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By: Lance Bradley
WSOP: Maurice Hawkins Ready to Hit Home Run in Monster Stack
Maurice Hawkins is one of 20 players returning for the final day of the Monster Stack (WPT photo) Just a ...Published: Jun 28th, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
WSOP: Luis Calvo Wins $3K Six Max PLO; Josh Arieh Leads $10K PLO8
Luis Calvo was the sole bracelet winner Tuesday at the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP photo) Tuesday was ...Published: Jun 28th, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
MILESTONES: ‘selinantis’ Tops $3M, ‘kZhh’ Keeps Climbing Top 100
Every week The PocketFives Milestone Report looks at the online poker players who are achieving ...Published: Jun 27th, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
WSOP: Christopher Vitch Wins $10K Stud Hi-Lo; Hellmuth Denied #15
Christopher Vitch now has two WSOP bracelets after winning the $10K Stud Hi-Lo Championship on Monday (WSOP ...Published: Jun 27th, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
RANK & FILE: Christopher Brammer Adds Second Bracelet for Former #1s
Chris Moorman and Christopher Brammer both won their first WSOP bracelets this summer. (WSOP photo) It took ...Published: Jun 26th, 2017
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| SUNDAY MAJORS: 'Tarmooo' Chops Sunday Million for $91K There was plenty of major online poker tournament action over the weekend, led by veteran PocketFives member TJ '1bigacehole' Ulmer of Australia (ranked #61 worldwide), who took home the largest score in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $113,330 after finishing in third place officially. PokerStars players 'Tarmooo' and 'olipetra' cashed for $91,853 and $83,823 for their respective first and ... |
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Jan 23rd, 2017 | 0 |
| TCOOP: Geraldo Cesar ‘GeraldoCesar’ Neto Grabs Second TCOOP Title Sunday's action in the PokerStars Turbo Championship of Online Poker, eight players claimed championship titles, including Brazilian Geraldo Cesar 'GeraldoCesar' Neto, who pulled off his win after coming up just short of a win on Saturday. In the early hours of Sunday morning, two players, Colombia's Mayu 'marroca5' Roca and Finland’s ‘€urop€an’, came tantalizingly close to a ... |
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Jan 23rd, 2017 | 0 |
| SUNDAY MAJORS: 'WestCliff21' Wins PokerStars Sunday Million Major online poker tournaments witnessed a number of uncommon overlays this past weekend as top-ranked PocketFives members battled it out at a couple of key final tables. The largest cash prize on Sunday was awarded to 'WestCliff21' upon winning the PokerStars Sunday Million outright for $142,336. The runner-up spot in that event went to 'nodnek111' who walked away with $99,887 while ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Dec 12th, 2016 | 0 |
| Sunday Majors: David 'Ymobad' Imobach Chops Sunday Million There was a heads-up chop in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship tournament that involved two PocketFives members. David 'Ymobad' Imobach of Spain had his largest career online score with a $136,197 payday for the official 1st place finish as Poland's 'jacu131' likewise took home six figures and walked away with $131,273 for 2nd place. 'CROSA COLL' placed 3rd in that event for ... |
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Oct 31st, 2016 | 0 |
| Sunday Majors: David Peters Takes Down PokerStars Sunday Million David Peters beat out 5,040 other players to win the PokerStars Sunday Million (WPT photo) Veteran PocketFives member David 'Davidp18' Peters (ranked #284 worldwide) took home the largest online tournament score over the weekend with an outright victory in the PokerStars Sunday Million for $143,505. David now has more than $5 million in lifetime earnings in online poker tournaments dating back ... |
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Oct 24th, 2016 | 0 |
| Sunday Majors: Ben 'Bttech86' Tollerene Wins Sunday Grand Ben 'Bttech86' Tollerene was one of the Sunday Majors winners this week (WPT photo) Ben 'Bttech86' Tollerene might be best known for being one of the best high stakes Pot Limit Omaha players online right now. Or possibly for his recent feud with Doug Polk. On Sunday he put all of that aside to take down a Sunday Major. The Vancouver resident earned $62,458 for winning the $1,050 buy-in ... |
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Oct 17th, 2016 | 2 |
