Oya picks up $2.9 million and his first bracelet after beating the high-rolling regular Masashi Oya has won the $2.9 million top prize at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $100,000 Ultra High Roller at Atlantis Bahamas after battling past eight established pros who played their best poker at the final table. With $24 million
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Lisa Costello takes down WPT Ladies Championship in Las Vegas
The long-time player rebounded from just five big blinds to win the tournament Las Vegas resident and retired poker pro Lisa Costello was the winner of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Ladies Championship that just ended at the Wynn, taking home $85,297 and the championship trophy. It was an improbable win after Costello found herself
Erik Seidel picks up 10th WSOP bracelet
The Poker Hall of Famer shows his skills once again at the felt Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel clamped down his tenth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet after winning the $50,000 Super High Roller at the WSOP Paradise at the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas. He joins a small group of poker legends
Jordan Saccucci booted from WSOP Paradise tournament
The player’s alleged involvement in burglaries in Canada makes him persona non grata 2022 European Poker Tour (EPT) Prague Main Event winner Jordan Saccucci was arrested last week in Ontario, Canada, in connection with a string of robberies of more than 30 residences. The 33-year-old is apparently out on bond as he was seen competing
Stephen Song adds three WSOP Circuit rings to his collection
Song only needed three weeks to pick up three more WSOP Circuit wins Stephen Song had three World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings at the start of November and hadn’t won a tournament in almost a year. However, the 27-year-old has doubled his ring collection and increased his career tournament winnings to nearly $6
Garrett Adelstein returns to the felt a year after Robbi Jade Lew saga
The long-time poker player can’t stay away from the game any longer Garrett Adelstein announced he is returning to high-stakes poker, tweeting that he misses the competition. It’s been over a year since the infamous J4 hand against Robbi Jade Lew, but although the story might not yet be finished, Adelstein says he just can’t
Tony Mars claps back at poker cheating allegations
Mars denies rumors that he cheated his way to a $3M win in a home game Ye Shen, aka Tony Mars, rejects all accusations of cheating players at a private poker game out of $3 million. The allegations were brought by poker pros Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot and Wesley “Wes Side” Fei this past weekend
Allan Mello becomes the first WSOP Paradise millionaire
The ongoing poker tournament in the Bahamas is already finding big winners After over 15 hours of play, Allan Mello of Brazil won the $1 million first-place prize and his first bracelet at Event #2: $1,500 Millionaire Maker at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Paradise in The Bahamas. He would beat Nazar Buhaiov
Poker Streamer Jonathan Van Fleet is now part of WPT Global
The man most poker players know as ‘apestyles’ has become a WPT Global ambassador WPT Global has announced the latest poker star to be signed as an ambassador. Twitch poker phenom Jonathan Van Fleet, aka “apestyles,” will join other stars such as Andrew Neeme, Ethan “Rampage” Yau, Brad Owen and Phil Ivey as part of
WPT Premier Meet-Up Game adds Gus Hansen to the table
The long-time poker pro will take part in today’s competition One of the most popular players of all time will attend Friday’s World Poker Tour (WPT) Premier Meet-Up Game (MUG) at Wynn Las Vegas. Gus Hansen, AKA “Great Dane,” was a favorite among fans during the 2000s poker boom, frequently competing on popular broadcasts like
Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon to participate in the WSOP Paradise event
Hammon will take her competitive skills from the court to the felt in the Bahamas Becky Hammon has been busy during the WNBA offseason and will join NBA legend Tony Parker at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in December. The Las Vegas Aces head coach and former San Antonio Spurs star will attend
Canadian EPT champion wanted by police for home burglaries
Ontario police want to question Jordan Succucci for his possible involvement in a string of robberies Police have identified poker player Jordan Saccucci as one of four persons wanted in Ontario, Canada, as suspects in the robbery of more than 30 residences. Saccucci won almost $1 million after winning the 2022 European Poker Tour Prague