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Nevada

Brian Yoon wins World Series of Poker Event #58

Last year, poker fans watched in admiration as 48 players took part in an event that promised both big paydays and philanthropy as the Big One for One Drop million-dollar buy-in event raised money to promote water equality around the world. Earlier this

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Nevada

Matt Perrins wins World Series of Poker Event #57

Matt Perrins earned his second World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournament Friday night at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker. In addition to joining the elite company of two-time WSOP winners, Perrins earned $792,275.

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Nevada

Matthew Ashton wins World Series of Poker Event #55

Matthew Ashton laid claim to the $50,000 Poker Players Championship and the Chip Reese trophy early Friday morning following a grueling, 10-hour final table. The victory, which comes in one of the most coveted World Series of Poker tournaments among profe

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Nevada

Brett Shaffer wins World Series of Poker Event #53

The story of the tortoise and the hare teaches us that, oftentimes, slow and steady wins the race. That is the case today as Brett Shaffer, a 30 year old from Beloit, Kansas, defeated a field of more than 2,800 players to win his first bracelet as well a

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Nevada

Steve Sung wins World Series of Poker Event #52

Steve Sung won his second gold bracelet during the early morning hours of Monday in the prestigious $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed event at the 44th Annual World Series of Poker. In addition to putting him in the elite company of multiple bracelet wi

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Nevada

Kristen Bicknell wins World Series of Poker Event #51

Watch out world, the Canadians are in double digits.

Ottawa’s Kristen Bicknell collected the tenth gold bracelet for Canada this summer after taking down the Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship event. In what was her first-ever WSOP cash and first fi

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Nevada

Brandon Wong wins World Series of Poker Event #50

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

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