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.
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Matt Bode won Event 4 of the WSOP Online on WSOP.com, a $500 No-limit Hold’em super turbo tournament, good for more than $97,000.
The sportsbook at M Resort was closed Thursday and Friday after an employee test positive for coronavirus, according to a spokesperson. It will reopen Saturday.
The World Series of Poker has evolved over the years, and the coronavirus pandemic has created a new wrinkle in a long-standing discussion.
The Bellagio is the only room in Las Vegas with six-handed games because it has installed plexiglass dividers between players.
A fun — and profitable — journey through three Las Vegas poker rooms as games resumed after the casino shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Clark County win was down 99.5 percent from a year ago with the only win coming from scattered bets from companies with sports betting apps and online poker.
Matt Damon, Tobey Maguire, Jason Bateman and others are slated to participate in a livestreamed event Saturday to raise money for Feeding America.
When casinos closed, many professional card players lost their main source of income. Online poker and coaching are helping them wait out the pandemic.
In a memo to licensed sportsbooks in Nevada, permission has been given to take bets on the North American Counter-Strike event that runs through mid-April.
A World Series of Poker official said there were no plans to cancel or alter the schedule for the tournament series because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rufus Peabody, who splits time between Boston and Las Vegas, was tested for the virus March 17 and posted Saturday on his Twitter page that he had a confirmed positive test.
Most inhabitants of a city once renowned for its plush star-studded racebooks are unable to play the ponies, even as bettors in many other states continue to do so.
The only sporting events on Friday’s betting card were a pair of Mexican soccer matches and the Westgate sportsbook posted props on both of them.
Some bettors had contacted the Review-Journal after they were unable to cash their tickets following the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament.
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