WSOP

The Notables: Faraz Jaka, Jesper Hougaard, Daniel Strelitz, and Johnnie Moreno Among Big Stacks on Day 1a

Faraz Jaka among the biggest stacks on Day 1a of the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
Remko Rinkema -

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event officially got underway yesterday when 1,336 players dropped down $10,000 in an attempt to fulfill their poker dreams. This number was the biggest Day 1a in WSOP Main Event history, up a whopping 411 players compared to last year's first starting day. On

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

Drew Amato -

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.

WSOP Report Day #36: Jeremy Saderne Wins Mini Main Event, Rick Alvarado Crushes Crazy Eights & Joe Cada Makes NLHE $5k Final Table

Paul Seaton -

A huge day of action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino saw the WSOP Main Event get underway in style, with some players busting out in dramatic fashion.  But it also saw six other tournaments either reach a conclusion or build closer towards a climax as the World Series

David Williams Storms Away From Main Event, Igor Kurganov Busts Liv Boeree & Justin Bonomo Proves a Point

Paul Seaton -

It's the WSOP Main Event! Everyone is excited about the greatest poker tournament on Earth...until they're out, that is. We caught up with some relationship friction at the felt, a terrific reaction to a terrible turn-card, and a couple of legends and their takes on Day 1a of the tournament everyone

WSOP Main Event Day 1a Drama as Qui Nguyen Bags a Big Stack, Alex Foxen Goes on the Attack & Chris Moneymaker Rides the Rollercoaster

Paul Seaton -

After a superb day of action at the felt, the first day of the 2019 WSOP Main Event is in the books, and with just under a thousand players surviving from a total number of 1,335 entries, Bryan Campanello ended the day with the chip lead with 417,500. https://twitter.com/b_campanello45/status/1146686576404992000 Campanello may have

Grammy Winner Alex Tumay Lives His Poker Dream

Alex Tumay in action on Day 1a of the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
Remko Rinkema -

Grammy winner Alex Tumay loves poker and today he's living his WSOP Main Event dream. Tumay has recorded and mixed songs for hip hop giants such as Young Thug, Travis Scott, Future, Kanye West, Drake, and 21 Savage, but while he's a giant in the music world, today he's just another