Doug Polk Claims Gold in 2017 WSOP $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP

Doug Polk Claims Gold in 2017 WSOP $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP

by June 6, 2017

Doug Polk, a US poker pro who has demonstrated proficiency on multiple occasions, was the player to take down the $111,111 High Roller for ONE DROP, or the highest buy-in event on the schedule of the 2017 WSOP festival.Polk added $3,686,865 to his poker bankroll and his care ...

Benjamin Zamani Wins 2017 WSOP $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better

by June 5, 2017

Benjamin Zamani, a German-born poker pro now residing in Florida, added on Sunday another gold bracelet to his previously won piece, after topping a massive field of 905 entries in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better. His victory in Event #4 on the 2017 WSOP schedule secured him n ...

Upeshka De Silva Wins 2017 WSOP $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout

by June 4, 2017

A 369-person field was not strong enough to stop poker pro Upeshka De Silva’s march to a second WSOP gold bracelet. Last night, the player claimed the gold and a first-place prize of $229,923 after emerging the victor from Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout, a ...

Poker Couple Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov Win 2017 WSOP $10,000 Tag Team Championship

by June 3, 2017

Both Liv Boeree and Igor Kurganov are two players with formidable poker portfolios. However, WSOP’s gold bracelets have evaded them for several years until last night. It turned out that the one important ingredient for the two players to eventually win the coveted non-mone ...

Bryan Hollis Wins 2017 WSOP $565 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em

by June 2, 2017

For almost five decades, the World Series of Poker has been summoning players from all around the world to celebrate a game they share an affinity for. The 48th annual WSOP festival kicked off mere days ago at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, promising a summer full of poker exc ...

Christoph Vogelsang Wins Aria Casino 2017 Super High Roller Bowl

by June 2, 2017

German poker pro Christoph Vogelsang battled his way to the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl title on Thursday, converting his $300,000 investment into the tournament into a $6-million first-place prize.The player toiled his way to victory in a five-hour heads-up match against A ...

Jake Schindler Marches Into 2017 Super High Roller Bowl Final Day with Massive Chip Lead

by June 1, 2017

The 56-person strong field of the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl took four days and 24 levels of play to be reduced to just three finalists. Jake Schindler, Christoph Vogelsang, and Stefan Schillhabel were the three survivors to make it through Day 4 of the massive $300,000 buy-in e ...

Jake Schindler Leads Final 8 after Aria Casino 2017 Super High Roller Bowl Day 3 Action

by May 31, 2017

Since introduced in the summer of 2015, Aria’s Super High Roller Bowl has established itself as one of the biggest and most highly anticipated events to be taking place on an annual basis. The tournament’s third edition is currently underway and has so far delivered and even exce ...

Justin Bonomo Bags Largest Stack after Aria Casino Super High Roller Bowl Day 2

by May 30, 2017

If Day 1 of the 2017 Aria Super High Roller Bowl was packed with action, Day 2 of the $300,000 buy-in event sizzled with action. The tournament’s field was reduced to just 19 players, all of whom ready to fight fiercely for the $6 million first-place prize and the champion’s ring ...

Byron Kaverman Leads Elite 2017 Super High Roller Bowl Field into Day 2

by May 29, 2017

The Aria Super High Roller Bowl, one of the biggest, hottest, most exciting poker events to be taking place throughout the year, is currently underway. Day 1 of the prestigious $300,000 buy-in tournament has been completed minutes ago and 44 players have retreated to their abodes ...

Christian Christner Wins Latest Aria Casino $100,000 Super High Roller

by May 28, 2017

German players reigned the final table of the 18th ever Aria $100,000 Super High Roller event, as there were three of them left to participate in that final stage of play. And it was a German who emerged the victor eventually. Christian Christner is now $1,454,720 richer after he ...

Antanas “Tony G” Guoga Warms Up for Super High Roller Bowl with $25,000 Buy-In Event Victory

by May 26, 2017

Antanas Guoga, better known in the poker community as Tony G, has apparently taken a break from his political duties as a Member of the European Parliament, to make a trip to Las Vegas where poker people from all around the world are warming up for the upcoming Aria Super High Ro ...

WPT’s Mike Sexton Takes Over partypoker Chairman Role

by May 23, 2017

Poker operator partypoker announced on Monday that poker veteran Mike Sexton will join its ranks as its new Chairman. Sexton is assuming his new role after spending the past 15 years as a WPT commentator.With more than three-decades of poker involvement, Sexton has given a l ...

Ducardo Ueberfeldt Wins Forbes Pokerman Open Main Event at King’s Casino Rozvadov

by May 22, 2017

King’s Casino in the Czech village of Rozvadov has over the years expanded its activities so much that action at the poker room never seems to stop. Last night, the Forbes Pokerman Open Spring Edition Main Event was completed with Germany’s Ducardo Ueberfeldt emerging as the winn ...

Romania’s Catalin Pop Wins 2017 888Live Barcelona €2,200 High Roller

by May 20, 2017

It has been quite a year for Romanian player Catalin Pop. We are less than five full months into 2017 and the player has already won two 888Live poker tournaments, boosting his bankroll and making a statement that the poker community may have found its latest big star.Last ni ...