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Nick Binger Wins His Second WSOP Bracelet

Matthew Pitt | July 26, 2020

Nick Binger won his first WSOP bracelet back in 2011. Binger won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event that day and netted $397,073, which is still his largest score. Binger got his hands on his second bracelet on July 24, 2020, by winning the $400 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed online event....

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Five Biggest Live MTT Winners From France

Matthew Pitt | July 23, 2020

Ask any poker player which country they think has the weakest opponents and they’ll almost all say France. There are some truly terrible poker players hailing from France, but the country has also produced some superb players. The top five French live poker tournament players have $52,208,377 in winnings between...

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Scott Hempel Among the Latest WSOP Bracelet Winners

Matthew Pitt | July 20, 2020

Scott Hempel is one of thelatest players to win a 2020 WSOP bracelet online at WSOP.com. Hempel is the newly crowned champion of Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed Turbo Deepstack. This accolade came with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet and $181,060 in prize money. The Canadian came close to...

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WSOP Main Event Champ Joe McKeehen Wins Bracelet #2

Matthew Pitt | July 16, 2020

Joe McKeehen got his hands on his third WSOP bracelet by winning the $3,200 NLHE High Roller. McKeehen’s latest victory puts him in the same bracket as some of poker’s biggest stars. Antonio Esfandiari, Jonathan Duhamel, Justin Bonomo, Scott Seiver, Doug Polk and Nick Schulman also have a trio of...

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The Best Poker Players Without a Bracelet

Matthew Pitt | July 15, 2020

Hundreds of poker players have won World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets over the years, but some of the world’s elite are still without a bracelet. The coveted gold bracelet continues to elude some of poker’s greats. Some of them play a busy WSOP schedule yet are still without a...

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Alan Goehring Finally Wins WSOP Bracelet

Matthew Pitt | July 10, 2020

Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring finally got his hands on a World Series of Poker bracelet this week. The man from Henderson, Nevada took down the $800 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout online at WSOP.com. Goehring has tournament cashes dating back to 1997. It’s fair to say he’s a veteran of this crazy game....

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Nathan Gamble and Joon Kim Win WSOP Bracelets

Matthew Pitt | July 8, 2020

Army veteran Nathan Gamble won the first non-Hold’em bracelet of the 2020 WSOP, adding to the bracelet he won three years ago. Gamble triumphed in the $600 PLO8 6-handed event, adding to the bracelet he won in PLO8 in 2017. Gamble was in active service with the U.S. Army from...

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5 Brazilian Players With Over $2 Million In Live Winnings

Matthew Pitt | July 7, 2020

What pops up in your mind’s eye when someone asks you think about Brazil? It’s amazing national soccer team? The Rio Carnival? What about Brazilian poker players? It’s staggering to see the lack of coverage Brazilian poker players receive outside South America. The country famous for its Samba beat has...

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Acnyc718 Banks Biggest Win of 2020 WSOP Online

Matthew Pitt | July 6, 2020

Two more poker players became World Series of Poker (WSOP) champions this weekend, including Allen “Acnyc718” Chang. Chang won the largest prize of the series so far, one weighing in at $161,286. Field sizes continue to impress, especially when you consider only people in Nevada and New Jersey can play....

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How To Win Freeroll Tournaments

Matthew Pitt | July 3, 2020

Freeroll tournaments can be a great way to build a bankroll. The majority of online poker sites offer freeroll tournaments, some of those events even have large prize pools. Freerolls are also good for practicing your tournament skills without risking any capital. Profiting from freeroll tournaments can be difficult for...

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