After tournament registration closed for the $5k NLHE six-handed event, 805 players had entered the tournament, beating last years total by 77 entries. Even with 10k starting stacks and blinds starting at 25/50, the play has been fast and furious. There are so many notable online players in the field that we can’t even begin [...]

We’re only a little more than an hour into the $1.5k NLHE event #36 and while the total number of entrants on the tournament clock screen continues to rise as a result of late entries, the room is filled with dealers calling out the words no player ever wants to hear in reference to them… “Seat [...]

Event #2 is underway. Players began with 3k in starting chips with the hour-long blinds starting at 25/50. When tournament play began, the Amazon room was overflowing with players, so much so that some have been relocated to other parts of the Rio for the early levels of play.
Many familiar faces stood out [...]