WSOP Archive

Shawn claimed the coveted WSOP bracelet on July 7, 2019, the day after his 36th birthday. He was competing in the $800 WSOP.com Online NLH 6-handed event #76, which drew 1,560 players to the virtual felt on Sunday. It took a little more than 11 hours to finish out the opposition, with Shawn...

It's finally here! The excitement leading up to this moment has been culminating for more than a month. Today marks the start of the 50th Anniversary edition of the World Series of Poker's most prestigious event, the $10,000 No Limit Holdem Championship – a.k.a. the 2019 WOSP Main Event!...

Each year, this esteemed ranking system culminates into one person – the person who generates the most points via tournament cashes – being named the Player of the Year (POY). With today, July 1, 2019, being the midway point through the year, it seems like an appropriate time to see where the players...

Only 57 tournaments have played out to the end. Event #58 has only 12 remaining; none from Canada. That still leaves 31 bracelets to be awarded (potentially to Canadian poker players), including the most precious of them all – the 2019 WSOP Championship bracelet....

At 35 years of age, Ari Engel has now seen it all. He's dominated the online poker realm, captured a 7-figure crown in the live tournament sector, and after having already won 9 gold rings, finally claimed the most coveted piece of poker jewelry in the world – a WSOP bracelet....

Greg Mueller strikes WSOP gold in $10k H.O.R.S.E. Greg Mueller, known to the online poker realm as 'GregFBT', joined in a field of 172 entries in 2019 WSOP Event #29, the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship. After three days of grueling action, he returned on Day 4 to find his tournament life hanging by a thread....

There's no greater honor in a young poker pro's career than the reception of that first piece of gold jewelry bearing the WSOP logo. Isaac has been eyeing that prize for more than 10 years now, starting from his early days as an instant online poker phenom....

Retired Canadian poker pro turned MMA fighter Terrence Chan turns up in the Bahamas for 2019 PS Hold’em Players Championship. The action is now underway at the Atlantic Casino in the Bahamas, where a staggering field of more than 900 turned out to participate in a ground-breaking event. The $25,000 PokerStars NL Hold’em Players...

A quick tutorial in mixed games poker tournament rules. If asked up front how to play Texas Hold’em, Omaha, or 7 Card Stud, most beginner level players would have no problem giving me a quick lesson. But what if I asked how to play H.O.R.S.E.? Did I stump you on that one? If so,...

Learn to play A-5 and 2-7 Lowball Poker rules for beginners. The first poker games most of us learn are 5 Card Draw and Texas Hold’em. Those who learn at a younger age tend to start with 5 Card Draw, as it teaches us basic playing skills and fundamental poker hand ranks, without too...