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2023 World Series of Poker In Review: Week Two Highlights and What to Look Forward to

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The excitement continues as the 54th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) wraps its second week of play at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. As the dust settles, week two played witness to remarkable displays of skill and prowess, high-stakes drama and highly-calculated bluffs featuring new champions, star-studded heads-up play and a dream realized by Isaac Haxton, who was widely considered one of the best active players without a bracelet.

For real-time WSOP coverage, please visit PokerNews.com.

Week 2 Highlights

* Isaac Haxton Outlasts Field of 301 to Take Home His First WSOP Bracelet

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After being forced to settle for second and third-place finishes in the past, Isaac Haxton won his first WSOP gold bracelet and $1,698,215 in Event #16: $25,000 High Roller. With six victories in other tournaments and amassing more than $7,000,000 in winnings this year alone, Haxton is on pace to have one of the best years ever recorded in poker history. Haxton currently sits in 14th position on the all-time money list with $37 million in prize winnings.

* Jeremy Eyer Defeats Felipe Ramos in Heads-Up Play to Take Home His First WSOP Bracelet in Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold‘Em Freezeout

After a five-year chase for a WSOP gold bracelet, Mississippi’s Jeremy Eyer claimed his first victory after a grueling heads-up duel with Felipe Ramos. Eyer’s victory was his twelfth cash at WSOP, boosting him to $1,483,523 in live tournament earnings and second place in the Mississippi All-Time Money List.

* Brian Yoon Claims His Fifth WSOP Gold Bracelet in Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

Brian Yoon came out on top after defeating a field of 131 to take home $311,433 and his fifth WSOP Gold Bracelet. Yoon is the 33rd player in WSOP history to win five WSOP bracelets, joining the likes of Hall of Famers like Eli Elezra and John Juanda.

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* Chad Eveslage Emerges Victorious in Back-to-Back Dealer’s Choice Events

After winning his first WSOP gold bracelet just one year ago, Chad Eveslage returned to the WSOP in dominating fashion to take home two WSOP gold bracelets in just four days. His victories in Event #5: $1,500 Dealer’s Choice and Event #10: $10,000 Dealer’s Choice have firmly cemented him a first-place position in the race for Player of the Year.

What To Look Forward To

‘Go For Gold’ June Promotion

WSOP.com kicked off a June promotion with 2006 Main Event winner Jamie Gold, who won the biggest Main Event field in history. Jamie will be live-streaming WSOP Online bracelet events each Sunday and players outlasting him or meeting play criteria at live-action tables are eligible to win a seat in a $50,000 freeroll to play against him. Full promotion details are available on WSOP.com.

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Upcoming Marquee Events

Event #18: Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold‘Em – Flight C

Event #18: Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold‘Em – Flight D

Event #29: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold‘Em

Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship

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The full 2023 WSOP schedule including a booking link for discounted participant hotel rates, can be found on WSOP.com. Players should follow @WSOP on Twitter or IG or check WSOP.com for event news and updates.

Upcoming WSOP bracelet livestreams on PokerGO 

Tonight at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT – Event #19: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout

Saturday, June 10 – Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold‘Em Championship

Sunday, June 11 – Event #23: $50,000 No-Limit Hold‘Em High Roller

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Monday, June 12 – Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker

Tuesday, June 13 – Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Championship

Wednesday, June 14 – Event #29: $100,000 No-Limit Hold‘Em High Roller

Thursday, June 15 – Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship

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GGPoker & Triton Poker Offer High-Roller And Super-High-Roller Events At 2024 WSOP Paradise

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GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, and Triton Poker today unveil details of their partnership for the second iteration of the World Series of Poker® (WSOP) winter tournament series, WSOP Paradise. The live poker festival will take place from Dec. 6 to Dec. 19, 2024 at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas and feature the largest guarantee in live poker tournament history.

Following a well-received debut in 2023, this year’s WSOP Paradise festival will feature the most comprehensive set of high-roller and super-high-roller tournaments ever offered, now curated in partnership with industry leaders GGPoker and Triton Poker.

The Triton Millions event beginning on Dec. 7 is already highly anticipated; the playing field in this tournament will be evenly split between invited players (typically poker enthusiasts successful in business or entertainment) and their poker pro guests. Each pair of players will contribute $1,000,000 to the prize pool; $500,000 per participant. With a truly unique field, the clash of different playing styles in the Triton Millions will ensure excitement from start to finish.