| Sunday Majors: 'EVERFR0ST' Grabs PokerStars Sunday Million Victory 'EVERFR0ST' won the PokerStars Sunday Million for a six-figure payday Another Sunday in the books meant another bunch of big winners in the Sunday Majors. The PokerStars Sunday Million was won outright by 'EVERFR0ST' who collected a six-figure payday of $142,425 for the win. Jon 'luckyfish89' Clark of the United Kingdom (ranked #172 worldwide) came in 2nd in that event for $99,947 while ... |
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Oct 10th, 2016 | 0 |
| Sunday Majors: Greece's 'pejacpoker' Wins Sunday Million, $146K Entry levels across major tournaments over the weekend returned to normal levels following the conclusion of the 2016 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker. The Sunday Million was won outright by 'pejacpoker' who outlasted over 5,100 opponents to claim the $146,147 top prize. The runner-up score of $102,559 went to 'big_frae' as 'Jazzer32' was eliminated in third place for $71,972. ... |
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Oct 3rd, 2016 | 0 |
| Sunday Majors: Urbanovich Grabs WCOOP win, Bonomo Gets Super-Sized Dzmitry Urbanovich was one of the big names winning on Sunday (PokerStars photo) The 2016 PokerStars World Championship of Poker entered its second week with plenty of high stakes action including the start of the $102,000 Super High Roller event that played down to a final table. There were five WCOOP events that wrapped up on Sunday alongside the regular Sunday Majors action with some of the ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Sep 12th, 2016 | 0 |
| Joao Mathias 'joaomathias' Baumgarten Wins Sunday Supersonic Joao Mathias 'joaomathias' Baumgarten won the Sunday Supersonic this week (photo courtesy CordigoPoker) As the 2016 World Series of Poker enters its final weeks, there were a number of online tournament specialists who came up big over the weekend. The PokerStars Sunday Million attracted 5,668 entrants, and was won outright by 'Jay-Syl11' for $177,298. Second place was taken by 'bogurdan' for ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jul 4th, 2016 | 0 |
| 'needdollarz' Chops Sunday Million, 'D0nKanaille_' Wins party HR Sam 'TheSquid' Grafton took home $34,800 for a runner-up finish in the Sunday Grand. There was a three-way final table deal in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship tournament over the weekend, as 'needdollarz' outlasted over 5,500 opponents to claim the $159,387 first place prize. Fellow Russian 'THCHunter' finished runner-up in that event for $116,000 while Daniel 'lucky_scrote' ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 27th, 2016 | 0 |
| 'Koby295' Tuns $4.40 Into Sunday Million Victory There was a four-way final table chop in the PokerStars Sunday Million weekly flagship tournament over the weekend, as 'Koby295' earned close to original first place money by cashing for $188,929. He won his way into the Sunday Million earlier in the day in a $4.40 satellite - giving him an ROI on this tournament of over 4,200,000%. Akos 'Akker' Pasztor of Hungary was awarded the second-highest ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 20th, 2016 | 1 |
| András 'probirs' Németh Wins Sunday Million András 'probirs' Németh took down the Sunday Million for almost $165,000 (PokerStars photo) There were a number of online poker tournament players who had significant scores over the weekend, led by András 'probirs' Németh who won the Sunday Million for $164,244 following a three-way final table deal. Players 'Penelas08' and 'tricotijr' each collected over $149,000 for their respective ... |
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Jun 13th, 2016 | 0 |
| Alex 'alexd2' Dimitrov Wins Two Sunday Majors Alex 'alexd2' Dimitrov grabbed two more victories on Sunday for almost $70,000. Major online poker tournament activity saw a slight decrease in activity this weekend as players flock to Las Vegas to compete in the 2016 World Series of Poker. One player in particular took full advantage of the softer fields. Alex 'alexd2' Dimitrov, the top-ranked player in Bulgaria, won the PokerStars Sunday ... |
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Jun 6th, 2016 | 2 |
| Jordan 'JWPRODIGY' Westmorland Wins PokerStars Sunday Grand Jordan 'JWPRODIGY' Westmorland won the PokerStars Sunday Grand this weekend. As the poker world now turns its sights towards the 2016 World Series of Poker, there were a number of players who came up big over the weekend in online tournaments. One of those is longtime PocketFiver Jordan 'JWPRODIGY' Westmorland. The 63rd-ranked player in the world outlasted a field of 200 to win the $1,050 ... |
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May 30th, 2016 | 2 |
