The amateur player overcame big names to capture his first live cash Maurice Nass took his first live tournament win at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) at King’s Resort in Rozvadov after defeating Traian Stanciu heads up to secure the €60,000 ($65,130) top prize in Event #15: €550 NLH Closer. He survived
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Sami Bechahed comes out on top as the NAPT wraps up
The first NAPT after a decade-long hiatus is now in the poker history books The first North American Poker Tour (NAPT) since 2010 has wrapped up at Resorts World Las Vegas. The featured $1,650 buy-in $1.5 million guaranteed event attracted 1,095 entries, with Sami Bechahed taking all the chips and the $268,945 top prize to
Mikita Badziakouski to play in the $1M WPT Big One for One Drop
The field for the upcoming high-roller event continues to take shape The field of pros competing at the $1,000,000 buy-in WPT The Big One for One Drop increased this past weekend as Belarusian high-roller Mikita Badziakouski has announced he’ll be traveling to Las Vegas in December to compete at the tournament. “I’m always looking to
Phil Hellmuth struggles, fails to advance in North American Poker Tour event
The Poker Brat falls short of the bubble in his latest live poker tournament Seventeen-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth debuted at the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) on Tuesday night after registering late on Day 1c of the $1,650 buy-in Main Event. “Haven’t played a tourney in months (maybe first tourney since
Amateur Swedish poker player wins WSOPE event for $100,000
Soccer coach Tobias Garp takes down the €1,100 Mystery Bounty event A group of poker players held a marathon at the King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic, over the last several days. The World Series of Poker Europe’s (WSOPE) six-max bracelet event yesterday saw an elite gathering of players participate in a grueling 17-hour poker
Phil Hellmuth takes a crack at the NAPT $1,650 Main Event
The player with the most WSOP bracelets is still alive in the big event Seventeen-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth debuted at the 2023 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) at Resorts World on Tuesday on Day 1c of the $1,650 Main Event. “Haven’t played a tourney in months (maybe first tourney since WSOP!!?),” Hellmuth
Poker player Shawn Sheikhan sentenced to prison for marijuana
The California poker player was found guilty of running an illegal marijuana business Shahram “Shawn” Sheikhan was sentenced to four years in federal prison on Friday in a Southern California US District Court after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in 2022. The longtime poker pro faced a maximum sentence of 40 years and
Jason Koon solidifies his spot as the sole Triton Poker leader
The long-time poker player has 10 Triton Poker titles and is in danger of losing his place US poker pro Jason Koon picked up his 10th victory on the Triton Poker tour on Saturday at the 2023 Triton Super High Roller Series Monte Carlo $26,000 PLO turbo event, outlasting 50 players to earn the championship
Matthias Eibinger bests Adrian Mateos in Triton Poker Series Main Event
The Austrian poker pro adds over $3 million to his live cash wins The Triton Poker Series Monte Carlo event ended with Austrian pro Matthias Eibinger overcoming a competitive final table to take the $3.46-million first-place prize. The biggest cash of Eibinger’s career puts him near the top ten money winners of all time. Eibinger
Omar Eljach, already a WSOPE Main Event winner, adds second bracelet
Eljach beat a field of 719 players to earn his second WSOPE bracelet in Rozvadov Omar Eljach has won his second bracelet after navigating a 719-player field to win Event #2: €550 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe, taking home the €65,900 ($70,144) top prize at King’s Resort in
Daniel Geeng earns PokerGO PLO title following unstoppable performance
Several deep runs led the PLO master to the title Daniel Geeng finished the second PokerGO Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) Series as the top player after winning the $25,200 PLO Championship main event. He would earn nearly $500,000 and also win the PokerGO PLO Series II leaderboard to take the Player of the Series title and
Blake Bohn takes down MSPT Ameristar event to set new record
The poker pro now has five MSPT titles to his credit Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Hall of Famer and Minnesota poker legend Blake Bohn has become the first player to win five MSPT events following the most recent tournament at Ameristar East Chicago. He was the last player standing from a field of 557 players,