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2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Zaichenko Tops Main Event Field, Holz Wins Another High Roller, Kennedy Bests Ladies

Audrey Zaichenko of Moscow acquired more chips than anyone else in Day 1B of the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event. Perhaps that name sounds familiar. You may recall he won Event #34, the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, last...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Dunst Wins First Series Bracelet, High Roller Down to 13, and Main Event Begins

The 2016 World Series of Poker is winding down, but the excitement is heating up. Only 13 players remain in the High Roller for One Drop event, a WPT TV personality won a bracelet. The Ladies Event is at final table status now....

2016 World Series of Poker Update: Main Event Readies for Kick Off, Fee and Polk Win Tag Team

Today’s the day: the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally here. The tournament you’ve all been waiting for since Joe McKeehen finished off his November Nine opponents eight months ago will get underway...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Main Event Around the Corner, High Roller for One Drop Starts, $25k PLO Down to 20

The 2016 World Series of Poker may be winding down, but the action at the Rio in Las Vegas is heating up. It’s the most wonderful time of the summer. After 38 exciting days, the Main Event is merely one day away. This...

Tony G Trolls Nigel Farage with UKIP Leadership Bid

Former poker pro Tony G might not have time to poke fun at people at the poker table like he used to, but that hasn’t stopped him from causing a scene in the political sphere. Following the UK’s vote to leave the...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Rast Wins Another $50K PPC, Ho Hum

In its 11-year history, only two players have won the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship more than once. Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi was the first to do it in 2010 and 2012, and on Wednesday, 34-year-old...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: After Eight Final Tables, Peters Wins Gold

Coming into this year, only a handful of poker players in the world had made as many World Series of Poker final tables as David Peters, without ever winning a bracelet. Now the midwesterner can cross that obstruction off his...

Soccer Star Neymar Isn’t Bluffing the Tax Man

Neymar isn’t bluffing the tax man and he’s not a criminal, that’s what the soccer star and poker enthusiast told Brazilian media outlet Isto E on July 4th, 2016. Soon after the Brazilian became a PokerStars pro...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update: Salon Owner Wins Crazy Eights, Bonomo Out Front in PPC

In a year when the pros have been killing one event after another, an amateur player has finally pulled one down for the little guys. Hung Le, a 53-year old nail salon owner from Ohio, came to Las Vegas to “get lucky,” just...

2016 World Series of Poker Daily Update:  Mizrachi Brothers Crushing $50K PPC, Lichtenberger Outlasts 1,125

The Mizrachi brothers are making their mark on the 2016 World Series of Poker. Michael has nine cashes this summer. Robert has six so far, including a bracelet in Event #3, the $10,000 Seven Card Stud. Many refer to this...