This year’s event attracted 1,141 entries, easily surpassing the $2 million guarantee The $3 million guaranteed 2024 BetMGM Poker Championship recently wrapped up after attracting a record 1,141 entrants, including over 150 online qualifiers, to create a record $3.6 million prize pool. The $3,500 buy-in No Limit Hold ’em event also smashed last year’s $2
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Phil Ivey busts cold streak, adds 11th WSOP bracelet
It’s been a decade since Ivy won a WSOP bracelet, and the dry spell is over Poker icon Phil Ivey finally ended his ten-year drought at the World Series of Poker on Thursday, winning his 11th gold bracelet in Event #29 – $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship- 6-Handed. With his 11th bracelet, Ivey
North American Poker Tour adds stops in Maryland and Pennsylvania
The poker tournament series is adding new locations to its route Poker enthusiasts in the Mid-Atlantic region can now enter North American Poker Tour (NAPT) events at Pennsylvania and Maryland casinos. Winners of the regional Main Events will earn a ticket to the NAPT Main Event in Las Vegas in November. On Monday, the NAPT
Poker pro suffers horrible bad beat during WSOP event
Eric Seidel was hit hard after his stronger flush was beat on the river by a straight flush Bad beats in poker eventually catch up to everyone. Even the best players in the world can have extended runs of bad luck, as did ten-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel at the World Series of Poker Event
DNegs, Ivey fall in the WSOP $10K Dealers Choice Championship
Two poker greats can’t find Lady Luck at the WSOP felt Eleven players survived to play Day 3 of Event #13: $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Fans on social media were abuzz overnight as two of poker’s biggest personalities were potentially set to clash at the final table.
Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan wins seventh WSOP title
The Philly poker pro has proven himself in all types of poker games Poker Hall of Fame John Hennigan recently made history by becoming one of just nine players to win at least seven World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelets. Hennigan took the title and $138,296 top prize in Event #7 – $1,500 Dealer’s
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
$40 Million OSS XL wraps up as huge success
Our OSS XL wrapped up this past Sunday in spectacular fashion. The Extra Large version of our flagship tournament series had $40 Million in guaranteed prize pools from May 5th-27th and finished with $46,607,701 in final prize pools. This series was highlighted by three massive Main Events and three more huge Multi-flights. There was even
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