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WSOP 2019

18 Jul, 2020 WSOP Flashback: Abhinav Iyer is Third Indian To Win WSOP Bracelet!

In the midst of thousands of entries, glittering lights and crammed floors of the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, an Indian player emerged victorious! That year was the 50th anniversary of World Series of Poker (WSOP) played out between 28 May to 16 July. If poker enthusia...

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17 Jul, 2019 Ivan Deyra, Jerry Odeen wins bracelets at WSOP 2019

Event #79: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em 671 entries registered to play this tournament at the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) but from them, only one can be called the winner. In this case, it was France’s Ivan Deyra who bagged his first ever WSOP gold bracelet and a handsome p...

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17 Jul, 2019 Hossein Ensan is WSOP 2019 Main Event winner; bags $10M!

It’s Day 10 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and the level of pressure felt by players is probably going through the roof at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. 3 players begin the day and a few hours later, it’s just Italy’s Dario Sammartino and Germany...

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16 Jul, 2019 Hossein Ensan ahead for third consecutive day; leads final 3

It’s the biggest stage in world poker as the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is all set to declare a new winner. However, play has stopped today on Day 9 and the final 3 players can enjoy one last night of sleep before they all become multi-millionaires in Las Vegas t...

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16 Jul, 2019 Abhinav Iyer becomes third Indian WSOP bracelet winner!

Indians would’ve woken up this morning to some fantastic news in Las Vegas, with our very own pro Abhinav Iyer chip leading the Final Table of 9 players in Event #84: The Closer – $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. With 89 bracelet events scheduled at the 2019 World Series of Po...

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15 Jul, 2019 Hossein Ensan takes lead to Day 9 of WSOP Main Event

When play wrapped up at the end of Day 7 of the prestigious 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Germany’s Hossein Ensan seemed to have an unassailable chip lead among the final 9 players. He had over 30% of chips in play and honestly, no one was near his towering chip st...

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14 Jul, 2019 WSOP 2019: James Anderson, Shawn Buchanan win gold bracelets

Event #75: $1,000+111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold’em There was a lot of Indian interest in this tournament and eventually, the highest ranked Indian was Rahul Byrraju who eventually busted in 95th place for $5,263. A record-setting field of 6,246 entries registered to th...

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14 Jul, 2019 Tu Dao, Klostermeier win bracelets at WSOP 2019

Event #77: $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed 193 entries registered to this tournament at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and by the end of the event, Canada’s Tu Dao took down the title after she defeated Alain Alinat in heads-up. She took home a prize of $133,1...

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13 Jul, 2019 WSOP 2019: Juha Helppi, Brandon Adams win maiden bracelets

Event #72: $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship It has been 15+ years that Finnish pro Juha Helppi has been playing poker, so much that he’s considered as a poker legend in Finland, second to only Patrik Antonius on the Finland all-time list with $7+ million in live cashes. However,...

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13 Jul, 2019 WSOP 2019: Punjwani, Chakravarthy make FT of Event #82

Yesterday, we spoke about 6 Indians progressing among 350-odd survivors after Day 1 of the Double Stack tournament at the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP). They were all in the money and with big prizes up for grabs, none wanted to just take home another small cash. Everyone was playin...