A pair of eights was enough for Yockey to capture his latest victory Almost seven years after winning his first piece of World Series of Poker (WSOP) hardware, Bryce Yockey is among the few to repeat. He won another WSOP gold bracelet after overcoming 733 players to take the 2024 WSOP $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event.
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Chris Moneymaker takes another shot at Kentucky poker room
After previously having to give up his eponymous poker room, the WSOP champ fulfills his dream Chris Moneymaker is making his second attempt at a Kentucky poker room with the grand opening of the Moneymaker Social Louisville this past Saturday. It’s the second poker room to operate in the Bluegrass State, competing with another facility
15-time WSOPC winner Josh Reichard now a WPT Showdown champ
Reichard bags over $839,000 in one of his biggest victories to date Josh Reichard has finally won his first major title after taking down the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. The 15-time World Series of Poker Circuit ring winner outlasted 1,859 entrants in the $3,500 buy-in event to take the
Alexander Wong ships MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event
A grueling final table effort of over nine hours paid off for the Canadian player Alexander Wong became the latest champion at the $500,000 guaranteed Mid-States Poker Tour Venetian $1,100 buy-in main event, outlasting 543 entrants to take the $89,544 top prize. The Ottawa, Ontario, native took his biggest career live cash and earned 840
Tom Dwan has a rough time at the Hustler Live felt
Tom Dwan suffers one of the worst bad beats in the history of the series The first night of the Hustler Casino Live Million Dollar Game on Tuesday drew more than 27,000 viewers. All of them witnessed Tom Dwan suffer one of the worst bad beats on the popular livestream series. The first big pot
Dave Portnoy thinks he has what it takes to be a WSOP star
The Barstool Sports founder has hinted at interest in hitting the WSOP felt Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is debating whether to take a break from eating pizza to compete at this summer’s 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The host of the popular One Bite Pizza Reviews YouTube channel recently tweeted that he might
Samuli Sipila now has four PLO titles in 2024 alone
Supila bags his latest win at the Triton $50,000 buy-in PLO event Samuli Sipila continues to dominate in Pot-Limit Omaha events and is now in 16th place in the 2024 Card Player Player of the Year standings. He has over $2.1 million in live cashes and four wins in his six final table appearances. Sipila picked up
2-hour delay doesn’t keep David Dongwoo Ko from his biggest WPT win
The young Canadian player captures his first WPT title in the WPT Montreal NLHE Main Event David Dongwoo Ko is the 2024 World Poker Tour (WPT) Montreal CAD 3,500 No-Limit Hold ’em main event champion after overcoming 882 entrants at the Playground Poker Club in Quebec. It’s the first WPT title for the 23-year-old, who took home the US$319,217
Fresh off WPT win, poker player Rutger Hennen heads to jail
The millionaire poker player was involved in a car crash that led to the death of a cyclist Rutger Hennen became a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion again in March after winning the WPT Prime Amsterdam Main Event for €209,775 ($227,752). However, the thrill of the victory was short-lived, as he now finds himself completing a prison sentence
Jessica Vierling now has over $1M in live earnings after latest WSOPC win
Vierling added $328,273 to her growing bank after outlasting 1,467 players 13 events are in the books at the World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) series running at the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, which will also host the 2024 WSOP Tournament of Champions beginning this week The top 164 finishers at the WSOPC Commerce Main Event split the
A documentary on Mike Matusow lands this month
The film will receive a special screening at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas One of the most intriguing characters at the poker tables over the last three decades will soon be featured on the big screen. The documentary “Matusow” premieres on May 26 for a special screening at South Point Casino in Las Vegas.
Adrian Mateos ships Triton Montenegro event for $1.7 million
The high-stakes Spanish grinder took down Justin Saliba for a huge payday Adrian Mateos navigated through 159 players to win the 2024 Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Montenegro $50,000 No-Limit Hold ’em eight-max event after a heads-up battle with Justin Saliba for his second Triton title and a $1,761,000 payday. The 29-year-old Spanish grinder