Tournaments

€1 Million-Buyin Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza Confirms First 35 Players

October’s Monte-Carlo One Drop Extravaganza has 35 players confirmed for what will be the largest buy-in poker tournament ever held. The charity event takes place from October 13-17 in, funnily enough, Monte-Carlo with a 1...

Former WSOP Runner-Up, Jesse Sylvia, Bags WPT Borgata Poker Open For $821,811

Jesse Sylvia, the perennial runner-up of the poker world, has finally won his first major title by winning the WPT Borgata Poker Open. The American pro, who finished runner-up at the 2012 WSOP Main Event, took down a first prize...

WCOOP High Roller Won By Phil “Grindation” McAllister, Twitch Stream Record Smashed

The 2016 WCOOP, as it always does, attracted plenty of headlines: a controversial re-entry ban and major wins for major players. But in a week when in-form German pro Fedor Holz came close, another big online player also just...

2017 Aussie Millions to Become Standalone Event

The Aussie Millions, one of the most prestigious poker festivals on the calendar, is returning to its roots and becoming a standalone event. Since launching in 1998, the Crown Casino’s Aussie Millions has not only be a...

ESPN’s WSOP Broadcasts Kick Off on September 6

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) might already be a distant memory for some, but ESPN is preparing to rerun some of the action across its two main stations. While the November Nine are busy preparing for their moment in the...

2016 WSOP Broke All Sorts of Records

The 2016 WSOP concluded last week, sans the Main Event final table in October. By all accounts, the 47th annual summer series was a rousing success. Never before has the series had more entrants over the course of the summer than...

Daniel Negreanu Faces Backlash from Donald Trump Supporters During Democratic National Convention

Love him or hate him, Daniel Negreanu isn’t afraid to speak his mind. The poker sensation recently became an American citizen. Part of what made him so excited to gain citizenship was the ability to vote against Donald Trump in...

2016 WSOP Top Performers: Mercier and Bonomo Shine

We are now down to just the Main Event final table before closing the doors on the 2016 WSOP. The series had many great and not-so great performances. Big name pros such as Jason Mercier, Justin Bonomo, and even Chris “Jesus”...

A Look at the 2016 WSOP: Mercier Dominated, Hellmuth Didn’t, Bad Boys Showed Up

As it does every year, the 2016 World Series of Poker seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye. The biggest poker tournament in the world had plenty of drama, scandal, victories, and disappointments. Let’s take a look...

October Nine is Set for 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table  

The October Nine might not ring a bell, but the presidential election has bumped this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event final table playdown back a week, thus the name change. And as of the wee hours of Tuesday...