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WSOP: Scott Blumstein Wins 2017 WSOP Main Event, $8.15M
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RANKINGS: Back from Las Vegas, 'C Darwin2' Reasserts Control of #1
With the 2017 World Series of Poker now over, most of the players at the top of the PocketFives Rankings ...Published: Jul 23rd, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
Phil Ivey and Devilfish Ulliott Named to Poker Hall of Fame
Devilfish Ulliott and Phil Ivey were named as the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2017 Friday night (WSOP ...Published: Jul 22nd, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
WSOP: Scott Blumstein Holds Commanding Main Event Lead; Three Left
Scott Blumstein, Benjamin Pollak and Dan Ott are the final three players left in the 2017 WSOP Main Event ...Published: Jul 22nd, 2017
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By: Lance Bradley
WSOP: Scott Blumstein In Full Control of Final Table; Seven Remain
Scott Blumstein has almost half the chips at the 2017 WSOP Main Event final table (Fabian Gruber/888 ...Published: Jul 21st, 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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by Bill Grinstead |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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. ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
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 ... |
See all articles by David Huber |
May 30th, 2016 | 2 |
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| WSOP: Blumstein Favorite, Sinclair Longshot on PokerShares Markets Scott Blumstein starts the Main Event final table as the betting favorite, according to . The World Series of Poker Main Event final table starts Thursday evening and has all the odds leading up to poker’s richest three days. |
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Jul 20th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Chip Leader Scott Blumstein Represents All Main Event Dreamers Scott Blumstein heads to the final table of the 2017 WSOP Main Event with the chip lead. If you’re an online grinder working your way up from the microstakes, or maybe you make a 45-minute drive to your local casino once a week to play the $75 nightly tournament, then you should be cheering for Scott Blumstein when the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event final table begins on Thursday ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 20th, 2017 | 2 |
| WSOP: Previewing the Main Event Final Table Main Event final table starts on Thursday with Scott Blumstein in the lead. The third largest Main Event in World Series of Poker history reached a final table in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Las Vegas and for the first time in ten years, will restart in July as a result of the termination of the “November Nine.” Following seven exciting and simultaneously grueling days of poker, ... |
See all articles by Matt Clark |
Jul 19th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: NJ Grinder Scott Blumstein Leads Main Event Final Table The 2017 WSOP Main Event final table includes Ben Lamb, Antoine Saout and New Jersey's own Scott Blumstein (WSOP photo / Joe Giron) Scott Blumstein came out to Las Vegas to play the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event because he felt like he was ready. He had hopes of cashing. Instead, the New Jersey native finds himself as the chip leader heading into the final table. “Surreal. I ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 18th, 2017 | 7 |
| SUNDAY MAJORS: 'toddxxx' Takes Sunday Million After Three-Way Deal There was a three-way chop in the PokerStars Sunday Million this week, with 'toddxxx' taking home $161,777 for an official first place finish in that tournament. Fellow online players 'Esukki' and 'stormi22' received $103,482 and $98,481 as a result of the final table agreement. The PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up was won by 'seboraptor' for a cash reward of $43,470. |
See all articles by David Huber |
Jul 17th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Christian Pham Soars to Day 6 Chip Lead; 27 Remain Christian Pham has over 31 million reasons to smile after Day 6 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event. Christian Pham once registered for a World Series of Poker tournament by mistake and won it. On Sunday, Pham made all the right moves to end Day 6 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event and ended up as the chip leader with just 27 players remaining. Pham’s move up the chip counts came at the expense of the ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 17th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Bryan Piccioli Thriving Through Tragedy with Main Event Run Bryan Piccioli is enjoying his deepest run in the WSOP Main Event and hopes to keep going. This time last year Bryan Piccioli, once the #1-ranked online poker player in the world, was deep in the World Series of Poker Main Event and updating his friends and family back home in Olean, New York as he made his way through the field. His parents, Dan and Diana, were following along right up until ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 17th, 2017 | 2 |
