Bowling in and bowling out as pressure rises at WSOP
It’s not easy to surprise people at the World Series of Poker, but many players and media members alike were taken aback today at the news that a new room had been discovered at the Rio. Not only was...
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WSOP 2019: In-form Agarwal back to his home-from-home
Aditya Agarwal is back in Las Vegas this summer, fulfilling what has become pretty much the focus of his poker-playing year. This is the 14th occasion he’s been to the World Series and the 14th Main...
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Take advantage of 8,000 missing players
It looks set to be a record breaker in the Main Event over in Las Vegas, which is great for poker. What’s good for the game there is good for the game everywhere. Especially online this Sunday. Because...
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When the 0 goes
There are very few people who can hold down an undefeated record through an entire career in combat sports. Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record defines the modern “undefeated great” in fight sports. It’s a...
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WSOP 2019: How Arlie Shaban did it
Two years ago, Arlie Shaban was sitting behind the desk at a Toronto branch of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, taking bookings, selling upgrades, handing over keys, sometimes heading out into the bitter Ontario...
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Notable or not, Moneymaker tops the WSOP bill
Day 2 at the World Series of Poker Main Event started with an administrative oversight. On the printed list of “Notable Players” handed to the media, there was nobody by the name of Chris Moneymaker....
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Yzaguirre becomes last man to register to WSOP monster
There have been a lot of people in Las Vegas this week getting weird feelings. It’s felt like a tremor deep in their bones. Though the vast majority have subsequently discovered it to be an earthquake,...
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WSOP 2019: Konnikova's seven-deuce promise
We are big fans at this publication of Jennifer Shahade’s podcast series The Grid and listened intently a few weeks ago to the episode featuring Shahade’s fellow PokerStars ambassador Maria Konnikova....
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WSOP 2019: All the numbers and statistics
The numbers are in and fully crunched and here we have the complete statistical run-down of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event. (With thanks to Seth Palansky and the WSOP media team). 2019 World...
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SCOOP champ wins the Milly ($110K); "Proudflop" claims first HRC title
Headlines from the weekend… SCOOP champion “allan shiek” wins the Milly for $110K Jonathan “Proudflop” Proudfoot wins first HRC title PokerStars Ambassadors reach WSOP Main Event Day 3 Top 5 High...
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PokerStars VR goes to space tomorrow
It was 50 years ago this month that humanity first reached the surface of the moon. On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped down from the Apollo 11 landing module onto lunar soil and uttered some of...
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Allez! A French-tinged round with Sow and ElkY
Although most online poker sites these days have teams of sponsored pros, we haven’t yet reached the point that they make transfers or trades for the millions of dollars (or euros or pounds) that it...
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Patience is key for Akkari, as UFC has to wait
Andre Akkari has a bad beat from Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Playing Day 2AB with only 45,000 chips, as players around him began accumulating high six figures, Akkari accepted an...
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The WSOP bubble in focus
Through 15 years coming to Las Vegas, PokerStars Blog has written what must be several hundred thousand words at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. It would be enough to fill a couple of...
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Pochedly bursts WSOP bubble ending late-night grind
Bubbles at the WSOP come in many anxious styles, but I can’t remember a previous one so squeezed by other external forces. All calculations at the start of this near record event predicted the bubble...
View ArticleLEX LIVE 2: Your guide to London
At the end of September, PokerStars Ambassador Lex Veldhuis will be hosting the second edition of Lex Live at the Aspers Casino in Westfield Stratford City. That’s in London, baby. Whether it’s...
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Clear your Path to the Sunday Million
The Sunday Million has been one of the most coveted titles in online poker for more than 13 years. Thousands of players turn out every week and the winner regularly walks away with a six-figure prize....
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WSOP 2019: Before and after gallery
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is the one that nobody wants to miss, and it often serves as a reunion for players who have been on the circuit for many years. That actually also applies to...
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Owen rallies poker world to offer crucial relief aid
On occasion, reading the Twitter feed of British pro Adam Owen is like flicking through an airline magazine. One moment he’s in Madrid, the next in Mexico, then Vegas, London or Amsterdam. It’s...
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How the Sunday Million was won (July 7)
The definitive account of last week’s Sunday Million (July 7). Think back to your largest ever poker score, and the joy it undoubtedly brought you. It isn’t in the suck-outs. It isn’t in the flips. The...
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