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| SUNDAY MAJORS: 'daskalos' Takes Home $165,000 in Sunday Million Cyprus online poker tournament specialist 'daskalos' earned his largest career online event cash this weekend with a victory in the PokerStars Sunday Million for an even $165,000 following a heads-up final table chop. 'cxde' was awarded $127,329 for runner-up, while 'Cashcid Linc' collected $82,748 in third and 'minicooler' received $57,268 for fourth. |
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Jun 26th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Nathan Gamble Wins Sunday's Only Bracelet; Hellmuth Lurking Just one bracelet awarded on Sunday and it went to Texas' Nathan Gamble (WSOP photo) Another massive Day 1 field took over most of the tables on Sunday at the 2017 World Series of Poker but that didn't stop Nathan Gamble from emerging on top of a talented group of players to win the only bracelet awarded. Phil Hellmuth also spent the day positioning himself for another shot at bracelet #15. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 26th, 2017 | 0 |
| RANKINGS: Swedes Now Own Top 5 Spots; ‘Lena900’ Remains #1 For the first time in the post-Black Friday history of the PocketFives Rankings, the top five spots all belong to players from one country. Anybody who has been paying attention to the rankings for the last few years won’t be surprised at all to learn that it’s the Swedes who now go #1 through #5. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 25th, 2017 | 2 |
| WSOP: British Rail Returns for Chris Brammer, Wins $5K Turbo Chris Brammer joined Chris Moorman as former #1-ranked PocketFivers to capture 2017 WSOP bracelets (WSOP photo) Saturday nights in Las Vegas are usually pretty wild, and Saturday night at the 2017 World Series of Poker was no different. Three bracelets were awarded (including one with a rowdy British rail) while two popular tournaments kicked off their Day 1s. |
See all articles by Jack Stanton |
Jun 25th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Mike Leah Multi-tabling His Way to Potential Cashes Record Three cashes in a single day are just a result of the way Mike Leah approaches the WSOP grind each year. Earlier this week, Mike Leah pulled off something that just might be some sort of World Series of Poker record when he cashed in three events in the same day. It’s impossible to verify since the WSOP doesn’t keep those sort of records, but Leah was able to do it because of the way the ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 24th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Dmitry Yurasov Takes Down $10K Six Max for First Bracelet Dmitry Yurasov |
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Jun 24th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: "Family Man" Jeff Williams Pulls Off Hat Trick of Cashes Jeff 'YellowSub86' Williams is all smiles at the final table of the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2017 World Series of Poker. Last Sunday, Jeff Williams flew into Las Vegas from his hometown of Atlanta with the intention of hanging out with some friends from his poker playing days and maybe playing one or two World Series of Poker events for old times sake. It was supposed to be a short ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 24th, 2017 | 1 |
| Final Week to Qualify for a WSOP Main Event Package at 888poker 888poker is the only place to qualify online for the 2017 WSOP Main Event So far 66 online poker players have won their entry into the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event through 888poker. With the Main Event just over two weeks away, this is the final weekend to qualify and get yourself to Las Vegas with a chance at winning $10 million. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jun 23rd, 2017 | 0 |
| The Fives Podcast: Episode 13 - The Meltdown Hosted by PocketFives President and Editor in Chief Lance Bradley and poker writer Matt Clark, The Fives runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and interview players and industry leaders. |
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Jun 23rd, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Carrel Leads $10K Six Max Final 24, Akkari Leads $3K HORSE Ernest Bohn was the sole bracelet winner on Thuesday at the 2017 WSOP (WSOP photo) Just the one bracelet to tell you about from Thursday’s 2017 World Series of Poker, but there are plenty of exciting events going on. The $10K Six Max No Limit Hold’em Championship is down to 24 players, while the $3,000 HORSE finished its Day 1 with dozens of big names through. |
See all articles by Jack Stanton |
Jun 23rd, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Legally Blind, Steven Iglesias Tests Himself in $10K Six Max Just |
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Jun 23rd, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Joe McKeehen Wins Second Bracelet in $10K Limit Hold’em Joe McKeehen |
