Professional poker player Ben Lamb of Las Vegas won his second career World Series of Poker event Tuesday, denying Erik Seidel of a chance at history.
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Leo Taffe, an online poker grinder from Michigan, won the BetMGM Poker Championship on Tuesday at the PokerGO Studio near Aria.
In case you haven’t heard, Max Homa has the course record of 61 at the Los Angeles Country Club, which is hosting the U.S. Open this week.
The Golden Knights lead the Florida Panthers 3-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, with Game 5 on Tuesday at T-Mobile Arena. The Knights are -170 favorites in the game.
The World Series of Poker’s “Gladiators of Poker” No-limit Hold’em tournament drew the second-largest field in live tournament history with 23,102 entrants.
Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is sleeping in a tower high above his Houston furniture store every night until he sells 10,000 mattresses.
Isaac Haxton ended his World Series of Poker bracelet drought late Thursday by winning the $25,000 buy-in High Roller No-limit Hold’em Eight-Handed event.
Rather than hedge his $100 parlay to guarantee a profit, Jon Grace doubled down. Now he is two Golden Knights wins away from collecting six figures from Circa.
Michael “The Wizard” Kipness, a pro horse racing handicapper, analyzes the nine-horse field for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes, designating each horse as a contender or pretender.
The $300 buy-in Gladiators of Poker No-limit Hold’em tournament is the least expensive event the World Series of Poker has ever offered.
Tyler Brown of Northbrook, Illinois, won the WSOP’s Mystery Millions bounty event for $1 million thanks in large part to a courageous call with ace high.
The Golden Knights are the favorites at Caesars to win it all next year, followed by the Avalanche. But the Knights are the fourth choice at the SuperBook.
A bettor who needed the Panthers to win the Stanley Cup and the Heat to win the NBA title to turn $41.25 into $763,835.33 cashed out the four-team parlay for $70,429.98.
The Golden Knights are -130 favorites at the Westgate SuperBook over the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final, which begins Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
The Golden Knights’ run to the Stanley Cup Final has some local sportsbook operators valuing their fandom over the balance sheet.
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