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News2021 WSOP: Michael Addamo wins $50K High Roller, Another Dealers Choice for Adam FriedmanAdam Friedman won his fourth career bracelet and his third-consecutive $10,000 Dealers Choice Championship bracelet, while denying Phil Hellmuth his pursuit of bracelet #17. Friedman outlasted 93 entrants in WSOP Event #38 and a final table that also included Jake Schwartz, Carol Fucks, Mike Matusow, and Matt Glantz. Meanwhile, Aussie pro Michael Addamo saw his run good continue with a victory in the WSOP $50K High Roller. Addamo was the last player standing in Event #38 $50,000 High Roller and earned a first-place payout worth $1,132,968. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: David 'Bakes' Baker, Anthony Koutsos, Karolis Sereika win braceletsDavid 'Bakes' Baker binked his third bracelet with a slick victory in 2021 WSOP Event #34 $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw after outlasting 285 runners to win $380,475. Anthony Koutsos won his first bracelet with a victory in WSOP Event #35 $500 Freezeout NL for $167,272 after he was the last player standing out of 2,931 entries. Lithuania's Karolis Sereika outlasted 1,441 entrants to win his first bracelet in WSOP Event #37 $1,500 NL Super Turbo for a score worth $195,310. [...] Read more…

NewsThe Grinder, Laye Flack, Elky among 2021 Poker Hall of Fame Nominees The World Series of Poker announced the ten names that will be eligible for induction into the Poker Hall of Fame. This year's list has a trio of first-timers including the late Layne Flack and a couple of superstars that turned 40 including Michael 'The Grinder' Mizrachi and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier. The other seven past nominees are Isai Scheinberg, Matt Savage, Mike Matusow, Ted Forrest, Jesus Ferguson, Eli Elezra, and Antonio Esfandiari. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: Phil Hellmuth wins bracelet #16On a Sunday night at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas, Phill Hellmuth won bracelet #16 as the last player standing in 2021 WSOP Event #31 $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw. Hellmuth outlasted 272 runners and banked $84,851 for his victory. He defeated Jake Schwartz heads up for the Lowball win and outlasted a final table that also included Chris Vitch, Rep Porter, Josh Faris, and Dario Sammartino. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: Daniel Lazrus binks Milly Maker for cool millionWe finally have a champion in the Milly Maker. In 2021 WSOP Event #17 MILLIONAIRE MAKER, pro Daniel Lazrus outlasted a field of 5,326 runners to win his second bracelet and a cool million bucks out of the $7.1 million prize pool. Ryan Leng shipped his third bracelet in 2021 WSOP Event #23 $1,500 8-Game Mix. Michael Prendergast won his first bracelet and $127,428 with a victory in 2021 WSOP Event #24 $600 PLO Deepstack by fading 1,572 runners. [...] Read more…

NewsPokerStars launches another Dare2Stream competition on TwitchIf you ever dreamed about becoming a sponsored player and the next poker ambassador for PokerStars, then the latest Dare2Stream competition on Twitch is up your alley. Dare2Stream returns to PokerStars with a coveted PokerStars Ambassador contract up for grabs to the winner. The competition runs from October 23 to December 12 on Twitch with a one-year contract at stake. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: Anthony Zinno, Vladimir Peck, DJ Alexander newest bracelet winnersAnthony Zinno shipped 2021 WSOP Event #19 Seven Card Stud Championship for his third career-bracelet and outlasted a tough final table that included Phil Hellmuth who was denied his 16 the bracelet. Vladimir Peck outlasted 253 runners to win Event #18 $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball for a score worth $134,390. DJ Alexander took down Event #20 $1,000 GGPoker Flip & Go and outlasted 1,240 runners to win $180,665 and his first-ever bracelet. [...] Read more… DJ Alexander wins Event #20 (Pic by WSOP)

