A Second Main Event Win Won’t Be Life Changing for Joe Cada

He's been through it before, but can Joe Cada close it out again?

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Remko Rinkema - July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

The word “impossible” gets thrown around in poker all the time, but unless you don’t have any outs, you’re in there with a chance. Right now, 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada is very much in there with a chance, while the idea of someone winning the biggest tournament

Through The Lens of Drew – A Heroine Falls and A Hero Calls

Remko Rinkema - July 10, 2018September 14, 2021

Drew Amato has been covering the World Series of Poker since 2014. This year he’s covered the U.S. Poker Open and Super High Roller Bowl for Poker Central. Daily during the Main Event, Amato will share his favorite images from the World Series of Poker. Enjoy this recurring piece as,

Frederik Brink and the Promise of Becoming World Champion

Frederik Brink amidst his best performance in the WSOP Main Event.

Remko Rinkema - July 10, 2018July 10, 2018

Frederik Brink, formerly known as Jensen, is a man on a mission, or should we say, a father and husband on a mission? After a hot start on Day 6 of the WSOP Main Event, Jensen is sitting on a Top 10 stack and with plenty of experience to fall

Through The Lens of Drew – Broken Dreams on Day 5

The fifth day of the WSOP Main Event saw plenty of dreams shatter into pieces. Here's your photo recap of the heartbreak.

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Remko Rinkema - July 10, 2018

Ep. 100 – Stapes, Hanks and Main Event Contenders

Kelly Minkin and Bart Lybaert hop on Poker Central Podcast Episode 100.

Remko Rinkema - July 10, 2018

On the 100th episode of the podcast, we have extended interviews with Joe Stapleton, Brent Hanks and Main Event conders Kelly Minkin, Cliff Josephy, Shannon Shorr, Frederik Jensen and Bary Lybaert. To start off the show, Joe Stapleton joins the fun to talk about his role on the ESPN broadcast,

Deep in the Main Event Again, It’s Still Just Poker For Cliff Josephy

Cliff Josephy is all smiles amidst another impressive WSOP Main Event run.

Remko Rinkema - July 10, 2018

When you are on the losing end of a set-over-set confrontation at even the smallest stakes, it hurts. When you are on the losing hand of that situation with three players left in the WSOP Main Event, it can be devastating. Losing arguably the biggest set-over-set pot in the history of

Kelly Minkin’s Vision: Winning the WSOP Main Event

Confidence, skill and a vision: Kelly Minkin in the 2018 WSOP Main Event.

Remko Rinkema - July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

When you ask people and players at the World Series of Poker what the most exciting thing would be to happen in the Main Event, they almost unanimously respond with, “A woman making the final table.” This hasn’t happened since 1995 when Barbara Enright finished fifth out of 273 players and

Ep. 99 Vener Can’t Find Day 5 and Did Ivey Blow Up?

Remko Rinkema - July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

On today’s show, interviews with Brian Altman about his great run and busting Phil Ivey in a hand many considered a blow-up, Scott Vener about finding the game of poker and the meaning of his deep run, James Obst about getting his mind and body right in the biggest spot

Winning is All That Matters For Chino Rheem

There's never a quiet moment when Chino Rheem has chips.

Remko Rinkema - July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

There’s something deeply exciting and captivating about watching Chino Rheem sit behind a large stack in the WSOP Main Event. With a Top 10 stack and right around 350 players remaining, it would come as no surprise to see the seventh-place finisher from 2008 go on another big run. When it

Altman Disputes Phil Ivey Being on Tilt in WSOP Main Event

Phil Ivey facing his nemesis in the 2018 WSOP Main Event: Brian Altman.

Remko Rinkema - July 9, 2018July 9, 2018

It took Brian Altman nine tries, but now that he's finally made the money for the very first time in the World Series of Poker Main Event, he's making a serious run and memorable run. The WPT Champions Club member eliminated poker legend Phil Ivey in a memorable hand, and