Last August, poker player Stephanie Rivkin won her first circuit ring, taking the WSOP.com Rio Monster Stack by storm. Yet this was certainly not her biggest triumph of the season. Rewind a month earlier, Stephanie tied the knot with poker pro Jason Rivkin. Indeed, a royal flush in love! This dynamic duo had a jam-packed summer in...
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After more than six weeks of full blown poker action, the 2021 World Series of Poker is coming to its conclusion. With only a couple of tournaments left, it’s now safe to say that the series was a great success despite many early fears and doubts. The biggest concern going into this year’s WSOP was if the organizer would be able to efficiently...
Images from PokerGO Last night was a particularly exciting one at the Rio, as the final three players came back to finish what they’d started the day before. One of them was guaranteed to become the new Main Event champion and go home $8,000,000 and one prestigious title richer. When it was all said and done, it was Koray Aldemir standing tall, defeating...
Becoming a better poker player is no easy task. It requires time, dedication, and, perhaps most importantly, the right tools. While it's entirely possible to achieve your goals on your own, it's much easier with the right coaching program. Quite often, players are turned off by the idea they have to pay in advance to gain access to a coaching program they don't...
Images from PokerGO After full seven days of grueling battle on the green felt, the Main Event is down to its final nine players. The official final table will commence later today, although the champion won’t be crowned until the day after. As you probably know, there is $8,000,000 up for grabs for the winner, while everyone coming back today is guaranteed a...
The last week at the World Series of Poker was marked by the Main Event. The tournament that everyone was looking forward to kicked off on November 4 and featured six starting flights. When it was all said and done, 6,650 players turned up to play. Of those 6,650, only 96 remain, heading into Day 7 tonight. Everyone coming back is...
The past week was perhaps the most exciting one at this year’s World Series of Poker. The Main Event finally kicked off on November 4, starting the long and important journey towards the biggest final table of the year. To mark the occasion, even the poker legend Doyle Brunson decided to join the fun. This was the first time the Hall of Famer...
Image from PokerGO The name of Dan “Jungleman” Cates is well known in the poker community. One of the most-feared high-stakes players around, there is very little Cates hasn’t done in poker. Yet, there was one thing missing from his rich resume – a WSOP bracelet. As of a few hours ago, this is no longer the case, as Jungleman came on top...
It's been a little while since we've seen the man who rightfully has the nickname "The Godfather of Poker" take his seat at the World Series of Poker. Now 88 years old, Doyle Brunson took a step back from tournament poker a few years ago. With tournaments lasting for eight or more hours a day, Brunson said he no longer had the...
Up until recently, poker players in the Netherlands could enjoy free access to a great number of international poker sites without any issues. As of October, however, things have changed quite a bit, and it's important to stay up to date with these changes. Namely, back in April, the Dutch government passed the Remote Gambling Bill, which stipulates that all operators wanting to...
The $50,000 Poker Players Championship is one of the most prestigious WSOP events. Usually featuring fairly small fields, it tends to gather all the best poker players around to duke it out in a mixed games format. This year was no different from any previous year, as the WSOP 2021 Poker Players Championship attracted a total of 63 entries, but the event was...
The 2021 World Series of Poker has now been happening for a full month. More than 50 WSOP bracelets have been awarded up to this point, and there is still a long way to go. Last week some interesting developments at the Rio, including players complaining about the quality of the cards and things getting heated up in the Player of the Year...
There are a few things that have been staples of recent World Series of Poker events: gold bracelets, big money winners, and players complaining about the quality of the cards. I can hardly remember a WSOP that went by without the issue of card quality being raised, together with the concerns about games' safety. It took several weeks this time around, but the...
It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time for another weekly wrap-up of the World Series of Poker. And what a week it has been! While there is no lack of excitement any day at the Rio during the series, these past seven days have been quite special for the fans of the game. One of the biggest stories was that of Adam Friedman...
There is and always will be a debate about whether poker is a game of skill or not. For some, it will always remain just another card game where luck triumphs over skill no matter what. But when you take a closer look, there is abundant evidence to the contrary, and the recent achievement by Adam Friedman is just one of many....
Phil Hellmuth has long been the man to catch when it comes to the number of WSOP bracelets won. Those chasing him will now have an even more difficult task as the Poker Brat claimed another victory at the World Series, bringing his total bracelet count to 16. Hellmuth took down a $1,500 Deuce to Seven No Limit event, proving once again that...
The third full week of the 2021 World Series of Poker is now behind us. It was certainly an eventful few days, which saw a number of new bracelet winners, some big cash prizes, and some mandatory controversy. Before going into the last week's recap, it's nice to report that the WSOP is going as strong as ever. The action at the Rio...
The World Series of Poker is first and foremost about bracelets. Winning one of these, especially for amateurs and semi-recreational players, is a dream come true. But, serious pros also have a different aim in their crosshairs every time the WSOP kicks off: the prestigious WSOP Player of the Year title. Unlike bracelets, which are awarded for the performance in a single event,...
The game of poker has changed a lot over the years. While traditional tournament and cash game formats remain the most popular, the industry is on the constant lookout for some novelties to keep players on their toes. One such novelty was introduced at this year’s World Series of Poker in the form of a bracelet-awarding flip & go tournament. In case you’re...
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