Jason Somerville appeared on CNBC to discuss internet poker regulation, and 2006 WSOP main event champion Jamie Gold explained presidential election betting lines on Fox News. While Terrance Chan continued to beef up his MMA resume (he’s currently 3-0 professionally and 6-0 overall), Olivier Busquet defeated JC Alvarado with a third-round TKO to win a six-figure prop bet between the two men. Ivey’s legal team said there will be an appeal.ĭavid Williams, the 2004 WSOP main event runner-up, competed on Fox’s 'Masterchef' cooking show and made it through 20 contestants on his way to the finale, where he finished in third place. In November, Ivey was notified that London’s Crockfords Casino would not release the £7.8 million owed to him, and in December, Ivey was order to pay back $10.1 million he won to the Borgata in Atlantic City.

Poker superstar Phil Ivey lost two separate baccarat edge-sorting cases in back-to-back months this year. Less than a month later, Bilzerian completed his own run in less than 48 hours, winning $600,000 from businessman and high stakes poker player Bill Perkins.

Negreanu also helped lead the charge to land Las Vegas its first major professional team - the NHL’s Las Vegas Golden Knights, who will play their first games in the 2017-18 NHL season.Īfter poker pro Samantha Abernathy completed a 320-mile ride between Las Vegas and Los Angeles within 72 hours, she collected $10,000 in a prop bet from Dan Bilzerian, who used her performance as a test case for a bet of his own. PokerStars created a full-length feature documentary entitled “KidPoker” about the life and times of their sponsored poker superstar, Daniel Negreanu, which appeared on Netflix. It was another eventful year in the world of poker, and before we look back at the biggest moments at the table and in the industry, I wanted to recognize some of the biggest moments poker players and personalities had away from the game we love.Īfter winning his first World Series of Poker tournament, Ryan Laplante accepted his bracelet and gave a passionate speech about the senseless mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub. Looking back at 2016 in the world of poker You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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