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Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker's $86 satellite sparked poker's boom. Explore his 2003 WSOP title, Triton results, Moneymaker Tour victories and lasting legacy.
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Andrii Novak Wins WSOP Online Main Event for $3.93M
Andrii Novak has turned the biggest stack at the 2026 WSOP Online Main Event final table into his first World Series of Poker bracelet and a $3,931,259 payday. The Ukrainian…
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Eric Chang Wins Record WSOP Circuit Austin Main Event for $433K
Eric "Slick Ric" Chang has won the biggest $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event ever held, turning a comeback from a single big blind into a $433,670 payday at TCH Social…
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Andreas Freund Wins First WSOP Bracelet After Negreanu Bust
Andreas Freund has won his first World Series of Poker bracelet after a wild $10,000 GGMillion$ Pot-Limit Omaha final table that briefly looked ready to become another Daniel Negreanu victory…
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WSOP Paradise Adds $250K Pro-Am Bracelet Event
WSOP Paradise has added a $250,000 Pro-Am bracelet event to its 2026 schedule, introducing a format that will keep professional and amateur players apart until the money before merging the…
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WSOP Fall Online Series Returns With 33 Bracelets Up for Grabs
The World Series of Poker is giving US online grinders another crack at poker’s most famous piece of jewellery this fall, with 33 WSOP gold bracelets available across a seven-week…
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Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth has spent almost four decades giving poker fans reasons to argue about him. One number is considerably harder to argue with. Seventeen World Series of Poker bracelets. The…
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Lex Veldhuis Comes Closer Than Ever to First WSOP Bracelet After 17-Year Final Table Wait
Lex Veldhuis has come closer than ever to winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet, finishing fifth in the $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha during the 2026 WSOP…
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Ben Rolle Wins Second WSOP Bracelet and $1.37 Million Millionaire Maker
Ben “Bencb” Rolle has won the second World Series of Poker bracelet of his career after taking down the $1,500 WSOP Online Millionaire Maker for $1,366,929. The German online poker…
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Antonio Galiana Wins Third WSOP Bracelet After Conquering 2,699-Entry Online Event
Antonio Galiana has become a three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, continuing a remarkable run that has now seen the Spanish poker pro win WSOP gold in three consecutive…
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Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu has spent nearly three decades doing something few poker players manage for long. He has remained relevant. The Canadian known as “Kid Poker” was winning World Series of…
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WSOP Circuit Paris Returns With 13 Rings and €1,500 Main Event
The World Series of Poker Circuit is heading back to Paris, with 13 WSOP Circuit rings up for grabs during a two-week festival at the Partouche Pasino Club. Running from…
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Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly occupies a position in poker that almost nobody else can match. An Academy Award-nominated actress, Hollywood star and instantly recognizable voice actor, she could easily have treated poker…
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Daniel Negreanu Heads Home for First WSOP Super Circuit Canada
Daniel Negreanu is heading home to Canada as the World Series of Poker prepares to launch its first WSOP Super Circuit festival in the country. Playground in Kahnawake, Quebec, just…
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WSOP Paradise 2026 Schedule Revealed With $120 Million Guaranteed
The World Series of Poker is heading back to the Bahamas in December with a bigger WSOP Paradise schedule, a new home and $120 million in guaranteed prize pools. WSOP…
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Phil Hellmuth Plans to Use Solana to Buy Into WSOP Paradise Events
Phil Hellmuth is embracing poker's growing relationship with cryptocurrency, with the 17-time WSOP bracelet winner planning to use Solana to fund most of his tournament entries at WSOP Paradise. Hellmuth…
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WSOP’s Return to ESPN Puts Poker Back on Mainstream TV
The World Series of Poker completed its return to ESPN this month as 22-year-old Lucas Jumalon became the 2026 WSOP Main Event champion in Las Vegas. Jumalon's $10 million victory…
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Solana Payments Hit $23 Million at the 2026 WSOP
Solana's first World Series of Poker partnership resulted in almost $23 million worth of crypto-powered tournament entries during the 2026 series in Las Vegas. Players used the new payment option…
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888poker’s New WSOP Documentary Episode Drops Today
888poker is continuing its behind-the-scenes coverage of the World Series of Poker today, with the second episode of its latest WSOP documentary series scheduled for release on August 15. The…
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Lucas Jumalon Delivers on the Promise as 2026 WSOP Main Event Crown Heads to Washington
For the past three days at Poker Type, we've followed Lucas Jumalon's remarkable run from chip leader to overwhelming favorite, wondering whether the 22-year-old could handle poker's biggest stage. He…
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Lucas Jumalon One Elimination Away From WSOP Glory
The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event is down to its final two players after an action-packed second day saw five eliminations, dramatic bad beats, and a series of…
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WSOP Main Event Final Table: Who Will Win the 2026 World Championship?
The 2026 World Series of Poker Main Event has reached the moment every poker player dreams about. After battling through a field of more than 9,200 entrants, only nine players…
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Are People Still Watching Poker on TV? WSOP 2026 Ratings Reveal the Challenge
The World Series of Poker has returned to ESPN, but the first television ratings show how much the way fans consume poker has changed. The opening two edited episodes of…
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Why Do Poker Players Wear Sunglasses? Do They Really Help?
If you've ever watched the World Series of Poker or a high-stakes cash game, you've probably noticed one thing almost every player seems to have in common: sunglasses. Whether they're…
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The 2026 WSOP Generated Nearly Half a Billion Dollars – Here’s Where the Money Went
When the dust settles on the 2026 World Series of Poker, one number stands above all the rest. Nearly $470 million. That's the total prize money generated across the 100…