Chad Eveslage earned his third tournament victory and six-figure score of the year Wednesday in the World Poker Tour’s $5,000 event at The Venetian.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes covers sports betting and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. He first joined the Review-Journal as a copy editor in 2012. The Fort Worth, Texas, native previously was the sports editor at the Waco Tribune-Herald and also covered high school sports for the Dallas Morning News. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He is an experienced gambler who has competed in the Westgate SuperContest and the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Andrew Moreno’s big Wynn Millions score came with his wife, who is eight months pregnant, in attendance. Three players earned more than $1 million.
No one expects women to ever make up 50 percent of the players in poker rooms. But can they be more than 5 percent? Here’s what some women players say.
The flagship WSOP at the Rio is expected to return to its normal summer slot next year, dates that have been used by the WSOP Online during the COVID pandemic.
A Caesars Entertainment spokesperson confirmed the closure of the Strip poker room and referred players to other nearby Caesars properties.
Phil Hellmuth, the all-time leader in World Series of Poker tournament victories, will face an amateur on the next “High Stakes Duel” on PokerGO.
Noel Furlong, an Irish businessman and horse trainer, won $1 million at the 1999 World Series of Poker $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship.
First place in the Wynn Millions poker tournament will receive just over $2 million, and second gets more than $1.2 million. The top 134 places will be paid.
The Montreal Canadiens are still a heavy underdog against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but the price is a far cry from the -500 the Golden Knights had in the semifinals.
Las Vegas bookmakers expect to see far fewer bets on the Stanley Cup Final after the Golden Knights were eliminated Thursday by the Canadiens.
The Wynn Millions, a $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em event, has a $10 million guaranteed prize pool. Friday is the first of three starting flights.
Reigning World Cup champion France is the +350 favorite at the Westgate, followed by Italy at 6-1, but the Netherlands could be an enticing betting option.
Phil Hellmuth defeated poker rival Daniel Negreanu on Wednesday for the third straight “High Stakes Duel” match on PokerGO and can now cash out his winnings.
Houston businessman Jim McIngvale made the bet on the William Hill app in Indiana. He has become well known for making large sports wagers around the country.
Phil Hellmuth will walk away with $350,000 if he can defeat Daniel Negreanu for a third straight time on PokerGO’s “High Stakes Duel” on Wednesday.