by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Nov 05, '13

For a live look at the action, visit the live updates page. And then there were two. After 171 hands of final table action at the 2013 World Series of Poker main event, it will be club promoter Jay Farber and poker pro Ryan Riess who will battle it out for the title, the bracelet […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 16, '13

The 2013 World Series of Poker main event has reached a final table after seven days of grueling action for the final nine grinders. At around 3 a.m. local time in Las Vegas on Tuesday, an official final table of nine was formed after 2001 main event champion Carlos Mortensen was eliminated in 10th on […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 15, '13

With close to 30 million with just 24 left, German Anton Morgenstern looked like a near lock to make the final table. However, experienced poker pro Mark Newhouse ended up crushing his soul. Newhouse was relatively short when he doubled up with A-Q versus Morgenstern’s pocket eights. A little bit later, the largest hand of […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 15, '13

One of the best back-to-back World Series of Poker main event performances in the post-Moneymaker era came to an end Monday afternoon in Las Vegas. Steven Gee, who finished ninth in 2012, made it all the way to the final three tables this year, eventually hitting the rail in 24th place. Gee was able to […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 15, '13

The 2013 World Series of Poker main event final table could include two of the greatest no-limit hold’em tournament players in the history of card playing. Veteran grinders J.C. Tran — winner of nearly $9 lifetime in tournaments — and Carlos Mortensen — the 2001 main event champion and owner of nearly $11 million in […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

Yuri Dzivielevski completed one of the most incredible streaks in mixed game tournament history with a victory in the $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games. The 34-year-old secured the $1.3 million first-place prize to cap off a stretch in which, in rapid succession, he won a $15,000 event and finished second twice on […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Mar 18, '26

On Dec. 12, Card Player columnist and high-stakes tournament pro Sam Greenwood posted to Twitter/X, asking who were the next breakout players on the circuit. “When people list the best poker players in the world, the players who are picked are players [that are already] running hot. I want people to call their shot. Who […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Mar 18, '26

Just three days before winning the Super High Roller Bowl Mixed Games title, Yuri Dzivielevski went on a late-series heater at the 2026 PokerGO Tour Mixed Games festival. The 34-year-old strung together back-to-back-to-back top-two finishes in the final three events, including one outright win, to be steal the series championship. Dzivielevski had not recorded a […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Mar 18, '26

Justin Saliba graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in chemical engineering, but the former college soccer player had already fallen in love with poker and decided to pursue his dream in Las Vegas. The 31-year-old has been on an incredible run over the last few years, going from a relatively anonymous online […]

by Jonathan Little | Published: Mar 18, '26

If you want to increase your poker skills and learn to crush games, check out Jonathan Little’s elite training site at PokerCoaching.com. I was recently told about a hand played by a recreational poker player from a $500 buy-in live event. With blinds at 800-1,600 with a 1,600 big blind ante, an aggressive player raised […]