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Linus Loeliger Wins Latest GGMillion$ for Bumper $484,000 Top Prize This week’s GGMillion$ on GGPoker proclaimed the Swiss Online poker star Linus Loeliger the winner, for a top prize of $484,385. With legends of the felt such as Ole Schemion, Andrii Novak, Barak Wisbrod, and GGMillion$ regular ‘spaise411’ all present, there was a royal battle […]
The Story of the 1985 WSOP Main Event In 1985, one of the most charismatic characters in the history of poker became world champion. A neat fortnight of 14 events, concluding in the by now world-famous World Series of Poker Main Event, saw Bill Smith win his one and only World Championship and an incredible […]
The Story of the 1984 WSOP Main Event In 1984, one year on from Tom McEvoy’s slow and methodical takedown of Rod Peate heads-up, a far more aggressive player became world champion. Slaying a field of 132 players – a significant increase of 24 entries from 1983 – was ‘Gentleman Jack’ Keller. A former U.S. […]
Rodrigo Sirichuk Wins GG MILLION$ for $394,000 The Brazilian poker professional Rodrigo Sirichuk claimed this week’s GGMILLION$ title, scooping up a top prize of $394,407 as he beat Ukraine’s Roman Romanovskyi heads-up for the win. At a final table featuring legends of the felt such as Sirichuk’s fellow Brazilian Bruno Volkmann, Bulgarian powerhouse Dimitar Danchev, […]
The Story of the 1983 WSOP Main Event Back in 1983, the future of the World Series of Poker was changed forever by a new winner who paid much less than the norm to play the Main Event. What did the 1983 world champion do? Which poker legend made the late stages of the Main […]
Yuri Dzivielevski Wins GGMillion$ for $308,000 as Brilliant Brazilian Dominates This week’s GGMillion$ was a runaway train hurtling down a mountain. Nine of the best poker players in the world clashed at the virtual felt on GGPoker in the weekly $10,300-entry event that separates the great from the even better in the online poker world. […]
The Story of the 1982 WSOP Main Event From its formative years of action in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker had changed significantly as it entered its 13th year in 1982. The first half of the 1970s had seen many early growth issues ironed out and the series expanded from a single WSOP […]
GGMillion$ Won by Mark Radoja for $392,000 This week’s GGPoker GGMillion$ was a bona fide classic. It was won in under three hours after a masterful display of final table poker by the Canadian player Mark Radoja. With players of the caliber of WSOP champions, high roller regulars, and previous GGMillion$ winners, Radoja’s conquering of […]
The Story of the 1981 WSOP Main Event A year on from Stu ‘The Kid’ Ungar’s epic win against Doyle Brunson in the 1980 WSOP Main Event, 75 players came to Las Vegas to play the World Championship event seeking their fortune. Their number included the defending champion, as Ungar bid to become only the […]
The Story of the 1980 WSOP Main Event A new era of poker action began in 1980 as the World Series of Poker entered its second decade with its youngest-ever winner. As the debate over whether poker players with experience or youth were better raged on in Las Vegas, a breath of fresh air arrived […]
Record Seventh GGMillion$ Title Won by Michael Addamo for $402,000 A record-breaker took down this week’s GGPoker GGMillion$ as Australian Michael Addamo sealed his seventh victory in the format. Costing $10,300 to enter directly or a fraction of that amount to qualify via online satellites on GGPoker, the GGMillion$ has become the standard-bearer for high-roller […]
The Story of the 1979 WSOP Main Event The 10th year of the World Series of Poker saw glamour like never before, with a dozen events thrilling poker fans across America. Whilst the World Series of Poker was not yet the global behemoth it is today, its reputation was growing. And with the Main Event […]
