The 55th annual World Series of Poker begins Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, with 99 live bracelet events and 30 online events scheduled.
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When the Circa Survivor field was whittled to 13, 12 of them agreed to a partial chop of the $9.2 million pot. But one high-stakes gambler stood in the way.
Rob Mercer told the Review-Journal that he did not have terminal stage 4 colon cancer when he started a GoFundMe account to play in the WSOP Main Event.
Daniel Weinman outlasted a record field to win the World Series of Poker Main Event on Monday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and the $12.1 million first prize.
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson was remembered by friends and family Sunday during a celebration of life at Horseshoe Las Vegas. He died May 14 at age 89.
The World Series of Poker is investigating a player who finished third in the $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller No-Limit Hold’em event Sunday.
The $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop will take place in December during the World Poker Tour’s World Championship Festival at Wynn Las Vegas.
Professional poker player Eric Persson, the CEO of Maverick Gaming, is behind the effort to offer a new poker room at the Tropicana on the Strip.
Doyle Brunson, widely regarded as the “Godfather of Poker,” and a two-time winner of the WSOP Texas Hold’em Main Event, died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was 89.
Phil Hellmuth won the PokerGO Tour U.S. Poker Open $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event, making a straight flush on the final hand.
Patrik Antonius, a high-stakes poker pro, won a hand worth almost $2 million during a cash game Sunday, the largest pot ever broadcast on a U.S. live stream.
The World Series of Poker released its full schedule of tournaments for the event May 30 to July 18 at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas.
Phil Hellmuth didn’t make it to the first break Thursday before he was eliminated from the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event at Bally’s.
Vince Vaughn has been an unofficial ambassador for Las Vegas since he delivered the iconic line “Vegas, baby, Vegas!” in the 1996 movie “Swingers.”
Phil Hellmuth, a 16-time WSOP bracelet winner, revealed Tuesday on Twitter that he will be sidelined from the WSOP after testing positive for COVID.