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Japan’s Shiina Okamoto Wins The 2024 WSOP Ladies Championship

Japan’s Shiina Okamoto Wins The 2024 WSOP Ladies Championship

Japanese poker pro Shiina Okamoto was on a mission to win the 2024 WSOP Event #71: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em LADIES Championship. At this same event last year, Okamoto was so close to winning her first bracelet, but had to settle for a runner-up finish, losing to Tamar Abraham. This year, Okamoto sought redemption. A total of 1,245 […]
07/03/2024
Scott Seiver On Cloud Nine After 3rd Win At 2024 WSOP; Yang Wang Lands First Final Table

Scott Seiver On Cloud Nine After 3rd Win At 2024 WSOP; Yang Wang Lands First Final Table

Excitement continues at the ongoing 2024 World Series of Poker with more players minted. Among them was Scott Seiver who locked up his third bracelet in this series. We’ve got those winning stories below including the deep runs by Asian players Yang Wang, Jin Hoon Lee, Naoya Kihara, and Ryutaro Suzuki. The festival has now awarded […]
07/03/2024
2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Dario Sammartino Finally Wins Bracelet; Shota Nakanishi Near Win, Sean Ragozzini Goes Deep

2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Dario Sammartino Finally Wins Bracelet; Shota Nakanishi Near Win, Sean Ragozzini Goes Deep

The 2024 World Series of Poker has completed a month of games at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with two-thirds of the coveted gold bracelets now claimed. Among them were Dario Sammartino who snapped the 12 year hunt, Elie Nakache at the 10K PLO Championship, Frank Funaro at the swingy 10K Super Turbo Bounty, Frank […]
06/30/2024
2024 WSOP Latest News: Tzu Peng Wang, Kunal Patni, Karitk Ved, Martin Ward, Yik Yin Chiu Run Deep

2024 WSOP Latest News: Tzu Peng Wang, Kunal Patni, Karitk Ved, Martin Ward, Yik Yin Chiu Run Deep

Another batch of champions crowned at the 2024 World Series of Poker taking place at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. While many Asia Pacific players went deep such as Tzu Peng Wang, Kunal Patni, Yik Yin Chiu, Kartik Ved, Katsuhiro Mori and Martin Ward, the gold bracelets remained elusive. Here are the latest winners. 2024 WSOP […]
06/30/2024
Daniel Negreanu Two-Outer Straight Flush Goes On To Win 2024 WSOP Poker Players Championship

Daniel Negreanu Two-Outer Straight Flush Goes On To Win 2024 WSOP Poker Players Championship

The 2024 WSOP Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship is one of the more prestigious titles to win at the World Series of Poker apart from the Main Event. Since this event was inaugurated in 2006, it has brought about some of the best – and really THE BEST – poker players in the world. […]
06/28/2024
Santhosh Suvarna Overcomes All-Star Field At WSOP $250k Super High Roller

Santhosh Suvarna Overcomes All-Star Field At WSOP $250k Super High Roller

The most expensive tournament of the 2024 World Series of Poker, the Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller, regularly attracts the biggest names in poker. Usually, one of these top pros ends up winning the bracelet such as the defending champion Chris Brewer, who already has more than $23 million in live poker cashes to […]
06/25/2024
2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Christopher Vitch, Erlend Melsom, George Alexander, Peter Park, Mostafa Haidary, Khang Pham, Yuri Dzivielevski

2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Christopher Vitch, Erlend Melsom, George Alexander, Peter Park, Mostafa Haidary, Khang Pham, Yuri Dzivielevski

The 2024 World Series of Poker continues to crown champions everyday at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Out of the 99 coveted gold bracelets up for grabs, 53 have been claimed. Here are the latest winners. 2024 WSOP Latest Winners Christopher Vitch Locks Up Career 3rd WSOP Gold Bracelet 2,212 poker hopefuls entered the […]
06/24/2024
2024 WSOP Latest First Time Winners: Chris Hunichen, Pedro Neves, Magnus Edengren, Jared Kingery, Maksim Pisarenko

2024 WSOP Latest First Time Winners: Chris Hunichen, Pedro Neves, Magnus Edengren, Jared Kingery, Maksim Pisarenko

More gold bracelets being snatched up at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with the annual festival into the halfway mark at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Resorts. Among the recently minted were players taking it to the limit for the first time. Have a read down below. Latest 2024 WSOP […]
06/23/2024
Latest 2024 WSOP News: Xixiang Luo Rides to Victory for China; James Obst, Scott Seiver, Sergio Aido Minted

Latest 2024 WSOP News: Xixiang Luo Rides to Victory for China; James Obst, Scott Seiver, Sergio Aido Minted

The 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas has crowned another four champions and the Asia-Pacific poker community tripled its tally for the summer thanks to the victories of James Obst from Australia and China’s Xixiang Luo. Furthermore, Spanish High Roller regular Sergio Aido has won his first bracelet while Scott Seiver has become […]
06/20/2024
Latest News from 2024 WSOP: Philip Hui, Timur Margolin Increase Bracelet Tally

