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by Erik Fast | Published: Sep 04, '24

The 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event drew a staggering field of 10,112 entries to Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas to become the largest world championship ever held. After two weeks of adrenaline-pumping action, longtime poker pro Jonathan Tamayo emerged victorious with the championship bracelet and the first-place prize of $10 […]

by Steve Schult | Published: Sep 03, '21

In the nearly two decades since poker experienced a boom thanks to Chris Moneymaker’s historic World Series of Poker main event victory in 2003, the strategy surrounding the game has evolved at a pace never seen before. With online poker jumping into the mainstream, the game’s best players were able to see more hands faster […]

by Craig Tapscott | Published: Dec 03, '14

Craig Tapscott: Can you define very specifically your mindset when taking advantage of position in tournaments? Mohsin Charania: My mindset when I am in position against good players in tournaments is to be very focused so that I don’t miss any spots that will be plus expected value (+EV) for me. Sometimes those spots are just […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Mar 14, '25

Tournament officials were undoubtedly eager to release the schedule for the 56th annual World Series of Poker, and players were just as eager to receive it, excited to make their plans for the summer festival. Then Phil Hellmuth went and threw a wet blanket over the entire thing by announcing that he will skip the […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Feb 14, '25

Jeremy Ausmus’ incredible 2024 PokerGO Tour season concluded with a storybook ending when he was officially crowned the 2024 PGT Player of the Year. Ausmus ended up with 27 PGT cashes totaling $6,491,016 throughout the year, closing out his triumphant run in style thanks to a victory in the season-ending PGT $1,000,000 Championship. Just one […]

by admin | Published: Jan 03, '25

High-tech poker was the hot topic on the Dan “Jungleman” Cates Podcast with four-time bracelet winner and poker tool creator Dominik Nitsche discussing the use of solvers and artificial intelligence to improve at the game. The conversation included his own role in the 2024 World Series of Poker main event when he was part of […]

by admin | Published: Dec 09, '24

Nick Marchington was a wide-eyed, 21-year-old rookie on the poker scene when he made his first major final table, taking seventh place in the 2019 WSOP main event for $1,525,000. He may not have been quite ready for the big stage back then, but in November under the bright lights of the North American Poker […]

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Sep 04, '24

Is it against the rules to consult with a friend to get advice during a poker tournament? After Jonathan Tamayo won the main event at this year’s WSOP, a controversy broke out about his frequent trips to the rail to consult with friends, including former main event winner Joe McKeehen, and poker training app developer […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: Sep 04, '24

Year Champion Entries Prize Pool Top Prize 2024 Jonathan Tamayo 10,112 $94,041,600 $10,000,000 2023 Daniel Weinman 10,043 $93,399,900 $12,100,000 2006 Jamie Gold 8,773 $82,512,162 $12,000,000 2022 Espen Jorstad 8,663 $80,782,475 $10,000,000 2019 Hossein Ensan 8,569 $80,548,600 $10,000,000 2018 John Cynn 7,874 $74,015,600 $8,800,000 2010 Jonathan Duhamel 7,319 $68,798,600 $8,944,310 2017 Scott Blumstein 7,221 $67,877,400 $8,150,000 […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 06, '24

The inaugural PokerGO Tour Texas Poker Open is now in the books, with more than $3.9 million in prize money awarded across the nine events of the series that qualified for PGT points. The new festival spanned from April 26 through May 3 at the Champions Club Texas in Houston, with the centerpiece of the […]