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Jun 22nd, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Ian O’Hara Represents the New Era of American Young Guns Ian O'Hara is just 23 years old, but already has the respect of some of the game's best (Seminole photo) It all started with a tweet from PocketFives Community Manager Kevin Mathers in early May asking who the best American player under the age of 25 was. Of those that responded, the overwhelming opinion was one player: Ian O’Hara. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 22nd, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Dry Spell For Mike Azzaro Might Be Turned Around By EDC Oasis A trip to the desert might |
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Jun 22nd, 2017 | 2 |
| WSOP: Calvin Anderson Back in Las Vegas with More Balanced Approach Calvin Anderson hasn't played a single WSOP event yet this summer - and he's just fine with that (PokerStars photo) A few days before the 2017 World Series of Poker began, WSOP bracelet winner and former #1-ranked player on PocketFives, Calvin Anderson fired out a tweet that caught a lot of people off guard. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 21st, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: James Moore Books Historic Back-to-Back Bracelet Wins James Moore went back-to-back in the Super Seniors event (WSOP photo) It’s not uncommon to have a player win World Series of Poker bracelets in back-to-back years, but what James Moore pulled off on Monday is really rare. Moore took down the Super Seniors event on Tuesday for the second consecutive year. Moore’s win was historic, but a lot of people were talking about other events happening ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 21st, 2017 | 0 |
| Buzzkills Beware: 888Live Bringing Shot Clocks to All Future Festivals The Protection Poker Action Clock in use at the World Poker Tournament of Champions in 2016. (WPT photo) It seems like it is only a matter of time before every major tournament around the world is using some form of shot clock for their marquee events. 888poker is trying to get ahead of that curve. Beginning with the 888Live London Festival this October, all 888Live Festivals will use the ... |
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Jun 20th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Ben Yu Wins $10K Triple Draw, Bags $10K Limit Hold’em Chip Lead Winning the $10K Triple Draw Championship bracelet was just part of Ben Yu's amazing day (WSOP photo) To say that Ben Yu had a good day Monday at the 2017 World Series of Poker would probably be an understatement. First he battled through a typically difficult final table in the $10,000 Triple Draw Deuce to Seven Championship to win his second career bracelet. He then registered late for the ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 20th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Verbal Scrap, Early Bustout Highlight Maurice Hawkins’ Week Maurice Hawkins has just 55 players standing between him and the first WSOP bracelet of his career (WPT photo) In the previous installment of 50 Days and 50 Nights with Maurice Hawkins, the 10-time WSOP Circuit ring winner was cruising his way through the Marathon and appeared to be on track to win his first WSOP bracelet and pick up his biggest career score. That’s not what happened ... |
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Jun 20th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Chris Moorman Hoping Bracelet Win Leads to More Summer Success Chris Moorman now has a WSOP bracelet to go with the rest of his accolades. In the early hours of Saturday morning in Las Vegas, Chris Moorman found himself in a spot he’d been in before: heads-up for a World Series of Poker bracelet. Twice in his career he’s gotten far enough in a tournament to be sitting across from just one player and in both cases, Moorman settled for second ... |
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Jun 19th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP This Week: Six Max Madness, Big Time Bounties, Monster Stack Week #4 2017 World Series of Poker gets going on Monday and there are 13 events on the schedule this week. Following Chris Moorman’s victory in the $3,000 Six Max last Friday, there are two more Six Max NLHE events that will award bracelets this week, including the highly coveted $10,000 Championship. |
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Jun 19th, 2017 | 0 |
