Bob Pajich

Pittsburgh

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Poker News Reporter at CardsChat

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Seth Davies Wins World Series of Poker $250,000 High Roller Event for $4.7 Million

1 week ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

What a show the high rollers gave the poker world this week at the World Series of Poker. The $250,000 buy-in Super High Roller event turned out to be an entertaining and compelling display of poker prowess and showmanship — and 10s of thousands tuned in on PokerGO’s YouTube channel to watch Seth Davies win his first bracelet. Starpower and Martin Kabrel’s incessant table talk made it the summer’s first real “must see” poker TV, and the all-star collection of players delivered.
Class of 2025 Poker Hall of Fame Shortlist Released

1 week ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

The World Series of Poker announced this year’s nominees for the Poker Hall of Fame, and only one person will follow last year’s inductee Patrik Antonius into the Poker Hall of Fame in a few weeks. The current 35 living members of the Poker Hall of Fame will have another tough decision to make when assigning their 10 points between those of this year’s class, which include new nominees Nick Schulman, Scott Seiver, and Phil Galfond, and all the others.
Nick Schulman Wins Seventh WSOP Bracelet after Eight Hour Heads-Up Match with 'End Boss' Darren Elias

2 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

Some things in life come easy. Nick Schulman’s seventh World Series of Poker bracelet wasn’t one of them. Schulman was the final player standing in the $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw Championship, adding $497,356 to his $23.7 million lifetime tournament cash pile. He also won this very event in 2009 and 2012.
Jason Koon Wins World Series of Poker High Roller Event for $1.9 Million

2 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

Peanut butter and jelly. Cheese and crackers. Biscuits and gravy. Bacon and eggs. May as well put Jason Koon winning high-roller events on that list. Koon again showed why he is one of the best high-stakes tournament poker players in the Universe at the World Series of Poker yesterday by winning the $50,000 High Roller event which came with the largest prize of the summer so far — $1,968,927. The 8-handed event attracted 171 entries who built a prize pool of $8.1 million.
WSOP Online $1 Million Guaranteed Mystery Bounty Cancelled During Final Day

2 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

The World Series of Poker Online cancelled its $250 Mystery Bounty tournament after “technical difficulties” gave players who made the second day restart of the day fits. While some players were completely locked out of the online room, others were able to compete in different tournaments on the site even as the $250 Mystery Bounty event was on its way to cancellation during its second-day restart where a top bounty of $100,000 was up for grabs.
2025 Poker Hall of Fame Nominations Now Open

2 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

Nominations for 2025 membership into the Poker Hall of Fame are now open. The public has until June 15 to submit their nominees via the WSOP’s webpage found here. Be aware the Poker Hall of Fame has several criteria that their nominees must meet. They are, according to the WSOP: Age of Experience: at least 40 years of age at the time of nomination. High Stakes Experience: Having played and proven themselves at the high stakes.
Seventh Heaven: Benny Glaser Wins Back-to-Back World Series of Poker Bracelets

3 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

Benny Glaser showed why he is one of the best mixed-game players in the Universe this week by winning his sixth and seventh World Series of Poker bracelets one after the other. Glaser began his 2025 WSOP slate by jumping into the $1,500 Mixed Games Dealers Choice 6-Handed event that began on May 30. After two days, Glaser was the last of 597 entries standing, beating Mathew Schreiber, who won his only bracelet in a H.O.R.S.E event in 2017, heads-up. His sixth WSOP bracelet came with $150,246.
Daniel Negreanu Denied Eighth World Series of Poker Bracelet by Ryan Bambrick

3 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

Daniel Negreanu came up one spot shy of his eighth World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship, falling heads up to Ryan Bambrick. Brambrick not only doubled his WSOP bracelet count to two, but the $470,437 he took for finishing on top also doubled his total tournament cashes to about $870,000, according to the Hendon Mob. The $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship event attracted a field of 183, of which the top 33 cashed at least $20,280.
'AlbertCamus' Big Winner as WSOP Online Bracelet Events Start with a Bang

3 weeks ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

While players like Benny Glaser were adding World Series of Poker bracelets to their collections at live events in Vegas this weekend, thousands of players tried for the gold online. Three of them came up big in bracelet events that brought in superb entry fields thanks in part by Pennsylvania players, who are able to play in this year’s WSOP events alongside players in Michigan, New Jersey and Nevada for the first time.
Jason Koon Second Triton Poker Super High Roller Event in Montenegro to Close the Series, Joining Jesse Lonis with Two Himself

1 month ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

It started with the first women winning a Triton Poker Super High Roller Event, and the series in Montenegro ended with the man who has more Triton titles than anyone else winning his second — in four days. Yes, Jason Koon won his record-leading 11th and 12th Triton titles at Maestral Resort and Casino, while Xuan Liu become the first woman to win a Triton event, beating the fantastic Kristen Foxen, who made three final tables in this series, to the historical punch.