Peter Siu

Peter Siu

iGaming.org Editor/Team Leader
Peter is a former poker-pro, turned crypto enthusiast with 8+ years’ experience in operational roles dealing with all online gaming verticals within large iGaming companies, including Flutter and Entain. Now an expert in the field of Sports Betting, Casino, iGaming, and Poker, he is our team leader and editor. When not working, Peter can be found in the gym or playing sports like football, tennis and more recently padel.

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  • Crypto
  • Poker
  • iGaming
  • Casino

Peter's latest articles

Polymarket Hits $111 Million in June Bets

Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market platform, saw its volume exceed $100 million in June, marking a record month According to Dune Analytics, users placed a total of $111 million in bets last month This milestone coincides with Polymarket's four-year anniversary and growing interest in the upcoming November US election President Joe..
2 years ago

Shiina Okamoto from Japan Wins 2024 WSOP Ladies Event

Japanese poker player Shiina Okamoto has won the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Ladies Event, defeating 1,245 participants This victory comes a year after she finished second in the same tournament In the 2023 WSOP $1,000 ladies no-limit hold’em championship, Okamoto finished as the runner-up Determined to succeed this year, she posted on..
2 years ago

Scott Seiver Wins Third WSOP Bracelet of 2024

Scott Seiver secured his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet of 2024 on June 30, achieving a major milestone in his career The Las Vegas-based poker professional won Event#72, the $10,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven single draw lowball championship This victory not only added a seventh bracelet to his collection but also earned him $411,041,..
2 years ago

Colin Robinson Wins 2024 WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Event

Colin Robinson, a resident of Anthem, Arizona, won the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event He outlasted 2,229 entries, earning $667,963 and his first WSOP bracelet Last year, Robinson finished second in the WSOP $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack event, winning $718,649 This time, he reached heads-up play..
2 years ago

Elie Nakache Wins 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

The World Series of Poker $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) championship drew 811 participants this year, up from 731 in 2023 and 683 in 2022 The large turnout in the 66th event of this series resulted in a prize pool of $7,542,300 Elie Nakache from France won the event, taking home $1,320,945 and his first WSOP bracelet This was Nakache's first..
2 years ago

Franco Spitale Tops Nearly 11,000 Players in WSOP Event #54: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER No-Limit Hold’em

On June 27, Franco Spitale won the Millionaire Maker tournament in Las Vegas, part of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) The 54th event on the WSOP schedule saw Spitale claim a top prize of $1,250,125, boosting his career earnings to over $19 million “It’s still, it’s hard for me to believe it You know, it’s too much Really I dreamed..
2 years ago

Daniel Negreanu Wins Seventh WSOP Bracelet in $50K Players Championship

After over ten years without a win at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Daniel Negreanu has secured his seventh WSOP gold bracelet This achievement is a major milestone for the 49-year-old Poker Hall of Famer, whose last win was at the 2013 WSOP Europe Negreanu's victory came in the Event #58: $50,000 Poker Players Championship, known for its..
2 years ago

Dario Sammartino Finally Earns His First WSOP Bracelet in 2024

Dario Sammartino, an accomplished poker pro, has long sought a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet He even finished second in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, good for a $6 million payday He also had another runner-up finish and ten other top-five finishes in bracelet events Nevertheless, his time finally came as Sammartino achieved his goal in..
2 years ago

Recent Bitcoin Crash Caused by “Leveraged Trading and Miner Behavior” Analyst Explains

Willy Woo, a well-known cryptocurrency analyst, recently provided an explanation on X for the 8% drop in the price of Bitcoin, which fell from around $66,000 to just below $59,000 over the past two days Addressing his 11M+ followers on the social media platform, he attributes the plunge to a combination of leveraged trading and miner..
2 years ago

Santhosh Suvarna Wins WSOP $250,000 Buy-In Event for $5.4 Million

Santhosh Suvarna, a 43-year-old businessman from India, has won the 2024 World Series of Poker $250,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em event, taking home $5,415,152 This win marks his second WSOP bracelet The tournament drew 75 entries, creating an $18,675,000 prize pool shared among the top 12 finishers Suvarna, who started playing poker seven..
2 years ago

