by Card Player News Team | Published: Dec 19, '24

A controversy regarding international geopolitics emerged at the World Series of Poker Paradise in the Bahamas on Wednesday when tournament officials informed Justin Bonomo he would be disqualified from the $25,000 super main event if he continued to wear a keffiyeh scarf as play neared the televised final table. The black-and-white keffiyeh has been “adopted […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Dec 23, '24

Can you be expelled from a poker tournament because the clothes you are wearing make a political statement? I’ve heard many people claim that they have a right to free speech and that therefore a casino cannot take any action against them for their political statements, which might be made through a button or an […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Dec 20, '24

Yinan Zhou took down 2024 World Series of Poker Paradise $25,000 super main event, which featured the largest guarantee in tournament poker history: $50,000,000. The 24-year-old Chinese player topped a field of 1,978 total entries in the no-limit hold’em affair that ran from Dec. 12-19 at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, earning his first WSOP gold […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 17, '25

Can you be expelled from a poker tournament because the clothes you are wearing make a political statement? I’ve heard many people claim that they have a right to free speech and that therefore a casino cannot take any action against them for their political statements, which might be made through a button or an […]

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jan 17, '25

The World Series of Poker Paradise festival debuted in 2023, bringing poker back to Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas, the former site of the long-running PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. The second-annual running of the WSOP Paradise went all-in on high-roller offerings, with seven of the 13 live events priced at $25,000 or more to enter, including three […]