Jennifer Tilly is an actress and poker player extraordinaire. This article will cover her early life, major acting credits and poker career and personal journey. Quick Facts Jennifer Tilly (born Jennifer Ellen Chan) is a mixed bag of cultures and an actress and poker player. Her notable acting roles are Tiffany Valentine in ‘Bride of […]
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GGPoker Buys WSOP from Caesars Entertainment for $500 Million
GGPoker has bought the majority of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) intellectual property rights from Caesars Entertainment for $500 million. On Friday, Caesars announced the deal with NSUS Group, the Canadian corporation that owns and operates GGPoker, via X, formerly known as Twitter. “We announce the signing of a definitive agreement to sell […]
Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 WSOP Main Event; Online Legend Niklas “Lena900” Astedt Finishes Third
The 2024 World Series of Poker has concluded and the most sought-after gold bracelet among the 99 up for grabs at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas found a new owner. Hailing from Humble, Texas, 38 year old Jonathan Tamayo is the new WSOP Main Event champion after an action-packed heads-up duel with fellow American […]
Redentor Edoc Overcomes Swings To Be Crowned APPT Warm Up Main Event Champion
After a heads up deal, Philippines’ Redentor Edoc was crowned champion of the 2024 APPT Warm Up Main Event. Edoc walked away with a career high payout of PHP 1,455,000 (~$24,908) and his first ever PokerStars spadie. The 2024 APPT Warm Up Main Event ran from July 10 to 14 at the PokerStars LIVE […]
Final 9 of APPT Warm Up Main Event Emerges; Kurushima Hiroya Leads
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Warm Up concluded Day 2 of the Main Event with the field trimmed from 105 players to the Final 9 in just under eight hours of play. Japan’s Kurushima Hiroyuki emerged as top dog with a stack equivalent to 61 bb. One of Kurushima’s biggest hands was a straight […]
Biao Ding, Nevan Chang, Danny Tang, Kavin Shah Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Contenders
The 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, famously known as the WSOP MAIN EVENT, shattered records with a roaring 10,112 player turnout. After several days of intense poker, including four Day 1 flights, two Day 2 flights, and a Day 3, the bubble finally burst on Day 4. This […]
WSOP Gold Bracelet Continues To Elude Thai Pros Punnat Punsri and Kannapong Thanarattrakul
A second place finish in any poker tournament means a good pay day. However, it also means that you were one step short of being on top. Such is the dramatic story of Thailand poker pros Kannapong Thanarattrakul and Punnat Punsri, who came very close to winning a bracelet in the 2024 World Series of Poker, but had […]
Ren Lin, Takumi Matsumoto, Carlos Chang, Danny Tang Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Day 3 Big Stacks
The record breaking 2024 World Series of Poker $10K Main Event World Championship completed another day of eliminations with the field trimmed significantly while simultaneously avoiding the bubble. From a record turnout of 10,112 players, that amassed a $94,041,600 prize pool, after Day 3 only 1,524 remained which is just seven spots from ITM of […]
Aditya Agarwal Finally Locks Up The Dream Bracelet At 2024 WSOP
After a long 17 year grind and relentless pursuit, Aditya Agarwal‘s golden dream came true in the morning hours of Monday, July 9, 2024. The Indian pro crushed the final table of the 2024 WSOP Event #82: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, outlasting 1,423 players to clasp his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet. […]
2024 WSOP Main Event Underway With Asians Representing
The 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event is in full swing at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There have been 9,353 total entries so far across four starting days to create a prize pool of $86,982,900. That number will continue to rise as registration remains open for two hours in Day 2. […]