2,120 players dropped in for the tournament, including a number of high-rollers Simon Wiciak was the chip leader for the final three days of the PokerStars European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event, with no plans of giving them up. He took every chip in play after outlasting 2,120 entrants and defeating João Sydenstricker heads-up
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Ali Rafid Khudh Khudhair was found guilty of manslaughter and robbery British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Heather MacNaughton has sentenced a Vancouver man to 12 years in prison after he pled guilty to a March 2021 armed robbery of a poker game and the shooting of a sex worker two months later. Iraqi-born Ali Rafid
The player had a good run but fell short of another win Four more gold bracelets were awarded in the recent 2023 WSOP Online series. Espen Jorstad came close to picking up his third, but came up short against tough competition. The latest online grinders to claim a piece of WSOP gold hardware were Paulius
PLO players should commit these hands to memory in order to become poker sharks In Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO), identifying the worst preflop hands is crucial to avoid costly mistakes and improve your overall profitability. Unlike Texas Hold’em, PLO is a high-action game with four hole cards, which makes hand selection more complex. Here’s how to
The guarantee would set a record for any live poker tournament The World Poker Tour (WPT) recently reported that the guaranteed prize pool for the WPT World Championship will be nearly tripled for December’s season-ending event. In numbers, that means $40 million, a new record for live poker tournaments. The $10,400 buy-in event smashed the
The Israeli poker pro has had an incredible summer at the tables Israeli poker pro Tom Orpaz has dominated this year’s European Poker Tour Barcelona festival. He’s reached three high roller final tables in the past eight days, winning two titles and almost $915,000 in prizes. Orpaz’s latest win was outlasting 24 entrants in the
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Poker continues to find new regions for success across the globe The Estonian capital of Tallinn is preparing for the debut of the WSOP Circuit Tallinn festival at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel from September 14-24. The first-ever WSOP Circuit event in Northern Europe will have a €1 million ($1,0858,870) guaranteed
The big win was the first six-figure cash and second ring for the player Mark Barrientos won the $250 buy-in World Series of Poker Circuit No-Limit Hold ’em event in 2019 to win his first WSOPC gold ring and a five-figure top prize. Four years later, he would get another win after outlasting the 397-player
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Monday’s episode included the “worst fold in the history of the show” Monday night’s Episode 4 in Season 11 of PokerGo’s High Stakes Poker featured top pros Rob Yong, Andrew Robl, Ferdinand Putra, Charles Yu, Rick Salomon, and Jean-Robert Bellande (JRB). Players wasted no time getting their chips in the middle, as the first hand
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