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Unreal Bad Beat in WSOP Online Main Event Potentially Costs Player Millions

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:35:10 +0000

Ask any poker player about bad beats and they will likely tell you they have taken the worst of them imaginable. But the beat taken by Isaac Baron during the 2024 WSOP Online International Main Event may actually take the cake.

The hand in question took place at the final table of the $5,000 buy-in event, which drew 6,146 entries over 17 flights to leave just over $4 million up top for the champion.

Monster Heads-Up Comeback Sees Dietrich Wins Online Pokers Biggest Prize

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:10 +0000

After 17 flights and 6,146 entries, the 2024 WSOP Online International Main Event has crowned its champion. Moritz Dietrich is the name written in GGPoker and, indeed, online poker history books as the player who captured the industry’s largest ever prize, one tipping the scales at $4,021,012.

The star-studded final table took place on September 24 with Evgenii Akimov leading the way with 86 big blinds, followed by Rui Ferreira (67 big blinds) and Dietrich in third (57 big blinds). Four hours after the finalists received their first hole cards, the champion was crowned.

WSOP Online Main Event Reaches Its Final Table at GGPoker; $4M For the Champion

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:35:10 +0000

The $5,000 buy-in Main Event of the 2024 WSOP Online International festival at GGPoker has reached its nine-handed final table, and one of those finalists will pad their bankroll with a massive $4,021,012 top prize. The nine finalists return to battle at 6:00 p.m. GMT on September 24 to play for that gargantuan first-place prize and a coveted WSOP bracelet.

GGPoker guaranteed to pay out $25 million in the Main Event, but it will dish out $29,193,500 thanks to 6,146 entries spread across 17 flights. That prize pool is so vast that each of the nine returning players has already locked in more than half a million dollars, and the top six finishers will become millionaires.

Daniel Negreanu Slowrolled to Bust WSOP Online Main Event; Nearly Sucks Out

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sat, 21 Sep 2024 04:00:10 +0000

Daniel Negreanu is in Canada livestreaming the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Bracelet Series on GGPoker, and his first day ended quicker than he’d hoped following a possible slowroll.

The Poker Hall of Famer and GGPoker ambassador entered the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event, a no-limit hold’em tournament with $25 million guaranteed, on Friday. He took his shot at a Day 1 flight in hopes of spinning up a stack and chasing his eighth bracelet. But his attempt came to an abrupt conclusion when he picked the wrong time to move all in.

WSOP Online Bracelet Series Starts Sept. 29; 33 Bracelets to Be Awarded in US

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:35:09 +0000

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas ended in July, but the chase for gold bracelets is never-ending these days.

Poker players outside the United States are currently battling it out for some jewelry on GGPoker. American players can join in on the fun later this month on WSOP Online (formerly WSOP.com) for a separate series that runs Sept. 29 to November 12. There will be 33 gold bracelets up for grabs on the Michigan-New Jersey-Nevada network. Pennsylvania players can compete in a secondary series that features four events.

Follow the Action From All 15 WSOPE Bracelet Events Here at PokerNews

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:35:12 +0000

The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is a little over a week away with the first of 15 bracelet-awarding events scheduled to shuffle up and deal on September 18. The 2024 WSOPE continues until October 9, the date the €10,350 Main Event NLH European Championship crowns its worthy champion, and PokerNews is delighted to be the live reporting partner once again for this incredible series.

King’s Resort in Rozvadoz, Czech Republic, is gearing up for what should be a spectacular edition of the WSOPE. Attendances were off the charts at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas earlier this year, and there is no reason to expect anything different in the European edition.

Flabbergasted Jason Grimes Secures RGPS Tunica Main Event Title

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 16:35:16 +0000

After 13 hours of play, the returning tournament field of 83 was reduced to a single player in the 2024 RGPS RunGood Resort Tunica Main Event. Each one guaranteed a piece of the $342,210 prize pool, but all with their eyes up top. The field possessed many known names, RunGood regulars, and tournament legends from many different tours, but today was a day for just one man.

Prior to today, Jason Grimes had just $25,592 in lifetime earnings. At a final table with millions of dollars in earnings split between multiple players, it would be Grimes who would triple his lifetime earnings with his new high score of $52,102. “I’m going to do something stupid like pay off debt,” the new champion joked about what he was to do with his new winnings. “Straight into the bank with it.”

Dan Bilzerian Lists Las Vegas Mansion for $25 Million

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sat, 07 Sep 2024 17:35:14 +0000

Dan Bilzerian is selling his extravagant Las Vegas mansion, and the asking price is several million more than the largest poker tournament payout in history.

Bilzerian, a poker player and polarizing social media influencer, listed the Las Vegas property for $25 million, making it the priciest piece of residential real estate on the Sin City market. At that price, a monthly payment would be an estimated $128,482.

