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Bobby’s Room: Gus Hansen cashes out for seven figures; Antonius down $500K
The tournament tables may have been packed up and Hossein Ensan’s celebratory confetti swept away over at the Rio, but despite the WSOP lights being switched off for now, poker doesn’t sleep in Las Vegas. In Bobby’s Room, the action has remained red-hot, with thousands of dollars being shovelled around the cash tables in recent […]
Interview with WSOP bracelet winner Danny Tang
WSOP 2019: Huge celebration at the World Series of Poker 2019 with one of Asia’s leading pros, Daniel Tang, achieving the dream at Event #90: US$50K Final Fifty No Limit Hold’em High Roller. Tang overcame the 123 strong field to capture his first-ever bracelet and a bucketful US$ 1,608,406 in winnings Interview by Christin Maschmann […]
WSOP Player of the Year race goes to Rozvadov; Campbell, Deeb and Negreanu in contention
The WSOP Player of the Year (POY) award is one of the most hotly contested titles in poker and everyone who heads to Vegas to play a full schedule in the summer will hope to collect the accolade, and ideally a couple of bracelets along the way. The award has been collected by some stellar […]
David Oppenheim and Chris Moneymaker inducted into Poker Hall of Fame
During the Main Event each year, the poker world is introduced to the latest members of the Poker Hall of Fame. Chosen by votes shared between the surviving members of the Hall of Fame and a panel of journalists, the Hall of Fame celebrates those who have made a serious contribution to the game, either […]
WSOP 2019: Abhinav Iyer wins bracelet; Daniel Negreanu’s wait continues
With an abundance of focus and fanfare being centred on the Main Event in the last week, you could be forgiven for thinking that it is the last event of the series. In fact, there are still plenty of other events which have recently concluded, with some interesting stories and near misses having been experienced […]
WSOP 2019 Main Event: Hossein Ensan is crowned World Champion; Dario Sammartino Runner-Up
Day 1A of this event now feels a very long time ago. It was in fact a full two weeks ago that this huge event got underway, before going on to become the second largest field in WSOP Main Event history at 8,569 entries. Last night, the journey came to an end with Hossein Ensan […]
Alex Foxen’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Alex Foxen is an American professional poker player. He was born on February 1st, 1991 in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Formerly, he played football as a tight end for the Boston College Eagles. He has over $15.2 million in live tournament earnings. He won the GPI Player of the Year award … Read more
APT Vietnam 2019: Oliver Helm wins the Championships Event; Terry Nguyen awarded Player of the Series; Christopher Mateo bags two
APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 concluded its 12-day run that took place from July 3 to 14 at Pro Poker Club. The second half of the festivities witnessed several players cash in quite large. New Zealander Oliver Helm won the Championships Event, Philippine player Christopher Mateo shipped two events, and Nguyen Tien Thanh aka […]
WSOP Main Event 2019: Hossein Ensan leads the way; Final Table in full swing as five survive
After a week of highly intensive poker, the WSOP Main Event took a break once the final table was set on Friday. Thankfully, gone are the days when that break covered several months. This time, the players had just a day to gather their thoughts and prepare themselves for the biggest test of their poker lives […]
Edward Chun Ho Yam breaks world record of most cashes in a year
Every year we see poker players achieve huge milestones such as reaching the top of the GPI country ranking, turning a satellite ticket to a goldmine, winning that first life changing million dollars, and for some, breaking a world record. Last week Hong Kong pro Edward Chun Ho Yam did exactly that. While attending the […]
WSOP 2019: 9 players left in the Main Event; Big chip lead for Ensan as Sammartino survives
10 days of tournament play in 2019 WSOP Main Event have all boiled down to this. The end of day 7 brought with it, an unrecognisable list of chip counts as the former leaders fell away and a new leader emerged from the pack to march into a commanding chiplead. We now have a strong […]
WSOP 2019: Nicholas Marchington leads the Main Event; Sam Greenwood eliminated in brutal fashion
After another frenetic day at the WSOP Main Event, just 35 contenders are left vying for a place at the final table. Nicholas Marchington managed to win a flip against a short-stack late in the day to top the counts, with former leader Timothy Su holding steady in 3rd after leading for most of the […]
WSOP 2019: 106 Survive Main Event Day 5; Timothy Su chip leader; Jiwoon Kim carries Asian hopes
Day 5 of the 2019 WSOP Main Event has been a lengthy day of notable names falling and 354 players being chopped down to just 106 survivors, each with dreams of a final table seat and a seven-figure prize. There is $10,000,000 set aside for the eventual champion, a crown which Timothy Su has laid […]
WSOP 2019: Daniel Tang wins his first WSOP gold at the Final Fifty High Roller
Huge celebration at the World Series of Poker 2019 with one of Asia’s leading pros, Daniel Tang, achieving the dream at Event #90: US$50K Final Fifty No Limit Hold’em High Roller. Tang overcame the 123 strong field to capture his first-ever bracelet and a bucketful US$ 1,608,406 in winnings. Tang’s WSOP achievements For the vast […]
APT Vietnam 2019: Zhou Jiaping ships the Main Event; Eunho Kwon & Junwoo Oh among early winners
Ongoing in Ho Chi Minh City at the Pro Poker Club is the Asian Poker Tour’s sixth festival of the year. APT Vietnam 2019 has been running since July 3 and is scheduled to conclude on July 14. This is the tour’s second visit of the year with a third one lined up for early […]
WSOP 2019: Dean Morrone leads the Main Event; Asian players rise on Day 4
Day 4 is now written into the books of Main Event history and things are starting to get serious up top. Dean Morrone required a sack the size of a hot-air balloon at bagging up time, having developed a comfortable lead at the top of the counts. Meanwhile, notable names are sitting on 100BB stacks […]
Locals dominate Manila Super Series 11: Alexis Lim wins the Main Event; Kim Enriquez wins the opener
From July 2 to 7, PokerStars LIVE Manila ran the 11th edition of the Manila Super Series at their hub in Okada Manila. The Main Event drew a strong field of 622 entries to more than double the advertised 3M guarantee. 94 players dipped into the Php 6,371,270 (~US$ 124,600) prize pool with Filipino player […]
Rick Salomon’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Rick Salomon is an American entrepreneur, film producer and poker player. He was born on January 24th, 1969 in Neptune Township, NJ. He’s the son of former Warner Bros. executive vice president Robert Jess Salomon. He started getting notable live tournament results around 2005. He’s also a regular in super high … Read more
Stephen Chidwick’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses & Private Life
– General Introduction – Stephen Chidwick is a British professional poker player. He was born on May 10th, 1989 in Deal, England. He started off as an online MTT and S&G player, playing under the screen name “stevie444” on PokerStars and Full Tilt. He transitioned to live tournaments in 2008. Since then, he racked up … Read more
WSOP 2019: Bubble bursts in Main Event; Preben Stokkan chip leader; Xixiang Luo leads Asian pack
The 2019 Main Event has thrown up some interesting stories during the opening days as the huge field of players has been busy with the task of culling itself. Now, after three day 1 starting flights, two day 2 flights and an action packed third day on the felt, the bubble has burst. All players […]
