Poker news tagged with '2016 wsop'

The final day of the WSOP Main Event final table started with three players: Qui Nguyen out in front with 197,600,000 in chips, Gordon Vayo in second with 89,000,000, and Cliff Josephy with 50,000,000. On the first hand of play, Josephy doubled through Nguyen to overtake the second place from Vayo, who then doubled up through Josephy with a set-over-set cooler four hands later to nab the overall chip lead.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Qui Nguyen Wins The Main Event For $8 Million!

On Monday, five players returned for the second day of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event - where the winner will take home over $8,000,000!

Qui Nguyen started the day with twice the stack of his closest opponent, but he got off to a rough start and doubled up Michael Ruane (started day 2 with the smallest stack) already on the fourth hand. However, Nguyen remained out in front despite the early hit to his stack.

Read more » 2016 WSOP Main Event: Nguyen Leads Final 3 With Massive Stack!

The 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (also known as November 9) is finally underway! The first day was dominated by Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen (originally from Vietnam) who managed to accumulate 128 million in chips with a super aggressive style and thanks to taking down the biggest pot of the day...

Read more » 2016 WSOP Main Event: 5 Players Remain After First Day

Things are going very well for America poker pro Gordon Vayo this year. In july, he secured a spot at the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event final table (guaranteed to win at least ‚$1,000,000), and this week he took down the Winstar River Poker Series Main Event in Oklahoma, USA, for a $587,120 payday!

Read more » 2016 November Niner Wins Oklahoma Tourney For $587,120!

On July 9, Saturday, the 2016 World Series of Poker commenced. Overall 6,737 players shelled out the $10,000 entrance fee, thereby creating the biggest field of players since 2011. This 2016 is also the fifth-biggest Main Event in the history of WSOP.

Read more » Meet The November Nine Of The 2016 WSOP Main Event

Josh Weiss (picture) shoves his final 850k from early position and everyone folds until Michael Ruane and Gordon Vayo both call from the small and big blind. No action as the board comes J[s]7[h]3[h]5[c]4[c] and all players reveal their cards:

Weiss A[d]8[c]
Vayo Q[h]7[s]
Ruane J[d]5[h]

Read more » 2016 WSOP: November Nine Is Set!

27 players are all that are left after 9 days and 6,710 eliminations, and they will now get a few hours of rest before it's time to return for the final day of play (Day 7) before the 9-handed final table (where $8,000,000 is put aside for the champion) is set and the tournament is paused until November, 2016. 

Read more » 2016 WSOP: 27 Players With $8 Million In Sight!

The 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship is down to about 800 players after Day 3 concluded a few hours ago. Belgian poker pro Kenny Hallaaert (picture) bagged up 1.7 million and the chip lead, and not far behind him are some well-known faces - including Atonio "The Magician" Esfandiari with 1.3 million, Shaun Deeb with 1.2 million and Eugene Katchalov 1.2 million.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Belgian Leads After Day 3

This year's edition of the One Drop (the 5th one in total) had a $111,111 buy-in and drew a field of 183 players, who battled over 3 days of play for their share of the $19,000,000 prize pool! After eliminating Las Vegas pro Dan Smith in second, Germany's Fedor Holz walked away with the biggest slice of the cake ($4,981,775) as well as his first gold bracelet!

Read more » Fedor Holz Wins One Drop High Roller ($4,981,775)

The $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship, one of the most prestigious events of the WSOP, drew a field of 91 players this year. It took five days and nights of playing a wide mix of games until the final hand was dealt on the ESPN main stage at the Rio on Thursday.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Brian Rast Wins Poker Player Championship ($1,296,097)

Event #54: $888 Crazy Eights 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em concluded on Tuesday on the ESPN main stage at the Rio in Las Vegas after four days and nights of play!

53-year-old recreational poker player Hung Le, a Vietnamese immigrant now living in Dayton, Ohio received his first bracelet as well as $888,888 in prize money thanks to his victory in this 6,761 player-field tournament.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Father of 5 Wins Life-Changing Money in $888 Buy-in Event!

Andrew Lichtenberger has been grinding at the World Series of Poker since 2009, but it wasn't until last weekend that he finally took down his first event! The Long Island poker pro collected $569,158 top prize as well as his first gold bracelet in Event #52: $3,000 BUY-IN NO-LIMIT HOLD'EM.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Andrew Lichtenberger Wins His First Gold Bracelet!