| MILESTONES: ’rounder63’ Joins $8M Club, ‘kZhh’ Enters Top 100 Before this past week passed, there were just 15 players who had made more than $8 million in PocketFives tracked scores over the course of the career. Lead of course by recent WSOP bracelet winner Chris Moorman with a little bit more than $14,000,000 in earnings. This week another player did just enough to join this exclusive club. |
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Jun 19th, 2017 | 0 |
| SUNDAY MAJORS: Four Players Earn Six Figures in Sunday Million Chop Four players walked away with six-figure cash paydays this Sunday in the PokerStars Sunday Million, which attracted more than 25,000 entrants to its "Half Price" format. PocketFives member 'Zicabo' of Serbia more than doubled his career online tournament earnings with a $195,867 haul for runner-up after being part of a four-way final table deal. 'buba971' was the official winner of the ... |
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Jun 19th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Guarav, Shchemelev Win Gold; Deeb Leads $10K Triple Draw FT Vladimir Shchemelev added a second bracelet to his collection on Sunday (WSOP photo) Sunday was a relatively busy day at the 2017 World Series of Poker, but only one bracelet was awarded and that came from an event that was supposed to have finished on Saturday. The $10,000 Triple Draw Deuce to Seven event played down to a final table and some of the best No Limit players in the world made ... |
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Jun 19th, 2017 | 0 |
| RANK & FILE: Moorman’s Win Highlights Early Success for Former #1s One bracelet win in the books already for Former #1s thanks to Chris Moorman (WPT photos) In the storied history of the PocketFives Rankings, no player is more decorated than Chris Moorman. He’s hit the #1 spot 13 times in his career, he’s won over $14,000,000 in online poker tournaments, he’s collected a total of 25 Triple Crown wins. He’s never been able to take that success and ... |
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Jun 18th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: David Bach Wins $10K HORSE for Second Bracelet of the Summer David Bach grabbed his second bracelet of the 2017 WSOP by taking down the $10,000 HORSE Championship (WSOP photo) We have the first multiple bracelet winner of the 2017 World Series of Poker, ladies and gentlemen. But before we give away his name, there was plenty of action elsewhere at the Rio too. Two players will be returning Sunday to duel in the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em, the $1,500 Omaha ... |
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Jun 18th, 2017 | 0 |
| Resilience Defined: Sheddy Siddiqui Raising His Two Boys #ForCathy Most of the world's best poker players are in Las Vegas right now, hunkered down at the World Series of Poker, playing every day, rattling chips and chasing bracelets just as they do every single summer. There's one familiar face missing this year though; Mohammad Siddiqui. His friends - and there are a lot of them – affectionately know him as just Sheddy. |
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Jun 18th, 2017 | 0 |
| RANKINGS: Little Movement This Week, But WSOP Starting to Impact Top 10 Don’t look now, but the PocketFives Rankings could be in for a shake-up over the next five or six weeks as a number of the top-ranked players have made their way to Las Vegas for the 2017 World Series of Poker, giving those not making the trip an opportunity to catch up or even pass those above them. |
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Jun 17th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Chris Moorman Finally Captures First Bracelet in $3K Six Max Chris Moorman |
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Jun 17th, 2017 | 1 |
| The Fives Podcast: Episode 12 - Walking Back to Rio Hosted by PocketFives President and Editor in Chief Lance Bradley and poker writer Matt Clark, The Fives runs each week and covers the latest poker news, preview upcoming events, and interview players and industry leaders. |
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Jun 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| 888poker Taking WSOP Circuit to South America; First Stop Argentina The WSOP Circuit is heading to Argentina for the first time ever and 888poker can help you get there. 888poker is taking the WSOP Circuit to Argentina for the first time in August, with more South American events to be announced over the next few weeks. As part of 888poker’s ongoing partnership and exclusive sponsorship with the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, this exciting new event ... |
