The $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship always attract a star-filled field of poker players. But despite the tough competition the same player has emerged victorious in this event two years in a row.
In 2014, Tuan Le bested 120 entries to win $355,324. Yesterday, he received $322,756 in prize money for overcoming a field of 109 players over three days of play. According to WSOP.com, he's the first player to repeat as champion in the same WSOP bracelet event since 2009.
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THE COLOSSUS.
Posted on 02 June 2015 by "T".
Day 3 is in the books. Ray Henson, who finished 12th in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, will lead the remaining 39 players of 22,374 entries into Day 4, which likely will be the final day of play.
A former nun was last week ordered by a judge to pay back $970,123 that she received from investors between 2009 and 2011 to manage a casino project in D'Iberville, Mississippi. Sandra Manno, the mayor of Marlton, New Jersey in the 1970s, who reportedly helped legalize gambling in the state,used money for The CanCan Casino Resort and Spa project (expected to open in December this year) to enrich herself, her family, and their friends through generous compensation.
The $1,000 buy-in Hyper Hold'em event, a brand new tourney to the World Series, attracted 1,436 players to the Rio Las Vegas. Due to the 20-minute blind levels, it only took a day of play to reach the final table.
The Colossus (Event #5: THE COLOSSUS $565 No-Limit Hold'em) record field of 22,374 entries has been narrowed down to 506 players after several starting days and Day 2.
Rio All-Suite and Casino was packed with players last Friday when low buy-in event The Colossus kicked off. Some of poker's biggest stars therefore headed over to Aria for a $25,000 High Roller instead.
It's been a remarkable year so far for Nick Petrangelo. The 29-year-old poker pro from Massachusetts got the best possible start to 2015 by winning over $400k in 3 tournaments at the PCA in January, he then won $71k the following month at Fallsview Poker Classic... and another $370k at EPT Malta in March.
When Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better was down to the final two players on Sunday afternoon, Jacob Dahl enjoyed a 2-1 chip advantage over Robert Mizrachi. The duel didn't begin well for Mizrachi, who wasn't just battling a tough opponent but also a cold.
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Michael Wang.
Posted on 01 June 2015 by "T".
On Saturday, Michael Wang became the first bracelet winner of an even open to all players of the 2015 WSOP, collecting $466,120 in prize money. The 26-year-old poker pro from Livingston, New Jersey bested a star-filled field of 422 entries over three days of play to win his first gold bracelet.
There are now only 20 players left in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event after two days of intensive play. Carl Westcott, a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award in 2003, will lead the remaining players into Day 3 with 1,066,000 in chips.
For almost 20 years the World Series of Poker has honoured casino employees with their own gold bracelet event. This year is no different. A big congratulations to Brandon Barnette who just became the first bracelet winner of the 2015 WSOP after outlasting a field of 688 players over two days in the $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em event!
A nine-year-old record was broken on May 27th as 8,926 players had already signed up for the Colossus event. (153 more than when Jamie Gold won the Main Event back in 2006). Although history was made on Wednesday, WSOP is expecting another 11,000 + players to enter the $565 buy-in tournament.
The Colossus is a brand-new tournament that debuts today. The number of entrants mentioned above (8,926) means that the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool already has been boosted with more prize money. Exciting to say the least!
Check back on Monday morning for another update on this record tournament.
The 46th annual World Series of Poker is underway, and already the first starting day of Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em and Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em are in the books. Below you will find some brief information on both events in question.
It's getting more and more difficult to make money from social poker apps (poker for fun, no real money involved). According to a report from SuperData Research, income from social poker gaming is on the way down, from $203 million in 2013 to $179 million estimated this year and $156 million estimated in 2017.
We announced on May 7 that footballer Neymar Jr joined PokerStars as brand ambassador. Now, about 3 weeks later, we can reveal that Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also has joined the world's largest poker site!
From 14:00 to 00:00 CET today (Wednesday May 27, 2015) you can play against Viktor "Isildur1" Blom at Unibet's cash game tables! The Swedish high-stakes legend will be making a unique appearance that gives Unibet players, with large enough bankrolls, the chance to put their poker skills to the test.
Blom will sit down at four cash game tables (NL50-NL400 and PL50-PL400) and will move tables every hour or so. All action will be streamed on www.twitch.tv/unibetpoker and he will also be answering questions during play.
The 2015 edition of PokerStars' Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ended on Sunday with three Main Events in Low, Medium and High buy-ins. Despite the latter having a buy-in of $10,300, 694 entries were made and generated a prize pool of $6,940,000 (the orginal guarantee was $4 million)!
Poker King Club, the home of some of the world's biggest cash games, was relocated from StarWorld Casino to The Venetian Macau in September last year. Due to refurbishment works being carried out since the re-location, the poker club used a temporary space until the official re-opening last Friday.
As many of you already are aware of, gambling is forbidden in mainland China and the only casinos with permits to operate are located in Macau.
Oodles of Chinese nationals used to visit Macau, but the number of visitors has dropped drastically since stricter regulations were introduced in mid-2014. The new rules have, for example, made it more difficult to bring back money won in Macau to mainland China.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier isn't the only player winning multiple Spring Championship of Online Poker titles on PokerStars. On Tuesday, May 21, a Canadian player under the alias ‘dragonwarior' won two high buy-in events within a few hours and collected over half a million dollars!
From May 31st until June 7th, a brand new deep-stack tournament series called 'The Stack' will run on Full Tilt Poker. The Stack features 16 deep-stack tournaments (all played in no limit Hold'em) with $700,000 in guaranteed prize pools and buy-ins ranging from $2.50 up to $500.
