This year’s WSOP has been a record-breaking feast of poker, with 123,865 entries across all events and $266,889,193 in prize pools. During the course of the series, there have been great stories, but also great hands. Here is our rundown of the six which sparked debate or lit up the Rio this summer. 1) Cynn […]
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Two bracelets this Series for Deeb and Cada as WSOP closes in style
Cada and Deeb both win second bracelets of the year! Joe Cada’s great series Poker can be an unpredictable game full of surprises, with Joe Cada’s 2018 WSOP being a clear reflection of that. He began his series in the best way possible, winning event 3, the $3,000 Shootout, winning $226,218 in the process. The […]
John Cynn crowned WSOP Main Event Champion
After a marathon heads-up battle lasting long into the night, the Main Event is now over and the poker world has a new champion. Never before has a WSOP Main Event taken so many hands to be decided, and after this gruelling test, it is John Cynn who now joins an elite club of poker […]
Wei Guo Liang wins bracelet at Little One for One Drop event; Asians make waves at remaining WSOP events
As the 2018 WSOP winds down to its final days, and the world awaits the next Main Event champion, many have set their sights on the last remaining side events. Asian pros were part of that group with several running very deep such as James Chen, Lester Edoc, and Aditya Sushant. One player achieving ultimate […]
Phil Hellmuth shuts down haters with historical 15th WSOP bracelet
Many may hate him, many may doubt him, but the achievements speak for itself, Phil Hellmuth aka “the Poker Brat” made history once again. At the ongoing 2018 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth overcame a field of 452 entries at the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (30-minute levels) event to add $485,082 to his lifetime career […]
Day 7 of the Main Event ends with crazy hand as Joe Cada and Alex Lynskey reach final table
The World Series of Poker Main Event has been an interesting affair this year, with plenty of interesting hands and notable journeys, but no journey has attracted quite as much interest as Joe Cada’s. The man who triumphed over a final table that included Phil Ivey to win poker’s biggest title in 2009 is once […]
Day 6 of WSOP Main Event: Cada seeks second title as Chinese hopes survive and Lynskey bags big
The sixth day of the most prestigious poker tournament in the world has come to a close with just 26 players still standing from a starting field of 7,874. The pressure and anticipation are now building quickly at the Rio, with $74,015,600 in the prize pool, and $8,800,000 set aside for the eventual winner. By […]
Abrupt halt at the WSOP Main Event with 109 remaining; Michael Dyer leads; Danny Tang among the few Asian hopefuls
The WSOP Main Event came to an abrupt end with mother nature storming in Las Vegas to briefly cut the lights at the Rio All Suite Casino & Hotel. According to player reports, the rare sudden blackout led to hands being completed through the use of camera lights and cell phone flashlights. Play is temporarily […]
Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event concludes as Ivey hits the rail and Asian hopes shrink
The grandest live poker tournament in the world has reached the end of its fourth day at the Rio, and only 310 runners have survived to reach the fifth day. They will be contesting the 1st prize of $8,800,000, or at least hoping to take home some substantial piece of the $74,015,600 prize pool. With […]
WSOP Main Event: Day 3 closes in the money; In Sun Geoum leads; Asians in the running
It was make or break at the WSOP Main Event with the 2,799 remaining players battling it out to reach the money round of 1,182 places. This of course provided plenty of tales throughout the day such as the controversial Phil Hellmuth, the fall of many notable players, and eventually the emergence of the chip […]