Author: Harry Evans

Event #11 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller kicked off in Harrah’s Cherokee on August 14th and attracted a total of 107 entrants who accumulated a prize pool of $214,000. After two days of play, it was Brian Senie who triumphed and collected the second Circuit Ring in a High Roller event as well as the amount of $64,200 for his first place. The winner came to North Carolina with the aim of taking part in the Global Casino Championship that kicked off last Tuesday. Senie is a professional poker player and…

A few days after his third place finish at the Global Casino Championship, held at Harrah’s Cherokee, Joshua Turner is back on track. He is among the participants at Event #10: $1,675 MAIN EVENT ($1,000,000 Guarantee). Turner not only made it to the money bubble but also has managed to secure a seat at the final table. When the event kicked off, there were as many as 804 entrants. However, at the end of Day 2, their number was narrowed down to 13. Three days after collecting more than $150,000…

Said El-Yousfi became the latest champion in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) after winning the 2016 Global Casino Championship, formerly known as the National Championship, and taking home a prize of $343,256. This achievement made El-Yousfi the second non-American who has ever won this tournament after in 2014 the German player Dominik Nitsche emerged victorious from the tournament. The Global Casino Championship took place at Harrah’s Cherokee from August 9th to August 11th. A total of 126 entrants participated in the event and accumulated an overall prize pool estimated…

Rob Stephens won his first WSOP Circuit Ring while playing in the second tournament he has ever taken part in. The 2016/17 WSOP Circuit $365 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em Eight Max event started on August 9th at Harrah’s Cherokee. The 36-year-old player managed to beat the all other 325 participants and won the tournament’s #7 event. The $365 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em Eight Max event gathered a total of 326 players who accumulated a total prize pool estimated to $97,800. this is the second tournament Stephens has ever played in,…

Last evening, Mike Leah managed to win the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit $365 Buy-in Pot Limit Omaha (1 re-entry) event that took place at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. The player outlasted the other 246 entrants to get the biggest chunk of the overall prize of $74,100. Having won more than $1,400,000 in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournaments alone, Mike Leah has definitely solid experience in various poker tournaments. Before joining the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit $365 Buy-in Pot Limit Omaha, Leah was well-known for winning his three Circuit rings,…

Christopher Fisher managed to emerge victorious from the 2016/17 WSOP Circuit $580 Buy-in No Limit Hold’em Event #4, which was held at Harrah’s Cherokee in North Carolina. Fisher beat the other 276 participants in the event and won his first WSOP Circuit Ring at the first-place prize. As mentioned above, the event attracted a total of 277 players who gathered a prize pool estimated to $138,500. Day 2 started with 22 players and lasted for more than ten hours, eventually playing down to a winner. The recreational poker player Christopher…

David Peters is currently the player who has been occupying the fifth position of the Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking for two weeks now. This is his best achievement to date, as the 5th place has been as high as he has climbed in the ranking. Also, with all-time winnings of $12,221,561 and live best cash of $2,309,000 he has reached as high as the fourth position by national rank. The American has taken part in various poker events within 2016. the latest event he participated in was the Bellagio…

After finishing as runner-up in the $570 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha, Bradley Young managed to beat the field of 124 entrants and win the $360 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo taking home a prize of $7,194 after making a four-way deal with his last three standing opponents at the event’s final table. The player, who is based in New York, took part in a total of three events of the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, including the $570 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha where he finished second and won…

Anthony Zinno remains at the fourth position at the latest Global Poker Index (GPI) Ranking for a third consecutive week. The latest upgrade of the ranking saw the first three places unchanged, with the 23-year-old Fedor Holz still holding on to the top, followed by Jason Mercier and Nick Petrangelo. The Cranston, US-born player is famous for winning three World Poker Tour (WPT) titles as well as a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet last year. Zinno, who has once reached the first position in the Ranking, has all…

The 30-year-old American poker pro James Mackey won the WPT Choctaw $3,700 Main Event that took place at the Chostaw Casino resort. The player not only got the tournament’s trophy, but also won a prize of $681,758 as well as the right to take part in the WPT Tournament of Champions. In addition, by winning the Main Event, Mackey also received a Hublot watch and was granted with a pair of Monster 24K headphones. The young US player also became the current leader in the Season XV Hublot WPT Player…