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WPT XII Cyprus: Champion Alexey Rybin 08-22-2013
Russian Alexey Rybin took the chiplead on day 1 and maintained it throughout the entire bwin WPT Merit Cyprus Classic Main Event. He talks to Laura Cornelius about his win and fellow competitors at the final table.
UKIPT Galway: Champion Alan Gold 08-13-2013
Alan Gold was chipleader after day 1 of the FTP UKIPT Galway Main Event. He continued his lucky run right until the end of the tournament to become the champion. He talks to Laura Cornelius after play has ended.
WSOP 2013: Event #60 Champion Loni Harwood 07-08-2013
Loni Harwood defeated thousand of players in the 2013 WSOP Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Holdem, becoming the second woman of this series to win an open-event title.
WSOP 2013: Event #59 Champion Eli Elezra 07-06-2013
Congratulations to Eli Elezra, winning his second WSOP gold in Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball.
WSOP 2013: Event #57 Champion Matt Perrins 07-06-2013
Matt Perrins captures his second bracelet and immediately drink a beer out of a shoe with the rowdiest rail we've seen so far here at the WSOP.
WSOP 2013: Poker Players' Champion Matthew Ashton 07-05-2013
Tonight, Matthew Ashton defeated one of the toughest fields in all of poker, taking the prestigious title of the 2013 World Series of Poker $50k Poker Players' Championship.
WSOP 2013: Event #56 Champion Nikolaus Teichert 07-05-2013
Nikolaus Teichert not only cashed in his first WSOP, he won a bracelet. Four weeks ago it was a dream, and today it is a reality.
WSOP 2013: Event #51 Champion Kristen Bicknell 07-01-2013
Kristen Bicknell has just bested a field of 954 players, to take down the Ladies Event, pocketing $173,922 and a white gold bracelet for her efforts.
WSOP 2013: Event #50 Champion Brandon Wong 07-01-2013
The 50th bracelet winner of the 2013 WSOP been crowned -- Brandon Wong in the $2,500 10-Game Mix (Six Handed) event.
WSOP 2013: One Drop High Roller Champion Anthony Gregg 06-30-2013
The $111,111 One Drop High Roller drew a total of 166 players, generating a total prize pool of $17,891,148 and more than a half of a million dollars for charity. In the end, Anthony Gregg emerged as the prestigious champion.
WSOP 2013: Event #40 Champion Jared Hamby 06-25-2013
Congratulations to Jared Hamby who defeated 2,160 poker players on route to winning his first gold bracelet, and $525,272 for first place in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em.
WSOP 2013: Event #38 Champion Justin Oliver 06-24-2013
Justin Oliver has fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a World Series of Poker bracelet winner after taking down Event #38, the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Four-Handed tournament.
WSOP 2013: Event #36 Champion Simeon Naydenov 06-23-2013
After finishing tenth in the first shootout event of the 2013 World Series of Poker, Simeon Naydenov came back in this event and drove it to the finish line, securing his first gold bracelet.
WSOP 2013: Event #35 Champion Jeff Madsen 06-22-2013
After storming onto the poker scene winning two bracelets almost seven years ago, Jeff Madsen has secured his third in the 2013 World Series of Poker $3k Pot Limit Omaha.
WSOP 2013: Event #29 Champion Tom Schneider 06-19-2013
In just over one week's time, Schneider has secured a second gold bracelet here at the 44th annual World Series of Poker. Just over one week ago, Schneider won Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. for $258,960. He's again recognized as part of the elite club of players to win more than one bracelet in a single year, and belongs to an even more elite club of players to win four pieces of WSOP hardware.
WSOP 2013: Event #28 Champion Jason Duval 06-18-2013
French Canadian Jason Duval bested an enormous field to take home more than half a million dollars and his first WSOP bracelet.
WSOP 2013: Event 27 Champion Isaac Hagaerling 06-18-2013
After four days of play Isaac Hagerling is walking away with a bracelet and almost $375,000! Lynn Gilmartin gets all the details on his journey to this victory.
WSOP 2013: Event #26 Champion Ken Lind 06-17-2013
Ken Lind put it on his bucket list to play the WSOP, little did he know he would win the Seniors Championship and $635,000! Sarah talks to Ken about his service to the United States and his decision to play the biggest tournament of his life.
APPT7 Macau: Alexandre Chieng is the Champion! 06-16-2013
After several final table attempts, Alexandre Chieng has conquered the APPT Main Event in Macau!
WSOP 2013: Event #24 Champion Corey Harrison 06-16-2013
Corey Harrison isn't even a poker player full time and he managed to capture a bracelet in one of huge no limit fields. His almost $430,000 isn't going to keep him from his job as a profession though, it is just icing on the cake.