Category: WSOP
2020 WSOP postponed
On April 20, 2020, the World Series of Poker released the following: The 51st running of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), set to begin Tuesday, May 26 from the Rio...
Epstein & Baron take WSOP gold
Arnold WarnerJul 23, 2019
By Arnold Warner As the 2019 World Series of Poker’s Main Event gets underway (July 3), nearly 70 events have already been completed. Top NorCal players have claimed...
Palo Alto’s Hellmuth wins WSOP bracelet 15
Barbara EnglerSep 18, 2018
By Barbara Engler The man with more World Series of Poker Bracelets than anyone else picked up another towards the end of this year’s festivities. Phil Hellmuth, Jr....
“Youth” prevails: Dublin’s Davis tops WSOP Seniors
Arnold WarnerJul 18, 2018
By Arnold Warner On Friday, June 15 Matthew Davis from Dublin was one of the record-setting 5,918 entries in the World Series of Poker’s popular $1,000 Seniors...
Lee gets WSOP Shootout victory
Barbara EnglerJul 18, 2018
By Barbara Engler Millbrae poker pro Preston Lee was the last man standing in the 2018 World Series of Poker Event #39: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout held June 19...
Bluffs and boats with Bling Bling Bettencourt
Arnold WarnerMar 12, 2018
By Arnold Warner Former speedboat champion and longtime car dealer John “Bling Bling” Bettencourt has been a familiar face at NorCal poker games large and small for...
Chasing after the big money & fame
NorCal Poker Ambassador By Randall Rapp It is World Series of Poker time, which means that in addition to the usual opportunities to score big playing tournament poker,...
WSOP is unforgettable
Vincent OlmosAug 07, 2017
Life in the Streets By Vincent Olmos Flashing lights, mounds of cash, poker superstars, and red hot chip flying action—this is the World Series of Poker! The greatest...
Summer Dreamin’
Bill PattyAug 07, 2017
Prop Tales By Bill Patty Sometimes I get in a rut grinding out a living playing low-limit Hold’em, Omaha, and PLO, and I set aside my poker dreams. Now, don’t get me...
2017 WSOP NorCal update
Barbara EnglerAug 07, 2017
By Barbara Engler The 2017 World Series of Poker, from a NorCal perspective, can best be described as “close but no cigar.” While 66 of the 74 events have been...