Gershon Distenfeld, a 44-year-old New Jersey father of four who works in finance, could end up donating more than $2 million (after taxes).
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.
Getting information to bettors and advertising their operations — through interviews, videos and podcasts — has become a growing part of the job.
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Hall of Fame members will now vote on the finalists, and the lone inductee will be announced Dec. 30 on the final day of the WSOP Main Event.
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Sharp bettors have hit either side of Thursday’s game between Los Angeles and Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium depending on the spread, which is 3 or 3½.
The Raiders have lost three of four to fall to the fringe of the playoff race, but they are 3-point home favorites Thursday against Los Angeles.
Fourteen new episodes will be released weekly starting at 5 p.m. Pacific time Wednesday on the subscription streaming service PokerGO.
At least Cleveland bettors didn’t spend the whole game counting their money. Bruins backers barely broke a sweat until the fateful final seconds.
The Argentine will face the winner of the U.S. portion heads-up for the bracelet Dec. 30 at the Rio. He finished seventh in the Main Event in 2017.
The dreaded last-ditch lateral play once again reared its ugly head for bettors Monday. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the ticket holder.
Joseph Hebert will take a huge chip lead into the final table of the U.S. portion of the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em Championship.
Dave Sager said he’ll have a lifetime of regret after losing his chance at $65,925 in excruciating fashion with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Baltimore is a 3-point road favorite at Cleveland. The Ravens are in danger of missing the playoffs after being one of the Super Bowl favorites.