The WSOP and GGPoker are playing tricks with the tournament series’ guarantees GGPoker and World Series of Poker (WSOP) made news in August after announcing a $50 million poker festival to be held in November and December at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas. Now, because of low initial interest and two other big European
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WSOPC Thunder Valley sees poker pros collect new rings
The WSOP Circuit series continues to reward players with rings and cash California poker pro Michael Persky has had a successful year so far in 2023. He won $175,595 at the first World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) Graton Main Event six weeks ago, then took the WSOPC Thunder Valley $1,700 Buy-In Main Event for
The WSOP Circuit leaderboard has a new leader
Ari Engel adds his 16th WSOP Circuit ring to take control of the board Canadian poker star Ari Engel was tied for 15th for the most World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) rings at the start of the $400 buy-in Omaha/8 event at the Hammond, Indiana stop. He would finish the tournament standing alone at
The ONCOOP Main Event taken down by ‘Wrsport1015’
The poker tournament for Ontario players proved to be a huge success The ONCOOP Main Event generated a prize pool of CAD 206,360 (US $150,251), with 87 players in the money, including “dusty truth,” who finished 83rd for CAD 682 (US $497) and won three events at the series. PokerStars team pro Arlie “Prince Pablo”
WSOP Online Main Event sets a new record
Online poker tournaments continue to gain additional support from players Well-known online grinder Bert “girafganger7” Stevens has won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Main Event on GGPoker for his biggest career score. The Belgian overcame a field of 6,023 entrants to win the $2,783,433 prize while also setting a world record. Stoyan Madanzhiev
Shannon Shorr wins first WSOP bracelet in the WSOP US Online Series
The longtime player finally finds his rhythm, adding his name to an exclusive list The list of poker players on the “Best Without a Bracelet” list just got a bit shorter as longtime pro Shannon Shorr shipped the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online – Domestic Bracelet #17 – $2,000 NLH 6-Max event on Sunday
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
WSOP to hold online poker tournament just for Pennsylvania
The tournament will be held next month and offers a wide range of prizes The World Series of Poker has announced that Pennsylvania players will have an opportunity to win gold in its official bracelet event being held on October 15. The Pennsylvania online event will be a Mystery Bounty tournament with a $1,100 buy-in
WSOP broadcaster takes Wheel of Fortune for a spin
Jesse Fullen confirms he’s not shy in front of the camera Former PokerNews media veteran Jesse Fullen appeared on last Friday’s episode of Wheel of Fortune, displaying some of his hidden talents while walking away with some cash. This is the Houston native and Las Vegas resident’s second experience in the game show and reality
GoFundMe to reimburse donations from poker player’s scam
Rob Mercer refused to refund the money he received, so GoFundMe will The GoFundMe fundraising platform announced on Thursday that it has reimbursed donations made to a poker player after he admitted to lying about having terminal cancer to raise money to cover his entry into the World Series of Poker this summer in Las
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