Darren Elias Talks About Upcoming WPT Online Heads Up Championship uspoker.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from uspoker.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Anthony Zinno Wins WPT Player of the Year Award
Anthony Zinno was named the World Poker Tour Season XIII Player of the Year. (Image: World Poker Tour/Joe Giron)
Anthony Zinno capped an incredible campaign during Season XIII of the World Poker Tour by being named the WPT Player of the Year.
The announcement was made official after the elimination of Darren Elias from the WPT World Championship at the Borgata, as Elias was the only other player with a chance to surpass Zinno for the title.
Zinno won the award after a year that saw him become just the third player ever to win three WPT titles in his career.
Suspected Gangster Arrested in $1M Home Robbery of Chad Power pokernews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pokernews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On Feb. 10, high-stakes poker pro
Chad Power reported to the police that two men stole a safe containing $750,000 in cash and $250,000 in poker chips from his home in Henderson, Nevada.
Months later, Henderson police have identified and arrested one of the suspects in 32-year-old Las Vegas resident
Brock Brewer, who was booked on Tuesday at the Southern Nevada jail on multiple felonies, including theft of $100,000 or greater, conspiracy and home invasion.
The authorities believe that Brewer, who was mentioned in the arrest report as a known gang member , and another individual followed Power home after observing him at a casino. They further believe based on originally from statements made to police back by Power in February that the duo waited for Power to leave home before breaking in and stealing Power s high-value safe.
Joon Park Wins Historic $1 Million Guaranteed Lone Star Series Main Event
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It’s said that everything is bigger in Texas. While we can’t vouch for that ourselves, Joon Park may be a believer after taking down the biggest event in Texas poker history. Park, who hails from Austin, won the $1 million guaranteed Main Event at the Lone Star Poker Series following a three-way chop, taking home more than $270 thousand.
Joon Park made history, winning the largest poker event ever played in Texas. (Image: Twitter)
Champions Poker Club in Houston put on the series, which included the largest prize pool event in state history. Texas has some strict anti-gambling laws that have always prevented big events from taking place in the state.