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✦ Latest article 2026-09-26 WSOP Bracelet Odds by Field Size: The 1/N Baseline Calculate the equal-skill chance of winning a WSOP bracelet from field size, with 2026 examples and adjustments for skill and re-entry. Feature4 min

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  1. Feature · How to Show Source and Update Dates With a Poker Data Table A practical standard for labeling a poker table’s source, coverage date, last check and update history without confusing those dates.
  2. Feature · Poker Hand Probabilities: Exact Odds for Five-Card Poker and Texas Hold’em Exact probabilities for every five-card poker hand, the best hand from seven cards in Texas Hold’em, and common draw calculations.
  3. Feature · Bill Smith: 1985 WSOP Main Event Champion He overcame Cloutier’s two-to-one heads-up lead when kings beat nines, then won with pocket threes against ace-three for $700,000.
  4. Feature · Bobby Baldwin: 1978 WSOP Main Event Champion He defeated Crandall Addington heads-up, earning $210,000—half the $420,000 pool—from 42 entries, with all five payouts reconciled.
  5. Feature · Johnny Moss: WSOP Career & Titles His nine recognized wins include three Main Event titles: a 1970 peer vote and freezeout victories in 1971 and 1974, spanning 18 years overall.

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Tournament fields, prizes, and the bracelets — with context.

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Pot odds and equity, explained for humans.