| WSOP: PocketFivers Main Event Day 6 Sweat Guide - 22 Still Standing Kenny Hallaert is one of 22 PocketFives members still in the 2017 WSOP Main Event on Day 6. With just 85 players still standing on Day 6 of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, 22 of them are PocketFives members. The group has a combined $33.6 million in lifetime tracked online earnings with former #1-ranked Bryan ‘theczar19’ Piccioli leading the way with $6.36 million. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Robin Hegele Leads Final 85; Ruane, Hallaert Still Alive Robin Hagele ended Day 5 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event as the chip leader. Day 5 of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event ended with just 95 players still in contention for the $8.15 million first place prize money and 94 of them are looking up at Robin Hegele. The German pro finished just two 5,000 chips shy of being the first player to have more than 10,000,000 in chips. Hegele finished ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Mickey Craft Winning Hearts and Minds of Fans Watching Live Mickey Craft has spent a good chunk of Day 4 and 5 at the 2017 WSOP Main Event in the ESPN/PokerGO spotlight. Ever year at the World Series of Poker Main Event, some unknown player bursts onto the scene and grabs the attention of poker fans around the world. Sometimes it’s for “speech play”. Sometimes it’s for antics at the table. And sometimes it’s for a playing style that combines ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 16th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Former #1 Brian England Ends Summer with Main Event Run Brian England finished 208th in the 2017 WSOP Main Event. For one week, back in February 2014, Brian England was the #1-ranked online poker player in the world. This past week, England has spent every day battling against 7,220 other players in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event. England started Day 5 as one of the shortest stacks in the room, but was happy with his table draw after ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 15th, 2017 | 1 |
| The Fives Podcast: Episode 16 - Life on the Bubble 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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Jul 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| RANKINGS: ‘C Darwin2’ Back on Top After 'girafganger7' Taps Out For the last two weeks Belgium’s ‘girafganger7’ has held down the #1 spot in the PocketFives Rankings, taking advantage of the fact that the talented group of Swedes behind him were cashing World Series of Poker glory in Las Vegas. Times have changed though. For the second time in the last six weeks, ‘girafganger7’ removed himself from the rankings, allowing every player below him ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 15th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Damian Salas Leads Heading into Day 5; 297 Remain Damian Salas bagged up the biggest stack at the end of Day 4. One thousand and eighty four players returned to the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event on Friday all with the hope of making it through five more levels of play. Just 297 managed to do just that though and at the end of the day, Argentinian Damian Salas put 4,678,000 into a bag to end the day as chip leader. The group behind ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Scott Blumstein Enters Day 5 Refreshed and Relaxed Scott Blumstein has been among the chip leaders for most of the Main Event and is coming into Day 5 mentally ready for a deep run. Day 4 of the WSOP Main Event proved to be a moving day of sorts as less than 300 of the 1,084 players who entered the day moved on to Day 5. Scott ‘Sblum2711’ Blumstein started Day 4 top-10 in chips and maintained his stack around the 2,000,000 mark all day ... |
See all articles by Matt Clark |
Jul 15th, 2017 | 3 |
| WSOP: Brazil’s Joao Monteiro Wraps Up 888poker 8-Team Victory Joao Monteiro had a great run in the 2017 WSOP Main Event and thanks to the 888poker 8-Team competition he'll be back in 2018. When 888poker announced their 8-team competition for the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, many observers felt that either Brazil or Sweden was going to come out on top of the five-team competition based solely on those countries dominance of the PocketFives ... |
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Jul 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Former November Niners Drawing on Main Event Experience Antoine Saout is one of 11 former November Niners who started Day 4 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event with chips. At the start of Day 4 of the 2017 World Series of Poker there were 11 players who had, at one point in their careers, been a part of the now retired November Nine. The top three from that group were Antoine Saout, Kenny Hallaert and Ben Lamb. It really shouldn’t be too much of a ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 15th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Bubbles Bursts Late on Day 3; Patrick Lavecchia Top Dog Kenny Hallaert sits just outside of the top 10 after Day 3 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event Quan Zhou picked the wrong time to bluff late Thursday night at the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, a decision that made 1,084 other players happy. Zhou was eliminated on the stone bubble of the Main Event just after midnight, sending the remaining players into a celebratory frenzy and Day 4. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 14th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Gjergj Sinishtaj is the Piece Buying King of The Main Event Gjergj Sinistaj |
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Jul 14th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Chris Conley Goes From ‘tonkaaaa’ Home Game to Main Event Chris Conley is hoping to turn his domination of the 'tonkaaaa' home game into a huge Main Event score. Canadian poker pro Chris Conley is hoping to become the answer to a trivia question one day with an answer that doesn’t even seem possible. Which World Series of Poker Main Event winner paid the least to be in the Main Event they won' If Conley goes on to outlast the 2,000 or so ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 13th, 2017 | 2 |
| WSOP: Hellmuth Blows Up, Bows Out on Day 2C; Artan Dedusha Leads Phil Hellmuth found himself in the EPSN spotlight on Day 2C before being eliminated (WPT photo) It just wouldn’t be the World Series of Poker Main Event without a Phil Hellmuth blow-up. That’s exactly what happened on Day 2C on Wednesday as the Poker Brat went from the ESPN feature table to the rail in a matter of just a couple of hours. Artan Dedusha had the opposite kind of day, going ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 13th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: After a Year Away, Adam Levy Rediscovering a Love for Poker Adam Levy is on his way to Day 3 of the 2017 World Series of Poker Last September, Adam ‘Roothlus’ Levy tweeted out that he wasn’t going to be grinding anymore - live or online. He was trading in his life as a poker pro for regular job in the growing world of esports. He also gave an indication that he wasn’t going to pass up playing the World Series of Poker Main Event. |