The seven-bedroom, 38,289 square-foot mansion, aptly referred to as an “adult playground,” features an array of amenities that includes a full-length indoor basketball court, outdoor pool, paintball field, hockey rink, foam pit, wine cellar, gym, theater room, golf simulator, rock-climbing wall, 16-car garage and plenty of poker tables.

WSOP Online Round-Up: Bryn Kenney Among Early Winners for Second Bracelet

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:00:14 +0000

Tens of thousands of poker players are chasing World Series of Online Poker (WSOP) glory as the WSOP Online festival is in full swing. Running from August 17 to September 30, the festival has already delivered some massive wins, with several familiar faces continuing to leave their mark on the poker world.

With 33 coveted bracelets up for grabs, 13 have already found their champions. Excitement is also mounting for the $5,000 WSOP Online Main Event, which boasts a $25 million guarantee. The first three of 14 starting flights are already in the books, with qualifiers securing their spots for Day 2, set to take place on September 23.

Cure Your Post Goliath Blues With the 2024 GUKPT Luton Festival

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:35:11 +0000

The folks at Grosvenor Casinos are just about recovered from the massive 2024 Goliath festival that saw William Watkins turn £200 into £166,058 after a nine-way deal at the final table earlier this month. That well-deserved rest is about to be broken with the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Luton festival rapidly approaching.

The 2024 GUKPT Luton festival runs from September 11 through September 23 at the Grosvenor G Casino on Park Street West. Luton may not be the first city that springs to mind when you think of poker tournament action, but the Bedfordshire town is a proverbial poker hotbed.

WATCH: Dream Ends for Most of Team 888poker on Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:35:13 +0000

Episode 4 of 888poker’s exciting docuseries sees the Team 888poker members return to the Horseshoe and Pris Las Vegas for Day 2 of the $10,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Five team members sat down at their respective tables, but only three of them progressed to Day 3.

All but YouTube sensation Jack “JaackMaate” Dean entered the mix with decent stacks; Dean had exactly 30,000 chips, or half of the starting stack. On the way to his table, Dean explained how he loved having the 888poker camera crew following him around because it gave his opponents the impression that he was a better player than actually is.

New Jersey Poker Player Dan Sewnig Passes Away at 33

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Sun, 18 Aug 2024 06:35:11 +0000

Online poker player and Circuit ring winner Dan Sewnig passed away earlier this week at the age of 33.

Sewnig, who played under the handles “mj23style" and “RedsoxNets5”, amassed over a million in online earnings and was recognized as one of the best online poker players in New Jersey.

Reports of Sewnig’s death made their way on social media on Saturday, including an obituary stating that he passed on Aug. 13.

Op-Ed: The Poker Hall of Fame is Heading For Disaster And Heres How We Fix It

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:35:10 +0000

Will Shillibier is the Managing Editor of PokerNews and has worked in the industry for a decade, working at some of the world’s biggest poker festivals including the World Series of Poker, European Poker Tour and World Poker Tour. The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.

The Poker Hall of Fame is sleepwalking into a crisis. And next year, that crisis will come to a head.

Another WSOP Online Bracelet Series Has Been Added to the Summer Schedule

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:35:12 +0000

Days after acquiring the World Series of Poker (WSOP) from Caesars Entertainment, GGPoker has announced the schedule of an online bracelet series that will take place later this month.

The series begins Aug. 17 and runs until Sept. 30, with 33 bracelets to be awarded. Players in the United States are not eligible to compete unless they travel to Canada, Mexico, or another country where the poker site is available.

BREAKING NEWS: GGPoker Buys World Series of Poker for $500 Million; WSOP to Remain in Vegas for 20 Years

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:35:10 +0000

Caesars Entertainment has today announced that they will be selling the iconic World Series of Poker Brand will be sold to NSUS Group Inc, a leading investment group and operators of leading online poker room GGPoker.

According to a press release, the deal is set to be worth $500 million — $250 million in cash and a $250 million promissory note “due five years after the transaction’s closing date.

The release also states that Caesars have secured the rights to continue hosting the WSOP’s flagship live tournament series at its Las Vegas properties for the next twenty years. Caesars can also still use the WSOP branding at its brick-and-mortar poker rooms, and Caesars destinations will continue to enjoy “preferential rights” to host WSOP Circuit events in the future.

Find Out How Next Gen Pokers Frankie Did at the 2024 WSOP

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:35:10 +0000

Poker content creator Frank “Frankie” Cucchiara had an eventful summer in Las Vegas that saw him running deep in World Series of Poker (WSOP) events and batting in big pots worth thousands of dollars in cash games across the Strip.

The highs of the summer for Cucchiara, a PokerStarsambassador and member of the NextGen Poker crew, included a $7,000 cash game win and a run at a WSOP bracelet, while the lows included runner-runner bad beats and a $13,000 downswing.

