As the World Series of Poker prepares to say the first of many “shuffle up and deal” commands for the summer, WSOP executives making announcements and putting out new information all over the place. This announcement is about the Player of the Year race. And the new rules couldn’t be
As the World Series of Poker crew makes its final preparations for the 2024 WSOP to begin on Tuesday, May 28, it’s a good time to look at the current player rankings and statistics. Everything can change over the summer, not only because of the WSOP results but those from
When researching the largest tournament prize pools in the history of poker, it is no surprise to discover that they all happened at the World Series of Poker. Further, they were all WSOP Main Events. The WSOP Main Event has experienced almost consistent growth throughout its history. It started with
More than 1,000 players qualified to play in the 2024 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions. They qualified through 2023 WSOP bracelet events in the US, Czech Republic, and Bahamas, as well as throughout the 2023/2024 WSOP Circuit international and domestic seasons. There was $1M put into the prize
As another poker summer begins in Las Vegas, the vast majority of the world’s poker players are having FOMO. Sure, some players are on their way to Sin City, setting up for a summer – or the first of several trips – to participate in the World Series of Poker
With the 55th edition of the World Series of Poker just a week from kickoff, the host of this iconic summer series announced new payouts for many of its tournaments. Many of the changes affect minimum cash amounts that are now approximately double the buy-in. As for the Main Event,
The configuration of the United States online poker market is confusing. Moreover, it is tough for online poker operators to navigate. Thus, one dozen years after the first individual state legalized online poker, the base numbers are discouraging: The US market is what it is. And it’s tough to consistently
Everyone knows about fantasy sports for games like football. Some also know that there are fantasy poker leagues. The most well-known is organized by Daniel Negreanu. He has been running a WSOP-related fantasy poker draft since 2011. It typically involves some of the biggest names in poker and is fairly
It was a good effort. The Lodge Card Club co-owner Doug Polk wanted to open another poker room. With the success of the Lodge pushing him forward, Polk and a group of Texas poker players and supporters went to a small town’s city council meeting in the hopes of promoting
The World Series of Poker has announced that registration is now open for the 2024 WSOP in Las Vegas. Details about live and online registration, the Bravo Poker Live app, and wire transfers are available. First, a quick review of what we already know: Now, let’s break down all of
ACR Poker Updates There is so much action at ACR Poker that we could do an article every day to keep players informed. There is always something – a new sponsored pro (hello, Tom Dwan), satellites to send players to Montenegro (hi, High Stakes Adventure), or tournament results (big turnout
The summer of poker – also known as poker summer camp – will start at the end of May in Las Vegas. The World Series of Poker announced its full summer schedule in mid-February, so the weeks and months that followed saw other poker rooms in Vegas to announce their
