Brandon Wong was so close to a bracelet this past April at the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific he could taste it. Wong outlasted a stacked field in a $2,200 Mixed event and found himself at the final table with the current WSOP Player of the Year point
It was a storybook ending for UK-based writer Barny Boatman in Event 49, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em tournament, early Sunday morning at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker.
Marco Johnson’s 2013 World Series of Poker was a mega success regardless of what happened in Event 48, a $2,500 Six-Handed Limit Hold’em event. He laid claim to five cashes and more than $200,000 in earnings, but somehow, that wasn’t enough.
When Greg Merson made his incredible run to a Main Event victory last year, Anthony Gregg was the best friend he could’ve asked for. The Maryland-based poker pro was at every rail, traveled with his friend to Europe, and helped keep Merson focused on poke
Vladimir Shchemelev’s World Series of Poker resume got a serious upgrade in Event 46, a $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low tournament. The 40-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, Russia outlasted a stacked field to win his first bracelet along with $279,094.
Ben Volpe was on the losing end of a two-outer against Paul Lieu heads-up in the $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold’em tournament, but he didn’t let that shake him. The 26-year-old CPA from Chicago kept his nose to the grindstone and battled back to best Lieu
Scott is in Vegas for the TDA, plus Chris has some stories from Gambit’s home game!
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Things didn’t look so good for Sandeep Pulusani when he got heads-up against Niall Farrell in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker early Thursday morning. The experience was there for him, but the chips weren’t, and h
Jesse Martin outlasted a stacked final table and beat David “Bakes” Baker heads-up to win his first gold bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 No Limit Single Draw event at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker Tuesday night. In addition to his first gold bracelet,
Over 40 events into this year’s World Series of Poker, only a handful of nations have earned bracelets. While the United States and Canada have been cleaning up, other nations like Great Britain and France have gone winless. Today though, another country
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