World Series of Poker news.
As the first bracelet of the 2013 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was awarded last night, two other tournaments were also in action around the Rio’s assortment of tournament rooms, with one whittling its way closer to a champion and the other drawing in a huge contingent of players. Event #2 – $5000… Read more »
Battling early into the morning on Friday, PokerNews.com editor Chad Holloway outlasted a field of 898 players to earn the first bracelet of the 2013 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the $500 Casino Employees Event. Holloway came into Day Two on Thursday in third place with his 99,400 in chips, a good distance… Read more »
The doors are open to the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino as the 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off action on Wednesday. Two events held their opening day of play, with one event exceeding expectations and a strong field of professionals turning out for the second. Event #1 – $500 Casino Employees… Read more »
Christmas in May has arrived. It’s World Series of Poker time! Today, May 29th, 2013, the 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicks off, just the first of 49 consecutive days of wall-to-wall poker action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino just off the Las Vegas Strip. The first cards will be in the… Read more »
Last year, Jonathan Hilton finished second a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). As Field of Dream’s Moonlight Graham may have said, “It was like coming this close to your dreams…and then watching them brush past you, like a stranger in a crowd.” Last Friday, Hilton got another shot at… Read more »
In three days, the greatest spectacle that the poker world has will open its doors. The 44th Annual World Series of Poker, held at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will open up action on Wednesday with its traditional opening tournament, the $500 Casino Employees Event. Later that day (5PM Pacific… Read more »
Caesars Entertainment released the schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Tuesday, touting its new venue just outside of Paris, France. The festival will feature seven officially sanctioned bracelet events from October 12th through October 25th, highlighted by the €10,000 + €450 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. This year, WSOP Europe will move… Read more »
As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit National Championship draws near, Caesars Entertainment has released the new schedule for the 2013-2014 WSOP Circuit. It has grown to a record 22 events with three new venues added to the tour. The state of Ohio makes its debut on the WSOP Circuit next season with two… Read more »
The 44th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) starts in just two weeks and it promises to be bigger than ever. In one significant way, though, it will be smaller. Doyle Brunson will not be playing. “The Godfather of Poker” made his announcement Tuesday night via his @TexDolly Twitter account, writing, “Afraid I am finally… Read more »
In 2010, Blair Hinkle won the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit – Council Bluffs Main Event to earn the first gold ring of his career. On Monday, he did it again, becoming the first player in WSOP Circuit history to win the same Main Event twice. He triumphed over 367 opponents in the tournament… Read more »
A few days ago, “Kid Poker” Daniel Negreanu came up just short of a bracelet at the World Series of Poker Asia Pacfic (WSOP APAC), placing fourth in the A$2,200 Mixed Event. Today, he completed the journey, winning the WSOP PAC Main Event, defeating a total field of 405 players. For the victory, Negreanu won… Read more »
While the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific Championship Event was reaching its final table, two side events (neither awarding a bracelet) were also finished on Sunday. Eleven men returned from the original 37 player field for the penultimate day of the $50,000 High Roller event with Joseph Cheong leading over such names as Jonathan Duhamel,… Read more »
As expected, Day Four at the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event was a quick one, but the final table that will be played out on Monday will feature some excellent talent overall. The fifteen men who came back on Sunday for action in the Crown Casino were looking to eliminate seven… Read more »
The final two tables have been determined in the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event and a name familiar to poker fans from last year’s Las Vegas Championship Event, Russell Thomas, has emerged as the leader of the pack heading to Sunday’s action. 94 players resumed the hostilities on Saturday at the… Read more »
After a Day Two that was jammed with action around the Crown Casino in Melbourne, the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) has a new leader in Winfred Yu, with both Rupert Elder and Day One chip leader Daniel Negreanu in hot pursuit. With 262 players returning to the tables on Friday, Negreanu held… Read more »
The first day of the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) Championship Event is in the books and, while it might be a smallish field for one of the prized WSOP bracelets up for grabs in 2013, it doesn’t lack for notable names atop the leaderboard. The players gathered in the Crown Casino… Read more »
Lost in between the inaugural 2013 World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) event and Phil Ivey’s historic ninth WSOP bracelet was the second event of WSOP APAC, the $1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament. Washington, D.C. native Jim Collopy nabbed the $69,662 top prize, not to mention the first WSOP of his career. Collopy did… Read more »
Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan had better take a look in their rear-view mirrors. Phil Ivey is tailgating. Ivey, the man most would probably consider the greatest living poker player, added to his legend Wednesday, winning the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) $2,200 Mixed Event, earning himself his ninth career WSOP bracelet.… Read more »
Monday was a landmark day in the poker world as the first-ever World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC) bracelet was awarded at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia. It was perhaps fitting, too, that the inaugural WSOP APAC bracelet was in a tournament format that was also making its initial run: the Accumulator… Read more »
For the first time at the Crown Casino, two events on the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) were in action, with the “Accumulator” event working down to (or as close as possible) the final table and the $1650 Pot Limit Omaha tournament seeing its first action. Event #1 – $1100 No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
The first event of the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC), the $1100 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, has finished play in its three Day Ones with France’s Antoine Saout the overall leader. After seeing two 330-plus player fields for the first two Day Ones, the Crown Casino and WSOP officials were expecting… Read more »
The second day of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific is in the books as Event #1, the $1100 No Limit Hold’em “Accumulator” tournament, wrapped up its action early this morning (U. S. time). Much like Thursday’s action, the players flooded the floor of the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, taking part in the first-ever… Read more »
The inaugural running of the World Series of Poker Asia/Pacific (WSOP APAC) has completed the first day of its first event, a unique offering that may be a test run for its usage in other WSOP events at a future date. The players descended on the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, bright and early on… Read more »
Day 4 of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) L.A. Poker Classic is in the books and just 18 players remain of the 63 who started the day. Londoner Toby Lewis has the lead with 1.816 million chips, followed by Paul Klann with 1.581 million. The leader going into the day, Jeremy Ausmus, was stagnant,… Read more »
If there is one thing close to playing in the actual event (it has been likened to Christmas, New Year’s Eve, Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day rolled into one), it is the day the schedule is announced for it. Yesterday, Caesars Entertainment and World Series of Poker officials announced the finalized schedule for the… Read more »
