For an industry that doesn’t focus a lot on sponsorships, at least as compared to the time of the poker boom, there have been some interesting announcements in the past several months. Most deals now refer to ambassadors instead of sponsored pros, and the new vernacular matches the new types
Sometimes, two poker tournaments collide. As the 2022 World Series of Poker Main Event began this week, the new Million Dollar Bounty tournament was setting its field, not to mention doing Day 1 payouts. It was a lot. Today, things will get even more complicated. The field size for Day
The Main Event is the big one, the big dance, the MAIN. Officially, it is Event 70 on the 2022 World Series of Poker Las Vegas schedule. And its proper name is the No-Limit Hold’em World Championship Main Event. It started on Sunday, July 3. The first of four starting
Three highly-anticipated tournaments started or will start this weekend. It may be a holiday in America, but poker players keep competing. The Mini Main Event is a huge draw, as players get a taste of that big tournament without the $10K buy-in. But then there is that $10K buy-in Main
Some people make light of the specialty events at the World Series of Poker. The Ladies Championship is often relegated to just “the girls” and the Super Seniors is often just a place for crotchety old folks. In reality, these are both tournaments that bring new players into the game
Everyone was in play on Day 30 of the 2022 World Series of Poker. The 60-year-old-plus seniors and women were both in action at their respective tournaments, with Hold’em and Omaha also in play. And the Poker Players Championship put high-stakes players to the test with multiple poker variants. It’s
For some people, the World Series of Poker is at the point of its runup to the Main Event. That tournament is the Big One, the one that they look forward to all year, the one that fans want to hear about. Only serious players know that there are 88
As the 2022 World Series of Poker lunges forward, in the middle of its seven-week stint in Las Vegas, the WSOP revealed news about the next Circuit season. It’s never too early for poker players to start planning their trips for the second half of 2022 and even into 2023.
This was a day for players 50 and older to shine. In fact, they have the opportunity every day at the World Series of Poker, but the Seniors Championship is special. It gives those players a unique tournament for this crowd. And when it all finished, there was one emotional
Some days at the World Series of Poker are chaotic. It is the stuff that tests the patience of WSOP staff. The Seniors Championship was playing down to a final table, and a few tournaments were playing out their last few tables. But the Colossus brought nearly 1,700 players back
Another weekend, another massive tournament. This one is a player favorite, one that players look forward to each year. It is the lowest buy-in of the live bracelet events at just $400, and the fields are usually massive. This year is no exception. The World Series of Poker has not
Cyprus is a rather small Island nation in the Mediterranean. With approximately 2M people, it is the third-most populous island in the area. It is also a poker hot spot. There are casinos and card rooms around the island, some of which play host to global poker tour stops and
