The 56th annual World Series of Poker kicked off in Las Vegas yesterday, and from 923 entries, just 634 players survived Day 1a to progress with chips. After the WSOP legend Billy Baxter opened the show with the official ‘Shuffle Up and Deal’, Day 1a saw former champions perish or profit from the opening day’s […]

Across the whole of 2024, more money has been won in poker tournaments than ever before. But poker isn’t all about the winners and losers in the game – it’s about their journey to the felt. From Las Vegas to The Bahamas, Asia and Australasia, poker legends have been created and reputations have grown or […]

The 2003 WSOP Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker just cannot be kept quiet. For over two decades, the 2003 world champion has had a huge bearing on the present and future of poker. In 2024, he’s still earning a superb crust as a tournament professional, with the latest title for the Americas Cardroom Pro coming […]

The Belarussian player Artsiom Lasouski won his first-ever Triton Poker title in Montenegro as Chris Moneymaker once again went close to a major title just days after his first Triton win. At a final table featuring stars of the high roller circuit such as Stephen Chidwick, Dylan Linde and Danny Tang, Lasouski’s win was worth […]

Super Bowl LVIII pitched two great teams against each other in a clash for the football ages. With a backdrop of ‘Taylor and Travis’, seven-figure sports bets and in-stadium appearances, some of poker’s finest were pitchside as the Kansay City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Who won or lost in the […]

There was drama from start to finish on the 42nd day of this year’s World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. The Horseshoe and Paris casino floors were filled as players battled in four bracelet events, in particular the WSOP Main Event, where the money bubble burst and players reached the money places. In other […]

Tournament poker has no more famous player than the man who revolutionized the game when he won the 2003 WSOP Main Event. When he became world champion 20 years ago,  Chris Moneymaker turned an $80 online satellite into $2.5 million.

The thirty-seventh day of the World Series of Poker saw incredible action on the felt, with the $10,000 Main Event’s largest flight kicking off and the $1,000 Million Dollar bounty coming to a conclusion in jam-packed Bally’s and Paris Casinos in Las Vegas.

The WSOP Main Event made the money on Day 3 as 2,362 players were whittled down to just 1,000 as the clock ticked down hand-for-hand in the final level of the day. With players such as Chris Moneymaker, Stephen Song and Chris Dowling all bagging million-plus stacks, it was a dramatic day of action at […]

Day 2cef of the WSOP Main Event saw strong performances from many big names as the field narrowed and some former champions enjoyed revisiting the WSOP felt on Day 2 of the Main Event for the first time in over two years.

It was another busy day at the 2021 World Series of Poker as three events moved closer to completion, with some of the biggest names in poker competing in the $25,000-entry Pot Limit Omaha Event #53, the Seniors Event closing out a huge Day 1b and the first day of action in the 9-Game Mix […]

Satellite tournaments give poker players with modest bank rolls an opportunity to play outside of their usual comfort zone. And with the latest tournament changes at 888poker, MTT grinders will want to find out how they can get in amongst the action on the cheap.

Super Bowl 55 is just hours away, and it is a matchup for the ages, as Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs into battle, looking for their second straight Super Bowl title. Standing in their way is the most successful playoff quarterback of all time, Tom Brady, leading his new team, the Tampa Bay […]

Chris Moneymaker didn’t become of the best ambassadors in poker by being a high-stakes crusher or a Hollywood celebrity. It was practically divine intervention that married the Moneymaker name with his down-to-earth personality and stuck him in front of the ESPN cameras holding up bricks of cash as the winner of the 2003 World Series […]

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