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Wesley Fei lost the largest pot in televised poker history.
He triple-barrel-bluffed Tom Dwan with ace-king on a 8-8-3-5-6 board.
Dwan called with pocket queens.
$3,081,000 pot.
Hustler Casino Live, May 31, 2023.
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#WesleyFei #TomDwan #HustlerCasinoLive #HighStakesPoker #PokerTwitter
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Adrian Mateos just became the youngest player ever to reach 6 WSOP bracelets at 31.
He won the $250,000 Super High Roller for $4,334,411.
The only two-time champion in the event's history, having won the inaugural 2021 edition.
Beat all-time money leader Bryn Kenney heads-up.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/mateos…
#WSOP2026 #AdrianMateos #SuperHighRoller #BrynKenney #PokerTwitter
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In 56 years of the WSOP Main Event, only 2 women have ever made the final table.
Barbara Enright, 5th, 1995. Leo Margets, 7th, 2025.
A 30-year gap.
Full champions list: vip-grinders.com/poker-playe…
#WSOPMainEvent #WSOPHistory #PokerHistory #WomenInPoker #PokerTwitter
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Jun 15
Eric Persson once claimed his net worth was nearing $1 billion.
His tracked broadcast poker record shows -$6,072,950 across 64 episodes.
His tracked live tournament earnings: $3,677.
He filed Chapter 11 last year with $306M in secured debt.
He's still playing.
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#EricPersson #MaverickGaming #HighStakesPoker #CasinoCEO #PokerTwitter
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Jun 15
Two underdogs in unfamiliar formats won WSOP bracelets at the 2026 series yesterday.
Jason Zipfel: $441,560 in the $1,500 PLO. His 3rd PLO event ever. Career earnings $250K to $700K in one afternoon.
Dong Chen: $285,200 in the $10K Limit Hold'em Championship. His 2nd LHE event ever. Beat Glaser, Ausmus and Hansen.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #JasonZipfel #DongChen #PLO #PokerTwitter
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Jun 15
Solvers say check-raise with 2 bluffs for every 1 value hand.
Most poker players check-raise only for value.
That asymmetry is why their value hands never get called and their bluffs never get paid.
A 2:1 ratio fixes both.
Full guide: vip-grinders.com/poker-strat…
#PokerStrategy #CheckRaise #PokerTips #PokerMath #PokerTwitter
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Jun 14
The 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race has its tightest gap of the series so far.
Shaun Deeb 1,602. Nick Schulman 1,601.
A single point separates 4th from 5th.
The defending champion's lead over 5th place is one Day 1 min-cash flip.
Full standings: vip-grinders.com/wsop/player…
#WSOP2026 #ShaunDeeb #NickSchulman #WSOPPlayerOfTheYear #PokerTwitter
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Jun 14
Dong Chen just won his 2nd WSOP bracelet in only his 2nd Limit Hold'em event ever.
The final table had 8x bracelet winner Benny Glaser, 6x winner Jeremy Ausmus, and Gus Hansen (first WSOP final table in 15 years).
Chen rivered a full house against Glaser, then rivered a flush on the final hand for $285,200.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #LimitHoldem #DongChen #BennyGlaser #PokerTwitter
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Jun 13
Hall of Famer Nick Schulman just won his 8th WSOP bracelet, his 4th in 4 consecutive summers.
His quote on chasing Phil Hellmuth's all-time bracelet record:
"If we get close, I might have to get his ass."
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #NickSchulman #PhilHellmuth #PokerHallOfFame #PokerTwitter
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Jun 12
Artur Martirosian just had pocket aces cracked twice in minutes to bubble the WSOP $100,000 High Roller.
19th place. Missed the $201,754 min cash by one spot.
Hand 1: Christopher Nguyen's K-Q hit him. Hand 2: Teun Mulder's J-T rivered a straight.
The $100K final table plays today with a record $11.04M prize pool.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #100KHighRoller #ArturMartirosian #PokerHands #PokerTwitter
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Jun 12
Naoya Kihara just overtook Shaun Deeb at the top of the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race.
Kihara 1,665.
Deeb 1,596.
69-point lead, built on back-to-back $10,000 championship victories.
Also: Richard Alsup, Dennis Weiss and Chris Brewer all new top-10 entrants.
Full standings: vip-grinders.com/wsop/player…
#WSOP2026 #NaoyaKihara #ShaunDeeb #WSOPPlayerOfTheYear #PokerTwitter
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Jun 12
GGPoker just revived a poker tournament format where the football team you back determines whether you stay alive.
Buy-ins float between $0.10 and $9.90 based on live World Cup odds.
If your team loses the actual match, your tournament stack is removed.
Full guide: vip-grinders.com/news/poker-…
#WorldCup2026 #OnlinePoker #PokerPromos #FIFAWorldCup #PokerTwitter
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Jun 11
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today.
48 teams. 104 matches. 16 cities across the USA, Canada and Mexico.
The 5-week tournament is on track to be the biggest crypto betting event in history.
We tested 14 no-KYC sportsbooks for it. None asked for documents.
Full guide: vip-grinders.com/crypto-bett…
#WorldCup2026 #FIFAWorldCup #CryptoBetting #Sportsbook #CryptoTwitter
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Jun 11
Richard Alsup just cracked pocket aces twice on the way to his 2nd WSOP bracelet and $1,302,125 from the biggest Monster Stack in WSOP history.
His quote afterward: "I got a new baby run good, so that probably helped out a little bit."
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/alsup-…
#WSOP2026 #RichardAlsup #MonsterStack #PokerHands #PokerTwitter
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Jun 11
Naoya Kihara just won 2 WSOP championship events in 4 days.
$10,000 2-7 Championship. $10,000 Stud Championship.
Now sits 2nd in the 2026 WSOP Player of the Year race, 51 points behind two-time defending champion Shaun Deeb.
Full standings: vip-grinders.com/wsop/player…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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Jun 10
Two of poker's longest-suffering bracelet seekers finished one and two spots short on the same day.
Maurice Hawkins lost the $600 Mixed heads-up after building a commanding lead. 25 Circuit rings, still 0 bracelets.
Jake Schwartz busted 3rd in the $10K Dealers Choice. 150 WSOP cashes, still 0 bracelets.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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Jun 9
Artur Martirosian just won his 4th WSOP bracelet at 28.
Russia's all-time live money leader.
$13 million ahead of #2 Igor Kurganov on the list.
$33.5M in career earnings.
$1,286,285 added Monday from the $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/martir…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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Jun 9
21-year-old just won a WSOP bracelet in his 4th ever live tournament.
Brayden Lou stopped at the WSOP on a road trip home from college with his dad.
Won the $500 Freezeout from 4,100 entries for $196,066.
Pocket aces over ace-jack on the final hand.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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Jun 8
Kristen Foxen now has twice as many WSOP bracelets as any other woman in history.
6 bracelets.
Previous record: 3, tied by Vanessa Selbst, Barbara Enright, Nani Dollison.
Her 6th came Sunday in the $25,000 High Roller for $1,773,083.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/foxen-…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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Jun 8
Naoya Kihara just won his 2nd WSOP championship in 3 days.
$10,000 Stud Championship on Sunday. $10,000 2-7 Championship on Thursday.
6th player ever to win back-to-back championship events.
Brunson. Ungar. Merson. Danzer. Mercier. Kihara.
Full recap: vip-grinders.com/news/wsop-r…
#WSOP2026 #Poker #PokerNews #PokerTwitter
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