The definitive headliner of WSOP Paradise will be the $25,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em championship, which will have a historic $50,000,000 guarantee and be billed as the Super Main Event. Road to Paradise online qualifiers and tournament promotions will begin in the near future at GGPoker.

“This is one you can’t miss,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “There were a lot of learnings from year one and everything is going to be bigger and better. A 50 million guarantee in the Bahamas! Are these guys crazy?”

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“We are thrilled to showcase the Triton Series in the Bahamas for the first time, marking a significant milestone in our journey. This event brings us closer to North America, expanding our reach and allowing more poker enthusiasts to experience our unrivaled high-stakes format. Our partnership with GGPoker and WSOP further strengthens our commitment to delivering premier poker experiences. Hosting at the iconic Atlantis resort is an honour, as we set new benchmarks for poker tournaments and elevate the excitement and prestige of our events” adds Andy Wong, CEO of Triton Series.

The full WSOP Paradise 2024 daily events schedule will be announced later this year, along with details on complimentary hotel accommodations available through special GGPoker tournament packages. The festival organizers reserve the right to cancel, change, or modify the tournament or any tournament event, in part or in whole, without notice.

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ACR POKER NAMES NEW SUNDAY TOURNAMENT AFTER POKER LEGEND CHRIS MONEYMAKER

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ACR Poker, the popular online poker site, is launching a new weekly tournament in honor of former world poker champ and ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. It starts on Sunday, July 28th.

Known for his historic 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event win, Chris Moneymaker continues to inspire poker players worldwide. His victory, famously known as the “Moneymaker Effect,” showed that anyone could become a poker champion by starting online. The Sunday Moneymaker tournament is a tribute to his legacy and offers players the chance to turn ordinary. experiences into something extraordinary.

The Sunday Moneymaker tourney ($109 buy-in) is a rebrand of ACR Poker’s staple Sunday Warmup, with even more money on the line. There’s a $300,000 guarantee every Sunday at 1:05pm ET, except the last Sunday of the month where it’s bumped up to $500,000. Players can compete for life-changing prizes every week, with approximately $45,000 for first place in the $300,000 GTD tourney and $75,000 in the $500,000 GTD event.

“I’m thrilled to have an ACR Poker tournament named after me and be part of this budget-friendly, big weekly event,” stated ACR Pro, Chris Moneymaker. “Just like the recent Moneymaker Experience, where players won a VIP trip to join me in Vegas, this tourney is designed to give poker players the opportunity to experience their own ordinary-to-extraordinary moments.”

The first Sunday Moneymaker is on Sunday, July 28th at 1:05pm ET with the supersized $500,000 guarantee. Players can qualify through the two Mega Satellites that day at 10:05 am ET that have 50 seats GTD ($11 buy-in) and 75 seats GTD ($22 buy-in), respectively.

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Moneymaker added that there is a Mega Satellite in the hours before every Sunday Moneymaker tourney. And there is a path to qualify for each that starts with a freeroll (50) and goes to Micro Hyper Sats ($1.05, $2.10).

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ACR POKER GETTING PLAYERS WARMED UP FOR DUAL VENOM TOURNEYS WITH $1 MILLION GUARANTEED VENOM WARMUP

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The $8 Million Mystery Bounty Venom and $2 Million PLO Venom are coming to ACR Poker in August. Now, the popular online poker site is getting players warmed up in a big way with the $1 Million guaranteed Venom Warmup starting Sunday, July 7th.

The Venom Warmup tournament has a $1 Million guaranteed prize pool and a buy-in of just $55. There are even paths for players to qualify for free, making it even more of a bargain.

“We’ve never run a tournament before that had this large a guarantee for such a small buy-in,” stated ACR Pro Chris Moneymaker. “We hope everyone takes advantage as it’s the perfect lead-in to our dual Venom tourneys running in August.”

The $1 Million Venom Warmup has 192 total Day 1 flights from July 7th to 28th, providing almost unlimited options. Day 2 will take place on Sunday, July 28th at 4:05pm ET and the Final Table on Monday, July 29th at 2:05pm ET.

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Moneymaker went on to add that one of the interesting things about this tourney is players can compete in multiple Day 1’s and combine their chip stack.

Alongside the Venom Warmup, ACR Poker is running its Venom Fever satellites, designed to provide players with hundreds of affordable opportunities to secure their $2,650 seats to the $8 Million Mystery Bounty and $2 Million PLO Venom tourneys coming in August. Highlights include 900 guaranteed seats for the Venom Mystery Bounty and 100 guaranteed seats for the Venom PLO via satellites

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