WATCH: The 888poker Team Headed to Las Vegas With a Dream

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:35:12 +0000

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may be done and dusted but that doesn’t mean the Las Vegas poker action has to stop. That’s because 888poker sent a team of pros and ambassadors to “Sin City” to play in the $10,000 Main Event, and a camera crew to follow their progress in poker’s most prestigious event.

The 888poker docuseries is divided into five parts, with new episodes published on YouTube every Saturday for the next few weeks. Part 1 recently landed on the internet superhighway, and this is what happened.

Take a Look at the Circuit Ring Winners from the WSOP Circuit Choctaw Stop

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:00:13 +0000

The first stop of the new World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) season wrapped up this week with WSOP Choctaw, a series in Oklahoma consisting of 20 ring events that generated over $3.2 million in prize money.

The series, which ran July 17-28, culminated with two-time bracelet winner Justin Lapka taking home $252,282 and his third Circuit ring after denying runner-up Gregg Merkow a third ring of his own. You can read all about Lapka’s WSOPC Choctaw victory here.

Aurimas Stanevicius Wins 2024 WSOPC Tallinn Main Event (€167900)

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:35:10 +0000

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) International Circuit Tallinn festival concluded over the weekend with the crowning of the €1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event champion. Lithuania’s Aurimas Stanevicius is that champion and the recipient of a coveted gold WSOPC ring and a career-best €167,900 prize.

A field of 812 entrants ensured the €1,000,000 guarantee was met and then surpassed, with €1,052,352 awarded to those lucky and skillful enough to navigate their way into the money places. Each of the nine finalists locked in €17,350, but €167,900 was up top for the eventual champion.

Global Poker x PokerNews Cup Trophy Winner Loves The Social Aspect

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:35:13 +0000

From June 17 to July 7, Global Poker and PokerNews teamed up to present the Global Poker x PokerNews Cup.

The Global Poker x PokerNews Cup series is just one of Global Poker’s flagship series (others include the upcoming GOAT festival, the Rattlesnake Open, and the Grizzly Games). It featured all manner of events including mystery bounties, progressive knock-outs, turbos, and deepstack events. One of the highlights of the schedule was was the multiday Global Poker X PokerNews Cup Sweep Coins 100,000 Freeroll Finale.

WATCH: Brad Owens Worst Day of Poker

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:35:11 +0000

The life of a poker player is full of ups and downs; it’s the nature of the beast and Brad Owen’s army of followers get to ride that rollercoaster without having to step foot in a poker room because the vlogger documents his wins and losses at the tables.

Unfortunately for Owen and his loyal fans, the rollercoaster took a long nosedive in his latest video.

Shortly after winning $25,000 playing cash games in Bobby’s Room, Owen stated that he wouldn’t be playing poker for a while because he would become a father in the next couple of days. However, he told a little white lie about not playing because he was invited to play $25/$50 with the same group of players the next day.

Historic Summer Leads to WSOP Player of the Year for Scott Seiver

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 23:35:16 +0000

Three bracelets wasn’t enough for Scott Seiver to run away with the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year award, but he did hold on to win. And now he might be one year away from an even bigger honor — the Poker Hall of Fame.

The live WSOP in Las Vegas wrapped last week, but there were still two WSOP Online bracelet events earlier this week that could have impacted the Player of the Year race. As such, the WSOP couldn’t call it official for Seiver as a few other players were still mathematically in competition.

How Do Poker Tournaments Work?

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

How Do Poker Tournaments Work?

Introduction

Poker tournaments online are hugely popular, and a great way either to learn the game or take on a challenge at the highest levels. For a fixed buy-in, you can play poker knowing that that’s all it will cost – and a deep run in a large event can turn a small investment into a big win.

Tournament Basics

In tournament poker, every player buys in for a set amount and receives the same number of chips at the start. The difference between tournaments and cash games is that these chips have no cash value, and you can’t jump in and out – tournaments play down to an overall winner as players get eliminated along the way.

How To Play WPT Global Poker

chris119@getwpt.com (Poker Game Free) — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Rules of Poker: Learn the Basics and Master the Game

Introduction

Discover the exciting and challenging world of poker, where luck and skill combine to create a dynamic game that is both easy to learn and difficult to master. In this article, we will explore the fundamental rules of poker and hand rankings, providing you with the foundation you need to embark on your poker journey.

Aim of the Game and Hand Rankings (High)

Poker is a betting game played with cards, where the objective is to win pots by either forming strong hands at showdown or bluffing opponents into folding. Betting is an essential component of poker, as it adds strategic depth and excitement to the game. Whether you’re playing draw, stud, or community card games like Texas Hold’em, the basic principle remains the same: players take turns betting on their hands over one or more betting rounds.