News2021 WSOP: John Monnette denies Nate Silver gold braceletThe 2021 WSOP had a stacked final table in Event #16 $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship, when John Monnette won his fourth-career bracelet by defeated Nate Silver heads-up for the gold bracelet and $245,680. The $10K LHE final table also included Eric Kurtzman, Terence Chan, Jason Somerville, John Racener, Scott Tuttle, and Chris Chung. In the other LHE event, Israel's Yuval Bronshtein won his second bracelet with a victory in Event #12 $1,500 Limit Hold'em for a $125K score. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: Ari Engel, Jason Koon, Zhi Wu, Michael Perrone win braceletsPhil Hellmuth made another final table at the 2021 WSOP in his pursuit of bracelet #16, but he could only muster up a fifth-place finish in Event #9 $10,000 Omaha 8 Championship when the Poker Brat entered the final day as the short stack. Ari Engel outlasted 134 runners to win the bracelet and $317,076 after winning a marathon heads-up battle. Jason Koon shipped Event #11 $25,000 Heads-Up Championship by defeating Gabor Szabo heads up for his first-ever bling. Meanwhile, Zhi Wu won Event #8 $600 NL Deepstack and banked $281,604 and his first bracelet by outlasting a hefty field of 4,527 runners. Also, Michal Perrone edged out Pierre Calamusa and a field of 1,640 entrants to win Event #10 $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty NL for $152,173. [...] Read more…

NewsThe Card Counter: quick review of new Paul Shrader film "The Card Counter", a film written and directed by Paul Shrader, hit the big screens last month but it's now available on VOD services. The Card Counter is more of a revenge thriller and anti-war film disguised as a gambling and poker movie. Oscar Isaac plays a small-time gambler William Tell, an ex-vet of the Iraq War who focuses on low-stakes poker and counting cards at blackjack tables in local casinos, while he tries to keep his demons at bay. He takes a college drop out on the road with him, while trying to help the kid avoid a dark path of revenge against his former boss. [...] Read more… Oscar Isaac as gambler William Tell in 'The Card Counter'

News2021 WSOP: Connor Drinan wins Omaha 8, Tyler Cornell binks $25K High RollerThe 2021 World Series of Poker at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas added two more winners. Connor Drinan emerged the victor in Event #5 $1,500 Omaha 8 after surviving a field of 607 entrants to win $163,252. Tyler Cornell snagged his first bracelet as the last player standing in Event #6 $25,000 High Roller after he outlasted 135 entrants and banked $833,289 at a tough final table that included Michael Liang, Adrian Mateos, Jonathan Jaffe, Mustapha Kanit, and Paul Newey. [...] Read more… Tyler Cornell wins Event #6 $25K High Roller (Pic: WSOP)

NewsGGPoker adds Jason Koon as newest brand ambassadorGGPoker expanded their roster of brand ambassadors with the addition of American pro Jason Koon, which was announced at the 2021 WSOP over the weekend. Koon won over $32.5 million in live tournaments during his career and he's currently ranked #10 all-time on Hendon Mob. Koon joins Daniel Negreanu and Fedor Holz as GGPoker's brand ambassadors. [...] Read more…

News2021 WSOP: Jesse Klein wins Event #2 $25,000 HORSECash game-specialist Jesse Klein took down the first open event at the 2021 World Series of Poker with a victory in Event #2 $25,000 HORSE for $552,182after he outlasted a field of 78 runners and survived a tough final table that included Phil Hellmuth, Benny Glasser, David Benyamine, Ben Yu, and Matt Glantz. Hellmuth was denied bracelet #16 when he busted in sixth place. [...] Read more…

NewsPokerStars European Poker Tour returns with the EPT PragueThe red spade returns to live action! Get ready for the anticipated return of the European Poker Tour when the EPT springs into action with the 2021 EPT Prague. The Hilton Hotel Prague will host a full slate of live events between December 8 and 19. The €5,300 buy-in Main Event begins December 13 and satellites starting this weekend for as low as €1. Other notable events will include the return of the €1,100 EPT National and the €10K EPT High Roller. [...] Read more…

NewsMichael Addamo wins 2021 Super High Roller Bowl VI for $3.4 million scoreMichael Addamo continued his hot streak with an impressive victory in 2021 Super High Roller Bowl VI at the Aria Casino. The Aussie pro dominated a tough field of supreme superstars to bank $3.4 million including defeating three-time SHRB champ Justin Bonomo heads up for the SHRB VI title. Addamo won the final two events at the Poker Masters two weekends ago to win the coveted purple jacket to add to his SHRB VI crown. [...] Read more…