The record-breaking 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in Las Vegas has reached its final nine players, and each of them are guaranteed a seven-figure payday with a chance to make poker history and walk away with $10 million. Leading the way is Illinois native Jordan Griff, who had just $47,192 in live
Month: July 2024
Jul 15, 2024 6 min read The record-breaking 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in Las Vegas has reached its final nine players, and each of them are guaranteed a seven-figure payday with a chance to make poker history and walk away with $10 million. Leading the way is Illinois native Jordan Griff,
Jul 14, 2024 5 min read Five players came into the final day of Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em here at the 2024 World Series of Poker hosted at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. All were guaranteed at least $499,097 but had the shared goal of claiming the top prize of $2,037,947. After
Date Time ET Tournament Name GC Buyin Guarantee Sun 14 Jul 2024 2:00 PM GOAT Opening GC 2,000,000 Freeroll [Turbo] 0 Mon 15 Jul 2024 7:30 PM GPC GOAT 01-L: NLHE GC 4,000,000 Guaranteed 11,000 4,000,000 Mon 15 Jul 2024 8:30 PM GPC GOAT 01-M: NLHE GC 10,000,000 Guaranteed 33,000 10,000,000 Mon 15 Jul
Jul 14, 2024 3 min read Could we be on the verge of history? It’s been 29 years since a woman last made the final table of the WSOP Main Event. Since then, there have been close calls, with a cruel twist of fate meaning three women have fallen just short in tenth place. First,
Jul 14, 2024 5 min read Welcome to the Poker Hall of Fame: Patrik Antonius. With a distinguished career and over $23 million in career earnings, Antonius embodies everything that the Poker Hall of Fame stands for, having played high-stakes poker against some of the greatest players of his generation and gained the respect of
It was back in April of this year that we first reported on the allegations of Caesars price fixing. The company, along with Wynn and a few others, had a lawsuit filed against them over supposed collaboration via a “third-party software” as a way to manipulate and artificially inflate the rates charged for their hotel
Jul 14, 2024 5 min read The action is relentless at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) hosted by the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 47 of the series had another day of action from Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship as well as seven other exciting events! Two of these
One week after acquiring the Freedom Center printing plant, Bally’s secured financing to build a $1.7 billion casino complex on the 30-acre River West site. The company announced a deal with Gaming and Leisure Properties for $940 million to fund the construction of the permanent casino. Redesign and approval: Bally’s has redesigned its planned 500-room hotel
Jul 14, 2024 8 min read It started more than a week ago as nothing more than an impossible dream: navigate through a massive field of more than 10,000 players and make it to the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. Now that dream is close to reality for the 18 players still
Josh Noy Global Live Events Assistant Manager Jul 14, 2024 4 min read After a pair of podium finishes earlier this summer at the 2024 World Series of Poker, Calvin Anderson had to sleep on the chip lead for one extra night in Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship. The added Day 4 at
Jul 14, 2024 3 min read After six hours of play of Day 3 at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, Event 90: $1,500 6-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha of the 2024 World Series of Poker has come to a conclusion as Joseph Sanders has emerged victorious after defeating Anatoliy Zlotnikov in a brief heads-up battle. Along
Jul 13, 2024 2 min read There’s never a good way to bust from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. But there aren’t many ways more soul-crushing than with pocket aces deep on Day 7. Just ask Daniel Zadok. At the time of publishing, 26 of the record-setting 10,112 players in the $10,000
Jul 13, 2024 3 min read Phil Hellmuth has multiple World Series of Poker (WSOP) records. But there’s one that he now shares with Jeremy Ausmus, a six-time bracelet winner (maybe seven-time soon?). Ausmus, a Poker Hall of Fame nominee, has reached the final table of Event #91: $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed). In doing so, he
Watch the Year of the Sphere celebration as the Las Vegas Sphere marks the one year anniversary of lighting up Sin City! The show runs through off many of the amazing displays that The Sphere showcased during its first twelve months in operation, and remembers the bands who performed there. All of this is choreographed
Jul 13, 2024 2 min read Nothing beats hitting a Royal Flush deep in poker’s biggest event of the year, especially when it leads to a double-up. Not only that, but Day 7 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event has seen a straight flush hit, and the start-of-day chip leader didn’t
Jul 13, 2024 4 min read Heading into Day 7 of the 2024 WSOP Main Event, there were undoubtedly many eyes on two names: Kristen Foxen and Shundan Xiao. Foxen, the four-time bracelet winner, started the day on the feature table alongside the only other female player still in the largest Main Event of all
Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th anniversary of American
Jul 13, 2024 Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level. In the 12th episode, Connor speaks with actress and conservationist Shannon Elizabeth on the 25th
Jul 13, 2024 5 min read Day 46 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas was another day full of fast-paced poker action at all stakes from the $50k high roller down to the $1,500 mixed game events. Most of the day’s focus was on the Event