Poker information and WSOP social media guru Kevin Mathers decided to take a day off after nearly a week straight of long hours. He started work before the World Series of Poker even began. So, he planned to take Wednesday for himself…and everything conspired against him to keep that from
This is when the World Series of Poker gets complicated. Seven tournaments ran at some point on Day 6. Several were playing their final tables, one was trying to reach its final, others were trying to burst money bubbles, and heads-up players were moving through rounds. It was one of
Everyone is not at the World Series of Poker. It’s true. Despite how it may feel, most poker players are actually NOT in Las Vegas right now. Most of them (us) are at home, wanting to play some online poker with our non-high roller bankrolls. Intertops Poker has the perfect
After the first weekend of this 2021 World Series of Poker, everyone seems to have gotten into more of the traditional groove. There were the initial kinks of long lines to verify vaccinations and online accounts and figuring out the most optimal ways to register for tournaments. Players and staff
GGPoker continues to grow its team of ambassadors in a range of categories. Its primary lineup of representatives has been the same for some time, per the website: Daniel Negreanu, Fedor Holz, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, and – yes, still – Dan Bilzerian. The latest addition is Jason Koon. GGPoker announced
We’ve talked ad nauseum about the effects of the pandemic on the World Series of Poker. And don’t worry; we’ll keep doing that. A big topic of those conversations pertained to its effect on the turnout at this year’s WSOP in Las Vegas. Results thus far have been mixed, with
As everyone knows by now – and as was the case with everything in poker – the pandemic prompted some delays. Since the World Poker Tour wasn’t able to film its final tables at the HyperX Esports Arena in Las Vegas in March and April 2020, there were no new
Chalk one up for the recreational players. A relative unknown in the world of high-stakes poker played the second event of the 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas. He paid $25K to play, navigated a field of some of poker’s greatest players, made the final table, tilted Phil Hellmuth, and won
It’s happening. Day 2 brought players back to the Rio Convention Center in Las Vegas, some for their first Day 2 of the live series this year. Others settled in for what they hoped would be long days playing No Limit Hold’em or Omaha Hi-Lo. Two players won bracelets, with
It’s a go! The 2021 World Series of Poker kicked off in Las Vegas yesterday. It spread its wings throughout the Rio Convention Center, and vaccinated people came from around the world to play poker. Of course, there were fewer players than some anticipated, though most people had no idea
As the World Series of Poker opened its ballroom doors at the Rio Convention Center on September 30, players and fans entered poker mode. WSOP news will dominate for the next two months, from the first of 88 live tournaments in Las Vegas to ten tournaments online, through the final
Just before the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, poker players had the chance to put their skills to practice at the Aria. Those players, though, had to have quite the substantial bankrolls, though. The Super High Roller Bowl is not for the faint of heart or bank
