- WSOP One Drop Winner Daniel Colman Explains Refusal to Speak with Media.
- Negreanu Second Again as Daniel Colman Wins the WSOP Big One for One Drop.
- Lottery Sit and Gos Go Mainstream: PokerStars Introduces “Spin & Go”.
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10. WSOP Weekend Report: Chad Brown Awarded an Honorary Bracelet
David Miscikowski, David Olson, Haixia Zhang, Florian Langmann and Phil Ivey win bracelets on the weekend that kicked off the Big One for One Drop. Chad Brown—An Honorary Bracelet for an Honorable Man
9. Players Seek Answers, Funds from GoalGaming
LGA responds as affected players seek solutions. Last month, the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) suspended the gaming licenses it issued to GoalGaming Limited.
8. Take Security Precautions When Playing Online Poker at the World Series of Poker
Information security professional Gus Fritschie provides tips for online poker players looking to play online during the WSOP. It is that time of year again where thousands of poker players descend upon Vegas for the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
7. Chad Brown Loses Battle with Cancer
Highly regarded poker pro and actor passes at age 52. Team PokerStars Pro Chad Brown passed away early Wednesday morning.
6. Internet Phenoms Triumph: Mike Kachan Takes the $1k, Dan Colman Takes the $1 Million One Drop
After turning 90, legend Henry Orenstein shows that the old guard can still compete. Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
5. The World Series of Poker $1 Million Buy-In Tournament: The Big One for One Drop
David Einhorn hands his chips to Sam Trickett after an early bad beat sends him to the rail. Hedge fund manager David Einhorn now has the best bad beat story in poker after exiting the $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop after just 45 minutes of play.
4. Death of Professional Poker Player Johannes Strassmann Confirmed
Body of 29 year old German poker pro found in Slovenia. A DNA test performed by Slovenian authorities has confirmed that a body discovered in the Ljublianica River is that of 29 year old German poker pro Johannes Strassmann.
3. Lottery Sit and Gos Go Mainstream: PokerStars Introduces “Spin & Go”
Spain becomes the real money testpad for PokerStars’ entry into online poker’s biggest innovation since fast-fold. PokerStars has introduced “Spin & Go,” a new poker variant known collectively as Lottery Sit and Gos, first introduced on Winamax last year and now available on four of the top ten online poker networks globally.
2. Negreanu Second Again as Daniel Colman Wins the WSOP Big One for One Drop
The biggest tournament prize of the year, $15.3 million goes to the 23 year old internet pro. The biggest tournament prize of the WSOP has gone to internet pro Daniel “mrgr33n13” Colman for winning the second ever $1 million buy in Big One for One Drop.
1. WSOP One Drop Winner Daniel Colman Explains Refusal to Speak with Media
Poker is a “very dark game,” says Colman. On Tuesday, Daniel Colman outlasted a field of over 40 opponents to win the $1 million buy-in World Series of Poker “Big One for One Drop” tournament for $15,306,668. Despite his win, the biggest story to come out of the charity tournament was Colman’s refusal to speak with media after his victory.