Month: April 2024

The 2024 U. S. Poker Open is now in the books, and the ending provided a little bit of drama en route to crowning champs. In the $25,000 Championship Event, Stephen Chidwick outlived a difficult last table to catch the title. Chidwick’s efforts would land him in 2nd location in the total race, nevertheless, as…

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In the $25,000 Championship Event, Stephen Chidwick outlived a difficult last table to record the title. Chidwick was in total command of the Event # 8 last table, the $25,000 Championship Event of the 2024 USPO. Cary Katz was the next victim of the Chidwick Steamroller, going down in 5th location after Chidwick rivered a straight to leading Katz’s tumbled set of Queens. He pressed out to almost a 4 million chip lead over both his rivals and, when Chidwick dismissed Wittmeyer from the celebrations in a traditional race circumstance (Wittmeyer’s pocket 10s run down by Chidwick’s A-K when a King tumbled), it was down to him and Lichtenberger. In the $25,000 Championship Event, Stephen Chidwick lasted longer than a hard last table to record the title. Continue reading Stephen Chidwick Wins USPO Main Event, Aram Zobian Captures Overall Title→

Making the pitch The Cordish Companies, the owner of the Live! brand name of gambling establishments around the United States, has actually revealed a brand-new proposition for a mixed-used advancement– that includes a gambling establishment– in Petersburg, Virginia. The 400,000-square-foot Live! Gambling establishment & & Hotel Virginia in Petersburg would cost an approximated $1.4 billion to develop. The gambling establishment…

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The gambling establishment would have 1,600 slot makers, 46 live dealership table video games, a poker space, and a sportsbook. Petersburg got to this point as the front-runner for a 5th Virginia gambling establishment after numerous efforts to get one in the state capital of Richmond stopped working. In 2020, the state legislature authorized a costs to enable for 5 gambling establishments in the state. Two times, however, referendums that put the gambling establishment problem to public vote stopped working in Richmond. Gambling establishment advocates desired a 3rd vote at some point, however that dream passed away previously this month when Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a series of expenses that both eliminated Richmond from the list of possible cities for a gambling establishment and needed 3 years in between unsuccessful gambling establishment votes. Continue reading The Cordish Companies, Football Hall of Famer Bruce Smith Unveil New Virginia Casino Plan→

Harkening back to its origins over 20 years earlier, the World Poker Tour went back to the high seas today. The WPT Voyage Championship, held aboard Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady, finished up its play on Thursday after 293 contenders had actually been trimmed to the last 9. In the end, it was Aram Oganyan who…

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9 gamers came to the felt Thursday to identify the “captain of the seas” for the WPT Voyage Championship, fighting over a leading reward of $285,800 and a seat to the 2024 WPT World Championship come December. Jattin was still riding in the captain’s chair at the start of the six-handed celebrations for the WPT Voyage Championship, however Oganyan was prepared to start his increase. That dropped Jattin down to 2.2 million, and his dreams of a WPT title would vanish after the supper break. Next up for the WPT will be a journey to Hollywood, FL for the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. The WPT Voyage Championship, held aboard Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady, covered up its play on Thursday after 293 contenders had actually been whittled down to the last 9. Continue reading World Poker Tour Returns to the Seas: Aram Oganyan Wins WPT Voyage Championship→

While the general surface may have been anticlimactic, the Championship Event of the 2024 PGT PLO Series ended up being an interesting one. Seth Davies had the ability to hold back the Event # 8 champ, Eelis Parssinen, to remove the $25,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship Event. The runner-up in the competition, Samuli Sipila, might…

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Holding 3.49 million chips, Furth had Davies (2.955 million) and Samuli Sipila (2.515 million) breathing down his neck, with Sipila specifically with something to play for (more on this in a minute). Sipila and Furth would trade the lead typically in the early play, with Sipila putting a firmer grasp on the procedures when he knocked off Allan Le in 5th location. In heads-up play, Davies began at a drawback (6.225 million to Sipila’s 8.17 million), however was able to reverse his fortunes within twenty minutes. While he had to be a bit dissatisfied in not being able to hold off Davies for the success in the Championship Event, Sipila did require to go deep at that last table. Going into the Championship Event, Sipila was in 2nd location on the Overall Championship leaderboard, looking up to Eelis Parssinen, who won 2 competitions on the 2024 PGT PLO Series schedule. Continue reading Seth Davies, Samuli Sipila Big Winners at 2024 PGT PLO Series→