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.
Poker
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.
Eliot Hudon of Montreal defeated British pro Benny Glaser in a brief heads-up match to win the WPT World Championship for $4.1 million.
Soccer superstar Neymar was almost kicked out of a WSOP event Sunday night at Paris Las Vegas before he secured his first career cash.
Poker stars Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and more will compete on the new season of “High Stakes Poker” starting Monday on PokerGO.
Michael Addamo won the final two events, with buy-ins of $50,000 and $100,000, to run away with the Poker Masters title at the PokerGO studio.
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.
Longtime gambling author Mason Malmuth takes on the many issues of poker rooms in his new book “Cardrooms: Everything Bad and How to Make Them Better.”
Doug Polk surged to a big win Wednesday to push his lead to seven figures in the heads-up No-limit Hold’em showdown with Daniel Negreanu.
The logger from Maryland won his seat into the 2009 Main Event in a satellite tournament. He went on to take second for more than $5.1 million.
Ryan Depaulo was just looking for a place in New Jersey where he could get a Wi-Fi connection. A few hours later, he won his first bracelet.
Kenny Huynh improved from trip sixes to a straight to win Event 19 of the World Series of Poker Online early Monday, earning $133,856.82.
The World Series of Poker was scheduled for May 26 to July 15 at the Rio Convention Center. The WSOP said in a release that it hoped to hold the event in the fall.
The online event raised more than $150,000 to help the casino company’s employees who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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