WSOP Player of the Year Race: Dan Zack Back Up Top, Ari Engel Surges After Maiden Bracelet Win

Ari Engel jumps into 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year contention with his first bracelet win.

Remko Rinkema - June 24, 2019June 26, 2019

He had the lead after 25 events, lost it to Upeshka De Silva for a few days, but Dan Zack is back in the 2019 World Series of Poker Player of the Year race lead with 49 events in the books. There are 40 more events left to be finished

Power Rankings: Negreanu No.1 , Klein Third After Historic 4th Bracelet

Loren Klein wins a bracelet for the fourth straight year and jumps into third place on the Poker Central Power Rankings.

Remko Rinkema - June 21, 2019June 21, 2019

The action at the World Series of Poker is so hot and heavy that most bracelet winners aren't even sniffing the Top 10! Since the inception of the rankings, we've never seen more unranked players jump into the Top 10 while Daniel Negreanu took over the first spot with Dan

Daniel Strelitz Living in Fear, The Great Uber Bluff & Joseph Cheong Hustled After Winning Maiden Bracelet

Paul Seaton - June 20, 2019June 20, 2019

You know what they say: you wait for ages for a bus then two arrive at once. Well, for poker players, that might be bracelets. On a night where two men rewrote their poker epitaphs and faced their new selves in the mirror, it was all about the taxi driver

Is Shaun Deeb’s POY Defense the Story of the Summer?

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Will O'Connor - June 18, 2019

As Adam Friedman successfully defended his $10,000 Dealer’s Choice Championship title, Shaun Deeb officially started his Player of the Year defense. The runner-up finish was the first podium of Deeb’s summer and the result moved the four-time bracelet winner inside the POY top-10 for the first time in 2019. Since 2004,

Matusow Blows Himself Up and Van Zadelhoff Calls the Clock on WSOP

Paul Seaton - June 16, 2019

If you thought that poker players might kick back and chill out at the WSOP felt over the weekend, you'd be wrong. Far from taking it easy, everyone at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino seems determined to take the game and everything around it very seriously. Well, almost everyone... MATUSOW

Power Rankings: Zack & Elezra Jump to the Top, Friedman’s First Top 10

Prahlad Friedman makes his debut in the Poker Central Power Rankings Top 10 this week!

Remko Rinkema - June 13, 2019June 13, 2019

A total of 25 events have wrapped up at the 2019 World Series of Poker and as there are still 65 more bracelets to be awarded in Las Vegas before the most exciting stretch of poker action ends. The Power Rankings keep chugging along as the current clubhouse leader when

Dan Zack Maintains 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Lead with 25 Events in the Books

Dan Zack maintains his Player of the Year lead with 25 bracelet events in the books.

Remko Rinkema - June 13, 2019

The 2019 World Series of Poker has handed out 25 gold bracelets to date and so far it's American youngster Dan Zack who holds a decent lead over the rest of the pack. Zack started out his summer strong with a bracelet win in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw event

Wishes Come True, Jason Mercier Spotted (Maybe) and Dan Zack Grows His WSOP Player of the Year Lead

Paul Seaton - June 9, 2019June 9, 2019

When it comes to playing at the World Series of Poker, for some players, it's a daily grind. For many others, it's a chance to turn from recreational player to Weekend Warrior. For one player in particular, however, this summer's 50th annual World Series of Poker will be his last

$10K Heads Up Championship: Ben Yu, Sean Swingruber Square Off

Will O'Connor - June 8, 2019

The World Series of Poker can get busy, but that doesn’t mean you should fall behind this summer. Keep pace with the non-stop action with Poker Central’s “WSOP Daily Brief.” Each day, we’ll highlight World Series news, poker’s biggest names, upcoming live streams, and more. Follow along and watch the

Breaking Down the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Top Contenders

Here's a breakdown of the top contenders for the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year honors!

Paul Seaton - May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

The greatest poker players in the world will gather in Las Vegas, Nevada in just four weeks time, and with our crystal ball at the ready, we've imagined who might be in the frame in mid-July for the coveted title of 2019 WSOP Player of the Year. The 2019 World