Tournaments

WSOP Main Event Third Largest Ever but Top Prize Falls Outside the Top 10

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event has drawn in the crowds this year and become one of the richest tournaments in history. One of the biggest stories of the 2017 WSOP has been record turnouts in a number of side events...

Phil Ivey Leads An All-Star Cast in WSOP Hall of Fame Finale

The World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) annual Poker Hall (HOF) of Fame nomination process is complete and this year we could see Phil Ivey finally make the grade. In a bid to find the players or industry members worthy of a...

WSOP Round-Up: Chris Ferguson Continues to Shock As Players Championship Concludes

Another week of World Series of Poker (WSOP) action is in the books and it’s been another week of big winners and high drama at the felt. The story that’s dominated this week’s WSOP headlines was the continued...

WSOP’s Finest Out to Prove They’re the Best in $50,000 Poker Players Championship

The World Series of Poker’s (WSOP) $50,000 Poker Players Championship got underway on July 6 with 93 entries being collected on the first day. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship was added to the WSOP’s schedule in...

WSOP POY Race Set For an Explosive Finale As Chris Ferguson Sits in Second Place

With the World Series of Poker (WSOP) heading into the home straight, fans and players alike are now looking to a potentially explosive end to the Player of the Year (POY) race. Every year, as the WSOP is nearing an end,...

Non-Hold’em Action at the WSOP Sees One Player Win Without Knowing the Rules

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has just passed the halfway mark and the non-Hold’em events are now starting to pique the interests of players. Although the biggest Hold’em event of all is yet to come, those with a...

WSOP Halfway Point Report: Records Fall as 24,000+ Players Ante-Up

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) has reached its halfway point and, so far, the vital statistics make for positive reading. When the Department of Justice (DOJ) shutdown PokerStars, Full Tilt and Absolute Poker on April 15, 2011,...

Record-Breaking Seniors Could Push WSOP Main Event to New Heights

The Seniors event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has not only crowned a winner in recent days but broken another record. 2017 seems to be the year of record-breaking No Limit Hold’em fields and the Seniors event has...

WSOP Weekly Round-Up: Mariz is the Big Winner as Millionaire Maker Concludes

Another week at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is over and looking back at the highlights it’s been another successful few days inside the Rio, Las Vegas. The biggest story of the week came courtesy of Event #20, the...

WSOP Marathon Proves Not All Bracelet Events Need to be a Sprint

The latest innovation from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) got underway recently, and the concept appears gone down well with the masses. When the WSOP announced its 2017 schedule, it did so with a number of new tournaments. One...