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June 20, 2022 Only one poker player in history — Phil Hellmuth — has reached the 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet plateau. On Monday, Phil Ivey could join one of poker’s most exclusive clubs. The for-now 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner is currently sitting on a large stack with five players

June 19, 2022 A week ago, PokerStars Cultural Ambassador Neymar Jr. made his playing debut at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) when the Paris Saint-Germain’s renowned forward entered Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship. He didn’t cash that tournament, but now less than a week later the soccer legend has notched his first-ever WSOP

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June 17, 2022 While most eyes are focused on the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas, seven gold bracelets have already been awarded on the virtual felt. All told there will be 29 online bracelet events being awarded this summer between players in New Jersey/Nevada (13 bracelets), Michigan (eight bracelets), and Pennsylvania

June 16, 2022 Chris Bean Longtime poker pro Daniel Weinman defeated Jamey Hendrickson after three hands of heads-up poker to become the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #30: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-handed champion, good for his first-ever WSOP gold bracelet and $255,359 in prize pomey. He made it through 1,891 entries to win

June 15, 2022 PokerNews is known throughout the world for our industry-leading live updates for both live and online events. In fact, right now we’re offering various updates right here. Over the years, we’ve captured memorable hands, many of which have become a part of poker history. In this column, we will bring you some

June 14, 2022 Last year during the 2021 World Series of Poker, GGPoker announced the signing of high-stakes poker legend Jason Koon. On Tuesday during a presser at the WSOP, the online poker giant made another splash, revealing its newest ambassadors — Jeff Gross and Ali Nejad. The focus of the newest group of ambassadors

Day 13 of the 2022 World Series of Poker saw the conclusion of several events, with Phil Ivey missing out on an eleventh WSOP bracelet, pipped by Adam Friedman as he claimed his fifth mixed games title. Elsewhere, the arrival of Brazilian football superstar Neymar Jr caught the eye, and Shaun Deeb multitables live. —

June 12, 2022 Liam Gannon After just under four hours on Friday, it was Shea Quintin who took down the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,600 Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas for $324,946 and his first MSPT title. “I feel incredible,” the 26-year old said. “My previous best score was a little bit more than

June 11, 2022 Kirk Brown After 15 hours of play, 35-year-old Chicago native Bryan Schultz took down the title for his maiden WSOP bracelet and the grand prize of $330,057. The 2022 WSOSP Event #18: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em drew 2,663 entrants, good for a $2,370,070 prize pool, with exactly 400 players paid. Schultz defeated

June 10, 2022 The attention of the poker community is fixated on the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) but it is not only Las Vegas where major poker events are taking place or have taken place. For example, the Brazilian Series of Poker (BSOP) Rio de Janeiro stop has just concluded while the partypoker

June 09, 2022 More than a dozen events into the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), it is time to look at the PokerNews WSOP Player of the Week. This week, the Player of the Week distinction goes to none other than high stakes pro Dan Smith, who won his maiden WSOP bracelet and $509,717

June 08, 2022 The 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas has crowned a new gold bracelet winner as Ben Diebold came out on top of a short-lived heads-up duel with Mike Gorodinsky in Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed Championship to lock up the marquee

June 07, 2022 Former poker pro Cory Zeidman, indicted last month on federal charges related to an alleged sports betting money laundering and “fraud scheme,” made his initial appearance in court Tuesday afternoon where he entered a not guilty plea. Following the arraignment, the 2013 World Series of Poker bracelet winner provided a brief statement

June 06, 2022 Is it finally the year Matt Savage will get over the hump and into the Poker Hall of Fame? What about perennial candidate Mike Matusow? Or, will a first-time-eligible player like Brian Rast join the exclusive club? Starting now, fans can nominate an eligible player or industry personnel for the 2022 Poker

June 05, 2022 PokerGO subscribers watching the WSOP Event #6: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em final day were on tilt over the incessant tanking by runner-up Christoph Vogelsang, causing some to call for a shot clock in bracelet events. The German high roller was denied his first bracelet by Dan Smith, who had long been dubbed

June 04, 2022 As the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inches closer, PokerNews is looking back at all the past WSOP Main Event champions since the turn of the century. While previous installments of this series have focused on the likes of 2000-02 winners Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen and Robert Varkonyi or 2003-05 winners

June 03, 2022 Guests: Katie Kopp Chance Kornuth Shaun Deeb David Peters Darren Elias In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Sarah Herring come to you from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and offer thoughts on the early goings at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Guests on this episode

June 02, 2022 Texas Senator Ted Cruz appeared on the latest Season 13 episode of Poker After Dark, and like anything related to politics, it sparked a heated debate on both sides of the aisle. Cruz, a Republican and 2016 presidential candidate who lost his party’s nomination to Donald Trump, represents the Lone Star State

June 01, 2022 Starting on Friday, June 3, Natural8 will be hosting the popular Asia Poker League (APL) once again. While the series is set to kick off in a few days time, you can already find Stage 1s of the ¥2M GTD Zodiac Bounty MILLION$ in the tournament lobby. All Natural8 players will be