Some of the top names in poker made the final list The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has concluded the nomination period, confirming this year’s 10 potential inductees for the Poker Hall of Fame. The list includes prominent figures from the global poker community. Annually, after the rules for induction were changed a couple of
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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
Phil Hellmuth drops in on Vegas to celebrate 60th birthday
The Poker Brat rubbed elbows with Elon Musk and Draymond Green while taking Vegas by storm Phil Hellmuth, the poker champion known for his record 17 World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelets, recently marked a milestone in an extravagant fashion. Although his 60th birthday isn’t until July 16, the Poker Brat decided to kick
Upcoming Wynn Summer Classic poker series to award $37M GTD
Big prizes await poker players in several tournaments coming this summer The upcoming 2024 Wynn Summer Classic poker series will take place at the magnificent Wynn Las Vegas from May 22 through July 17. A whopping 98 tournaments and more than $37 million in prize money will be distributed among the winners. The highlight of the series is the $10,400 No-Limit Hold
Golden Nugget set to host poker tournament next month
The 2024 Grand Poker Series begins on May 28 and runs into July The Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel and Casino will host the 2024 Grand Poker Series from May 28 to July 1. The series will take place at the Grand Event Center and feature 96 events, including 63 No-Limit Hold’em tournaments, during 34
Resorts World Las Vegas to hold Summer Poker Series starting in June
The casino has posted the schedule for the upcoming series Resorts World Las Vegas has announced the 2024 Summer Poker Series schedule, which will include 82 events with over $900,000 in guaranteed prizes. The series’ events feature buy-ins ranging from $200 to $400, with guarantees from $5,000 to $100,000. Two $100,000 guaranteed $400 buy-in multi-flight
Schedule for this year’s WPT World Championship now available
The series won’t be held until December, but players can start getting ready now The World Poker Tour has announced the 2024 WPT World Championship festival dates. This year’s festival will take place from December 3 to 23 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Last year, 33,712 players competed across dozens of tournaments, with American poker
The Venetian has big plans for its poker room
The Vegas casino is relocating its poker room and making it bigger than ever The plans to relocate its poker room to a new facility inside the Grand Canal Shoppes this summer have been revealed by the Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The poker room was developed to house additional new facilities and enhance the all-around
WSOP releases the full schedule of its upcoming series
It’s almost time for one of the biggest poker tournament series of the year The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has released its schedule for the upcoming 55th edition, with 95 bracelet events taking place at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas beginning on May 28 and running through July 17. The $10,000 buy-in Main Event
Andrew Rodgers ships the latest CPPT Venetian Main Event
He’s now approaching $7 million in lifetime poker tournament cash winnings Andrew Rodgers has emerged as the championship winner, taking the top prize at the 2024 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian $1,600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em main event. He earns the $103,936 top prize after striking a heads-up deal with Ankush Mandavia ($95,149) to secure the
Mixed Game Poker Festival coming to Las Vegas after the Super Bowl
Resorts World Las Vegas will host the series beginning February 29 Mixed Game Festival VII returns to Las Vegas, where players will compete for a prize package to the new North American Poker Tour. The event runs from February 25 to 29 at Resorts World in Las Vegas. The two tournaments have a $300 buy-in
Charity Series of Poker to give away WSOP this week
This Thursday’s event may feature Phil Hellmuth as the emcee The Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) hosts an “All In For Epilepsy” event on February 8 at View Nightclub at Palms in Las Vegas. Attendees can mingle with former professional athletes like Ricky Williams, Dennis Rodman, Lawrence Taylor and Willie Gault, and all-time WSOP bracelet