by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 22, '26

The 2026 WSOP awarded nearly $470 million across a record 251,899 entries, while collecting more than $47 million in rake and fees.

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 23, '18

The 2018 World Series of Poker wrapped up last week in Las Vegas with American poker pro Justin Bonomo capturing the $10 million top prize in the $1 million buy-in event. His win added to an already huge summer for American poker players. According to WSOP stats, Americans won $187.4 million from the 78 bracelet […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jun 07, '09

The World Series of Poker is clearly more of a marathon than a sprint and the final day of event no. 11 was a clear indication of that. After a long, slow-moving three days of action, Anthony Harb came out on top of a field of 1,646 players. Harb earned $569,199 for the victory, but […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: May 08, '09

Check out CardPlayer.com every Friday for a weekly wrap-up of the news from the live poker tournament trail. Card Player Player of the Year Update 1: Poorya Nazari — 3,000 2: Jude Ainsworth — 2,840 3: Anonymous — 2,730 4: Anthony Gregg — 2,500 5: Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 2,448 6: Pieter de Korver — 2,400 […]

by Ryan Lucchesi | Published: May 05, '09

The World Poker Tour will make its first stop in Italy on Wednesday, May 6, with a €4,000+€400 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament at the Casino Di Venezia in Venice. The main event will take place from May 6-10, and in addition to prize money, the eventual winner will walk away with a WPT bracelet and […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jan 21, '26

In a month crowded with world-class poker tournament action, the World Series of Poker Paradise stood out as the undisputed heavyweight. While competing for players’ attention against rival festivals in Las Vegas and Prague, the Triton-partnered WSOPP leveraged its high-stakes focus to build over $203 million in prize pools across 15 bracelet events. The festival […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 01, '25

The PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona festival hosted 47 events from Aug. 18-31 at Casino Barcelona, with more than $67 million in total prize money awarded along the way. The series truly had something for everyone, with a vast assortment of games, tournament formats, and buy-ins to choose from, with events ranging from €550 to […]

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 […]