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Last-Minute Decision Lands Brock Wilson WPT Alpha8 Title and $571,400

Brock Wilson picked up more than $500,000 and his first WPT Alpha8 title this week at the Wynn Las Vegas. Brock Wilson has picked up one of the biggest wins of his career and his second WPT title after taking…

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Negreanu, Brewer Lead Final Table of $50,000 WSOP Players Championship

With five players remaining in the World Series of Poker $50,000 Players Championship, Daniel Negreanu is looking to end an 11-year bracelet drought and put his name on the Chip Reese memorial trophy. But Chris Brewer, one of the best…

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Turn $1 into a Share of $10 Million with GGPoker’ microFestival Online Poker Series

GGPoker’s microFestival Online Poker Series is back, and, this year, you can win a share of $10 million for little more than $1. This, plus a unique selection of freerolls, makes it one of the hottest online tournament festivals this…

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Santhosh Suvarna wins the Biggest Buy-in Event of the WSOP for $5,415,152

The largest buy-in event of the 2024 World Series of Poker is now in the books, and it’s Indian casino-owner Santhosh Suvarna who wound up on top of the $250,000 WSOP Super High Roller event. Santhosh Suvarna won his second…

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Matt Parry, 2023 World Series of Poker Bracelet Winner, Has Unexpectedly Died

The winner of last’s year’s World Series of Poker’s $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event, Matt Parry, passed away Saturday, June 15. The 33-year-old’s death was unexpected and happened while Parry was in Las Vegas playing poker for the summer at…

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Short Stacks: Phil Hellmuth Comes Up Short, Florida Panthers Bond Over Poker on Long Flights

The “Poker Brat” falls short at the World Series of Poker, Hollywood Casino is reopening its poker room, and the Florida Panthers turn out to be poker fiends are some of the short stacks CardsChat scooped in its latest orbit…

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Phil Ivey Wins Eleventh World Series of Poker Bracelet in $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

Phil Ivey ended a 10 year drought and won his eleventh World Series of Poker bracelet last week, putting him alone in second place on the all-time list only behind Phil Hellmuth’s 17. Phil Ivey is now an 11-time World…

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Scott Seiver Wins Second WSOP Bracelet of 2024, Has Eyes on Player of the Year Prize

Scott Seiver is doing his damndest to make the 2024 World Series of Poker a lifetime achievement. Seiver won his second bracelet this month, this time in a $1,500 Razz event that attracted 547 entries. He added $141,374 to his…

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Dominant Daniel Maor Wins Record-Breaking BetMGM Poker Championship

Daniel Maor benefited from the current wave of WSOP fever sweeping Las Vegas by winning a record-setting BetMGM Poker Championship. Daniel Maor won the record-setting BetMGM Poker Championship at the Aria, Las Vegas, after a dominant final table performance. (Image:…

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WSOP ‘Gladiator’ Attracts 20,647 while an ICU Nurse Wins $25,000 High Roller Event

It was all smiles for newly-minted World Series of Poker bracelet winners Brek Schutten and Stephen Winters. While WSOP regulars like Robert Mizrachi and Scott Seiver are stacking bracelets, these two grabbed their hardware in two vastly different events. Brek…

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Nick Schulman Wins Fifth World Series of Poker Bracelet in High Roller Event

Professional player and poker commentator Nick Schulman is now a five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner after taking down the $25,000 Six-Handed High Roller event last night. He scored his second-best tournament cash of $1,667,842 by playing wrecking ball…

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Sean Troha Becomes a Two-Time WSOP PLO Champion, Robert Mizrachi Wins Number Five

It’s hard to win even one World Series of Poker bracelet in a single year, let alone winning three in three years, but that’s what Sean Troha accomplished this week in Las Vegas. Also, Robert Mizrachi joins his brother Michael…

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