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The Story of the 1977 WSOP Main Event In 1976, Doyle Brunson won his first WSOP Main Event title. Just 12 months later, he would enter the lexicon of American heroes after bagging back-to-back triumphs. With more preliminary events than ever before, a young challenger, and an incredible final hand, the 1977 World Series of […]
After years of offering Battle Royale tournaments, we knew it was time to change. While the game format promised excitement through 3 differing rounds of Texas Hold’em – Rush, Shootout, Bounties – there were some issues. Sometimes the issue was waiting too long for 30 players to join a game, waiting for the timer to […]
The Story of the 1976 WSOP Main Event The 1976 World Series of Poker was a landmark poker tournament in so many ways. The crowning of a new champion put a legendary poker character into a spotlight that would shine on him for half a century. In the previous year, there were a total of […]
GGMillion$ Won by Danilo Velasevic for $331,000 This week’s GGMillion$ was a rollercoaster ride for some of the best poker players in the online poker world. Taking some time for the fuse to light, the sparks eventually started to fly as an epic show brought the fireworks to a conclusion late into the night. Danilo […]
The Story of the 1975 WSOP Main Event In 1975, every single World Series of Poker event was a bracelet event. After the winner of the Main Event in 1974, Johnny Moss, was awarded the very first WSOP gold bracelet for the win along with the top prize of $160,000. This trend was adopted for […]
Finnish Star Samuel ‘€urop€an’ Vousden Wins GGMillion$ for $323,000 An incredible ending saw this week’s GGMillion$ title head to Finland as the online poker legend Samuel ‘€urop€an’ Vousden won the top prize of $323,784. The story was a wild one as a monster chip leader blew their chance near the final curtain only for a […]
The Story of the 1974 WSOP Main Event In 1974, the stakes were higher than ever before in the World Series of Poker. Across one week in early May, dreams were made and shattered as Johnny Moss, The Grand Old Man of Poker won his third world championship in the first five years of Benny […]
A Seat At Poker’s Biggest Table Beckons For Players Taking GGPoker’s Road To Vegas Hundreds of World Series of Poker® Main Event tickets to be won at GGPoker GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, today launches the Road to Vegas series of online poker tournaments, offering hundreds of ticket packages to this summer’s WSOP $10,000 […]
The Story of the 1973 WSOP Main Event The early years of the World Series of Poker Main Event were a drama in their own right. The world’s biggest poker event, today populated by over 10,000 players in a single year, saw players vote to determine the winner in 1970. In 1971, six players played […]
GGMILLION$ Won by LemonHouse for $ 315,000 A big week of GGMillion$ action continued as nine of the finest players on the planet reached the final table on GGPoker. When play concluded after just under two and a half hours, it was the Mexico-based player ‘LemonHouse’ who proved sharpest on the night. As stars of […]
The Story of the 1972 WSOP Main Event In 1972, after two years of Johnny Moss winning the World Championship, a controversial deal was struck in the WSOP Main Event. Going down in history as the first ‘ICM’ deal at a final table, the winner was a controversial figure in his own right as one […]
Leonard Maue Wins GGMillion$ For Huge $304,000 Top Prize This week’s GGMillion$ starred some terrific players as GGPoker welcomed Justin Bonomo, Oliver Weis, Leonard Maue, Andrii Derzhypilskyi, and Matthew Stumpf to the virtual felt. The weekly $10,300-entry tournament saw a thrilling conclusion pronounce Maue the master as the German dominated the final stages, taking out […]