Frank Funaro Wins $10K Super Turbo Bounty for Second WSOP Bracelet

Frank Funaro has claimed his second World Series of Poker bracelet The 29-year-old poker professional from Sewell, New Jersey, won the 2024 WSOP $10,000 super turbo bounty no-limit hold’em event Funaro navigated through a field of 486 entries to secure the top prize of $612,997 This victory represents the second-largest payout in Funaro’s..
2 years ago

Patrick Moulder Wins 2024 WSOP Mixed Triple Draw Event

Patrick Moulder has won a World Series of Poker bracelet Competing in the 2024 WSOP Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit), the Las Vegas resident earned his first bracelet and a prize of $177,045 This win represents Moulder's highest live tournament payout He also achieved his second and third-largest earnings during this year's..
2 years ago

Yuri Dzivielevski Wins Fifth WSOP Bracelet in Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mix

Yuri Dzivielevski, a 32-year-old poker professional from Florianópolis, Brazil, has secured his fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet He won the $3,000 buy-in nine-game mixed event, earning $215,982 Dzivielevski first won a WSOP bracelet in 2019 His latest victory means he now owns nearly a fifth of Brazil's 26 total bracelets He remains..
2 years ago

Kang Pham Wins $677,326 in WSOP Seniors Event #46: $1K SENIORS NL Hold’em Championship

Khang Pham, from Southern California, won the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event He earned his first gold bracelet and a prize of $677,326 The event, open to players aged 50 and above, attracted 7,984 participants, creating a prize pool of $6,999,520 Pham had nearly $293,000 in recorded earnings from 63 previous finishes before..
2 years ago

Michael Saylor Thinking Bitcoin Will Rise to $10 Million

Michael Saylor, the co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, recently discussed Bitcoin's potential in an podcast interview with Robin Seyr He predicted that Bitcoin could reach $10 million per coin and asserted that eventually China will be supporting the flagship cryptocurrency Saylor confidently stated, "The cost of Bitcoin’s..
2 years ago

George Alexander Wins $10,000 Razz Event #50 at 2024 WSOP

George Alexander from Ft Lauderdale, Florida, secured his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in the 2024 $10,000 Razz Championship After several close finishes in past events, Alexander finally claimed victory, earning a career-best $282,443 Before this win, Alexander had cashed in six $10,000 buy-in championship events at the WSOP..
2 years ago

Maksim Pisarenko Wins WSOP Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

After five days of intense play, Maksim Pisarenko from Russia won the 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 HORSE championship Pisarenko topped a field of 181 entries, earning his first gold bracelet and a top prize of $399,988 This victory is Pisarenko's biggest career win, surpassing his previous best of $189,840 from a third-place finish at the..
2 years ago

Pedro Neves Winner of WSOP Event #38: $1,500 MONSTER STACK No-Limit Hold’em

On June 20, Pedro Neves won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet and a prize of $1,098,220 This win marks the second seven-figure prize in his poker career, pushing his total tournament earnings over $336 million Earlier, in January 2023, Neves secured $1,183,037 at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure The $1,500 buy-in no-limit..
2 years ago

Chris Hunichen Wins First WSOP Bracelet and $2.8 Million Prize

Chris Hunichen, a well-known online poker player, secured his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and a $2,838,389 prize He was the last man standing in a field of 112 players in the $100,000 buy-in no-limit hold'em event, marking the biggest win of his career During a tense three-handed phase, Hunichen faced potential elimination With..
2 years ago

Jared Kingery Wins First Bracelet and $410,359 in WSOP Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em

Jared Kingery secured his first World Series of Poker bracelet in Event #44: $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em After three intense days, he defeated Javier Gomez in a heads-up match, winning $410,359 Gomez took home $273,581 as the runner-up This event attracted 1,561 participants, creating a prize pool of $2,778,580 Kingery’s victory marked a..
2 years ago
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