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$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. […]

Just a few days ago we brought you news of early results from the 2017 World Series of Poker. One of the big stories to emerge from those early events was that Vlogger, Youtube channel hoster and all-round fan favourite Doug Polk had taken down the $111,111 WSOP One Drop, picking up $3,686,865 as he bested a […]

The Asian contingent that’s currently at the WSOP 2017 may be comprised of a light scatter of different nations however one country out in full force is most definitely Team India. Since the start of the series, Indian players have been seen at the felt, and two days ago two of them had smiles tantamount […]

The 48th Annual World Series of Poker continues with lots of exciting action happening daily. The latest story was on one of poker’s most vocal players, Daniel Negreanu, who once again ran very deep but came painfully short of seizing his first gold of the series. On other WSOP news, there has been an ongoing twitter […]

The Las Vegas desert storm has been the hottest talk of the town, but of course we don’t mean the temperature outside. One week ago, the 48th Annual World Series of Poker 2017 opened its doors at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino and with it came a massive influx of players from all […]

Christoph Vogelsang Wins 2017 Super High Roller Bowl for $6 Million Five days ago, 56 elite poker players took their seats at the prestigious Super High Roller Bowl held at Aria Casino & Resort in Las Vegas. This highly anticipated event sold out as quickly as it was announced back in February with pros from […]

The WSOP 2017 may still be a day away but the heated action in Las Vegas has already begun. Since last week, the Aria Super High Roller festival at the Aria Casino and Resort has been the talk of the town with nothing but big stories to boot. One of the top headlines was Tony […]

Paul Phua is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and well-known figures in the world of Asian poker, as one of the cornerstones of the biggest live games in that part of the world. New videos listed on Paul Phua’s poker school One of his projects has been the Paul Phua Poker School which can […]

Every year, starting this May, the poker world starts a great migration. Players from all around the world fly to Las Vegas to play poker for 3 months of non-stop action. The World Series of Poker is of course the main focus of  a lot of players, but countless competitions will take place in Las Vegas during the […]

The World Series of Poker has just announced the end of the November 9 nine concept. Year after year this tournament hasn’t lost its prestige and is still a dream for poker players and amateurs worldwide. Here’s a look at the most important dates in the event’s history: 1) 2017: No more November 9 –  A tradition established in […]