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by Scott McDaniel | Published: Jun 25, '08

  There were 731 players who hit the felt in event No. 41 – $1,500 mixed hold’em at the 2008 World Series of Poker. They generated a prize pool of $996,450 with the top 72 players getting paid. On the third day of play, the nine remaining players sat down at the final table to […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Jul 12, '26

A player stalled for 15 minutes for a pay jump, and the WSOP responded by introducing a shot clock, angering many in the poker community.

by Tim Fiorvanti | Published: Jul 11, '26

Patrick Leonard was on the rail as his close friend Espen Jorstad won the 2022 world championship. Now he's on a run of his own, deep on day 5 of the 2026 WSOP main event.

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 08, '26

The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event drew 9,208 runners to build a massive $85.6 million prize pool, with $10,000,000 for first place.

by Erik Fast | Published: Jul 06, '26

This year's WSOP main event is assured to be one of the seven largest in history, but a new record seems very unlikely for 2026.

by Erik Fast | Published: Jun 10, '26

Braxton Dunaway, Michael Holtz, Brayden Lou, and Brent Gregory captured gold bracelets in the latest wave of 2026 WSOP final tables.

by Steve Schult | Published: Jun 10, '26

The Las Vegas high-stakes poker landscape could be in trouble if casinos enact serious scrutiny over anti-money laundering rules.

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: Jun 05, '26

As technology has evolved, so has the World Series of Poker's rules on phone use at the table. Law expert Scott Burnham takes a closer look.

by Scott J. Burnham | Published: May 24, '26

Scott Burnham examines why the WSOP keeps expanding tournament rules, balancing fairness, discretion, and unintended consequences.

by Erik Fast | Published: May 12, '26

Texas resident Vladyslav Shovkovyi topped 435 entries in the 2026 PGT Texas Poker Open Main Event to earn $180,000.