Bob Pajich

2 days 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.

4 days 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

WSOP Online in the United States is about to go full-throttle, offering three different series with millions and millions in prize pool guarantees. The online site is triple-dipping the next two months, giving players in Nevada, Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania the chance at some hardware and serious cash– and it all starts this weekend. The first of 30 WSOP Online bracelet events begins Saturday, May 31, with the $400 kick-off, and ends with the $500 “summer saver” event on July 15.

1 week ago | cardschat.com | Bob Pajich

The cards are in the air at the 56th version of the World Series of Poker, and while many questions have been answered — no, there will not be a credit card fee to register for events through the WSOP+ app this year — several remain. Love him or hate him, Phil Hellmuth is poker’s greatest living showman. Whenever he brings his lanky 6’7″ frame into any room, all eyes turn and watch.