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After hundreds of hands at the final table, and 100 between the finalists, Hossein Ensan took home the top prize at the 2019 World Series of Poker. Continue Reading Below The main-event champion.
The scrappy, seedy origins of the World Series of Poker.
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World Series of Poker tournament officials have decided to stoke interest in the upcoming 2019 series.They have released a limited schedule of events so that players can begin making their plans early. The 2019 WSOP will mark the 50th anniversary of poker’s most prestigious tournament series. The collection of tournaments, which began humbly as a gathering of a few dozens, will likely award.If all of MLB.com's postseason prognostications come true, the 2019 World Series would be Astros vs. Dodgers -- a 2017 World Series rematch. Houston prevailed in seven games in that '17 series, a classic among Fall Classics. Our voters think the Astros would do so once again in '19, and take home their second World Series championship in three seasons.
