament drew a record 7,398 entries (3,291 unique), breaking the previous record for PokerStars’ biggest live event ever.
First WSOP Circuit Graton wraps up following successful Main Event
$1,700 becomes $175,000 after just a few days of action Michael Persky was crowned the latest World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) champion, winning the WSOP Graton Main Event in Northern California for $175,595. The series was the first Circuit event at Graton Casino & Resort, hosting 20 Circuit ring events from August 10-21. The
Ryan Stiner takes down the Arizona State Poker Championship
The tournament was a huge success, awarding over $1.5 million in prize money Over 2,000 entrants converged on Talking Stick Resort Casino in Scottsdale over the last several days for one reason only. They were all hoping to get a share of the $1.58-million prize pool at the 17th Annual Arizona State Poker Championship. The