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Jun 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: James Obst Breaks Through for First Bracelet in $10K Razz James Obst has had a hot start to the 2017 and on Thursday night he captured the first bracelet of his career (WSOP photo) Thursday’s action in the 2017 World Series of Poker saw an Australian crusher finally take down his first gold bracelet, having made six final tables over the years. The day also saw a winner in the $1K PLO, the Marathon event play down to a final two tables, the $3K Six ... |
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Jun 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP Main Event Satellites Continue This Week at 888Poker 888poker is the only place to qualify online for the 2017 WSOP Main Event A total of 60 online poker players have already won their entry into the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, and there is still time for you to do so as well. |
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Jun 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Maurice Hawkins Within Arms Reach of Bracelet #1 in Marathon Maurice Hawkins has just 55 players standing between him and the first WSOP bracelet of his career (WPT photo) In the first installments of 50 Days and 50 Nights, we introduced you to 10-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Maurice Hawkins and talked about his first 10 days at the 2017 World Series of Poker. Things weren't going well then, but the last few days has brought about a real change, or ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jun 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Mariz Takes Down Millionaire Maker; Obst Leads $10K Razz Canadian Pablo Mariz took down the $1,500 Millionaire Maker Wednesday at the 2017 WSOP (WSOP photo) It took 20 events at the 2017 World Series of Poker for Canada to bag its first bracelet of the year, but that win has come in one of the biggest ROI spin ups available on the schedule. While a Canadian took down the Millionaire Maker, Wednesday (14th) also saw a Limit Hold’em champ crowned, a ... |
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Jun 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: John Monnette Takes Down $10K No Limit Deuce for Third Bracelet John Monnette now has three WSOP bracelets after taking down the $10K No Limit Deuce to Seven Championship. (WSOP photo) Through the first 20 events or so at the 2017 World Series of Poker, one of emerging themes is the number of bracelets being won by players who already have won from a previous year. That trend continued on Wednesday with John Monnette winning his third career bracelet. ... |
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Jun 14th, 2017 | 0 |
| A Tough Opening Stretch Isn't Creating Doubt for Mike Azzaro Mike Azzaro's summer is |
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Jun 14th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Ron Ware Gets 8 Game Redemption with Bracelet Win Ron Ware captured the first WSOP bracelet of his career on Monday night in the $1,500 Eight Game (WSOP photo) There was just one bracelet awarded Monday at the 2017 World Series of Poker as a mixed game grinder who got oh-so-close to winning one last year, finally got his hands on poker's most desired piece of jewelry. That might have been the only bracelet handed out, but there was plenty of ... |
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Jun 13th, 2017 | 0 |
| Meet Fernando Habegger, Upswing Poker's PLO University Professor Fernando Habegger is the leader of Upswing Poker's Pot Limit Omaha learning tool, 'PLO University'. (Upswing photo) The introduction of Upswing Poker’s PLO University adds another immaculate training tool to what is already the top destination for those looking to become better at poker. The Upswing Lab and all of its other products have captured the imagination of thousands of customers ... |
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Jun 13th, 2017 | 0 |
| Fedor Holz Starts His Life Outside Of Poker With Primed Mind Fedor Holz's first project outside of poker is the mindset app Primed Mind. (WPT photo) Fedor Holz put together one of the best year’s in modern poker history in 2016. The 23-year-old wunderkind accumulated over $16,000,000 in tournament earnings and left every peer in his wake as he racked up victory after victory. Then, he was gone. |
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Jun 13th, 2017 | 1 |
| RANKINGS: 'lena900' and Five Other Swedes Dominate Top 10 The PocketFives Rankings have long been a playground for Swedish players. Just last week 'lena900' moved back into the top spot for the fifth time in his career and now there's six Swedes in the top 10 with another two knocking on the door. |
