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On July 9, Sunday was a memorable day for Australian Heidi May, who won 2017 WSOP's Event #70: Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship $10,000 Buy-in (Ladies Discount to $1,000 Buy-in), a 3-day event which started on July 7, Friday at 11am.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Australia's Heidi May wins $1,000 Ladies NLHE

The first Day 2 (Day 2ab) started on Tuesday with 2,219 players and finished a short while ago with roughly 1,100 survivors. Mickey Craft (from the 1a flight) and Lawrence Bayley (from Day 1b flight) were the top 2 players at the end of Day 2ab, both bagging over 600k in chips each.

Read more » 2017 WSOP Main Event: About 1,100 players through from Day 2ab to Day 3

On July 9, Sunday was an awesome day for Dieter Dechant, who won 2017 WSOP's Event #19: $365 GIANT No-Limit Hold'em, an event which started on June 9 at 7pm. The event drew a massive number of 10,015 participants, building a prize pool of $3,004,500.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Dieter Dechant wins The GIANT - $365 NLHE

Meet Ian ‘ApokerJoker2' Steinman, who reigned supreme at the WSOP.com online poker tournaments in 2016. This year, he's a name to watch out for as he's participating at the World Series of Poker live tables.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Current WSOP.com Player of the Year doing well on live tables

As predicted, the final Day 1 flight of the WSOP $10,000 Main Event is the biggest ever in seven years. On July 10, Monday at the Rio Las Vegas, a total of 4,262 entrants gathered for Day 1C, the third and final starting day of the 2017 WSOP Main Event.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Day 1C Main Event Report

Day 1B started at 11am on July 9, Sunday with players scattered about at the Brasilia Room and Amazon Room in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 1B's number of players signed up are so many, specifically 2,164, that the Amazon and Brasilia's Rooms were quickly jam-packed, which called for the Miranda Room to be occupied as well. Overall, the player turnout for Day 1A and Day 1B is 2,959.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Day 1B Main Event Report

Much like poker's Olympics, the most prestigious poker tournament in the world kicks off July 8 and ends in July 22 when a winner is declared and crowned at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Day 1A Main Event Report

On July 6, Thursday was an awesome evening for a handful of poker pros, after the conclusion of the 2017 WSOP's Event #62: $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed) tournament, a 5-day event which started on July 2, Sunday at 3pm.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: UK's Elior Sion wins $50,000 Poker Players Championship event

On July 5, Wednesday was truly a memorable day for Rulah Divine, who emerged triumphant on 2017 WSOP's Event #63: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, a 3-day event which started July 3, Monday at 11am.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Rulah Divine wins $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em

On July 5, Wednesday was definitely a great day for Sebastian Langrock, who was the last man standing on 2017 WSOP's Event #64: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed Mix tournament, a 3-day event which started July 3, Monday at 3pm.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Sebastian Langrock wins $1,500 NLHE/PLO tournament

On the wee hours of Sunday, July 2, Thomas ‘FLOATZ' Cannuli bagged Event #61, the inaugural $3,333 Big Grind Online, also known as the WSOP.com Online High Roller No-Limit Hold'em tournament, a one-day unlimited re-entry event which was scheduled last Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 3:33pm.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Thomas Cannuli wins $3,333 Online High Roller No-Limit Hold’em

Local media reports say that the Japanese government is thinking of collecting some of the revenue generated by casino operators which will then be used to fund for gambling addiction prevention measures.

Read more » Japan to collect and use some of casino revenue to help prevent gambling addiction

With Artur Rudziankov's triumph at the 2017 WSOP Event #58 of $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, he now became the second Czech national to have ever won the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Czech Republic's Artur Rudziankov Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event

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A total of 20 individuals, apparently high-ranking current and ex-members of the Aosta council, have been accused of intentionally committing fraud in the management of a casino in Italy.

Read more » Twenty Italian politicians involved in casino fraud

It seems like for the many winning players who participated so far, this year's WSOP has become their groundbreaking year for nabbing their first ever gold bracelet, and Argentinian Andres Korn joins the list of WSOP's gold bracelet winners.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Andres Korn wins $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em

The tranquil atmosphere brought about by super high-stakes poker pros who are labeled to be some of the most collected and calm personalities was interrupted briefly this past weekend, when a short display of violence sparked out in Bobby's Room at the Bellagio casino.

Read more » Las Vegas high-stakes game shortly interrupted by brawl in Bobby’s Room

Jens Lakemeier has emerged victorious in the $2,500 Big Bet Mixed tournament of WSOP 2017 after besting a field of poker players totaling up to 179 entrants. Not only did he take home the event's title, but also he has claimed his first ever gold bracelet along with a guaranteed prize pool cash worth $112,232.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: Jens Lakemeier wins $2,500 Big Bet Mixed Event

This is the very first time that Bryce Yockey wins a WSOP bracelet in what is also the very first $10K PLO Hi-Lo tournament in the history of the WSOP. Yockey was pretty confident he can bag this event as he booked as many side bets as he can, preparing for a game he once grinded a lot on but has barely played in the past years.

Read more » 2017 WSOP: $10K Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Championship won by Bryce Yockey

High-stakes poker pro Matthew Kirk last week has filed a lawsuit over unpaid loans made in a heads-up poker game in May at the Aria Resort and Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip.

Read more » High Stakes: Aussie Pro Sues For Over $3M In Loans Given In Heads-up Game

Last April, ex-Full Tilt Red Pro Beth Shak unfortunately became the victim of cyberhacking - her bank account, email and social media accounts were all tampered with. Even her iCloud storage had been hacked, with three topless photos of her being taken aside from her other personal details.

Read more » After Relocating for Safety, Poker Player Beth Shak Suffers Break-In

Late last year, casino gambling in Japan was finally legalized, after many years of discussions on whether it would be best move for the country's betterment. After the approval of the Integrated Resorts Promotion Bill, the Japanese government now must create and pass another type of legislative piece, one which would function to regulate the gambling industry.

Read more » Japan to Limit Number of Allowed Visits in upcoming Casino Resorts

A third ex-member of the Winnebago Tribal Council has pleaded guilty to his role in stealing from the tribe’s casino located in Iowa.

According to reports, Charles Aldrich entered the plea on Monday in the US District Court in Omaha.

The indictment shows that the unlawful distribution of funds to these ex-council members came via the issuance of gift cards by the casino and prepaid debit cards that the casino supposedly paid for. The gift cards totaled $87,000, and the debit cards contained an overall sum of $240,500 – all of which were stated in the casino’s records as ‘miscellaneous administrative expenses’.Read more » Third ex-tribal leader member pleads guilty in stealing from casino