Latest News from 2024 WSOP: Philip Hui, Timur Margolin Increase Bracelet Tally

The 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas has entered level three and more than one third of the 99 coveted gold bracelets has found a new owner. No player has won two events as of yet, but several contenders have reached multiple final tables whereas others were successful in their bids to increase […]
06/18/2024
Nick Schulman and Phil Ivey Cement Their Legend Status in 2024 WSOP History

Nick Schulman and Phil Ivey Cement Their Legend Status in 2024 WSOP History

Nearly one third of the 99-entry strong 2024 World Series of Poker live tournaments has concluded at the Horseshoe and Paris Casino in Las Vegas. The latest batch of WSOP gold bracelet winners includes two of the biggest names there are in Nick Schulman and Phil Ivey, the latter of which brought a ten year […]
06/14/2024
King’s Resort, Home of the World Series of Poker Europe, Changes Ownership

King’s Resort, Home of the World Series of Poker Europe, Changes Ownership

On June 12, 2024, German online poker news portal Hochgepokert.com reported that Leon Tsoukernik, majority owner of the King’s Resort in Rozvadov, sold his shares and will be stepping out of the casino industry for the time being. The breaking news was since also shared by reputable German site Pokerfirma.com as well. Included in the […]
06/13/2024
2024 WSOP Update: Close Calls For Asia Continue as Yuichi Kanai, Robert Natividad finish second

2024 WSOP Update: Close Calls For Asia Continue as Yuichi Kanai, Robert Natividad finish second

The second week of the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is drawing to an end and in the latest batch of tournament results, two players from Asia finished in second place. Two close calls but one spot away from the elusive victory as the waiting game continues. Below is a recap of […]
06/11/2024
2024 WSOP Update: Chih Wei Fan, Steve Yea, Kartik Ved, Nevan Chang, Ryutaro Suzuki reach final tables; Robert Mizrachi wins #5

2024 WSOP Update: Chih Wei Fan, Steve Yea, Kartik Ved, Nevan Chang, Ryutaro Suzuki reach final tables; Robert Mizrachi wins #5

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas continues to thrive and the first gold bracelet for an Asian player is coming closer. Five hopefuls from Asia reached the final table in the span of a few days albeit falling just short of victory while Robert Mizrachi was among the latest stars to earn […]
06/10/2024
2024 WSOP: United States Continue to Dominate; Australia Enters the Fray

2024 WSOP: United States Continue to Dominate; Australia Enters the Fray

The first week of the 2024 World Series of Poker has been completed and nearly one dozen players have lifted the highly sought-after gold bracelet for the winner shots. Several players from Asia have come close to victory these past few days, but the wait for a first winner during the summer camp continues. Let’s […]
06/07/2024
WPT Global Launches Daily Spins Leaderboards With $15,000 in Weekly Prizes

WPT Global Launches Daily Spins Leaderboards With $15,000 in Weekly Prizes

One of the largest online series may have just concluded with the Spring Festival, but leading online poker operator WPT Global continues to ramp up the efforts to provide additional value across the board. The Global Spins Daily Leaderboard promotion officially kicks off on June 9, 2024, and will continue to be available until thew […]
06/07/2024
2024 World Series of Poker underway, first bracelet winners crowned

2024 World Series of Poker underway, first bracelet winners crowned

The 2024 World Series of Poker is officially underway at the Horseshoe and Paris Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Some of the highly sought-after gold bracelets have already been awarded while other headline tournaments have kicked off with big numbers. Let’s have a look at who started well into the annual summer camp of […]
05/31/2024
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Becomes Newest Triton Main Event Champion in Montenegro

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Becomes Newest Triton Main Event Champion in Montenegro

Throughout the entire Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, the attendance numbers have been steady and produced decent figures without breaking any Triton records at the Maestral Resort in Budva. That almost changed in none other than the $125,000 Main Event, which attracted a staggering 171 entries. It was the second-largest Triton Poker […]
05/23/2024
PokerStars Announces 3rd edition of APPT Cambodia feat $1 Million in Guarantees

PokerStars Announces 3rd edition of APPT Cambodia feat $1 Million in Guarantees

The flagship live poker series of PokerStars in Asia returns for the third time in as many years with Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Cambodia set to take place from November 15 to 25, 2024. Once again, the five-star NagaWorld Integrated Resort in the capital of Phnom Penh will be the host venue for […]
05/22/2024
Players of Vietnamese Descent Have Shined at WSOP Through the Years

Players of Vietnamese Descent Have Shined at WSOP Through the Years

The World Series of Poker is right around the corner and will once again see many players from Asia head to Las Vegas in the hopes of making a deep run in one of the many tournaments on tap this summer. Vietnam Winners At WSOP In the 54-year history of the series, a number […]
05/21/2024
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