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Poker News 28-10-2021

Daniel Negreanu falls just short of 2021 WSOP $10,000 2-7 Single Draw bracelet

Daniel Negreanu made the final table of the 2021 WSOP Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship before dropping out in 8th place. This was Negreanu’s second final table of the series, his fourth top 10 finish, and his ninth cash (twelfth if you include online events). 2-7 Single Draw is a no limit […]

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Poker News 28-10-2021

Gershon Distenfeld wins 2021 WSOP $1,500 Shootout, donates winnings

The 2021 WSOP Event #48: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold’em had a player cap of 2,000. However, it only garnered a field of 800. The roundness of that number was handy as day one saw 80 tables of ten players start the event. Each player began with 25,000 in chips and each table played until one […]

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Poker News 27-10-2021

Two hour day ends 2021 WSOP $5,000 NLH Freezeout

A total of 421 players entered the 2021 WSOP Event #47: $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. That put $1,941,863 in the prize pool, with $428,694 up top. The freezeout format meant that there were no opportunities to rebuy. Players couldn’t rely on deep pockets to save them if ladies Luck and/or Skill deserted them. With only […]

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Poker News 27-10-2021

2021 WSOP $800 Deepstack goes to Chad Norton

The 2021 WSOP Event #46: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack attracted 2,053 entries by the end of late reg. Of those two-thousand buy-ins, only one of them was Chad Norton’s. This was his very first time playing a live World Series of Poker event. First time player, and still he won the event. “To be honest […]

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Poker News 27-10-2021

WSOP announces abbreviated 2021-22 Circuit schedule

The World Series of Poker has announced a shortened 2021-22 WSOP Circuit schedule that combines domestic and international WSOP-C stops for the first time in several years. The shortened 2021-22 Circuit slate as released on Wednesday by the WSOP contains 13 Circuit stops, with others still in the works. The shortened six-month Circuit slate is […]

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Poker News 27-10-2021

Anthony Denove wins bracelet in 2021 WSOP $1,000 Double Stack

The bracelet for the 2021 WSOP Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack ultimately went to recent father and first time braceletee Anthony Denove. Denove managed to outlast 3,991 other entries into the event. In the process, he took down the first place prize of $446,983. Denove is usually a cash game player, though this may mark […]

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Poker News 25-10-2021

Jeff Platt shares thoughts after bagging Day 2 chip lead in 2021 WSOP Double Stack

The 2021 WSOP Event #43 $1,000 Double Stack drew an impressive field of 3,991 players across two opening days on Friday and Saturday to generate a total prize pool of $3,551,990. The 1,064 players who survived their opening day flights returned for Day 2 of the Double Stack on Sunday and played 10 levels, whittling […]

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Poker News 25-10-2021

2021 WSOP $3k limit hold’em event won for $109,692 by Ryan Hansen

The bracelet for the 2021 WSOP Event #44: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em went to Ryan Hansen. He won after a long heads-up battle (is there any other kind of heads-up battle in limit hold’em?) with Kosei Ichinose. The target audience for $3,000 limit hold’em events is already thin on the ground. When one factors in […]

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Poker News 25-10-2021

Bracelet winners crowd 2021 WSOP $1,500 razz final table

Bradley Ruben has won his third WSOP bracelet in 2021 WSOP Event #42: $1,500 Razz. Despite being the king of all games, razz doesn’t get nearly the love it deserves. Only 311 players ponied up the $1,500 buy-in to play the king of all poker variants. Not bad for a $1,500 stud game, but dwarfed […]

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Poker News 22-10-2021

Josh Arieh wins third bracelet 2021 WSOP $1,500 PLO event

The 2021 WSOP Event #39: Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) went to Josh Arieh. This was Arieh’s third bracelet. His most recent win was also in PLO, the 2005 World Series of Poker $2,000 PLO event. The bracelet prior to that was in the 1999 $3k Limit Holdem event. The prize pool reached $1,096,035, with 821 entries. […]

