Jun 23, 2024 Yuri Dzivielevski reigns victorious in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed to win his fifth WSOP bracelet. The 33-year-old mixed-game crusher from Brazil takes home $215,982 in prize money after an epic comeback in his heads-up battle against 2021 champion Nicholas Julia. Dzivielevski started the day fifth of 16 in chips and
Month: June 2024
Jun 23, 2024 The sun has set (and nearly risen again) on another day of action at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The biggest news of the day was four-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski becoming five-time bracelet winner Yuri Dzivielevski after he won Event #53: $3,000
Jun 23, 2024 The Saturday night Hustler Casino Live special celebrity game was bonkers — one of the more thrilling nights of poker ever witnessed on livestreamed for those who love crazy action. Out of the dozens of insane hands played between the wealthy athletes and social media personalities, one in particular stood out. And
Jun 23, 2024 Khang Pham‘s first ever 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table resulted in a gold bracelet and a life-changing score. Pham bested a field of 7,954 entries, which generated a prize pool of $6,999,520, to secure the first-place prize of $677,326 in Event #46: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the
Jun 22, 2024 It takes guts to slowroll one of the best boxers in the world, but that’s exactly what Twitch streamer “Ninja” did during Saturday’s wild and crazy Hustler Casino Live. The poker world hasn’t been exclusively locked in to the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) this weekend, not with the game taking
Jun 22, 2024 According to a company memo to employees, Caesars Palace in Las Vegas will be closing its poker room for a casino renovation project. PokerNews has the details on what the card room’s players can expect in the coming months. The iconic Las Vegas Strip resort is owned by Caesars Entertainment, which also
View image in fullscreen Betting scandal as bad for Tories as Partygate, says Michael Gove ‘It looks like one rule for them and one rule for us,’ the levelling up, housing and communities secretary suggests The election betting row is as damaging to the Conservatives as the Partygate scandal, Michael Gove has said. The levelling
View image in fullscreen UK election betting scandal: all you need to know about the world of political wagers The controversy over bets placed on the UK election date has thrown a light on a little known sector of the gambling industry The furore around a flurry of bets placed on the date of the
Pragmatic Play, a prominent content supplier in the iGaming industry, has unveiled its latest slot game, Buffalo King Untamed Megaways™. This release marks the third installment in the widely popular Buffalo King series. Set in the vast wilderness, the 6×7 slot game features a variety of wild creatures such as eagles, mountain lions, and wolves
Golden Matrix Group, a prominent developer and licensor of online gaming platforms and content, has announced that its subsidiary, Meridianbet Group, has secured a sports betting license in South Africa. Meridianbet operates as both a B2B and B2C sports betting and gaming platform, regulated in numerous international markets. The Western Cape Gambling and Racing Board
Jun 22, 2024 The floors of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas have been thick with action as the 2024 World Series of Poker had another monster day. Yesterday four bracelet winners mounted the podium and today another three joined them. Maksim Pisarenko earned the semi-affectionate nickname “the Phoenix” from his tablemates after doubling up
Jun 22, 2024 Out of the 1,252 players that registered for Event #49: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em at the 2024 World Series of Poker, it was Norwegian Erlend Melsom that ultimately emerged victorious. After three long days of play, Melsom, who is not a frequent tournament or no-limit hold’em player, was able to take down
Jun 22, 2024 “It’s been 15 years. I think I’ve made nine final tables.” Those were the first words George Alexander chose with which to celebrate his inaugural World Series of Poker bracelet after Dzmitry Urbanovich heads-up to win Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship, ending a lengthy wait that had seen so many close calls.
Jun 21, 2024 Dan “Jungleman” Cates went out of character a bit when he used speech play to get paid off with a straight flush during Friday’s Hustler Casino Live. The hand aired on the stream a little after 7:30 p.m. PT, and it involved a brutal river card that cost poker vlogger Mariano Grandoli,
Jun 21, 2024 Maksim Pisarenko has overcome a 181-player field that created a prize pool of $1,683,300 and defeated Mike Leah heads up to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $399,988 first-place prize in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. Pisarenko’s victory came after a lengthy heads-up match that went back-and-forth several times inside
Jun 21, 2024 The odds of getting pocket kings in against pocket aces is a miniscule 0.004%. But what about throwing pocket queens into the mix? And in the biggest buy-in event of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP)? That’s exactly what happened between high roller heavyweights Justin Bonomo, Jason Koon and Isaac Haxton
Jun 21, 2024 The 11-year bracelet drought for Daniel Negreanu goes on thanks to his old pal, Phil Ivey, who ended his own decade-long drought earlier this month. Both Poker Hall of Famers reached Day 3 of Event #50: $10,000 Razz Championship at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Friday. Ivey Sends Negreanu
Jun 21, 2024 The ending to a $600 buy-in Ladies Event at Wynn Las Vegas brought about a bit of controversy, which we discuss in this edition of The Muck, when the final 15 players decided to just chop up the pot. According to results for this event on The Hendon Mob, the no-limit hold’em
Wynn Resorts International’s plans to build a third tower on the Strip are still alive after the Clark County Zoning Commission voted Tuesday to extend previously approved development plans for the project. The positive vote came despite Clark County staff recommending denying the extension since some building rules have changed since plans were first approved
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has announced that sports betting operators are now willing to participate in a public discussion on betting limits, following their previous absence from an MGC roundtable last month. MGC Interim Chair Jordan Maynard confirmed that BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics Sportsbook, and FanDuel have agreed to engage in