On Wednesday, German poker pro George Danzer took home $338,646 in prize money as well as his fourth career World Series of Poker gold bracelet! Danzer won the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split tournament, which lasted for three days and nights and concluded last night on the ESPN main stage at the Rio in Las Vegas.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: George Danzer Wins His Fourth Bracelet!

Martin Kozolov became the 12th Australian national in history to win a bracelet after outlasting an extremely tough 294 player-field over three days of play in the $10,000 buy-in Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship! Kozolov topped a final table that included four former bracelet winners: David Kitai (3 wins), Justin Bonomo (1 win), Chris Ferguson (5 wins), and Nick Petrangelo (1 win).

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Aussie Tops Tough Field To Win $10K 6-Handed NLH Championship

Just a few days after winning Event #26: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better, British poker pro Benny Glaser scooped his second title of the 2016 World Series of Poker by winning yet another Omaha tournament!

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Benny Glaser Wins $10k Omaha High-Low Split Championship

In the world of poker, players can get some extra entertainment (and a lot of money as well) by means of winning at side/prop bets. It is the norm that poker pros will usually make side bets while they play in the tournaments, and the events in World Series of Poker (WSOP) are no exception. What makes such side bets truly interesting is that there are those that are bigger than others, and there are some that are downright extreme.

Read more » Drunken Prop Bet Could Cost Vanessa Selbst Millions!

Less than a week after winning his fourth career gold bracelet in the $10k buy-in Deuce-to-Seven Lowball (No-Limit) tournament, Jason Mercier claimed another title (and bracelet) over the weekend for being the last man standing in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship!

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Jason Mercier Wins $10k H.O.R.S.E. Championship!

Las Vegas, Nevada - Jacob Brundage, a World Series of Poker (WSOP) player, states that he hit what you call an "emotional jackpot", all thanks to an honest Uber driver who returned his black tote containing $7,000 worth of cash and playing chips, which he accidentally left in the car on June 1.

Read more » Honest Uber Driver Returns $7K Left By WSOP Player

The $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker event ended early this morning after 4 days of intensive play. The tournament drew a field of 7,190 entries, the 8th biggest live tournament in poker history, and 32-year-old America poker pro Jason Dewitt received $1,065,403 and his second gold bracelet for being the last man standing - while runner-up Garrett Greer (also from USA) received $1 million as a "consolations prize".

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Two Players Get A Million Each In Millionaire Maker Event

Former Full Tilt Poker owner Howard Lederer released a statement via Daniel Negreanu's blog last month in which he, for example, apologised to the poker community and took full responsibility for Full Tilt's failure to protect player deposits leading up to Black Friday. Many believed that the timing of Lederer's statement had something to do with him wanting to return to the World Series of Poker this year.

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Howard Lederer's Comeback

In 2014, American poker pro Paul Volpe claimed his first title at the World Series of Poker after defeating Daniel Negreanu heads-up in the $10,000 buy-in No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball event. Volpe has reached several WSOP final tables since then, but it wasn't until yesterday that he finally got a second gold bracelet!

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Paul Volpe Wins Eight-Game Mix Event!

On Sunday, 37-year-old American poker pro Robert Mizrachi took down the $10k Seven-Card Stud Championship for $242,662! The event attracted 87 entrants (4 players less than last year) and Mizrachi was crowned the champion after a winning a very thrilling heads-up battle against Matt Grapenthien, who won this event two years ago by overcoming a 4-1 chip disadvantage against Todd Brunson. 

Read more » 2016 WSOP: Robert Mizrachi Wins $10k Seven-Card Stud Championship

We have teamed up with 888poker to create a BankrollMob-exclusive depositors freeroll where the winner gets to compete for a $12,500 special package to the 2016 WSOP Main Event.

Read more » Win A 2016 WSOP Main Event Package (Only 2 Days Left To Qualify)

We are very excited about this summer's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas! We hope you are excited too, because we have teamed up with 888poker to create a BankrollMob-exclusive depositors freeroll where the winner gets to compete for a $12,500 special package to the 2016 WSOP Main Event.

Read more » BRM-Exclusive: Win a 2016 WSOP Main Event Package!

It feels like it wasn't that long ago since the 46th annual World Series of Poker concluded after Joe McKeehen won the Main Event for $7.68 million! Well, the schedule for the 2016 WSOP is already out: several changes have been made in addition to some new exciting events!

Read more » 2016 WSOP Schedule Available!