The first flight of the World Series of Poker Main Event on Monday featured an eclectic mix of poker professionals and recreational players.
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Joey Chestnut is heavily favored at BetMGM to win the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Fourth of July for the eighth straight time.
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson was remembered by friends and family Sunday during a celebration of life at Horseshoe Las Vegas. He died May 14 at age 89.
The WSOP’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship begins Monday at Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas with the first of four starting flights.
Phil Hellmuth won the $10,000 buy-in Super Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold’em event early Sunday for his record 17th World Series of Poker bracelet.
Same-game parlays, which have become wildly popular in the U.S. in recent years, became available in Nevada in June with the launch of the new Caesars app.
Jason Mercier won the World Series of Poker’s $1,500 buy-in No-limit 2-7 Lowball Draw at Horseshoe Las Vegas for his sixth career bracelet.
For the second straight year, a tweet by an NBA insider caused a dramatic shift in the league’s draft odds. Only this time the reporter also is a paid contributor to a sportsbook.
Daniel Negreanu will face former rival Doug Polk on “High Stakes Duel 4” in August, with each player buying in for $100,000.
There has been a defensive or special teams TD scored in 26 of 57 Super Bowls (45.6 percent), or an average of one every 2.2 games.
Lonnie Hallett of Canada won the WSOP’s $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-limit Hold’em Championship on Monday, taking down Hall of Famer Billy Baxter in a brief heads-up battle.
The Bet Bash at Circa sports betting networking conference will take place Aug. 8 to 11 and will include expert panels and a scavenger hunt with $20,000 in prizes.
Las Vegas resident Billy Baxter reached the final table of the World Series of Poker’s Seniors Championship and is in position to win his eighth career WSOP bracelet.
Professional poker player Shaun Deeb is more focused on winning the World Series of Poker player of the year award than his $1 million weight-loss bet.
Ap Louis Garza won the World Series of Poker’s Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for $1.3 million, then proposed to his girlfriend during the celebration.