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Poker News 22-10-2021

Michael Addamo takes down 2021 WSOP $50,000 High Roller for $1.1 million

The 2021 WSOP Event #38: $50,000 High Roller went to Michael Addamo yesterday after a hard-fought three-day battle. The $50k event attracted 81 participants, which meant $3,877,875 in the prize pool. $1,132,968 of that pool was set aside for first place. The field was — as you might imagine with a game priced so high […]

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Poker News 19-10-2021

Jim Collopy beats star-studded final table of 2021 WSOP $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

2021 WSOP Event #32: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. gave us another fantastic final table packed with big names. In fact, the whole field of 282 players was sprinkled with recognizable names and faces. In the WSOP HORSE games, play cycles every six hands, rotating among five games: Limit Texas hold ’em, limit Omaha, razz, seven-card stud, and […]

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Poker News 17-10-2021

Two extra days added to 2021 WSOP Main Event as USA lifts international COVID-19 travel restrictions

The WSOP’s decision to require players to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in 2021 WSOP events has clearly had an effect on player turnout. It’s impossible to quantify exactly how much and to what extent this rule has impacted turnout, however. Obviously it has prevented unvaccinated players from playing, but it has also made […]

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Poker News 15-10-2021

Dalibor Dula wins 2021 WSOP $1k freezeout title, first bracelet, and $200k

The 2021 WSOP Event #26: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em event saw Dalibor Dula earn his first WSOP bracelet. Dula is a Bohemian. Literally, in that he hails from the Czech Republic. Though being a long-haired, beardy, itinerant poker player probably would qualify him for the name if his hailing were done from just about anywhere. […]

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Poker News 15-10-2021

Lara Eisenberg wins 2021 WSOP Ladies Championship for $115,694 and first bracelet

Lara Eisenberg entered the final day of the 2021 WSOP Event #22 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship as the shortest stack remaining among the five women left at the final table. But after doubling through Mikiyo Aoki with ace-king against Aoki’s ace-queen, Eisenberg took over the chip lead and never looked back. She went on to […]

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Poker News 14-10-2021

Ryan Leng defeats Connor Drinan heads-up to earn third bracelet in 2021 WSOP $1,500 Eight Game Mix

Poker fans have been treated to plenty of stacked final tables early in the 2021 World Series of Poker. Wednesday night’s heads-up battle between Ryan Leng and Connor Drinan in the 2021 WSOP Event #23 $1,500 Eight Game Mix, however, marked the first time this series that we’ve seen two multiple bracelet winners get down […]

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Poker News 13-10-2021

Anthony Zinno incurs Phil Hellmuth’s wrath, wins third bracelet in 2021 WSOP $10K Seven Card Stud Championship

Phil Hellmuth’s F-bomb laden tirade dominated the headlines and sparked plenty of social media debate on Monday night. But while Hellmuth’s controversial behavior may have become the main topic of discussion in the 2021 WSOP Event #19 $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship, it was Anthony Zinno who came out on top of a totally stacked […]

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Poker News 11-10-2021

First gold bracelet for Bradley Jansen in 2021 WSOP Event #15 NLHE 6-max

More commonly played in the online realm, 6-max no-limit hold’em presents a challenge that demands aggression from its players. With the blinds coming around more frequently than in the more conventional full-ring format, players need to widen their ranges and play fast. Such environments require excellent hand-reading skills and a degree of fearlessness. WSOP Event […]

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Poker News 11-10-2021

John Monnette beats Nate Silver to win fourth bracelet in 2021 WSOP $10K Limit Hold’em Championship

It isn’t often that the poker world is captivated by a Limit Hold’em event. But with three-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner John Monnette and FiveThirtyEight.com Creator Nate Silver competing heads-up for the win in the 2021 WSOP Event #16 $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship on Saturday night, social media was buzzing. And after […]

