Joe Marincola, a 36-year-old from Philadelphia, didn’t have the money to buy in to the World Series of Poker Main Event, but he didn’t let that stop him from chasing his dream.
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Germany’s Manig Loeser is the most accomplished player to break through so far in the WSOP Online. He has more than $11 million in career tournament earnings.
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.
The poker room has installed plexiglass dividers to allow games with more players at the table, joining most other Las Vegas poker rooms.
Daniel Negreanu has come out fighting in the second half of the heads-up No-limit Hold’em match, but Doug Polk still has a substantial lead.
The WSOP Main Event, the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship, will be held starting Sunday in a hybrid live/online format.
Doug Polk, a 31-year-old who lives in Henderson, and Daniel Negreanu, a 46-year-old who lives in Las Vegas, have played 1,372 of their scheduled 25,000 hands.
The bad beat jackpot paid out when a player lost with a straight flush to a higher straight flush. The loser of the hand received $166,000.
Raman Afanasenka made a full house on the final card to win Event 11 of the WSOP Online, a $500 No-limit Hold’em six-handed turbo tournament.