The Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) is one of the biggest high-stakes tournaments on the annual calendar, regularly attracting the brightest talents in the world. Its latest edition took place in the Bahamas, with Malaysia’s Wai Leong Chan almost locking up his first live title in over 8 years. Day 1 – Bonomo takes the […]
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One Day of Poker: The biggest cheating scandal in online poker history
It’s 2007, and a player called “Potripper” drags in another pot during a tournament on Absolute Poker. Based in Costa Rica, the player is making perfect bluffs and unbelievable calls. Soon enough, Potripper has all the chips in play and a big payday, but his opponents are suspicious. They are about to unveils the […]
WSOP POY Bombshell: Negreanu’s title retracted due to data error
The official Twitter account of the WSOP dropped the explosive tweet yesterday which revoked Daniel Negreanu’s 2019 POY title and handed it to Robert Campbell. Thanks to a sharp-eyed Russian journalist by the name of Alex Elenskiy, the Player of the Year crown for 2019 now rests on the right head. Data discrepancy changes the […]
Riveting Colossus contest rounds off WSOPE: ElKy wins gold; Daniel Negreanu crowned WSOP POY
If you have been following the 2019 WSOPE with us, you will already know that there have been a number of interesting stories arising in Rozvadov. Phil Hellmuth nearly pocketed another bracelet, a double bracelet winner emerged, and the Player of the Year race went right down to the wire. With the final event now […]
WSOPE Europe Main Event: Alexandros Kolonias crowned champion
The Main Event is the highlight of the WSOPE festival, and it has served up all the usual fascinating stories and big-name deep runs that it always does. With the crown now resting on a new head, allow us to run you through the most prestigious tournament in Rozvadov. Numbers and early action The WSOPE […]
One Day of Poker: Phil Ivey’s Biggest Win – $16.6 Million vs Andy Beal!
It’s February 2006, and Phil Ivey walks into the Wynn Resorts’ high stakes poker room He takes a seat opposite his adversary – a Texan billionaire named Andy Beal. He is about to play one of the biggest poker games ever hosted. Stakes are so high that a defeat would bankrupt not only, him […]
WSOPE 2019: Kahle Burns doubles bracelet haul; 129 still standing in Main Event
WSOPE has been keeping the poker world on the edge of its seat in the last two weeks with some of the game’s biggest names duelling for jewellery over in Rozvadov. The Player of the Year race has been tight, Phil Hellmuth almost claimed number 16, Phil Ivey got involved and final tabled and now […]
WSOPE Latest: Chin Wei Lim Wins the 100K Diamond High Roller; Negreanu edges ahead in POY
In the Czech city of Rozvadov, the WSOPE is approaching its grand finale. The Main Event is already underway, the WSOP Player of the Year is going down to the wire and a 100K Diamond High Roller champion has emerged from a field of talented names. €100,000 Diamond High Roller This High Roller tournament has […]
Off Topic: Hart returns; topless dealing; deaf doubting and Deeb speaks out about Kenney
With the WSOPE grabbing the attention of the poker world in the last week, it would be easy to miss a few curious gems from the fringes of the poker world. Hart‘s partially concealed return to the spotlight was a welcome sight, while the dealers at the Battle of Malta Ladies Event certainly weren’t. Rage […]
WSOPE 2019: Hellmuth runner up to Besim Hot; Kahle Burns wins first bracelet; Negreanu leads Player of the Year race
Since WSOPE 2019 landed in Rozvadov, some of the best poker players in the world have been battling to get their hands on one of the final WSOP bracelets to be awarded this year. The gold bracelets are enough incentive for most players to make the trip, but for some players there is something else […]