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Benny Glaser third player to win multiple bracelets

Just three days after taking down the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better for $244,103, Benny Glaser manages to win the next tournament of its kind: the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship for $407,194     16 players returned on the third day in this star studded field, with the likes of Shaun Deeb (13th), Daniel..
10 years ago

Viatcheslav Ortynskiy wins $3,000 six-handed Pot-Limit Omaha for $344,327

The 30th event of the 2016 World Series of Poker saw 580 players buy-in for $3,000 in the six-handed Pot-Limit Omaha event, of whom 14 could return on day 3, all chasing that coveted bracelet In the end, it was Russian Viatcheslav Ortynskiy who drew the longest straw     After 2 hours of play, the tables were fused The unofficial..
10 years ago

Ian Johns wins second WSOP-bracelet this year in $10K Limit Hold’em Championship

This WSOP, pretty much all eyes are on Jason Mercier, who won two bracelets and finished runner-up in another one He's not the only player anymore to take two tournaments down during the Series, Ian Johns won the $10K Limit Hold'em Championship for $290,635 after winning the $1,500 HORSE ten days earlier for $212,604     110 players..
10 years ago

Danny Le wins $1,500 Limit Hold’em for $188,815

A total of 665 players participated in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em at this year's World Series of Poker After two days, only fifteen remained, including former bracelet winners Daniel Idema and Tyler Bonkowski At the end, it was Danny Le who had all the chips, winning his first bracelet     At the official final table, these were the..
10 years ago

Self-proclaimed founder of bitcoin attempts to patent bitcoin

It is still highly doubted whether or not Australian Craig Wright is the real founder of the bitcoin Wright couldn't care less about what people believe or not Earlier this year he claimed to be the founder of the bitcoin and right now he is attempting to patent his 'invention'     Wright has, among other things, tried to patent a..
10 years ago

Fedor Holz takes the first place in the Global Poker Index

Holz finished second in the Super High Roller Bowl for $3,5 million, and after that won three Aria Super High Roller Series He cashed for nearly $5 million since the last week of May, and took the first place in the GPI from Steve O'Dwyer, who held the top position for 22 weeks Being just 22 years old, Fedor is taking the poker world by storm..
10 years ago

Jason Mercier does it again and wins the $10K H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $422,874

Jason Mercier shows the world he is in the shape of his life After taking down a bracelet and ending runner-up in the Razz Championship, he managed to win another bracelet This time it was the $10K HORSE Championship, good for $422,874 and one step closer to winning three bracelets (and costing Vanessa Selbst a lot of money)     Jason..
10 years ago

Jason Mercier second in $10K Razz Championship after Ray Dehkharghani

Just a couple of days after winning the $10K 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship for $273,335 and a lot of extra money thanks to some bracelet bets, Jason Mercier found himself in another good position to win a WSOP bracelet in the $10K Razz Championship     Mercier can win $1,8 million from Vanessa Selbst if he manages to win three..
10 years ago

Calvin Lee wins $3,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em for $531,577

The three planned days weren't enough to conclude the $3,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker Out of 1,029 entries, five players returned to play day 4 of the event, with Will Givens holding the chiplead He wasn't able to seal the deal, and saw American Calvin Lee walk away with the bracelet     The..
10 years ago

Sam Soverel wins $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha for $185,317

1,106 players entered the $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament at the world series of poker, and on the final day there were twelve players left The most noteable name was High Roller regular Dan Shak, but he had to leave the table in 11th place for $10,477 In the end it was Sam Soverel who won his first bracelet     The unofficial final..
10 years ago

WB21 first digital bank to accept deposits in bitcoin

Digital bank WB21 is the first of its kind to enable bitcoin deposits Customers looking to transfer and deposit funds into their checking accounts from now on can do so in bitcoin     WB21 has over half a million customers around the world, which enables them to make real-time deposits from bitcoin transfers into 18 local currencies..
10 years ago

Jason DeWitt wins $1,065,403 and second bracelet in WSOP Millionaire Maker

Out of 7,190 players, only 15 returned on the third and final day of the $1,500 Millionaire Maker No Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker The winner and the runner-up were both guaranteed at least $1 million, so there was a lot to play for   DeWitt already scooped a bracelet back in 2010 when he won a $5,000 No Limit..
10 years ago

Jason Mercier wins fourth WSOP-bracelet in $10K 2-7 Lowball Championship

Nine players returned Monday evening on the third and final day of the $10K No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, all hunting the bracelet and the $273,335, with Jason Mercier being the chipleader     Mercier's previous bracelets were won in 2009 ($1,500 Pot Limit Omaha for $237,462), 2011 ($5,000 Pot Limit Omaha – Six Handed..
10 years ago

Ryan Laplante wins the $565 Pot-Limit Omaha for $190,328

No less than 2,483 players registered for the twelfth event of the World Series of Poker Only nine of them could return for the official final table, in the hunt of the bracelet and $190,328 In the end, it was Ryan Laplante who bested the rest and won his first bracelet     The line-up for the official final table was as..
10 years ago

Bet365 wins court battle in Sofia, Bulgaria and is now licensed for sports betting

Bet365 is back on the list of officially licensed sports betting operators in Bulgaria after a court in Sofia decided in its favor in an appeal against the state gambling regulator When the market first opened, Bet365 found itself on Bulgaria's online gambling blacklist (which happened to almost all the major operators) After Bet365 made a formal..
10 years ago

Bitcoin-competitor Ethereum rose 1,700 percent in value this year

The march of Ethereum seems unstoppable The asset rose 1,700 percent in value this year and is, after the bitcoin, the most valuable digital currency in the world The value of one ethereum has risen since the beginning of 2016 from 1 dollar to a little over 17 dollar The market capitalization (the total amount of coins that go around times the..
10 years ago

Marketable value Bitcoin transcends $10 billion

The total value of the digital currency bitcoin transcended past the $10 billion mark The value of the currency saw a big rise last weekend     The value of one bitcoin was approximately 640$ on Monday morning, about $100 more than it was the Friday before The total value of all bitcoins accumulated is now approximately $10,8 billion..
10 years ago

Paul Volpe wins second bracelet in $1,500 Eight Game Mix (6 handed)

11 players started Day 3 last night of the $1,500 Eight Game Mix (6 handed) at the World Series of Poker 2016 These were the chipcounts at the start of Day 3: Seat Player Chips Seat 1 Paul Volpe 586500 Seat 2 Ron Ware 504000 Seat 3 Chris Klodnicki 175500 Seat..
10 years ago

Benjamine Keeline makes biggest comeback known to poker, wins Colossus II for $1 million

Benjamine Keeline, who was working as an Uber driver last year, won the $565 Colossus II No-Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker     The Colossus knew six starting days, accumalating a total of 21,613 entries, building a total prize pool of $10,806,500 Nine of these players were guaranteed $92,291, with $1 million for..
10 years ago

FanDuel threatens to leave New York unless state lawmakers vote to legalize Daily Fantasy Sports

FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles warned the leaders of the state Legislature in a letter that the company would likely leave the state unless lawmakers adopt a law that allows them to resume operations in New York     FanDuel's offices were moved to New York in 2011 and has 175 employees at its Union Square headquarters In the letter, Eccles..
10 years ago