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Jul 13th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: POY Frontrunner John Monnette Showing No Signs of Slowing Down John Monnette leads the race for WSOP Player of the Year. The 2017 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race has had more than a handful of leaders and even more controversy over who the real leader should be over the last six weeks. Current frontrunner John Monnette doesn’t care much for the controversy, but he’s clearly doing everything in his power to hold onto his lead as he plays ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: $10 BLAST Got 888poker Qualifier Marinus Hoogma to Las Vegas Marinus |
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Jul 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Lawrence Bayley Leads Main Event After Day 2AB Marvin Rettenmaier is one of the familiar faces moving on to Day 3 of the 2017 WSOP Main Event (WPT photo) Tuesday at the 2017 World Series of Poker saw the 576 survivors from Day 1A and the 1,643 from Day 1B return for their own individual Day 2. After five levels of play, just 1,023 found themselves moving on to Day 3 on Thursday. Lawrence Bayley, who began Day 2B second in chips, managed ... |
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Jul 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Mike Azzaro Comes Into Day 2C With a Chance to Save his Summer Mike Azzaro made Day 2C of the Main Event and is looking to better his Day 5 finish of a year ago. Over 7,000 entrants jumped in this year’s WSOP Main Event and roughly half of them returned Wednesday for Day 2C. Mike Azzaro is one of those players and is making his second straight Day 2 appearance. Last summer, Azzaro made a Day 5 run that wound up with him earning his best tournament ... |
See all articles by Matt Clark |
Jul 12th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Vivian Saliba is the 2017 Main Event Needle in a Haystack Vivian Saliba is the only female player in the entire 2017 WSOP Main Event field under the age of 26 (Photo courtesy ) Of the 7,221 players in the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event there were just 272 women who played and only one of them was under the age of 26. Age ... |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 12th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: The Main Event Day 1C Number Crunch Day 1C of the 2017 World Series of Poker was one for the history books with 4,262 players playing, the largest starting field since going to multiple days. It also gave us the first 7,000+ player field since 2010 and only the third one ever. |
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Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Ian Steinman Riding First Big Summer into Main Event Day 2B Ian Steinman has had a very good summer compared to his last few. = Ian ‘APokerJoker2’ Steinman, the #4-ranked online poker player in Nevada, has had himself a decent 2017 World Series of Poker. He’s cashed five times, including a final table, and now starts Day 1B of the Main Event with an above average stack of 94,300. It’s a stark difference from years past for Steinman. |
See all articles by Lance Bradley |
Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Massive Day 1C Field Leads to Third Largest Main Event Ever Shaun Deeb and Chris Moorman were just two of the 4000+ players who showed up for Day 1C of the 2017 WSOP Main Event. While a number of the bigger names were expected to make it to the Rio Monday for Day 1C of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event, most people were simply watching to see how many players were going to play. In the end, Day 1C turned out to be a record-setting-day with ... |
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Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: NJ Grinder David Coleman Hoping for Rookie Main Event Success David 'dehhhhh' Coleman is playing in his first Main Event and is out to validate New Jersey online poker in the process. Last year at this time, David ‘dehhhhh’ Coleman was another New Jersey online grinder looking to move up in the virtual world. Fast forward a year later, and Coleman is the #1 on ranked player in the state and among the first players to break 100,000 on Day 1C of the ... |
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Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Maurice Hawkins Back in Las Vegas, Ready to Win the Main Event Maurice Hawkins has just one tournament left to get to his goal of winning $7 million this summer (WPT photo) Seven weeks ago, on the opening day of the 2017 World Series of Poker, Maurice Hawkins told the world that he was going to win $7 million this summer. He’s a had decent enough summer so far, with four cashes for $271,608, but if he’s going to hit that number, he’s got only one ... |
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Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| PokerStars Gets With the Flow, Adds Jeff Gross to Team PokerStars Jeff Gross is the newest addition to Team PokerStars. For the last couple of years Jeff Gross has been working hard to build a social media following and Twitch audience. On Monday that hard work paid off when he showed up to play Day 1C of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event as the newest member of Team PokerStars Pro. Gross, who has nearly 35,000 Twitter followers, 29,000 Twitch ... |
