When the World Series of Poker opens this afternoon, it will hit a milestone that would make Benny Binion proud. As of this afternoon, the WSOP will cross the $1 billion mark for total prize money awarded. Between 1970-2005, the WSOP paid out $354,000,000 in total. Since then, the prize...more
At the close of day 1B, 655 of the starting 873 players remained. Brandon Demes, from Tempe, AZ has the chip lead with 137,075. PokerStars' top player is qualifier Craig Hopkins from the United Kingdom, with 118,850 going into day two. The Team PokerStars Pro quartet of Alexander Kravchenko, Luca...more
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