by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 09, '24

The 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event is officially the largest ever held in the storied 55-year history of the WSOP. The tournament drew 10,112 entries to beat the 10,043 made in 2023 by 69 players. Prior to last year, the highest turnout was the 8,773 entries made in 2006. […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 18, '23

Daniel Weinman has won the largest World Series of Poker main event ever held. The 35-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia defeated a record field of 10,043 entries that came to the Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas for the 2023 WSOP $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em main event to capture the championship gold bracelet and the massive $12.1 […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 12, '16

Registration has officially closed in the 2016 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em world championship main event, which means that the numbers for the world’s greatest poker tournament are finally in. A total of 6,737 players came out this year to chase their dream of becoming the next World Champion, up 317 players […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 10, '12

The official numbers are in for the 2012 World Series of Poker main event. A grand total of 6,598 players posted the $10,000 buy-in to create a $62,021,200 prize pool. As a result, the winner will walk away with $8,527,982 the sixth biggest prize ever awarded to a WSOP main event champion. The overall turnout […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Apr 26, '12

The official prizepool info and number of entrants is in from the 2012 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final main event. Day 1a saw 271 players post the €10,000 buy-in, with day 1b attracting 394 entrants. The grand total of 665 players built a €6,650,000 prize pool, which will be split amongst the 96 […]

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 Kevin Haney | Published: Mar 18, '26

Over the years the migration of players going from Texas hold’em to pot-limit Omaha has been slow but steady. One of the largest adjustments newer players face when now getting dealt four cards is identifying and properly valuing the big straight draws called wraps, defined as those having nine or more outs. For example, if […]