Jens Kyllonen Wins 2016 WSOP $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed)

by July 10, 2016

Jens Kyllonen from Finland has joined the prestigious club of WSOP gold bracelet winners after the player topped the field of the 2016 WSOP $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed). Apart from capturing his first WSOP-related gold piece, the Finn also received a top prize o ...

Ryan Fee and Doug Polk Win 2016 WSOP $1,000 Tag-Team No-Limit Hold’em

by July 9, 2016

Ryan Fee from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Doug Polk from Las Vegas, Nevada have become the champions of the brand new $1,000 Tag-Team No-Limit Hold’em, a tournament format introduced for this year’s edition of the WSOP. The two players collected a total of $153,358 ...

Brian Rast Wins $50,000 Buy-In Poker Players Championship (6-handed)

Brian Rast Wins $50,000 Buy-In Poker Players Championship (6-handed)

by July 8, 2016

After five days of play, the $50,000 Buy-In Poker Players Championship event has concluded. The tournament attracted as many as 91 entrants who created a prize pool of $4,176,000. At the end, it was Brian Rast who emerged victorious to capture the third gold bracelet in his poker ...

Andreas Olympios Wins WPT500 at Aria Resort & Casino

by July 7, 2016

Season III of the WPT500 poker tour kicked off with a thrilling partypoker-sponsored tournament at Aria Resort & Casino, running from June 27 to July 6. UK-based player Andreas Olympios topped the event’s field to receive $260,000, the largest cash he has scooped since ...

Corey Thompson Wins 2016 WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em (30-Minute Levels)

by July 6, 2016

Corey Thompson, a Florida-based poker pro, has just collected his career largest cash of $221,163 and his first-ever gold bracelet for winning the 2016 WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em (30-Minute Levels).Thompson told interviewers that he has been brought up in a working-c ...

Hung Le Wins 2016 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em

by July 5, 2016

Hung Le from Huber Heights, Ohio has become the champion of the 2016 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights 8-Handed No-Limit Hold’em, an event that was added on the Series’ schedule for the very first time this year. Le scooped his first-ever WSOP-related cash and his first-ever WSO ...

Allan Le Wins 2016 WSOP $1,500 Mixed Omaha

by July 4, 2016

Allan Le, a 30-year-old poker professional from Huntington Beach, California, has become the latest player to join the elite WSOP gold bracelet winners club. He won the $1,500 Mixed Omaha event for his first-ever WSOP gold piece and the amount of $189,223 in prize money.Le n ...

Brandon Shack-Harris Wins 2016 WSOP $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 8-Handed

by July 3, 2016

Brandon Shack-Harris has become the latest player to capture a gold bracelet during this year’s edition of the WSOP. The poker professional from Chicago, Illinois triumphed in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship 8-Handed to collect his career second gold bracelet and t ...

Safiya Umerova Wins 2016 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout

by July 2, 2016

Safiya Umerova, a Russian-born poker pro now residing in Los Angeles, has become the second female player to win a WSOP gold bracelet this year. Umerova emerged victorious over the field of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout for her first WSOP-related gold piece and top p ...

Shaun Deeb Wins 2016 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud

by July 1, 2016

Shaun Deeb, a professional poker player from Upstate New York now residing in Las Vegas, has just added a WSOP gold bracelet to the one he captured this time last year. Last night, Deeb topped the field of the 2016 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud, scooping the amount of $111,101 for ...

John Hennigan Wins 2016 WSOP $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Championship

by June 30, 2016

John Hennigan or “Johnny World” Hennigan, as he is better known in the poker world, has just scooped his WSOP gold bracelet number four after winning the 2016 WSOP $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Championship. The Las Vegas resident also collected $320,103, one of the big ...

Mitchell Towner Wins 2016 WSOP $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em

by June 29, 2016

Mitchell Towner, a Texas-born professor at the University of Arizona, has just won the 2016 WSOP $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em, one of the most exciting events on the Series’ schedule. Strangely enough, the player collected his first-ever live cash and his fir ...

George Danzer Wins 2016 WSOP $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship

by June 28, 2016

George Danzer, a Brazil-born poker pro of German origin and now residing in Austria, has become the latest 2016 WSOP gold bracelet winner, after the player bested the field of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship. Danzer captured his second title from ...

Phillip McAllister Wins 2016 WSOP $3,000 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em

by June 27, 2016

Phillip McAllister, a 22-year-old poker professional from the United Kingdom, has become the latest player to join the elite club of WSOP gold bracelet winners. McAllister has just won the $3,000 Shootout No-Limit Hold’em for his first Series gold piece and the amount of $2 ...

Christopher Vitch Wins 2016 WSOP $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit)

by June 26, 2016

Christopher Vitch, a cash game poker player from Phoenix, Arizona, has just joined the WSOP champions club, winning his first gold bracelet ever. Apart from the shiny WSOP gold piece, he also added $136,854 to his poker bankroll for besting the field of the $2,500 Mixed Triple Dr ...