WSOP 2019: 'Special' John Cynn sets the ball rolling
The crickets started at around 11.45am. That’s the point at which the doors opened to the Amazon Room at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino and the first players flooded to the tables for the start...
View ArticleWSOP 2019: A bracelet, $1m and now a wife
It’s been quite a week for Kainalu McCue-Unciano. Last Thursday, the man from Hawaii won his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) title, when he took down the $1,500 Monster Stack event earning more than...
View ArticleWSOP 2019: Photo gallery
A selection of photos from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. All images by PokerPhotoArchive. RETURN TO WSOP COVERAGE HUB DAY 1A Click and swipe left/right to view images
View ArticleWSOP 2019 coverage hub
PokerStars Blog has been at the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) for the past 15 years — and we’re back again for the 2019 renewal too. Here’s where you’ll find all the key info for...
View ArticleAnnouncing MicroMillions 2019
MicroMillions is back for 2019. Like before, this year’s schedule promises to turn low stakes players into high stakes winners. About 146 of them. Here’s what’s coming up this month. The two-week...
View ArticleEPT Barcelona: Travel Guide
Next month one of the most popular stops in the history of poker returns: EPT Barcelona. The ultimate summer vacation for poker players is just around the corner, so we recommend you either get...
View ArticleWSOP 2019: How I survived the Vegas earthquake
It started at around 10.45am, right about the time a poker tournament reporter thinks about ending the browsing of garbage and smut on his phone and getting up and making something of his morning. An...
View ArticlePoker's polymath Liv Boeree treads a new path
There’s good news and bad news for the many, many fans of Liv Boeree. To deal with the disappointment first: she will not be winning the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event. The PokerStars Ambassador...
View ArticleBig London MegaStack online qualifier this Sunday
What are you up to this weekend? Sunday at 8pm BST, to be precise? Nothing important? Good. You might want to add this in your diary if you’re able to get to London the following weekend. The good...
View ArticleThe weekly round-up
Here’s a round-up from the week on PokerStars Blog… 2019 WSOP Main Event coverage 50 golden WSOP “nuggets” to mark the 50th WSOP MicroMillions 2019 schedule announced Lex beats Fintan & Spraggy to...
View ArticleThis Sunday: $1 Million guaranteed. No running.
This weekend south west London will buzz with the noise of balls on rackets, the odd backhand grunt, and plenty of well-mannered applause. It’s the third round of the world’s most famous tennis...
View ArticleUFC defining moments: Holm knocks out Rousey
Upsets may be the greatest thing in sports. Those moments when an underdog shocks a favorite are all the better the bigger the underdog and more seemingly unbeatable the favorite. The best of these...
View ArticleFaber defies the odds to claim first bracelet
Among all the things we know and love about poker, its perfect inclusivity is among the very best. So long as you have the money for the buy-in, and are over 21 years old, absolutely anyone can play...
View ArticleBowling in and bowling out as pressure rises at WSOP
It’s not easy to surprise people at the World Series of Poker, but many players and media members alike were taken aback today at the news that a new room had been discovered at the Rio. Not only was...
View ArticleWSOP 2019: In-form Agarwal back to his home-from-home
Aditya Agarwal is back in Las Vegas this summer, fulfilling what has become pretty much the focus of his poker-playing year. This is the 14th occasion he’s been to the World Series and the 14th Main...
View ArticleTake advantage of 8,000 missing players
It looks set to be a record breaker in the Main Event over in Las Vegas, which is great for poker. What’s good for the game there is good for the game everywhere. Especially online this Sunday. Because...
View ArticleWhen the 0 goes
There are very few people who can hold down an undefeated record through an entire career in combat sports. Floyd Mayweather’s 50-0 record defines the modern “undefeated great” in fight sports. It’s a...
View ArticleWSOP 2019: How Arlie Shaban did it
Two years ago, Arlie Shaban was sitting behind the desk at a Toronto branch of Enterprise Rent-A-Car, taking bookings, selling upgrades, handing over keys, sometimes heading out into the bitter Ontario...
View ArticleNotable or not, Moneymaker tops the WSOP bill
Day 2 at the World Series of Poker Main Event started with an administrative oversight. On the printed list of “Notable Players” handed to the media, there was nobody by the name of Chris Moneymaker....
View ArticleYzaguirre becomes last man to register to WSOP monster
There have been a lot of people in Las Vegas this week getting weird feelings. It’s felt like a tremor deep in their bones. Though the vast majority have subsequently discovered it to be an earthquake,...
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