The World Poker Tour’s World Championship Festival runs through Dec. 20 at Wynn Las Vegas and features the largest live tournament guarantee in poker history.
Betting
Phil Hellmuth will meet professional poker player Jason Koon on Dec. 7 for a $1.6 million winner-take-all prize in Round 5 of “High Stakes Duel III.”
Bettors loaded up on the Raiders (-1½) over the Saints and the game to go over 48½. But they never stood a chance on either count in a 24-0 loss.
Linda McIngvale, who has been married to Houston furniture store owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale for 41 years, is in the hospital with pneumonia and sarcoidosis.
Refresh often for minute-to-minute updates on all of Sunday’s Raiders-Saints game and other NFL action. Bad beats, live line movement, halftime bets and more.
Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson has been spectacular this season, leading the NFL with 10 TD passes. The Ravens are among five plays for Sunday’s NFL games.
The Raiders have dominated the series with the Broncos in recent years, winning the last four meetings, six of seven and seven of nine.
Nine handicappers and RJ sports betting reporter David Schoen will offer five picks on college football games throughout the season — sides or totals.
The Raiders have won the last four meetings with the Broncos and five of the last six while going 5-1 against the spread. The Broncos have gone under in 15 of their last 20 games.
Doyle Brunson, 88, announced Thursday on his verified Twitter account that he was skipping the World Series of Poker Main Event, which starts Sunday.
The Golden State Warriors are -165 favorites over the Boston Celtics at the Westgate SuperBook to win the NBA Finals and the 6-1 favorites to win the title next season.
After spending the past 16 years at the Rio Convention Center, the WSOP moves to the Strip when the 53rd annual event opens Tuesday.
Caesars Sportsbook took a $180,000 bet to win $100,000 on the Rams over the Bengals on the money line (-180) within minutes of the line going up for Super Bowl LVI.
The Los Angeles Rams opened as consensus 3½-point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals at Las Vegas sportsbooks in Super Bowl LVI.
The best-case scenario for most Las Vegas sportsbooks is for the Rams to win but not cover the spread and for the game to go over the total.