Nahrain Tamero, a stay-at-home mom from California, was the only woman to win one of the 31 bracelet events held on WSOP.com in July.
Jim Barnes
Reporter: Sports betting
Email: jbarnes@reviewjournal.com
X: @JimBarnesLV
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.
The best, worst and luckiest wagers that were available on NBA, NHL and baseball games Wednesday, including the Thunder’s rout of the Lakers.
Vegas reached as high as 11-1 after being down 3-1 to Dallas midway through the third period Monday. The Knights rallied for a 5-3 win.
A coronavirus outbreak causing the postponement of several games is only one of the challenges books are dealing with in the shortened season.
Nahrain Tamero (screen name 2Rivers) won the 31st and final event of the U.S. portion of the WSOP Online, taking home $310,831.83.
Favorites have been on a tear in UFC events, but handicapper Lou Finocchiaro is staying the course with three underdog plays for Saturday.
Lessin won Event 30 of the WSOP Online, the $500 buy-in No-limit Hold’em seniors tournament. Players had to be 50 or older to participate.
The Los Angeles Clippers didn’t beat the Los Angeles Lakers, but they covered as 4-point underdogs in the league’s return to action.
Daniel Negreanu and Doug Polk are discussing terms for a heads-up battle, the culmination of years of bad blood between two of poker’s biggest names.
Three Station Casinos poker rooms slated to reopen Monday have been approved for eight-handed play with plexiglass dividers.
Guagenti (screen name ShadowJacker) won Event 29 of the WSOP Online, a $2,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em tournament, earning $305,443.36.
The Review-Journal’s Jim Barnes sought poker glory from his living room Monday in Event 27 of the World Series of Poker Online.
Romaine won Event 28 of the World Series of Poker Online, a $1,000 buy-in Omaha High-Low tournament, early Wednesday, earning $110,672.62.
Steinman (screen name APokerJoker2) won Event 27 of the WSOP Online, a $400 No-limit Hold’em tournament, early Tuesday, earning $110,556.72.
Yau (screen name RampageP) won Event 26 of the WSOP Online while broadcasting his play on a short time delay on his YouTube channel.
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