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The 51st running of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), set to begin Tuesday, May 26 from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas is officially being postponed as a result of the public health emergency involving COVID-19. It is now targeted for fall of 2020, with exact dates and events to be determined.

He's never won a major live poker tournament. He's second to last in chips to start the final table. He's too quiet to become the leading poker ambassador. No player from Sweden has ever won this tournament. Those were all rumblings heard throughout the poker world about Martin Jacobson in the months leading up to the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table. When it was all said and done, though, the man from Sweden proved to be the last player standing, topping poker's greatest event to win his first WSOP gold bracelet and the massive $10 million...

The short stack Holden from England is the first of the November 9 to be eliminated.

Darvin Moon was seven outs from the World Series of Poker main event Championship, but it wasn’t meant to be for the 46-year-old everyman from Maryland. Instead, the title belongs to 21-year-old online professional Joseph Cada, who eclipsed Peter Eastgate’s record for youngest main-event winner in poker history. The win was anything but easy for the Michigan native, who at times seemed resigned to his fate of finishing runner-up to the more inexperienced Moon. But experience ultimately prevailed, and it was Cada’s calm under pressure that allowed him to keep a level head and, eventually, take it down. Ironically, while...

The World Series of Poker Day 1d attracted record numbers, much to the chagrin of WSOP officials, who did not have room for the 500 or so extra people who ultimately got shut out, among them big name pros like Patrik Antonius and six-time gold bracelet winner T.J. Cloutier. "We are sorry, and I am sorry," said Jeffrey Pollack, World Series of Poker commissioner. "The last thing that we ever want to do is deny people entry into our events." Hundreds of hopefuls waited in the hallways at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to see if...

If you think that tax policies on gambling winnings in the U.S are excessive, then you better take a look at this. According to several gaming and poker news sites, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Peter Eastgate, will have to honor the Danish tax authorities with about 63% of his tournament winnings. The Danish government, which has one of the toughest tax policies on casino winnings in the world, will apply a 40% deduction on the first $4 million won by Eastgate, and a second 75% deduction on the remaining funds. So if we do the...

Event #55, the World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em main event has started in Las Vegas By InsidePoker July 2007 Poker players from around the globe have descended on the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for the first of four start dates at the World Series of Poker Main Event. A total of 1,287 players kicked off the first day’s play. Thousands more already have paid the $10,000 buy-in for the No-Limit Texas Hold’em Championship, commonly referred to as the Main Event. Registration remains open until July 9 at 2 p.m., after which official participation and prize money...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas pro ______ ____ won $2.3 million early Friday morning, beating out a field of 148 players in what is considered one of the most coveted bracelets in the World Series of Poker. ____ won the $50,000 buy-in HORSE event after a grueling 15-hour final table match that began play at 2 p.m. Thursday. Joking throughout the match, ____ kept up the humor until the 5 a.m. finish. "You know what did it? The lucky shirt," he said. The winner's purse was the fifth biggest in World Series history, falling just short of the $2.5...

If Doyle Brunson is poker’s Babe Ruth, Phil Hellmuth, Jr. just became its Hank Aaron. Hellmuth surpassed Brunson and fellow poker legend Johnny Chan to become the first player in history to capture 11 coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelets last night at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Hellmuth reached the milestone upon winning a three-day, $1,500 No-Limit Texas Hold’em event at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee’s Best Light. Brunson and Chan, with 10 bracelets each, were on hand Monday night to present Hellmuth with the record 11th bracelet. "This is the one...

It was looking ominous from two tables out when Jamie Gold, a talent agent from Malibu, California, built up a commanding lead of chips with a display of fearless power poker. No amount of prayers from the other eight players at the Final Table could prevent Jamie Gold from taking the Big One down aided, it must be said, by a very warm deck of cards that fired favourable cards at him on a regular basis. Whenever the chips went in, he hit the cards he needed or found a desperate opponent with inferior cards. None of the small stacks...

Former Hollywood talent agent and New Jersey native Jamie Gold pulled off his best acting job ever early Friday, bluffing his way to victory at the World Series of Poker and taking home the grand prize of $12 million. Gold's parents still live in Paramus. Gold, of Malibu, Calif., somehow convinced Paul Wasicka he had a weaker hand, getting him to push all his chips in the pot. The 36-year-old Gold, a native of Paramus, N.J., screamed for joy to see Wasicka pocket 10s to his pair of queens. It was the last bit of overacting for the former agent...

When you win the lottery, or let's say $12 million in the WSOP, everyone wants a piece of you. Friends, and family you never know you had often 'appear' sometimes to hit you up, sometimes just to be part of the experience. World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Jamie Gold is finding out the hard way just how difficult being the champ can be. According to the Las Vegas Sun, a man named Bruce Crispin Leyser filed a lawsuit yesterday in Las Vegas District Court seeking 50% of Gold's winnings from the Main Event. The suit alleges that Gold...

2006 World Series of Poker Bracelet Unveiled June 07, 2006 Earl Burton Bling! It is the epitome of excellence in the poker world. For almost four decades now, the World Series of Poker has crowned champions and, along with the cash for winning the event, awarded the victors further awards in the form of a gold bracelet. These bracelets not only recognize the achievement of winning a WSOP tournament but also have become the benchmark of success in the poker community. On June 6th, Harrah's displayed for the first time the awards that will be available once the events start...

A new champion: Joseph Hachem wins the heads-up duel to claim the WSOP title A remarkable 5,619 players signed up for the legendary $10,000 buy-in main event, which began on July 7. At 7 am July 16, a new champion was crowned: Joseph Hachem from Melbourne, Australia. This is Hachem's first WSOP event, ever. A dedicated poker player, he chose to wait until his children were older before making the journey to Vegas to participate in the world series.View final results