Rob Mercer played in the World Series of Poker Main Event on Thursday thanks to the generosity of dozens in the poker community.
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Phil Hellmuth arrived at the World Series of Poker Main Event in cosplay as P.T. Barnum from the 2017 movie “The Greatest Showman.”
The World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in Main Event No-limit Hold’em World Championship attracted a record field.
The $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker No-limit Hold’em tournament is the least expensive event the World Series of Poker has ever offered.
Tyler Brown of Northbrook, Illinois, won the WSOP’s Mystery Millions bounty event for $1 million thanks in large part to a courageous call with ace high.
Vince Vaughn has been an unofficial ambassador for Las Vegas since he delivered the iconic line “Vegas, baby, Vegas!” in the 1996 movie “Swingers.”
The World Poker Tour is celebrating its 20th anniversary by hosting a tournament with a $15 million guaranteed prize pool, the richest in live poker history.
Dan “Jungleman” Cates won the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship, prevailing at a marathon final table that didn’t finish till after 3 a.m.
Mike Sexton, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame and the longtime color commentator for the World Poker Tour, died Sunday of cancer.
Stoyan Madanzhiev prevailed in a field of 5,802 with a total prize pool of more than $27 million, a record for an online tournament.
Rod Pardey Sr. won World Series of Poker events in 1991 and 1994 in his specialty, seven-card stud. He died Saturday in Reno.
Nahrain Tamero, a stay-at-home mom from California, was the only woman to win one of the 31 bracelet events held on WSOP.com in July.
Caesars Palace and the South Point are hosting multitable tournaments again. The Venetian has been hosting similar events in a shootout format.
Allen Chang prevailed in WSOP Online Event 5, a $1,000 No-limit Hold’em freezeout (no rebuys allowed), earning more than $160,000.
A fun — and profitable — journey through three Las Vegas poker rooms as games resumed after the casino shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.