Wang Ye gets his Triton trophy. Triton Jeju is over, and after more than $11 million in Triton cashes without a title, Wang has finally got his hands on a trophy – and the $256,000 first prize – after beating Wai Kiat Lee heads-up in the $30K NLH Turbo.
Everyone loves a chopped... tourney? In a heartwarming moment at the tail end of Triton Poker's $150K 10th anniversary tournament, Nick Petrangelo and Joao Simao immediately agreed to chop the tourney once they reached heads-up play.
The pair even posed for the winner's photos together - not something you see every day.
Petrangelo took $2.2M in prize money while Simao took $2.5M, making for heck of a week for the Brazilian who also won the $200K Invitational just days ago.
World champ playing on the Lodge stream today. Lucas Jumalon is taking time out from the WSOP Circuit stop at TCH to play alongside Big Red, Taras, Corey Eyring, Vinny, and more. The stream starts at 3pm local time.
Win a WSOP bracelet from the couch: And this time, it's the turn of US players.
The Fall WSOP Online Poker Festival has 33 bracelet events for players in Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and starts September 27.
Full schedule below.
Lefty's Lowdown: It's time to have a serious talk about the WSOP Main Event payouts.
Can't afford the $250K buy-in for the WSOP ProAm this December? Barry Carter has a solution.
Las Vegas police release images of suspects in the Jared Griener robbery: Griener was robbed after collecting his WSOP winnings and says his entire bankroll was stolen in the incident.
Griener quote-tweeted the police post, writing, “Update from the robbery case. If anyone recognizes these assholes please call LVPD.”
Amateur player (with $250K)? Apply here: The WSOP has rebranded its $250K Invitational as the WSOP Pro-Am event.
The mechanics are different to the Triton Invitational, where pros need an invite. If you're a pro at Paradise, your money is good. If you're an amateur, you'll need to apply to have your amateur status approved. Like the Triton Invitational, amateurs and pros will play separately on Day 1 before merging on Day 2.
And the WSOP felt forced to add one further clarification to its initial post: “Amateur players selected to participate in the WSOP Pro-Am are still responsible for the $250,000 buy-in. An invitation grants you entry into the event, but WSOP does not cover or provide the buy-in.”
That's us scuppered.
Chino Rheem on Face the Ace: The latest episode of the Face the Ace Poker Podcast – hosted by PokerGO's Remko Rinkema – features Rheem going deep on his past reckless gambling habits and how he found a healthier way to compete at the highest levels.
Rheem also reminisces about the old-school poker era and the biggest wins of his career.
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