Review-Journal reporter David Schoen provides insight on the final table of nine at the World Series of Poker Main Event late Wednesday night at the Rio Convention Center.
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Two casinos and a racetrack in New Jersey took in $16.4 million in sports bets during the first two weeks such wagers were legal in the state.
Kelsey Riley of Lexington, Kentucky, is one of 40 riders preparing for the world’s longest horse race at 1,000 kilometers (more than 620 miles). They will attempt to traverse the Steppe in 10 days aboard 25 “semi-wild” Mongolian horses.
The Poker Brat won his 15th bracelet — and first since 2015 — in the $5,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold ‘em tournament at the Rio Convention Center.
With the field of 7,874 down to the final 10 players, Nicolas Manion went all-in with pocket aces, Rich Zhu went all-in with pocket kings and Antoine Labat called with pocket kings.
Joe Cada of Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, was in eighth place with 24,200,000 in chips at 10:30 p.m., when the field was down to the final 10 players.
There are no doubleheaders at the World Series of Poker Main Event, but Tuesday felt similar to a twin bill on the felt.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver still hopes the league receives financial compensation now that sports betting could be legalized nationwide. He admitted to not gaining much ground in that area in a news conference Tuesday at Encore.
Kelly Minkin is the last woman standing again in the WSOP’s Main Event, joining Maria Ho, Annie Duke and Gaelle Baumann as the only women to finish as the highest female in the Main Event twice.
Mizrachi won the World Series of Poker’s prestigious $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship in 2010, 2012 and 2018.