Another big batch of Asian players made the cut to Day 2 of the record breaking $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event. The last starting day – Day 1D – drew an enormous crowd that sent the total number surging to over 9,000 players. The heat closed with 114 Asia […]
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2023 WSOP Main Event Day 1D: Chris Moneymaker delivers heartfelt speech, Phil Hellmuth, Dan Cates roar; past record breached; 18 champions into Day 2
It took a year of aggressive preparation and it paid off as the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka 2023 WSOP Main Event breached the long-standing 2006 turnout of 8,773 players. Before the announcement was made, 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker delivered a heartfelt welcome speech comparing the […]
2023 WSOP: Pakinai Lisawad, Lester Edoc, Weiran Pu, Vincent Li among top ten of Main Event Day 1C
The largest crowd yet at the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event with Day 1C filling up two huge ballrooms of the Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas and a large portion of Paris Las Vegas As always, delivering the opening words was WSOP Vice President, […]
[Interview] Reiji Kono on his yearly Las Vegas visits
Online poker player from Japan, Reiji Kono, is back at the World Series of Poker for a third consecutive year. He made his foray into live tournament poker at the 2021 WSOP for his inaugural live series and cashed in five times. Although his results didn’t reach remarkable heights, Kono returned in 2022, and […]
2023 WSOP: Yohwan Lim, John Tech, Reiji Kono, Neel Joshi among 50 Asian survivors of Main Event Day 1B; six APAC bracelet winners into Day 2
Independence Day in the USA did not deter players from attending the much awaited 54th Annual World Series of Poker – $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event with well over a thousand players signing up at Horseshoe Casino Las Vegas for the Day 1B flight. The players were scattered across two […]
2023 WSOP: Main Event Day 1B spotlight on Abhishek Goindi, Quan Zhou, Yohwan Lim, John Tech
Over the past several years, there has been a consistent rise in Asian attendance at the World Series of Poker as players from various countries across the region fervently compete for the highly sought-after bracelets. Although a number of them have triumphantly claimed the prestigious gold, it remains an elusive dream for others. Among the […]
2023 WSOP: Main Event Day 1A closes with 23 Asian players advancing; Shota Nakanishi leads; Daewoong Song, Pete Chen run deep at COLOSSUS
The most anticipated tournament of the year, the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship NLH aka WSOP MAIN EVENT kicked off on Monday, July 3, 2023 with 2006 champion Jamie Gold delivering the famous call “Shuffle up and Deal!” With that, cards went flying as hundreds of players battled it out at […]
2023 WSOP: Asia Highlights – July 3, 2023
MAIN EVENT Day 1A closes with 22 Asian players advancing; Shota Nakanishi leads After five levels of 2-hour play each, Day 1A of the 54th Annual World Series of Poker MAIN EVENT concluded. Based on the WSOP / Pokernews reports, 721 survived however the official player entry count has yet to be confirmed. From the […]
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The 54th Annual World Series of Poker MAIN EVENT is now underway at the Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas, and to further amplify the thrill, Somuchpoker will grant $10,000 in cash to one fortunate player. Simply be the ultimate survivor wearing a Somuchpoker patch at the 2023 WSOP Main Event and the money is yours. The […]
54th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event Begins Today! – July 3 to 17 at Horseshoe & Paris Las Vegas
From its humble beginnings in 1970 to the colossal scale of 8,773 players in recent years, the stage is set for the 2023 WSOP MAIN EVENT $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship! *All photos by WSOP / Pokernews This iconic tournament begins today, July 3rd at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, and is […]