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The UK and Ireland are to see a large number of poker tournaments to start in July 2017. These events and tournaments are to feature a great variety of buy-ins and guaranteed prize pools in order to match the needs of all kinds of players. Some of them have already started, while other are set to begin over the upcoming days and weeks. Players who would enjoy to join some of them could look below for more information. Tomorrow, this year’s edition of the 888 Max event is to start…

Artur Rudziankov emerged victorious in the 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. The player, who triumphed in the Monday afternoon, won his first WSOP gold bracelet, as well as a guaranteed prize pool portion estimated to $395,918. The 2017 WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event brought together a total of 1,763 entrants who competed for the title. They accounted for a total prize pool estimated to $2,380,050, which was divided among 265 players who finished in the cash. The victory brought the 29-year-old player his largest-ever live cash, estimated to $395,918,…

The 23-year-old German poker player Jens Lakemeier climbed on top of the players field of the 2017 WSOP $2,500 Big Bet Mixed tournament, winning his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet. His victory comes as a proof of the recent success for German poker player in international poker tournaments. In order to come on top of the tournament’s ranking, Jens Lakemeier outlasted a field of a total of 179 entrants and took home not only the event’s title, but also his first gold bracelet and a guaranteed prize pool…

The UK poker player Max Silver managed to take down the 2017 WSOP $3,000 Limit Hold’em 6-Handed event, winning not only the lion’s share of the guaranteed prize pool and the event’s title, but also his first World Series of Poker bracelet. The Dublin, Ireland-based player has received a total of $172,645 for his efforts after winning the three-day Limit Hold’em Event. Despite that the prize did not manage to surpass his best live cash of $432,960 generated by him winning the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em event of the 2015…

US poker player Bryan Yoon has become one million dollars richer, after he got crowned as the winner of the 2017 World Series of Poker Event #47. The resident of Henderson, Nevada, claimed the title of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Monster Stack event, taking home a massive guaranteed prize pool portion estimated to $1,094,349. The prize granted to the 27-year-old player after him winning the $1,500 NLHE Monster Stack was also the best live cash generated over the poker career of Yoon. It also boosted his total live earnings to…

US poker player Christopher Vitch became the next WSOP bracelet owner after the Phoenix, Arizona-based player defeated his last standing opponent and won the 2017 WSOP Event #48 for $320,103. Emerging victorious from the 2017 WSOP Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 9 or Better Championship brought Vitch his second World Series of Poker bracelet. The first one came to him after he won the 2016 WSOP $2,500 Mixed Lowball Triple Draw event. The victory also brought the 34-year-old Christopher Vitch the largest live cash prize he has ever received in his…

The Lithuanian poker player Robertas Gordonas emerged victorious from the <strong Main Event of the 2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix UK, taking home the lion’s share of the guaranteed prize pool as well as the event’s title. The player was granted with a monetary prize estimated to £150,000 for his efforts. This weekend, the partypoker Grand Prix UK Main Event gathered a total of 5,143 entries, all of whom were outlasted by Gordonas. The guaranteed prize pool gathered over the event amounted to £1,000,000, and the event offered multiple Day…

Army veteran Nathan Gamble managed to win his first WSOP bracelet after taking down the 2017 WSOP $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo. The poker player emerged at the first place of the ranking, defeating a total players field of 830 entries and making a great impression at the final table, which ended up with him winning the event’s title, his first gold bracelet as well as a guaranteed prize pool portion estimated at $223,339. In addition, Nathan Gamble entered a last longer bet with five other players on the first day…

The American poker pro Joe McKeehen won his second WSOP gold bracelet by conquering the 2017 WSOP Event #38. McKeehen, who previously won the 2015 Main Event of the World Series of Poker, also got the largest cash portion of the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship event. The player was granted with a first-place prize estimated to $311,817, which is currently the fourth-largest cash prize in the American’s WSOP career. So far, his WSOP earnings amount to more than $10,000, while the cash generated in WSOP Circuit events amount to…

The Swedish poker player Rifat Palevic returned on the poker arena, by winning the 2017 WSOP $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty event, becoming the latest WSOP bracelet holder. Over the period from 2009 to 2011, Palevic managed to finish in the money in a number of World Series of Poker (WSOP), but after that took a few years off the poker tables. Now, he came back to the WSOP and managed to make a powerful return, by emerging victorious from the Super Turbo event. This was also one of…