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Jun 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| SUNDAY MAJORS: 'kZhh' Scores $176K For Sunday Million Victory Hungarian online poker tournament specialist 'kZhh' (ranked #156 worldwide) had a career-best performance this weekend, winning the PokerStars Sunday Million for $176,213 upon defeating fellow PocketFives member Sharad 'Keenyle' Rao of India who was awarded $121,949 in second place. 'nestoneto' finished third in that event for $84,399 while 'frank29929' collected $58,410 in fourth ... |
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Jun 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP This Week: The Marathon, The $10Ks and The Seniors The third week of the 2017 World Series of Poker begins Monday and with the Electric Daisy Carnival set to take over Las Vegas, the schedule turns its attention to the Seniors set. There are 14 events kicking off this week, starting with another one of the WSOP "gimmick" events. |
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Jun 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Tyler Smith wins PLO bracelet in record-breaking event Tyler Smith topped the biggest Pot Limit Omaha field ever to win his first WSOP bracelet (WSOP photo) The second weekend of the 2017 World Series of Poker has come to an end, so while you sip your Monday morning coffee and prepare yourself for another week, why not catch up on all of Sunday’s action from the Rio' |
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Jun 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: John Racener Wins First Bracelet, Millionaire Maker Underway On Saturday, John Racener won his first bracelet and dedicated the victory to his late mom (WSOP photo) Saturday saw two gold bracelets won at the 2017 World Series of Poker. It also saw two events with massive fields record another day in the books. Without further ado, here’s a run through all of Saturday's action. |
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Jun 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| Master Heads-Up No Limit with One Drop High Roller Champ Doug Polk Doug Polk has three WSOP bracelets to his credit and is willing to teach you his secrets for heads-up No Limit Hold'em (WSOP photo) Having won his third World Series of Poker bracelet and $3,686,865 by taking down the One Drop High Roller earlier this month, Doug Polk has further cemented himself as one of the best poker players in the world, and only increased the level of demand for his ... |
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Jun 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Adrian Mateos Becomes Youngest Ever To Win Three Bracelets Adrian Mateos bested John Smith in the $10,000 Heads Up Championship to win the third bracelet of his career. {WSOP photo) A 70-year-old army veteran by the name of John Smith was the talk of the 2017 World Series of Poker Friday, as he had a heads-up shot at winning the very event he finished runner-up at last year. Meanwhile, one of poker's fastest rising stars became the youngest ever player ... |
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Jun 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Pham, Kassela Each Win Bracelet #3; $10K Heads Up Down to 4 Frank Kassela was one of two players to take home their third career WSOP bracelet on Thursday (WSOP photo) The ninth day of the 2017 World Series of Poker was all about joining the three-time bracelet winner’s club. Not one but two poker veterans managed to win their third gold bracelets on Thursday, while the prestigious $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em Championship is down to the ... |
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Jun 9th, 2017 | 0 |
| Satellite Into the WSOP Main Event This Week on 888poker 888poker is the only place to qualify online for the 2017 WSOP Main Event More than 50 online poker players have already won their entry into the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, and there is still time for you to do so as well. 888poker, the official WSOP satellite provider, has a number of sub-satellite "Steps" for players to move up the ladder throughout June and compete for a ... |
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Jun 9th, 2017 | 0 |
| Thomas Pomponio Goes from New Jersey Online Scene to Colossus Champ Thomas Pomponio is poker's latest darling after winning the WSOP Colossus III Thomas ‘pompyouup’ Pomponio walked into the Rio last week as just another face among the 18,054 entrants in Colossus III. Fast-forward a few days later, Pomponio is the newest millionaire at the WSOP after beating the field to collect the seven-figure first place prize. |
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Jun 8th, 2017 | 2 |
