The flagship WSOP at the Rio is expected to return to its normal summer slot next year, dates that have been used by the WSOP Online during the COVID pandemic.
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A Caesars Entertainment spokesperson confirmed the closure of the Strip poker room and referred players to other nearby Caesars properties.
Phil Hellmuth, the all-time leader in World Series of Poker tournament victories, will face an amateur on the next “High Stakes Duel” on PokerGO.
Noel Furlong, an Irish businessman and horse trainer, won $1 million at the 1999 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship.
First place in the Wynn Millions poker tournament will receive just over $2 million, and second gets more than $1.2 million. The top 134 places will be paid.
The Wynn Millions, a $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event, has a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. Friday is the first of three starting flights.
Phil Hellmuth defeated poker rival Daniel Negreanu on Wednesday for the third straight “High Stakes Duel” match on PokerGO and can now cash out his winnings.
Phil Hellmuth will walk away with $350,000 if he can defeat Daniel Negreanu for a third straight time on PokerGO’s “High Stakes Duel” on Wednesday.
The schedule has been announced for the return of the World Series of Poker at the Rio from Sept. 30 to Nov. 23, right on the heels of the WSOP Online.
David Peters collected the overall title again at PokerGO’s high-stakes tournament series, and Sean Winter won the $50,000 buy-in Main Event.
A total of 88 WSOP bracelet events will be held from Sept. 30 to Nov. 23 at the Rio, with buy-ins ranging from $400 to $250,000.
The flagship World Series of Poker was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and was delayed from its normal summer dates until the fall this year.
Ian Steinman officially won the $2,200 buy-in Benny Binion Summer Shootout on Saturday at the South Point, earning $65,000 in a three-way deal.
Eli Elezra, 60, won an event at the U.S. Poker Open, and Steve Zolotow, 76, is second on the overall series leaderboard at the PokerGO studio by the Aria.
The tournament series starts Thursday with a $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event, the first of 12 big buy-in events at the PokerGO studio by the Aria.
