Celebrations in the air as another seven players seized gold bracelets at the 52nd annual World Series of Poker. The newly minted were Brian Rast for his fifth career bracelet, Farzad “Freddy” Bonyadi for bracelet number four, Tommy Le for his second $10K Pot Limit Omaha title, and first-time winners, Anthony Denove, Alexandre Reard, Gershon […]
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Update on Asian players at the 2021 WSOP
The 52nd annual World Series of Poker may be a long trek for players in Asia, and even longer for those that have to park at a third country before being allowed entry into the United States, however that hasn’t deterred the die-hards from making the pilgrimage. After four weeks of games completed at the […]
2021 WSOP Halftime Highlights: Phil Hellmuth on fire; Three victories for Asia; Two golds for Zinno; Addamo and Lazrus win a million; Friedman makes history
With 27 days of games in the books, the 52nd annual World Series of Poker has reached its halfway point. Before cards went flying on September 30, it was uncertain if the prestigious event would draw a big crowd, especially with mandatory vaccination and travel restrictions imposed on select international travelers. However, that concern was […]
2021 WSOP: Japanese takeover as Kazuki Ikeuchi strikes gold and Kosei Ichinose runner up; Ryan Hansen and Chad Norton win bracelets
A strong contingent of Japanese players have made the trek to the 52nd annual World Series of Poker and many have run deep at various events. Making the country very proud were two highly distinguished pros, Kazuki Ikeuchi, who snapped a triple runner up streak to capture his first ever bracelet, and Kosei Ichinose, who […]
2021 WSOP: Carlos Chang brings Taiwan’s second series gold; Josh Arieh, Kevin Gerhart, and Brad Ruben win third career bracelet
Taiwan players continue to bring excitement to the Asian region as Carlos Chang wins his first career bracelet at the $2,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold’em. This was Taiwan’s second gold in this series. Two weeks prior, fellow countryman Yen Han “Pete” Chen shipped Online Event #3: $400 NLH Ultra Deepstack. Also locking up bracelets were […]
2021 WSOP: Michael Addamo dominates $50K High Roller for third career bracelet; triple crown Adam Friedman makes history at Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed
There are many reasons why players make the annual pilgrimage to the World Series of Poker, one of them is to test their skills against the creme de la creme and hopefully walk away golden. In the past couple of days, two champions have done just that, both players further cementing their names as one […]
2021 WSOP: Michael Noori denies Ryan Leng the gold; Jim Collopy, David “Bakes” Baker; Ran Koller, Anthony Koutsos, Karolis Sereika, Ryan Stoker lift bracelets
Another seven players walked away with gold bracelets at the 52nd annual World Series of Poker. The newly minted were David “Bakes” Baker for his third career bracelet, Jim Collopy for his second career bracelet, first time winners Ran Koller, Anthony Koutsos, Karolis Sereika, Michael Noori who defeated 3x winner Ryan Leng at heads up, […]
2021 WSOP: Phil Hellmuth finally captures elusive 16th bracelet; Chance Kornuth clasps third career bracelet; Dylan Weisman wins first gold
Phil Hellmuth’s assault on the felt has been the talk of the town and just last night, he wowed the crowd after securing his 16th career gold bracelet. Also in the limelight were Chance Kornuth who captured his third bracelet and Dylan Weisman for his maiden victory. We’ve got those stories down below. The 52nd […]
2021 WSOP: Anthony Zinno clinches back to back wins for fourth career bracelet; Lara Eisenberg, Scott Ball, Dalibor Dula claim first time golds
The 52nd Annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino awarded its first two time champion, Anthony Zinno, who clinched a second gold bracelet just four days after winning his first of the series. This brought Zinno’s total number of career bracelets to four. Also in the spotlight were three […]
Taiwanese pros crushing Sin City! Pete Chen adds a Wynn to his gold bracelet; near victories for Eric Tsai and James Chen
Poker players around the world continue to descend upon Sin City for the biggest event of the year. Mixed in the crowd are Asian pros hoping to return home with gold bracelets and fatter wallets. The past week has been extremely dramatic as Taiwanese pros Yen Han “Pete” Chen, James Chen, and Ting Yi “Eric” […]