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Poker News 10-10-2021

Rafael Lebron defeats David Williams, Shaun Deeb in 2021 WSOP Event #14 $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Rafael Lebron plays very little poker year-round as he focuses most his time on his car dealership in Payallup, Washington and spending time with his family. But he does make an effort to come out to the World Series of Poker ever year, and this year that decision has already paid off with a victory […]

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Poker News 10-10-2021

Harvey Mathews wins $371,914 and first bracelet in 2021 WSOP $3,000 Freezeout tournament

One of the most enticing aspects of freezeout events at the World Series of Poker for recreational players is that professional players with large bankrolls don’t have the advantage of being able to re-buy. All 720 players that played in this year’s 2021 WSOP Event #13 $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em were limited to one buy-in. […]

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Poker News 08-10-2021

Jason Koon kicks off GGPoker era with win in 2021 WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Tournament

On October 4, Daniel Negreanu took the stage in the Brasilia room for a press conference to introduce GGPoker’s newest ambassador. That ambassador was Jason Koon, who was hired by GGPoker not only to promote the brand, but also to help strengthen the online poker room’s security efforts. One day after being announced as the […]

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Poker News 07-10-2021

Pocket aces good enough to win 2021 WSOP $600 Deepstack for Wu Zhi

WSOP Event #8: $600 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack put another first-time winner on the World Series of Poker’s list of bracelet winners. Zhi Wu of Boston admitted in his post game interview to a decided lack of experience before his $281,604 first place finish in Event #8. “I won a Foxwoods $400 a couple of years […]

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Poker News 04-10-2021

2021 WSOP online bracelet event the BIG 500 won by “NJ_AcesmarkA”

The WSOP ran two of its online bracelet events over the weekend. The two events in question were at very different price points. Event #1 was a $5,300 buy-in no-limit hold’em freezeout, which ultimately went to Martin Zamani. Meanwhile, Event #2 was the Big 500, with a $500 buy-in and multiple re-entries. The 2012 WSOP.com […]

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Poker News 29-09-2021

Daniel Negreanu lists markup-free 2021 WSOP backing package

One of the most popular pros with casual poker fans, Daniel Negreanu, has announced a markup-free backing package for those fans who wish to be a small financial part of his 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) experience. It’s a replay of sorts from 2019, when Negreanu broke his entire WSOP schedule into three buy-in-based […]

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Poker News 29-09-2021

Jesse Sylvia wins seat into the 2021 WSOP Main Event in online satellite

Jesse Sylvia is best known in the poker community for his deep run in the World Series of Poker Main Event back in 2012. Sylvia would eventually finish runner-up in that event to Greg Merson, falling just short of the dream of winning the WSOP Main Event, but still earning a healthy payday for his […]

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24-09-2021

2021 WSOP MAIN EVENT No-Limit Hold’em World Championship (Event 67)

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Poker News 18-09-2021

WSOP adds 11 additional online bracelet events to 2021 series

The World Series of Poker has announced an expansion to the upcoming 2021 WSOP with the addition of 11 new bracelet events, all of which will be conducted online. Today’s announcement swells the total of bracelet events during the upcoming series to 99. The 11 online bracelets join the 88 “live” bracelet events beginning at […]

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Poker Tournaments 12-09-2021

Aleksei Vandyshev wins 2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Main Event for over $2.5 million

The $5,000 MAIN EVENT Championship was far and away the biggest event on the 2021 GGPoker World Series of Poker Online schedule. The $5,000 buy-in tournament featured a guaranteed prize pool of $20 million and 27 opening days. Aleksei Vandyshev was the last man standing in this massive event, earning himself a WSOP gold bracelet […]

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Poker News 07-09-2021

2021 WSOP earns mask mandate exemption; players can play without masks

In a surprising development less than 30 days before the 2021 World Series of Poker is set to begin, the WSOP announced on Tuesday that masks would not be required when seated at the poker table. This rule is listed in the World Series of Poker’s FAQ page. Under the question “are masks required?” the […]

