Poker news tagged with 'wsop 2019'

On June 4, Tuesday, a South Korean native living in New York was able to make an incredible one-chip comeback to capture his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #12 of the 2019 WSOP.

2019 WSOP Event #12: $1,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty:
Buy-in: $1,000
Date: June 4, 2019
Entries: 2,452
Prize pool: $1,471,200

Daniel Park outlasted a player field of 2,452 to take home the prize money worth $226,243.

Born in South Korea but currently living as a US citizen of Bayside, New York since he was nine, the 38-year-old Park said after he won, "I can't believe it right now. It's so unreal."

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #12: $1,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty won by Daniel Park for $226,243

On June 6, Thursday, a poker pro has caught the third WSOP gold bracelet of his career after winning Event #10 of the 2019 WSOP. He won bracelets back in 2006 and 2007, however he had to endure and wait for almost 12 years to be able to win another.

2019 WSOP Event #10: $1,500 Dealers Choice

Buy-in: $1,500
Date: June 3 to June 5, 2019
Entries: 470
Prize pool: $634,500

Scott Clements outlasted a player field of 470 to take home the prize money worth $144,957.

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #10: $1,500 Dealers Choice won by Scott Clements for $144,957

On June 5, Wednesday, an American poker player was able to take home his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #9 of the 2019 WSOP, emerging victorious amongst a player field of 6,150 entrants and after enduring 6 hours of tough play on the final day.

2019 WSOP Event #9: $600 NLHE Deepstack

Buy-in: $600
Date: June 3 to June 4, 2019 (extended one more day, June 5)
Entries: 6,150
Prize pool: $3,228,750

Jeremy Pekarek outlasted a vast player field of 6,150 to take home the prize money worth $398,281!

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #9: $600 NLHE Deepstack won by Jeremy Pekarek for $398,281

A total of 4 days of play was scheduled for this event, but it unexpectedly ended one day early when a Californian poker pro bested his remaining three opponents at the final table to earn his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #8 of the 2019 WSOP.

2019 WSOP Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck NLHE

Buy-in: $10,000
Date: June 2 to June 5, 2019 (ended June 4)
Entries: 114
Prize pool: $1,071,600

Alex Epstein outlasted a player field of 114 to take home the prize money worth $296,227! This is also his very first score at the WSOP.

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #8: $10,000 Short Deck won by Alex Epstein for $296,227

It is a truly memorable Monday for one poker player - he has always managed to get into numerous WSOP final tables already, but never fortunate enough to finish the race on top - until now.

2019 WSOP Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw
Buy-in: $2,500
Date: June 1 to June 3, 2019
Entries: 296
Prize pool: $666,000

Daniel Zack outlasted a player field of 296, claiming his very first WSOP bracelet after a fantastic comeback to bring home the bacon worth $160,447.

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #6: $2,500 Limit Mixed Triple Draw won by Dan Zack for $160,447

This Monday, June 3, a British poker pro managed to come out top after winning Event #5 of the 2019 WSOP, securing his very first gold bracelet after defeating some notable faces at the final table.

2019 WSOP Event #5: High Roller - $50,000 NLHE for the 50th Annual
Buy-in: $50,000
Date: May 31 to June 3, 2019
Entries: 110
Prize pool: $5,280,000

Ben Heath outlasted a player field of 110 to take home the prize money worth a whopping $1,484,085!

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #5: $50K High Roller won by Benjamin Heath for $1.48M

On June 2 (Sunday) a 46-year-old was able to reel in his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #4 of the 2019 WSOP. He says he was able to win thanks to the general ‘fun’ atmosphere at the final table.

2019 WSOP Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better
Buy-in: $1,500

Date: May 30 to June 2, 2019

Entries: 853

Prize pool: $1,151,550

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better won by Derek McMaster for $228,228

On May 31 (Saturday) an Aria poker dealer was able to snag his very first gold bracelet after winning Event #1 of the 2019 WSOP. He says working as a dealer is a big part of the reason he was able to win his first WSOP bracelet.

2019 WSOP Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event
Buy-in: $500

Date: May 29 to June 1, 2019

Entries: 685

Prize pool: $297,975

Read more » 2019 WSOP: Event #1: $500 Casino Employees Event won by Nicholas Haynes for $62,248

There will be a total of nine online bracelet events to be held for this year’s World Series of Poker, though it’s not yet confirmed whether players from New Jersey can join the poker festival.

The World Series of Poker held its very first gold bracelet online event back in 2015. Since then, there’s a total of nine bracelets and over $10M in prize money that have been awarded to players on WSOP.com. It was announced yesterday (February 21) that there will be nine bracelets up for grabs this 2019 WSOP.

Read more » Nine Online Bracelet Events set for 2019 WSOP