WSOP Day 53 Review: Mikita Badziakouski and Leo Margets Both Win Maiden Bracelets as Negreanu Podiums Again

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Paul Seaton - November 22, 2021

Another huge day in the 2021 World Series saw three WSOP bracelets won and big names run deep as Mikita Badziakouski, Leo Margets and Michael McCauley all won WSOP gold bracelets for the first time in their careers. The Thunderdome was full of action as three of the four events

WSOP Day 52 Review: Adrian Mateos Wins Super High Roller Title for Fourth WSOP Bracelet

Paul Seaton - November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

The $250,000 Super High Roller final took place on Day 52 and it was Adrian Mateos who won his fourth WSOP bracelet as he created history. At just 27 years old, Mateos went into the final five-handed final table with everyone in the money and him holding all the chips. In

WSOP Day 41 Review: Hellmuth and Jungleman Entrance Thrills Main Event, Petrangelo and Kanit Both Crush Day 2

Paul Seaton - November 10, 2021November 10, 2021

There was a lot of action on Day 41 of the 2021 World Series of Poker, with some of it taking place at the poker table. On the final Day 1 flight of the WSOP Main Event, Phil Hellmuth made a wizardly entrance, Jungleman arrived almost incognito and there was

PokerGO WSOP Podcast: The Monkey Is Off Jason Koon’s Back

Donnie Peters - October 8, 2021November 14, 2021

Three gold bracelets were won at the 2021 World Series of Poker on Thursday night. Jason Koon captured his first, and Ari Engel and Yuval Bronshtein both won their second on what was a wild and exciting night of poker from inside the Rio. On this episode of the PokerGO WSOP

Michael Addamo and Jason Koon Climb the PokerGO Tour Leaderboard

Tim Duckworth - October 8, 2021November 2, 2021

The inaugural season of the PokerGO Tour presented by Guaranteed Rate features the industry's most high-profile poker tournaments with buy-ins of $10,000 or greater and includes more than 100 tournaments across the globe. The top performer as ranked by the PokerGO Tour presented by Guaranteed Rate leaderboard will earn the Player

WSOP Review Day 8: Jason Koon Wins First-Ever WSOP Bracelet, Ari Engel & Yuval Bronshtein Both Bag Second

Paul Seaton - October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

Jason Koon won his first World Series of Poker Bracelet just days after becoming a GGPoker ambassador as the West Virginian’s dream week was crowned by the WSOP bracelet victory that he had wanted for so many years. Koon Crowns Stunning Series with Debut Gold Koon’s victory in the $25,000 NLHE Heads-Up

Jason Koon’s First Gold Bracelet Comes in 2021 WSOP $25,000 Heads-Up Championship

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Donnie Peters - October 8, 2021October 11, 2021

Jason Koon has accomplished a lot in poker, but up until Thursday night, a World Series of Poker gold bracelet hadn’t made its way into his trophy case. That all changed when the dust had settled in Event #11: $25,000 Heads-Up Championship at the 2021 WSOP. Koon was the last

WSOP Review Day 7: Zhi Wu Wins First Bracelet; Koon, Puustinen, Zack and Szabo Reach Heads-Up Semifinals

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Paul Seaton - October 7, 2021October 8, 2021

Zhi Wu claimed one of the biggest wins of the 2021 WSOP so far as he won a debut bracelet in the $600-entry NHLE Deepstack event to claim the top prize of $281,604. Elsewhere on a day of drama across six events, Jason Koon and Daniel Zack both made it

WSOP Review Day 6: Long Ma Wins The Reunion, Jaswinder Lally Wins Dealer’s Choice

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Paul Seaton - October 6, 2021October 8, 2021

The 2021 World Series of Poker saw seven tournaments in play during Day 6 of the world’s biggest poker festival. With winners in three events and drama in the other four formats of poker, there were lasting memories made by some of the best players in the game at the

Ace-King for Justin Bonomo

From early position, Jason Koon raised to 9,000. David Peters made the call from the hijack seat and then Justin Bonomo reraised to 32,000 from the cutoff seat. Play folded to Koon, he folded, and then Peters made the call. The flop was [6d5s4d] and both players checked to see the