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Poker News 01-09-2021

Will there be a live WSOP in 2021? Our WSOP odds projections

Up until Friday, August 27, the status of the 2021 World Series of Poker live series at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino was very much up in the air. Events around the nation were being canceled due to a new COVID-19 outbreak, and the WSOP was in jeopardy of needing to follow suit. Instead, […]

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Poker News 24-08-2021

2021 WSOP tournament schedule

The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins on September 30, 2021. The WSOP is the world’s largest live poker gathering. This year, the WSOP again stretches for more than seven weeks, ending on November 22, with a schedule packed with events designed to please players of all persuasions. You’ll find the complete 2021 WSOP […]

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Poker News 18-08-2021

The 2021 WSOP’s online registration is open: here’s what you need to know

The World Series of Poker has announced that online registration is now open for the 2021 WSOP in Vegas. “Online registration for WSOP 2021 is now open on http://WSOP.com,” the @WSOP account tweeted. “Follow the easy, step by step instructions at the link below to beat the lines and register online.” As with the WSOP’s […]

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Poker News 09-08-2021

WSOP announces COVID disqualification rules for 2021

There have been rumblings for weeks in the Las Vegas poker community that WSOP needed to give some clear guidance on how the 2021 series would handle COVID. When an announcement finally came, Twitter exploded: “A first look at the 2021 Tournament Rules. Rule 115 is notable,” said Keven Mathers, in what may be the […]

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Poker News 07-08-2021

2021 WSOP trip planning: Las Vegas is getting expensive

Getting your trip booked for the 2021 World Series of Poker? You’ve probably noticed that Las Vegas travel is getting to be quite pricey as it is in many tourist hotspots (thanks, inflation!). And it isn’t just flight and hotel expenses that will put a dent into your bank account balance as you plan for […]

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Poker News 04-08-2021

How to make the 2021 WSOP work amid COVID-19 concerns

The 2021 World Series of Poker is facing COVID-19 issues, but that doesn’t mean poker greatest annual event can’t be a success. It’s just potentially going to take a willingness to adapt from the WSOP staff. In a perfect world, one where the pandemic is completely eradicated by September 30, when the 52nd annual WSOP […]

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Poker News 29-06-2021

Interview: K L Cleeton talks solvers, vans, and the 2021 WSOP

It’s been a big month for K. L. Cleeton. Veronica Brill‘s GoFundMe to finance an accessible vehicle for him came to fruition earlier at the start of the month. He took delivery of the vehicle this weekend. It was perfect timing as the World Series Of Poker finally firmed up its 2021 schedule. It’s all […]

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Poker News 16-06-2021

You will be able to play Doyle Brunson at the 2021 WSOP

Doyle Brunson, the godfather of poker, announced his retirement back in 2018. But since hanging up his card protector, he has still occasionally shown up at the Big Game to play with his old friends and the young guns. He also made a point of playing a few events at the 2019 World Series Of […]

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WSOP announces full schedule for 2021 series
Poker News 15-06-2021

WSOP announces full schedule for 2021 series

2021 series includes 88 bracelet events, with the Main Event running Nov. 4-17 The poker community waited more than two months for the news that came from WSOP.com on Tuesday morning. We’ve known for weeks that the World Series of Poker would return to its traditional live format at the Rio Las Vegas, but WSOP […]

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WSOP releases schedule for 2021 Online Bracelet Events
Poker News 15-04-2021

WSOP releases schedule for 2021 Online Bracelet Events

Online portion of the 2021 World Series of Poker awards 33 bracelets from July 1 through August 1 The live World Series of Poker is back for 2021, but that won’t diminish the opportunities for U.S. players to compete for WSOP bracelets online. WSOP released the schedule for the 2021 Online Bracelet Events, and 33 […]

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Will the 2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Events achieve the success of 2020?
Poker News 07-04-2021

Will the 2021 WSOP Online Bracelet Events achieve the success of 2020?

