Another round-up of weekly poker news including all of the winners from the World Series of Poker, a recap from 888Live Barcelona and much more.
Another’s weekly dose of poker news is about to drop on the floor with the same grace as bits and pieces that fall from a rhino’s foot caked in mud, beginning at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Elio Fox leads the Player of the Year (POY) race with nine events resigned to history. Fox himself won the first one when he took down Event #2: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty for $393,693 before finishing runner-up to Nick Petrangelo in Event #5: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller for $1.8m; Petrangelo scooped $2.9m for the win.
Jordan Hufty was in tears when he took down Event #1: $565 Casino Employees Event No-Limit Hold’em for $61,909. Joe Cada won his third bracelet when he took down Event #3: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout for $226,218, and joining him on that number was Paul Volpe, beating Eli Elezra, heads-up, to win Event #9: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $417,921.