Soi Nguyen is this year’s everyday average Joe as the only true amateur in the November Nine field. The oldest competitor remaining at 37-years-old, the Santa Ana, CA native is playing in just his fourth live poker tournament ever. He does have a cash in the L.A. Poker Classic to his credit, so he’s not… Read more »
Matthew Jarvis is a member of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event November Nine. On his way to poker fame he was able to make several critical knockouts including Benjamin Statz in 16th place and Full Tilt Poker pro Scott Clements in 18th place when his A-K held up against A-Q. The biggest… Read more »
Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi has had one of the most amazing World Series runs in history and joins us moments after clinching his spot in the 2010 WSOP November Nine. He comes in as the most accomplished professional poker player who has bracelets and WPT titles to his name. So far in his career he… Read more »
John Racener joins us shortly after making the November Nine and discusses what this feat means to him and what events lead up to this amazing run. Racener, who is known online as “$JMONEY$” made the 2010 WSOP November Nine thanks to some sick poker skills and of course, a little run-good. In this interview… Read more »
John Dolan joins us after making the coveted 2010 WSOP November Nine. Dolan is a young online pro from Fort Myers, Florida and paid his own way into the World Series of Poker Main Event. Dolan will enter the final table of play when it resumes in November with the second largest chip stack at… Read more »
Joseph Cheong joins us hours after making the 2010 November Nine from the Rio in Las Vegas. Many feel that Cheong might be the most dangerous player left in the field, even more so than Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. Cheong, who goes by the online name “subiime” is part of the World Series of Poker… Read more »
Jonathan Duhamel dominated the field on the final day of the 2010 WSOP Main Event and once he eliminated Matt Affleck, took the chip lead and never looked back. When play was down to just 14 players he joined us to talk about his style of play and what critical moments so far got him… Read more »
Brandon Steven is a native of Wichita, Kansas and rode a mix of skill and moxie to get himself to the final table at the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Although he might be a 36-year-old father of five who has played in four Main Events, he takes time to help in the… Read more »
Jason Senti, better known as “PBJaxx” online, is in the top five in chips at the end of Day 7 from the WSOP Main Event. We met up with him right at the conclusion of Day 7 when play was down to just 27 players for the World Series of Poker Main Event. We talked… Read more »
Moritz Kranich joins us after winning the World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup. He came into the final table with an impressive resume, having already won $1.2 million at the EPT Deauvile event as well as a 3rd place finish at a PokerStars WCOOP event. This might have been the most difficult final table in recent… Read more »
Topics: WSOP Main Event update, WPT Bellagio Cup Update. On Today’s Daily Deal, Sean Gibson reports in from the Rio in Las Vegas, the site of the World Series of Poker Main Event. We get an update from the floor as play was winding down to the final 81 players. In addition, Gibson updates us… Read more »
Topics: WSOP Main Event update, WPT Bellagio Cup Update and the FTOPS XXVI schedule announced. On today’s Daily Deal, Full Tilt Poker announces the FTOPS seventeen schedule, the World Poker Tour’s Bellagio Cup is in full swing, and as always we bring you the latest news from the WSOP Main Event. Hello, I’m Sean Gibson… Read more »
Topics: WSOP Main Event Update, Poker Hall of Fame Voting and the Aussie Millions Heads-Up Championship. On today’s Daily Deal, the public vote is open for the two-thousand ten Poker Hall of Fame, the Aussie Millions continues airing on GSN, and we bring you the latest news from the WSOP Main Event. Hello, I’m Sean… Read more »
Editor Dan Cypra gets some comments from the 2010 WSOP during one of the many smoke breaks taken outside of the Rio in Las Vegas. In this aptly named segment called “Smoke Break”, Cypra asks visitors and players where they are from and which pro they would like to see either busted out of the… Read more »
UB held a contest on their site to find the craziest last longer prop bets. The two guys that won, Justin and Gregg, agreed to get the hand that busted them out of the tournament tattooed to their body along with the UB logo. The kicker in the prop bet is that the loser also… Read more »
Mike “The Mouth” Matusow joins Bernard Lee on his segment, “The Hijack Seat” from the floor of the 2010 World Series of Poker. Matusow is one of the biggest names in poker and has gained popularity from his longevity in the industry and in recent years, story of redemption. Matusow is a multiple bracelet winner… Read more »
Maria Ho gained mainstream fame by appearing with her good friend Tiffany Michelle in the CBS reality show “The Amazing Race” last year. Those in the poker world, especially those that frequent the legendary Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, know that Maria Ho is a lot more than just a pretty face. Known for being… Read more »
Darvin Moon is the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event runner-up and is back in Las Vegas to take part in the world’s biggest poker tournament once again. He joins Bernard Lee on his segment, The Hijack Seat, and answers questions both about last year’s amazing run and what is in store for this… Read more »
Phil Hellmuth’s entrance at the WSOP is now a yearly event and the 2010 edition definitely did not disappoint. The UB sponsored poker pro made his way into Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event in lavish style with a dance routine and loud music introducing his entrance into the tournament. Our… Read more »
More than just a sick name, “Sippin_criss” also has sick skills. In this customized replayer video, we review some especially interesting hands, considering our opponents ranges, our perceived range, as well as natural table dynamics which are often hard to assess. This video comes to us from CardRunners. Read more »
Jack Effel is the Tournament Director of the World Series of Poker, a role that he has drawn industry acclaim for. We caught up with Effel on Day 1A of the 2010 WSOP Main Event and he discussed what makes the event the spectacle that it is, in addition to registration advice for people who… Read more »
Today’s Daily Deal comes from the 2010 World Series of Poker at the Rio inside the Media Room. Host Sean Gibson welcomes PND site editor Dan Cypra and the two recap the excitement from the floor of the Main Event for Day 1A. Read more »
Joe Cada won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2009, winning over $8 million and catapulting him to superstar status in the poker world. But what happens when he’s challenged by our own Sean Gibson in a penalty kick prop bet? In this video, Cada joins us from a park next to the… Read more »
Matt Damon joins us from the Ante Up for Africa event at the 2010 World Series of Poker straight from the red carpet. In this interview he is asked about the growth of the charity poker tournament as well as his beginnings in poker in the movie Rounders. He also addresses the rumor about Rounders… Read more »
Taped in front of the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign on the Las Vegas Strip, Daily Deal host Sean Gibson is joined by site editor Dan Cypra. With a ton of action ramping up at the 2010 World Series of Poker, the two discuss updates from the various tournaments taking place including the… Read more »
