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A year on from Martin Jacobson’s November Nine masterclass came one of the least popular winners in WSOP Main Event history. Along the way, the Brat would run clear of the chasing pack, four players would each bag two bracelets in a year peppered with multiple winners, and perhaps the best-known player in poker would […]

In 2014, the November Nine concept of saving the final table of the WSOP Main Event was exploited to the greatest extent possible. One player put in a ridiculous amount of work, spent months in the lab, and exceeded every expectation as one of the best comebacks in World Series of Poker history saw one […]

In 2013, the World Series of Poker Main Event was won by an aggressive American player who would go on to become a well-recognized and much-respected member of the poker community. Over the previous few years, winners such as Jonathan Duhamel (2010), Pius Heinz (2011), and Greg Merson (2012) had been successful, even lauded at […]

The World Series of Poker crowned Pius Heinz the champion in 2011. One year later, the trend for positive results by aggressive players continued as the newest world champion charged to victory in Las Vegas. The 2012 World Championship saw a total of 6,598 entrants and awarded just over $8.5 million to the winner as […]

GGMillion$ Week x WSOP Paradise – The Ultimate High-Roller Experience Play for a share of millions in guaranteed prizes from October 20 through October 28 GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, today announces that GGMillion$ Week returns in an epic collaboration with the prestigious $50M-guaranteed WSOP Paradise Super Main Event. Running from October 20 to […]

In 2011, the ‘November Nine’ continued as the fourth consecutive winner under the age of 23 conquered the world’s biggest poker tournament, the WSOP Main Event. Also known as the World Championship, the event attracted 6,865 entries and featured German, Czech, Irish, Ukrainian, Belizean, and British poker players, along with three Americans at the final […]

After back-to-back years where the youngest-ever Main Event winner changed from the 1989 winner Phil Hellmuth (24) to Peter Eastgate (22) in 2008 to Joe Cada (21) in 2009, the 2010 WSOP Main Event was not so much about the final table drama. Sure, that’s where the money was handed out, and the glittering bracelet […]

WSOP Online Recap: The Final Four New Champions at the WSOP The 2024 WSOP Online series at GGPoker has come to a dramatic and thrilling close, with the final four WSOP bracelet events delivering unforgettable moments and life-changing victories. Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen the world’s top poker talent battle it out on […]

Back in 2009, the World Series of Poker celebrated its 40th anniversary. After the disaster of the 25th anniversary and the awarding of Russ Hamilton—the man behind the Ultimate Bet scandal—his own weight in silver, no rubies were being weighed at the close of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Instead, a new record was set […]

In 2008, the world record for the youngest-ever world champion was broken after 19 long years. In 1989, 24-year-old Phil Hellmuth changed the course of poker’s future when he toppled Johnny Chan for $755,000 at Binion’s Horseshoe. Almost two decades later, his record was broken as a 22-year-old took the title for $9.15m at The […]