World Series of Poker news.
The 2014 World Series of Poker moved on its action on Friday as one bracelet was awarded in a tournament. In another event, the players battled late into the night before pausing action with two players remaining. Event #48 – $1500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Low Split 8 or Better In what turned out to be… Read more »
After over 11 hours of card-based combat, veteran poker professional John “Johnny World” Hennigan earned his third lifetime World Series of Poker bracelet in taking down arguably the WSOP’s most prestigious title in the $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. Coming to the final table, 2014 WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris (4.101 million chips) was ruling over… Read more »
On Wednesday at the 2014 World Series of Poker, two more bracelets were handed out to well-deserving champions. In Event #45, Will Givens was able to grasp the golden bracelet that eluded him only a week earlier while, in Event #47, Jesse McEuen earned the championship of the unique Ante Only tournament. Event #45 –… Read more »
In what turned out to be arguably one of the longer – and most entertaining – days of play in a tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker, 2014 WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris is in the hunt for a second bracelet as he leads the history-making $50,000 Poker Players’ Championship. 22 players came… Read more »
The World Series of Poker is in full swing at the Rio in Las Vegas, but that doesn’t mean people can’t get excited for even more tournaments to come. This week, the WSOP released the official schedule for the 2014-2015 WSOP Circuit, setting it to begin at the end of July at the Palm Beach… Read more »
Day 3 has been completed at the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #46: the $50,000 The Poker Players Championship and though the tournament has not reached the money yet, the finish line approaches. Just 22 players remain out of the 55 that started play on Tuesday and with eight eliminations today, the money… Read more »
Even at only 30-years old, Jordan Morgan has been around the poker scene for what seems like forever. Well known as one of the earliest online poker celebrities, “iMsoLucky0” is well respected in the game, even if he does consider himself “semi-retired” on his Twitter page. But even with all the success he has had,… Read more »
Day 2 of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #46: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship is in the books with Jason Mercier out in front in what still remains a close race at the top of the leaderboard. The second day of this tournament was a significant one, as it was the first… Read more »
The highlight tournament of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) other than the $10,000 Main Event got underway Sunday as a loaded field of players sat down for Event #46: the $50,000 The Poker Players Championship. The event has not lost its luster after almost a decade, both players and fans consider it the most… Read more »
On Friday, the 2014 World Series of Poker welcomed two more players to the all-exclusive WSOP bracelet club. In one event, it was a first timer who would take the trophy while in the other it was someone who had already tasted victory at this year’s Series. Event #37 – $1500 Pot Limit Omaha After… Read more »
Business was booming on Saturday at the 2014 World Series of Poker as three events awarded bracelets, including the first bracelet in a unique tournament that saw many poker variations dealt that haven’t graced the felt at the WSOP for many years. Event #39 – $3000 No Limit Hold’em Battling through a 992 player field,… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker will award two more bracelets on Thursday as eleven players vie for the championship of Event #37, the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. In the other event, German professional George Danzer heads a powerful final 13 that will contest for the WSOP bracelet. Event #37 – $1500 Pot Limit… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker has broken the halfway mark on its march to the 2014 Championship Event as two more bracelets were awarded on Wednesday. One event went so quickly that it didn’t need a fourth day and another saw one of the members of the 2010 “November Nine” denied his first bracelet.… Read more »
Sometimes, when writing these pieces about the World Series of Poker (WSOP), I try to come up with some sort of interesting narrative about the winner to put his accomplishment in perspective or at least make the story more entertaining. In the case of Eric Buchman, though, his victory in the 2014 WSOP Event #34:… Read more »
He might not be widely loved in the poker community, but you can’t say Dutch Boyd can’t play poker. On Tuesday, Boyd won his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, taking the hardware in 2014 WSOP Event #33: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Boyd has been under a lot of scrutiny for over a decade,… Read more »
It appears that Brett Shaffer has found his niche in the live poker tournament world. For the second time in two years, Shaffer won a $1,500 No-Limit event, winning 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em on Monday. This go around, there were 1,631 entries in the event, creating a $2,201,850… Read more »
Monday featured what could be argued to be the highlight final table of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) so far. Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em was already considered a fairly prestigious event. It’s one of a dozen $10,000 events this year (a baker’s dozen if you count the Ladies Event) and is,… Read more »
It really is a wonder that there is room enough at the Rio to house all these tournaments of the 2014 World Series of Poker. Five bracelets were awarded this weekend and in addition to those events, four more tournaments began and have yet to finish going into Monday. Let’s take a look at the… Read more »
Around the bustling Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino on Friday, the 2014 World Series of Poker attempted to bring two tournaments to their final tables for play on Saturday. Both would fail, but both also should provide some excitement as they reach their conclusions later this evening. Event #27 – $1500 H.O.R.S.E. – Day… Read more »
Ahead of a busy weekend at the 2014 World Series of Poker, two bracelets were awarded on Friday. In one event, Kevin Eyster had to come back for a fourth day of play before he could defeat Pierre Neuville and, in Event #26, Andrew Rennhack busted through a sizeable field to capture his first WSOP… Read more »
Somewhat obscured by the stunning announcement last night of Amaya Gaming buying PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker was the continuation of festivities at the 2014 World Series of Poker. In Event #24, the players were whittled down to the final two contenders and, in Event #25, the United Kingdom’s John Kabbaj captured his second WSOP… Read more »
Only one tournament opened up play yesterday at the 2014 World Series of Poker, but it did draw a crowd. 1594 runners came to the line for Event #26, the $1500 No Limit Hold’em tournament, coming up just short of the money by the time the action ended early this morning. Day One action is… Read more »
For only the second time at the 2014 World Series of Poker, a day went by without any bracelets being awarded. That means Thursday will be a busy one as two tournaments with star-studded fields will battle it out until only one man is left standing. Event #24 – $5000 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
Tuesday’s final tables may have been highlighted by Dominik Nitsche winning his second tournament of the 2014 WSOP and Chris Wallace winning the prestigious $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, but there was one more bracelet up for grabs yesterday in 2014 WSOP Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em. A familiar name to many in the online poker… Read more »
There is winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet and then there is winning a World Series of Poker bracelet. Minnesotan Chris Wallace won his first in style Tuesday as he triumphed over a very strong field in 2014 WSOP Event #21: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. This was the fifth $10,000 event of this year’s thirteen… Read more »