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Jul 11th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: The Main Event Day 1B Number Crunch History tells us that each starting flight of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event is going to be bigger than the previous one and Day 1B was no exception. Sunday’s field was almost three times as big as Saturday’s with 2,164 players entering. |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: 888poker Qualifier Ky Maciejewski Has Nothing to Lose Ky Maciejewski won his 2017 WSOP Main Event seat in an 888poker freeroll. When the 4,000 or so players sit down on Monday to play Day 1C of the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event there’s one guy who can claim he has nothing to lose. 41-year-old Ky Maciejewski is playing the event having invested exactly zero dollars in his qualification process. Maciejewski, who works as a builder in ... |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| SUNDAY MAJORS: Vladimir Troyanovskiy Wins Grand PLO, SuperSonic There were a |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Huge Day 1B Highlighted By Selbst Bustout; May Wins Ladies Heidi May won the Ladies Championship on Sunday (WSOP photo) If the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event was going to have any chance of breaking 7,000 for the first time since 2010, it needed a great turnout on Sunday for Day 1B. That’s exactly what tournament organizers got as 2,164 players turned out to push the total number of entrants through the first few flights to just under ... |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Posthumous Gift Gives Five Friends a Main Event Dream Judy and Tom O'Meara Sr. |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 2 |
| Jon Borenstein Puts The Past Behind Him To Win WPT500 Jon Borenstein has had many close final table calls and finally earned his breakthrough victory in the WPT500. (WPT photo) The fine line between poker immortality and being just another player with a few close calls is rail thin and Jon 'itsmejon' Borenstein can firmly attest to that. In the last few years, Borenstein has put together a strong track record in tournaments with four-figure ... |
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Jul 10th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: The Main Event Day 1A Number Crunch The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event got underway on Saturday with 795 players deciding Day 1A was their time to take a shot at poker glory. Traditionally, Day 1A is the smallest starting field of the three available, but that doesn't mean there's not some interesting numbers worth looking at. |
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Jul 9th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Main Event Underway; Harrison Gimbel Completes Triple Crown While the |
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Jul 9th, 2017 | 0 |
| RANKINGS: ‘girafganger7’ Extends Lead; Swedish Contingent Fading As if resubmitting |
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Jul 9th, 2017 | 1 |
| WSOP: Chris Hunichen Looking to Main Event as Cap on Great Summer Even over $500,000 in earnings so far this summer, Chris Hunichen is looking to cap things off with another deep WSOP Main Event run (PokerStars photo)[/CAPTION] Almost three weeks ago, Chris ‘Big-Huni’ Hunichen was heads-up for a World Series of Poker bracelet against Nadar Kakhmazov. Hunichen started with the chip lead, watched Kakhmazov even things up and eventually shook the Russian’s ... |
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Jul 9th, 2017 | 1 |
| The Fives Podcast: Episode 15 - The Main Event 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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Jul 8th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: James Calderaro Wins $25K PLO; Nipun Java Wins $1K Online James Calderaro |
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Jul 8th, 2017 | 0 |
| PokerShares Offering WSOP Odds on Former #1-Ranked PocketFivers The 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event begins this weekend and many of the former #1-ranked PocketFivers will be taking their place in the field and hoping to earn their place in poker history, the bracelet and of course a hefty paycheck. Mike 'Timex' McDonald announced PokerShares six months ago. The revolutionary poker investment and betting platform gives people the opportunity to ... |
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Jul 7th, 2017 | 3 |
| Party with Maria Ho and Sam Abernathy Saturday in Las Vegas Maria Ho and Sam Abernathy are ready to help launch Rivals of Poker with a Las Vegas party and want you to join them! You've arrived in Las Vegas, ready to play the 2017 World Series of Poker Main Event sometime over the next three days but before that, you wanna get a little bit of Las Vegas in. Well, Rivals of Poker - the newest social poker product, are hosting a launch party Saturday ... |
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Jul 7th, 2017 | 0 |
| Bobby 'bcm4924' McLawhorn Spends Third Month on Top in Nevada Bobby |
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Jul 7th, 2017 | 0 |
| WSOP: Elior Sion Defeats Negreanu, Haxton, Volpe to Win $50K PPC Elior Sion won the $50,000 Poker Players Championship to win his first WSOP bracelet Thursday (WSOP photo) All eyes were on the final table of the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship on Thursday at the 2017 World Series of Poker. But while the likes of Daniel Negreanu and Isaac Haxton were battling it out in that, two more events played down to the last few tables, including the $25K PLO. |
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Jul 7th, 2017 | 0 |
| THE ANNIVERSARY MAN: Greg Merson Five years ago, Greg Merson won two World Series of Poker Bracelets, $9.75 million and WSOP Player of the Year, but the things that happened to him off the felt just before and after that summer have had a bigger impact on his life. As people go through life, they mentally circle important dates on the calendar in permanent ink. Memories pile up as each calendar page turns, but celebrating or ... |
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Jul 6th, 2017 | 0 |
