863 players entered the 59th event of the World Series of Poker: the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, creating a total prizepool of a little of $4 million 47 players returned on the third day, the plan was to come to a conclusion, but they didn't succeed in this Six players had to return on the fourth and final day, all chasing the bracelet and the big..

521 players tried their luck at the 60th event of the World Series of Poker: the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Fourteen of them got to return on the third and final day, with Brandon Shack-Harris chasing his second bracelet of these series David Prociak didn't let that happen and Shack-Harris had to settle with second..

One of the most prestigious tournaments of the World Series of Poker is the star studded $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-handed) A total of 91 of the best players in the world dug deep in their pockets to enter the tournament In the end it was Brian Rast who beat Justin Bonomo heads-up to score the bracelet and..

If we take a look at Peters' World Series of Poker resumé, we see eight final tables before this event, with pretty much finishes in all spots but the one that's worth the most Until now Peters bested a field of 1,860 players in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em to win his first golden bracelet, along with the $412,557 price..

The 58th event of the World Series of Poker, the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) drew 1,397 entrants, all looking for some fast-paced action Only 28 of them made it to the second and final day, all chasing the bracelet and the big bucks In the end, it was Corey Thompson who beat Enrico Rudelitz heads-up and won his first golden..

After two long days of poker the enormous 6,761 players field was reduced to only twelve players in the $888 Crazy Eights 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em They returned for the conclusion, with a $442,790 difference between 12th place finish and the winner A lot of money to play for In the end, it was Vietnamese immigrant Hung Le who won the bracelet and..

On the third and meant-to-be final day of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em, 31 out of 1,125 players returned, planning to play down to a winner However, an extra day had to be added to conclude the heads-up match between Andrew Lichtenberger and Craigh Blight with Lichtenberger having a 3:1 chiplead He never gave this away and collected his first..

The $10,000 8-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha Championship saw 400 players buying in, creating a total prizepool of $3,760,000 $894,300 of this prizepool was to be taken by the winner, along with the coveted bracelet At the end of the road, it was Brandon Shack-Harris who was the strongest, earning his second WSOP-bracelet     The final table..

668 players registered for the $1,500 Mixed PLO/8; Omaha 8/8; and Big O This is a new event for the WSOP, combining three Omaha hi-lo variations in rotation: Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better, Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better, and Big O (5 Card Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better) Each game will be played for seven hands,..

Only a day after we saw Bicknell win the $1,500 bounty at the World Series of Poker, Safiya Umerova beat Niall Farrell heads-up to be the second lady in two days to win a bracelet Out of 1,050 runners, Umerova turned out the strongest, taking home $264,046 and the bracelet     Twelve players returned on the final day, and after Sam..

One of the smaller events of this year's World Series of Poker, the $1,500 Seven Card Stud, saw 311 players buying in After two days of play, only eight remained, battling for the bracelet Six out of the remaining eight players had won a bracelet before, and it was no one less than Shaun Deeb who came out the strongest     These were..

In a world that is dominated by men, it is always good to see a woman at the top of the list Canadian pro Kristen Bicknell, who won her first bracelet in the $10,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship in 2013, was the strongest in the bounty tournament, which drew 2,158 runners     36 players returned on day 3 of the tournament,..

The live-version of the Sunday Supersonic (Pokerstars) was the $5K No Limit Hold'em Turbo with 30 minutes blindlevels 524 players registered for the tournament that would draw a winner within 2 days of play, and it was American poker pro Ankush Mandavia who came out the strongest, taking home $548,139 and the bracelet     After one..

With a total of 125 runners, the $10K 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship was packed with the best players of the world After two days of playing poker, only nine players were left, with Chris Klodnicki being the chipleader In the end, it was old school pro John Hennigan who turned out the strongest, taking home his fourth bracelet and..

The 21-year old Spanish poker professional Adrian Mateos, who won the WSOP-Europe main event in 2013 for €1 million, managed to win his second bracelet in the $1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold'em Out of 1,840 entries, seventeen players returned on the fourth and what should be the final day However, the players weren't able to conclude on..

The value of the Bitcoin has risen sharply as a reaction on Brexit, the “British exit” of the European Union The course of one bitcoin is at this moment $678 and change     The British Pound received a huge hit after the Brexit, reaching its biggest nadir in thirtyone years Investors stepped aside to other valuta: the..

An astonishing 4,499 seniors of the pokerworld each bought in for $1,000 to play in the only event that doesn't allow youngsters: the $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em Championship Six players returned on the final day, all competing for the $538,204 At the end, it was Johnnie Craig who took home the bracelet and the dough     At the..

All good things come to an end, even in Las Vegas What was high-pitched decennia ago, is outdated anno 2016     The Riviera casino opened his doors on The Strip in 1955 and grew to be a notorious place in Las Vegas It was pocessed by the mafia for a while, and was seen in movies such as Casino and Oceans..

The trust in cryptocurrencies has had a big punch after a hacker was able to abstract $53 million from the investment fund The DAO DAO is short for 'decentralized autonomous organization' Multiple experts wrote that the hack was possible thanks to a mistake in the code The platform uses the digital coin ether, which is seen as the possible..

Efforts to make fantasy-sports betting legal in New York may climax soon There could be a decision in a few weeks, although some details still need to be eradicated     The current ban didn't achieve a lot since many people still participate in some form of betting New online casinos have grown in popularity in recent times, offering..