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Calvin Anderson is well known in the poker community and is considered one of the best all-around Tournament players in the World. This year, he almost captured his 2nd WSOP Bracelet in the $ 1,111 No Limit Hold’em Little One for One Drop. Instead he finished runner-up for $ 324,597. But it’s really at the […]

The Triton Super High Roller Series headed out to Montenegro for a five-day event at the Maestral Resort & Casino off the exclusive coast of the Adriatic waters. While the gorgeous and romantic surroundings could easily take anyone’s breath away, mindless of the hours spent just staring at such natural beauty, that intimate moment had […]

After 7 days of gruelling poker, in which a field of 7,221 has been ground down to 9 we now have our final table of survivors. Some of these players have been here before and come agonizingly close to wearing the crown, but most are in new territory. With 1,075 players having already been paid […]

As the WSOP Main Event draws ever closer to the final table finale, we bring you a recap of the astonishing numbers involved, the stories of surviving stacks and the action as it unfolded on the sixth day. The numbers 7,221 players began this year’s Main Event, which is the third largest Main Event field […]

With the fourth day of this year’s Main Event now concluded, just 297 players remain in contention for poker’s world championship, from the 1,084 who began the day. There is an $8,150,000 1st prize up for grabs, which is just a portion of the $67,877,400 prize pool which is to be paid out. At 7,221 […]

After the third largest field in WSOP Main Event history descended on the Rio to stake their claim to the $8,150,000 1st prize and the crown of poker world champion, 5,519 survivors from the 7,221 entrants returned for day 2 to continue their challenge. Here is our recap of the action from day 2ab and […]

As the WSOP 2017 comes closer to its final days, many well known players from Australia and India continue to make headlines. Here is all the latest news on some of the biggest noise makers and notable pros. Second Bracelet for India’s Nipun Java What a thrilling series it has been for India’s #1 ranked […]

Running the numbers The Main Event for the 2017 World Series of Poker has exceeded most expectations in terms of field size, with the third largest ever field of 7,221 assembling itself across three starting days in the Rio. The largest ever field was 8,773 in 2006, which was outlasted by champion Jamie Gold. Jonathan […]

Out of all the events offered at the World Series of Poker, one event that stands apart from all the rest is the US$50,000 Poker Players Championship. Unlike other mixed-games events, this is considered to be the toughest to combat. It is a 10-game mixed format with No Limit Texas Hold’em with antes, Limit Texas […]

$565 was the price of taking a shot at WPT glory in this event, the WPT500, which took place in Las Vegas and attracted 3,541 entries. The $1 million guarantee was easily surpassed by the size of the field, which was split into several starting flights, with $230,000 set aside for eventual winner Jon Borenstein. […]

Marijuana legalised in Las Vegas Las Vegas has brought pot limits to an end this week, in a move which is bound to have joint benefits for casinos and food businesses. We are, of course not talking about game varieties here, but about the legalisation of marijuana. While people have been enjoying green paper and […]

While the 48th annual World Series of Poker continues to bring ear-to-ear smiles to all of the latest bracelet winners, there are also plenty of players just as happy at having gone deep for a profit. In the Asian contingent, the latest big money-maker was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen for his thrilling runner-up […]

While cheating at poker is nowhere near as rife as Hollywood suggests in movies, unfortunately, it does still happen. Recent years have seen a few cases appear during live tournaments, and here is our list of the five worst. Counterfeit Chips at Borgata Casino Firstly, we have the case of counterfeit chips finding their way […]

The 2017 WSOP has completed nearly thirty days of action with gold bracelets constantly being claimed everyday. While Asia and Australia have only picked up a couple combined, their presence is very much felt. For James Obst and Aditya Agarwal, their continued performance has earned them high ranking in the WSOP POY leaderboard while other […]

Australian high stakes pro sues over $2 million loan The 2+2 forum revealed a serious legal clash today, as a photo was posted showing a lawsuit filed by Australian poker pro Matt Kirk against Leon Tsourkernik after an alleged refusal by the Czech casino owner to pay back a sum of $2 million. According to […]

While on our travels to Florida, Somuchpoker got a front row seat to the introduction of ‘action clocks’ at the WPT Tournament of Champions, and felt it important to write about the subject. After all, the speed of the game has been a big problem in recent years and it felt like a very workable […]

It continues to be an exciting WSOP 2017 with all types of stories grabbing the headlines. For our latest update, we start off with two online legends Chris Moorman and Shaun Deeb. Days ago, Moorman finally captured his first WSOP victory which of course came with that coveted gold bracelet. He has been ecstatic, to […]

In the coming months, Gaelle Jaudon will bring us interviews with the biggest international stars of the poker circuit. Her first interview for Somuchpoker: Gus Hansen who discusses his goals as player, online poker, WSOP and the poker world in general. Somuchpoker : We haven’t seen you on the circuit for a long time, and […]

The WSOP 2017 may be seeing many coveted bracelets land in the hands of the host Americans but some of them do slip away. The Liv Boree – Igor Kurganov tandem took one for their respective countries followed by the Nipun Java – Aditya Sushant tandem for the first-ever bracelet awarded to India. While there were several […]

When people look at players who have become household names, with gold bracelets adorning their wrists and millions in the bank, they often wonder how a player ever reached that point in their career. Whether they simply got very lucky in one big tournament, or whether they had to grind like crazy for many years. […]