High-stakes poker pro Tom Dwan won a pot worth more than $3 million on Tuesday during Hustler Casino Live’s “Million Dollar Game.”
David Schoen
Reporter: Sports Betting
Email: dschoen@reviewjournal.com
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David Schoen covers sports betting for the Review-Journal. He has previously covered the Vegas Golden Knights for the RJ. Prior to arriving at the RJ in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
The WSOP kicked off the first of 95 events Tuesday with a $500 Casino Employees No-limit Hold’em tournament. The Main Event starts July 3.
A limited number of single-game tickets for the series will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, the Knights announced.
William Carrier, Keegan Kolesar and Nicolas Roy combined for two goals and five points to help the Golden Knights defeat the Dallas Stars in Game 6 on Monday.
The 54th annual WSOP begins Tuesday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas, with 95 live bracelet events and 20 online events scheduled.
Since the rise of online poker, there have been multiple World Series of Poker Main Event champions in their early 20s.
Goaltender Adin Hill had a number of outstanding saves to give the Golden Knights a chance, but Ty Dellandrea scored two third-period goals to spark the Dallas Stars.
Twenty years after Chris Moneymaker’s groundbreaking victory in the World Series of Poker Main Event, he continues to promote the game across the world.
Jason Robertson scored twice to help the Dallas Stars stave off elimination and beat the Golden Knights 3-2 in overtime in Game 4 on Thursday.
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.
The Dallas Stars imploded in a 4-0 loss to the Golden Knights on Tuesday in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Whether it’s because of their antics at the poker table or they were involved in a scandal, there have been no shortage of villains at the World Series of Poker.
The Dallas Stars head home with nothing to show for their effort Sunday after an overtime loss to the Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Western Conference Final.
For the third straight series in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Dallas Stars find themselves in a hole after losing the opener in overtime against the Golden Knights.
The Golden Knights are favored over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final, which begins Friday at T-Mobile Arena.
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