PokerListings Pulse #23: WSOP Kick Off, GGPoker Turns Soccer Pro, and More!

We’ve already told you, June is the month when it comes to live poker and with it’s first week in the books, a lot has already gone down.

WSOP 2024 opened its gates in Las Vegas. The Polish Poker Days brought a heat wave to Banco Casino. And The Festival Series ended its run iz Rozvadov.

Still, as you already know, there’s a lot more to poker than just the live tables. So, find a comfy chair, sit back, and let us recap all the biggest bets, beats, and buy-in for this poker week with our PokerListings Recap!

WSOP Statistics, Key Events, and Trends

With the live tournament in full swing, it’s hard not to think about WSOP 2024. After all, the tournament has been around for over 70 years at this point.

So, logically, we started wondering: What’s changed?

Have the buy-ins gotten any bigger? Did the “Moneymaker Effect” have any real influence on the player pool? And most recently, how did the Covid19 pandemic affect the biggest live tournament in poker?

With all of these questions buzzing around in our heads, we got our calculators (and a few other statistical tools) out and began analyzing WSOP statistics, key events, and trends. For everything we observed along with a few predictions regarding WSOP 2024, check out our full article below!

WSOP Statistics, Key Events, and Trends

888poker Goes Royal With Latest Promotion

While live tournaments are front and center this week, there’s still a lot more to poker that tête-à-tête showdowns. Making the point for us is 888poker with its latest promotion: The Royal Premiere.

In essence, the poker promotion is a summer series of freeroll tournaments that guarantee to pay out $300,000 in cash and prizes. Running almost the length of the summer (August 18th is the final day), the promotion is a three tier affair with:

• $500 Red Carpet Freeroll
• $4,000 Silver Screen Freeroll
• $20,000 Golden Era Freeroll

Of course, to enter any of the three tiers, eligible players will first need to secure a ticket through poker tournaments, sports betting, casino games, and the like. As each level comes with it’s own set of requirements and fine print, we’ve broken down everything in this weeks article.

888poker Goes Hollywood With Its Royal Premiere Promotion

The UK Poker Scene: A Complete Guide

We’ve told you time and time again that there’s a lot more to poker than just live events. The same way, there’s also a lot more to it than just Las Vegas.

Sure, when you think poker, Sin City is the first place that comes to mind. However, it’s not the only one. The UK has had a booming poker scene for quite a while now, and yet, people rarely focus on it.

In this week’s article, we took a deep dive into the UK poker scene: everything from the laws and regulations, live casinos and online operators, to the most famous faces of the British poker scene. After you’ve read the article below, you’ll have everything you need to play above board (and at the best places) in the UK:

The UK Poker Scene: A Complete Guide

Polish Poker Days Take Center Stage

We couldn’t stay away from live poker for long. However, instead of focusing on Vegas and the WSOP, this time around, we opted for a European poker capital and the unforgettable Banco Casino.

Last week, the Bratislava-based casino had only one thing on its mind – the Polish Poker Days. The live tournament has been running since May 31st and today, June 10th, the Main Event will crown its ultimate champion.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, After all, there’s a lot more to a tournament then just its Main Event. During the week, rumors were swirling about the one million prize cap being exceeded.

To see what really went down at Banco Casino during the week, check out the article below.

Polish Poker Days Take Center Stage at Banco Casino

The Tops of WSOP Ratings 2024

If you haven’t noticed, poker has a lot of criteria for determining that someone’s “the best in something”.  Consequentially, so does the biggest live poker event in the world, the WSOP.

This week, our author Vasilisa Zyryanova decided to check out the most important ratings put forth by the WSOP.

Biggest cash, most bracelets, the all-time money list – it’s all here. And based on what she found out, you’re in for more than just a few surprises on this list.

For one, did you know that poker legend Phil Hellmuth is at the top of three WSOP ratings? Antonio Esfandiari earned his spot there too. For what?

You’ll have to read through the article and find out!

The Tops of WSOP Ratings 2024

GGPoker’s Pick&Go: The Ultimate Hat-Trick

In just a few short days, a different kind of live events is kicking off in Europe, UEFA European Championship.

While the soccer championship doesn’t have anything to do with poker per se, GGPoker has found a way to tie tie online poker together with the Beautiful Game. All thanks to its latest Pick&Go promotion. 

The Pick&Go promotion is designed for MTT players who also happen to have a soft spot for soccer. Poker tournaments that are part of the promotion will be running on GGPoker simultaneously with the 2024 European Championship, from June 14th to July 14th.

In order to advance in the tournaments, you’ll need to predict the winner a soccer match taking place simultaneously. Still, there’s a lot more to it then just predictions.

Winners of the First 10 Events of WSOP 2024

You didn’t think we’d talk so much about the WSOP 2024 and not report on the winners, did you?

Over the weekend, we rounded up the winners for the first ten WSOP events. From US player Asher Conniff conquering Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion No-Limit Hold’em Freezeout (8-Handed) to Malcolm Trayner becoming one of three first “millionaires” of the WSOP 2024 as a winner of Event #5: $1,000 Mystery Millions No-Limit Hold’em.

Of course, what would wins like this be without players’ commentary. For everything the first ten victors had to say, as well as the details of how it all went down, click on the article below:.

Winners of the First 10 Events of WSOP 2024

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