It's time to get excited as the 46th annual World Series of Poker kicks off on Wednesday next week at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. A total of 68 coveted WSOP gold bracelets (more than in 2014) and nearly $200 million is at stake, and we will do our outmost to report, on daily basis, about all the events.
888poker is getting more and more popular each day. The fact is that it has over 10 million registered members and is the fastest growing poker room in the world! Regardless if you are or aren't a member on 888poker yet, we highly recommend that you check out their latest promotion, Million Dollar Money Grab, in which you can win up to $1,000,000! Click the links below if you are new to the site and don't forget to check out the video for more information on the Million Dollar Money Grab.
On Wednesday 27th May 11:00 - 23:00 BST, you have the chance to play against Viktor "Isildur1" Blom at Unibet's cash game tables! The Swedish high-stakes legend will be making a unique appearance that gives Unibet players, with large enough bankrolls, the chance to put their poker skills to the test.
Blom will sit down at four cash game tables (NL50-NL400 and PL50-PL400) and will move tables every hour or so. All action will be streamed on www.twitch.tv/unibetpoker and Blom will also be answering questions during play.
I hate inefficient systems. In my job in education I see a lot of these on a daily basis. Double marking, needless costs and time wasting tests all lead to extra work, extra cost and little benefit and it drives me mad. I see it on a day to day basis in my non-work life too.
The $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship always attract a star-filled field of poker players. But despite the tough competition the same player has emerged victorious in this event two years in a row.
Day 3 is in the books. Ray Henson, who finished 12th in the 2007 WSOP Main Event, will lead the remaining 39 players of 22,374 entries into Day 4, which likely will be the final day of play.
A former nun was last week ordered by a judge to pay back $970,123 that she received from investors between 2009 and 2011 to manage a casino project in D'Iberville, Mississippi. Sandra Manno, the mayor of Marlton, New Jersey in the 1970s, who reportedly helped legalize gambling in the state, used money for The CanCan Casino Resort and Spa project (expected to open in December this year) to enrich herself, her family, and their friends through generous compensation.
The $1,000 buy-in Hyper Hold'em event, a brand new tourney to the World Series, attracted 1,436 players to the Rio Las Vegas. Due to the 20-minute blind levels, it only took a day of play to reach the final table.
The Colossus (Event #5: THE COLOSSUS $565 No-Limit Hold'em) record field of 22,374 entries has been narrowed down to 506 players after several starting days and Day 2.
Rio All-Suite and Casino was packed with players last Friday when low buy-in event The Colossus kicked off. Some of poker's biggest stars therefore headed over to Aria for a $25,000 High Roller instead.
It's been a remarkable year so far for Nick Petrangelo. The 29-year-old poker pro from Massachusetts got the best possible start to 2015 by winning over $400k in 3 tournaments at the PCA in January, he then won $71k the following month at Fallsview Poker Classic... and another $370k at EPT Malta in March.
When Event #3: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better was down to the final two players on Sunday afternoon, Jacob Dahl enjoyed a 2-1 chip advantage over Robert Mizrachi. The duel didn't begin well for Mizrachi, who wasn't just battling a tough opponent but also a cold.
On Saturday, Michael Wang became the first bracelet winner of an even open to all players of the 2015 WSOP, collecting $466,120 in prize money. The 26-year-old poker pro from Livingston, New Jersey bested a star-filled field of 422 entries over three days of play to win his first gold bracelet.
There are now only 20 players left in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event after two days of intensive play. Carl Westcott, a recipient of the 
For almost 20 years the World Series of Poker has honoured casino employees with their own gold bracelet event. This year is no different. A big congratulations to Brandon Barnette who just became the first bracelet winner of the 2015 WSOP after outlasting a field of 688 players over two days in the $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em event!
A nine-year-old record was broken on May 27th as 8,926 players had already signed up for the Colossus event. (153 more than when Jamie Gold won the Main Event back in 2006). Although history was made on Wednesday, WSOP is expecting another 11,000 + players to enter the $565 buy-in tournament.
The 46th annual World Series of Poker is underway, and already the first starting day of Event #1: $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em and Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em are in the books. Below you will find some brief information on both events in question. 
We announced on May 7 that footballer 
From 14:00 to 00:00 CET today (Wednesday May 27, 2015) you can play against Viktor "Isildur1" Blom at Unibet's cash game tables! The Swedish high-stakes legend will be making a unique appearance that gives Unibet players, with large enough bankrolls, the chance to put their poker skills to the test.
The 2015 edition of PokerStars' Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) ended on Sunday with three Main Events in Low, Medium and High buy-ins. Despite the latter having a buy-in of $10,300, 694 entries were made and generated a prize pool of $6,940,000 (the orginal guarantee was $4 million)!
As many of you already are aware of, gambling is forbidden in mainland China and the only casinos with permits to operate are located in Macau.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier isn't the only player winning 
From May 31st until June 7th, a brand new deep-stack tournament series called 'The Stack' will run on Full Tilt Poker. The Stack features 16 deep-stack tournaments (all played in no limit Hold'em) with $700,000 in guaranteed prize pools and buy-ins ranging from $2.50 up to $500.
888poker is getting more and more popular each day. The fact is that it has over 10 million registered members and is the fastest growing poker room in the world! Regardless if you are or aren't a member on 888poker yet, we highly recommend that you check out their latest promotion, Million Dollar Money Grab, in which you can win up to $1,000,000! Click the links below if you are new to the site and don't forget to check out the video for more information on the Million Dollar Money Grab.
I hate inefficient systems. In my job in education I see a lot of these on a daily basis. Double marking, needless costs and time wasting tests all lead to extra work, extra cost and little benefit and it drives me mad. I see it on a day to day basis in my non-work life too.
