Professional poker player David Diaz of Houston made an incredible fold in the World Series of Poker Main Event with 14 players left.
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David Schoen covers the Vegas Golden Knights/NHL and the World Series of Poker for the Review-Journal. Prior to arriving at the R-J in 2008, the Southern California native was a reporter and editor at the Oakland (Calif.) Tribune and Wisconsin State Journal. A University of Wisconsin graduate, he enjoys golf, Arsenal Football Club, and Ed Hochuli's lengthy penalty explanations.
The 10 remaining players will compete for the $10 million first prize in the WSOP’s $10,000 buy-in Main Event No-limit Hold’em World Championship at Bally’s.
David Diaz, a childhood cancer survivor who had his right arm amputated at age 4, was one of 24 players remaining Wednesday in the WSOP Main Event at the dinner break.
Shelby Wells of Jeffersonville, Indiana, was one of two women remaining in the World Series of Poker Main Event when Day 6 started Tuesday at Bally’s.
Ali Imsirovic, who was accused of cheating online and during live tournaments, was eliminated from the World Series of Poker Main Event on Monday at Bally’s.
Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has overtaken Alabama QB Bryce Young as the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy at most Las Vegas sportsbooks.
Joe Marincola of Philadelphia bought into the WSOP’s $10,000 No-limit Hold’em World Championship for the second straight year using an interest-free credit card.
Layne Flack, who died in July 2021 at age 52, was a six-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and one of the early faces of the poker boom in the 2000s.
Luke Vrabel, who was reinstated this summer following a five-year ban from the World Series of Poker, was climbing the Main Event chip counts on Day 3.
After officials predicted a record-breaking field prior to the start of the WSOP’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship, the Main Event officially featured 8,663 entrants.
Eric Goldstein of Las Vegas won an online satellite into the World Series of Poker’s $10,000 buy-in Main Event while he was asleep. “Kind of a little surreal,” he said.
Phil Hellmuth didn’t make it to the first break Thursday before he was eliminated from the $10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker Main Event at Bally’s.
Phil Hellmuth finished second in the $3,000 buy-in Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em tournament early Sunday at the WSOP at Bally’s Event Center.
The WSOP’s $10,000 buy-in No-limit Hold’em World Championship, better known as the Main Event, begins Sunday at Bally’s. The final table is set for July 15 and 16.
Joey Chestnut has won the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest six straight years and is the heavy favorite to take home the Mustard Belt again Monday on Coney Island in New York.