WSOP Report Day #41: Mateos a Charging Bull in Final Fifty & Shaun Deeb Bags a Big Stack in Little One

Paul Seaton - July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

Three tournaments took place on Monday that weren't the Main Event, but still provided a huge amount of excitement for players and fans alike. We start our round-up of the action from the Rio felt in the Little One for One Drop, which gets bigger with each and every hour

‘Chainsaw’ Allen Kessler Given a Makeover, McDonald Loves the Ladies & Best Bubble Boy Gift Ever?

Paul Seaton - July 9, 2019

With just a week of World Series of Poker action to go, players have let a little bit of their crazy out on the poker community, courtesy of the world wide web. We round up some of the best to hit social media in the last 24 hours. KESSLER GETS SWAPPED

WSOP Main Event Day 3: Champions Fall Outside the Money While Prebben Stokkan Rises from a Single Chip to Lead the Main Event

Paul Seaton - July 9, 2019July 9, 2019

The 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event saw the bubble burst, former WSOP Main Event winners cut down to size and one player go from almost zero to a chip hero. Let's look back on another dramatic day at the felt. STOKKAN RISES FROM THE ASHES Prebben Stokkan was that hero

Shawn Buchanan Wins First-Ever Bracelet, Beating David ‘Bakes’ Baker in Online Event

Paul Seaton - July 8, 2019

Two more events took place on the same Day that Day 2c of the Main Event made many headlines. One was in the Rio, the other was in the ether as the 8th and penultimate online WSOP event of the summer saw two huge names clash in a battle for

Phil Laak & Jennifer Tilly Having a Nightmare, Belianin Apologises and Jake Cody Tempts Fate

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Paul Seaton - July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

It's been a few days of controversy, upset and intrigue in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, indeed you can read all about Day 2c right here, but it hasn't been without humor, too. Some of the funniest things poker players ever say are when they have all the chips...or no

WSOP Main Event Day 2c: Julian Milliard Leads Nearing a Million Chips, Former Champions John Cynn & Johnny Chan Both Progress

Paul Seaton - July 8, 2019July 8, 2019

A bumper day of Main Event action saw the World Series of Poker gain yet more fans worldwide after 344 new registrations on the day saw the field of 8,569 declared as the second-largest in WSOP history. Only the 2006 WSOP Main Event has had more players in seats (and

Mark Eddleman Leads, Valentin Vornicu in Top Five of Little One for One Drop After Day 1a

Paul Seaton - July 7, 2019July 7, 2019

The $1,111-entry Little One for One Drop event welcomed 702 entries across an entertaining Day 1a of no limit hold'em action that may not have rattled the Main Event's boast as the biggest tournament of the day but went some way to set up an exciting play-out to the rest

Mike McDonald Turns Modest, Earthquake Bad Beat for Andy Frankenberger & Matt Salsberg Skips Wrong Year

Paul Seaton - July 7, 2019

Poker players probably asked themselves all sorts of questions on their way into McCarran International Airport on their way to the Main Event. How will they present their table image? What will do to cope with tilt, tiredness, or a tirade from another player? But what they may not have

WSOP Main Event Day 2ab: Former Champ Qui Nguyen Bosses the Day, Galen Hall, Timothy Su and Anton Morgenstern Riding High

Paul Seaton - July 7, 2019July 7, 2019

A blockbuster day of action was free of earthquakes and disqualifications, but full of drama as the World Series of Poker Main Event truly got going. With around 100 players taking advantage of the late registration offer to sit down at the start of Day 2 with 60,000 chips, there were

Susan Faber Wins Salute to Warriors Event for $121,161!

Paul Seaton - July 6, 2019

Susan Faber triumphed over Rob Stark in the final heads-up showdown to win the $500-entry Salute to Warriors event and $121,161 for doing so. Having outlasted 1,722 other players to win her first bracelet, Faber, who traveled to the event with her husband - a former Veteran himself - and