World Series of Poker online tournaments to play out on WSOP.com and GGPoker Perhaps the most significant announcement so far on the 2021 poker calendar hit the public last week. The 2021 World Series of Poker will run in its traditional live format at the Rio Las Vegas Sep. 23 through Nov. 30. The COVID-19 […]

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It’s official: A live WSOP will run in 2021
Poker News 01-04-2021

It’s official: A live WSOP will run in 2021

WSOP announces 2021 series at the Rio Sept. 30 through Nov. 23 Will there be a live World Series of Poker in 2021? One of poker’s most pertinent questions was answered Thursday, as the WSOP announced dates for a proper 2021 World Series of Poker. The 2021 WSOP will emanate from its familiar home at […]

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Poker News 16-03-2021

No WSOP in 2021, please: why we need a break

Editor’s note: This is an opinion piece by Poker.org author Jon Pill. The views expressed here are entirely the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Poker.org or its staff. 2020 could have gone better. That’s true for most of us, but it’s especially true for the WSOP. The company may not even realize […]

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Poker News 04-03-2021

Prediction: How and When the 2021 WSOP will happen

The 2021 WSOP in Las Vegas will take place, and I think I have a good idea about the how and when. But I should preface this by saying this is merely my opinion and no official plans have been released from the World Series of Poker. On Tuesday, Kevin “Kevmath” Mathers reported on Twitter […]

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Poker News 24-02-2021

Nevada COVID-19 cases on the decline; what that means for the 2021 WSOP

Nevada’s COVID-19 cases and deaths are on the (sharp) decline, and that very well could be a good sign for the 2021 World Series of Poker. But we certainly can’t make any guarantees. In most years, we’ve already seen the full WSOP schedule for that coming summer. Those who organize the series typically send that […]

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Poker News 14-02-2021

Good news for 2021 WSOP? Vaccines may soon be available for everyone

There’s a glimmer of hope for the 2021 World Series of Poker after Dr. Anthony Fauci shared some positive news with the American public. The nation’s leading virologist and chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden recently said he expects everyone in the U.S. to have access to a COVID-19 vaccine by April. How is […]

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Poker News 07-01-2021

WSOP to host series of online Circuit events throughout 2021

The World Series of Poker Circuit has in store a baker’s dozen of events throughout the year, including a $250,000 year end championship event in December. Each year, the WSOP hosts numerous Circuit events at various locations around the world, but mostly in the U.S. Some of the most popular stops include Las Vegas and […]

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Poker News 19-12-2020

Will the WSOP return to Las Vegas in 2021?

Will the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas take place? Or will the coronavirus force a second straight cancellation? We all want the WSOP to happen. But, unfortunately, there are no guarantees, not with the unpredictable global health pandemic sweeping through the United States. With that said, there are certainly some reasons to […]

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Phil Hellmuth, dressed as the god Poseidon, enters the WSOP Paradise Main Event
Poker News 12-12-2023

Phil Hellmuth’s WSOP Paradise entrance reignites familiar debate

Polarization. It’s a concept in poker that most often applies to ranges, hand strength, or bet sizing. Occasionally, it applies to players, or, more specifically, their behavior. If you need an example or two, think Martin Kabrhel’s antics on the $250,000 Super High Roller final table this summer. Or Nik Airball’s badgering of Matt Berkey […]

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Poker News 11-12-2023

Atlantis casino management pulls accused break-in spree participant Jordan Saccucci from WSOP Paradise main event

Casino officials at the Atlantis Paradise Casino in the Bahamas, the venue for the ongoing WSOP Paradise series, have pulled Canada’s Jordan Saccucci from the main event. Saccucci’s removal occurred just days after he was arrested and charged, along with three others, with 68 crimes in connection with a spree of residential break-ins in the […]

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