The Aussie player turns $8,000 into $550,000 after outlasting 559 others The World Poker Tour (WPT) Main Event was the most recent big-money tournament to run in Australia. Six hundred players paid the $8,000 buy-in, culminating in six players reaching the final table, hoping to win the top prize of over $500,000. Richard Lee was
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Stephen Chidwick dons the purple jacket in the Poker Masters series
The British poker pro pulls off another great performance at the felt The 2023 Poker Masters paid out $11,065,000 million in prizes throughout its ten series events, with British poker pro Stephen Chidwick as the only player to reach seven figures in cashes at the series, which was held at the PokerGO Studio at ARIA
Justin Bonomo bullies through to win the $25K Poker Masters High Roller
A hero call leads to Bonomo’s latest high-stakes win and another massive pot Justin Bonomo looked to be on his way to winning the final $25,000 buy-in high roller event at the 2023 Poker Masters until he didn’t. After eliminating every player before heads-up play, he went from a 4:1 chip lead to trailing by
Toby Lewis wins first bracelet in the WSOP Online series
The WSOP regular finally adds his first online bracelet amid tough competition The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online US Domestic Bracelet event is underway and has already seen some familiar names winning top prizes, including four-time bracelet winners Calvin “projector52” Anderson and Kristen “krissyb24” Foxen. British poker pro Toby “DustPistons” Lewis also won his
Stephen Chidwick shows off poker skills at the Poker Masters
The long-time poker pro continues to excel as he looks for a purple jacket The most recent final table at the Poker Masters was the eighth of 10 featured in this year’s series in Las Vegas. Only two events remain in a wide open field competing for the Purple Jacket and the $50,000 Championship Bonus
Vanessa Selbst to appear in Showtime’s ‘Billions’ show
The poker pro is set to try her acting chops in the drama series One of the most successful tournament poker players ever, Vanessa Selbst is the all-time female earnings leader with almost $10.9 million in lifetime cashes. The 39-year-old Yale Law graduate leads the second-ranked female by $3.6 million (Kristen Bicknell – $7,255,874), although
Scammer admits fake cancer claim to receive money to play in WSOP tourney
Rob Mercer took cash for a WSOP buy-in after telling people he needed money for cancer treatment Amateur poker player Rob Mercer received thousands of dollars from donors after falsely claiming he had terminal cancer in hopes of getting enough money to pay entry fees to play in this summer’s World Series of Poker. The
Kristen Foxen’s latest WSOP win puts her in a league of her own
Foxen is the first female player to win four WSOP gold bracelets Kristen Foxen made poker history this week by becoming the first female player to win four World Series of Poker gold bracelets. The Canadian pro outlasted the 492-player field to win the 2023 WSOP Online $888 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em ‘Crazy 8’s’ event
Kristen Foxen and Calvin Anderson on fire in WSOP Online US events
Both players are among several that have already added bracelets to their collections Players in Nevada and New Jersey are participating in the WSOP Online US Domestic Bracelet series, with some of poker’s biggest names already securing bracelets, such as Kristen “krissyb24” Foxen, who won her fourth bracelet in WSOP Online Bracelet #6 – $888
Darren Elias takes down Poker Masters event #2
The ongoing poker series has several big names vying for huge prizes Four-time World Poker Tour Main Event winner Darren Elias has won the 2023 Poker Masters Event #2, claiming $223,100 and the Poker Masters trophy. He triumphed over a final table of poker legends such as Erik Seidel, Bin Weng and Eric Baldwin. Weng
Phil Ivey’s already signed up for the WPT Big One for One Drop
The Poker Hall of Famer is already committed to the $1M buy-in WPT event Poker fans have even more reason to get excited about the upcoming World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship this December at Wynn Las Vegas. WPT ambassador Phil Ivey has been verified as the first player to enter the $1,000,000 buy-in Big
Big names get ready for the Poker Masters series
The Poker Masters gets underway today, and names like Koon and Schulman are expected to arrive The eighth edition of the Poker Masters high roller series is set to run from September 14-26 at the PokerGo Studio. Since Steffen Sontheimer won the first series in 2017, the Poker Masters has been one of the highlights