Poker news tagged with '2020 wsop'

Canadian poker pro Daniel Negreanu has gotten his account banned from streaming on Twitch after he spurted out some profane expletives over the weekend.

The 6-time WSOP bracelet winner got his account suspended on Sunday (July 26), after an incident that happened on Friday - while streaming a WSOP event on WSOP.com, he fiercely responded via stream chat to someone who said a rude comment about his wife.

Read more » 2020 WSOP: Daniel Negreanu's Violent Meltdown gets him Banned from Twitch

History was made on GGNetwork this past Sunday, with the crowning of the very first online World Series of Poker bracelet winner outside American soil. This honour went to Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikiwa, who is only the third player from Japan to ever win a coveted gold bracelet, following in the footsteps of Naoya Kihara (in 2012) and Takahiro Nakai (in 2015).

Read more » Shoma "pp_syon" Ishikawa Makes History with WSOP 2020 Online Bracelet

Many believed that online poker would typically favor the younger demographic of poker players, but this particular 70-year-old absolutely proved that wrong.

Read more » Online Poker Newbie Ron McMillen wins First WSOP Bracelet and $188K

The organizers of the World Series of Poker has finally succumbed to the inevitable, postponing this year's largest, richest and most prestigious poker event in the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Monday, April 20, WSOP organizers announced that the 51st edition of the event originally scheduled to kick off on Tuesday, May 26 from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is officially being postponed as a result of the public health emergency involving the novel coronavirus. They are aiming to reschedule in autumn, with exact dates and events yet to be released.

Read more » 2020 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas Postponed until Autumn

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is considered as one of the most impressive series of poker tournaments in the world. Held annually in Las Vegas, this year 888poker have pumped up the size of their WSOP packages to $15,000 and players will get the chance to play both the Main Event and the Crazy Eights - all in one deal - as well as 12 nights at the luxury five-star Vdara hotel, so things will definitely be more interesting for every player who attends this once-in-a-lifetime summer poker festival!

Read more » WSOP 2020 with Mega Package - Make Your Trip to Vegas Come True with 888poker

Various annual huge events this year 2020 have already been postponed, moved, or even cancelled due to the coronavirus scare. Such cancelled events include: Google's yearly conference which is its biggest event of the year, major and minor sports events like the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix in April, and the possible postponement or even cancellation of the Tokyo Olympic Games in July. Therefore, it is understandable that there's a possibility that the World Series of Poker could also be cancelled.

Read more » Poker Pros create Prop Bet on 2020 WSOP Likely Getting Cancelled due to Coronavirus