Through the Lens: Magicians, Pizza, and Previous Champions

Drew Amato - July 11, 2019

Things are starting to get very real in the 2019 WSOP Main Event. There are fewer than 100 players remaining as Day 6 is already underway. Day 5 brought out some big storylines, as we watched three-time Super Bowl Champion Richard Seymour fall short in 131st place, Jill Bryant was

Through the Lens: Tension Builds on Day 4

Drew Amato - July 10, 2019

The fourth day of the 2019 WSOP Main Event has wrapped up and tensions are starting to build as we get closer and closer to the final table. On Day 4, previous champions fell as Qui Nguyen was eliminated, while other players amassed big stacks in an attempt to compete

Through the Lens: Scenes from the Bubble

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Drew Amato - July 10, 2019

The money bubble of the WSOP Main Event is always one of the most hectic days of the summer. Last night, however, was surprisingly tame. The eventual bubble boy, Ryan Pochedly, was eliminated in Pavilion, while most people in the Amazon room sat without a clue as to what was going

Through the Lens: Late Arrivals; Early Exits

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Drew Amato - July 8, 2019

Day 2A/B is officially in the books of the 2019 WSOP Main Event. A total of 344 players registered right before the start of play including big names such as Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari. Hellmuth's day did not go as planned, as he had a hard time recovering from a

Through the Lens: Big Names & Big Stacks on Day 2A/B

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Drew Amato - July 7, 2019July 8, 2019

Yesterday, Day 1A and 1B combined into Day 2AB, with plenty of big names and notables returning for action. One of the crazier stories of the day was when Kelly Minkin lost a big hand early, leaving her with just 9,800 in chips. Minkin somehow found a way to spin

Through the Lens: Marching Into Day 2

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Drew Amato - July 6, 2019

The first three starting flights have come and gone in the Main Event at the 50th World Series of Poker. While Day 1B remained relatively quiet, Day 1C was one of the craziest days of the WSOP I've ever covered. Between Phil Ivey being eliminated within 40 minutes, two players

Through the Lens: The Greatest Tournament in the World is Underway

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Drew Amato - July 4, 2019

The 2019 WSOP Main Event is officially underway here at Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas! Yesterday we saw a total of 1,336 players start their journey towards poker immortality and millions of dollars, a 411 player increase from Day 1A of last year, of which 960 survived.

Through the Lens: Legends Collide

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Drew Amato - June 24, 2019

This past week at the World Series has been a whirlwind of firsts, as Joe Cheong captured his first WSOP gold bracelet, two Hall of Famers met heads-up for a bracelet for the first time in history, and Loren Klein became the first person to win a bracelet four consecutive

Through the Lens: A New Perspective

Drew Amato - June 4, 2019June 5, 2019

We are officially closing in on the end of the first week of the WSOP, which also happened to be one fo the craziest weeks at the Rio ever. A record number of players turned out to take their shot at some of the opening events including the Big Fifty,

Through The Lens: Let the Games Begin!

The first of 89 WSOP gold bracelets was awarded to Brian Green last night.

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Drew Amato - May 31, 2019

We are officially underway here at the 2019 World Series of Poker. This year is already off to a hot start with a record turnout in "The Big 50" Event, and a stacked final table in the $10,000 Bounty Super Turbo. Negreanu headlined a stacked final table including Ali Imsirovic,