World Series of Poker news.
After an epic battle that went just over 200 hands, the United States’ Elio Fox defeated the United Kingdom’s Chris Moorman in heads up play to capture the championship of a record-breaking World Series of Poker Europe Championship Event. At the end of play on Wednesday, the final table was determined through the elimination of… Read more »
The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) completed its third day on Tuesday and with just 25 players remaining, the finish line is now in sight. Topping the leader board is London’s Max Silver, sitting behind a 1,780,000 chip stack. Hot on his heels is fellow Brit Chris Moorman, with 1,769,000. Silver’s live tournament… Read more »
Day 2 of a big live tournament is often the one where many players change their mindset from “let’s survive the day” to “let’s get to work.” Day 1 at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event, as was the case for the traditional WSOP in Las Vegas, was split into multiple flights… Read more »
As the €10,000 Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe enters its second Day One on Sunday, poker pros Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi and Philippe Boucher captured the final two preliminary bracelets awarded on Saturday. In the €10,000 Split Format No Limit Hold’em event, Mizrachi came back yesterday as a member of… Read more »
The players have gathered in Cannes, France, for the €10,000 Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe, but there is a bit of unfinished business in two of the preliminary events to take care of as the Championship Event begins. In the €10,000 Split Format No Limit Hold’em tournament – which has… Read more »
On the eve of the Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe, there are still two bracelets left to be awarded. During yesterday’s action, the relatively unknown Tristan Wade defeated a stacked final table in the €3000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout to take his first WSOP bracelet. Although the tournament was a… Read more »
With the €10,000 Championship Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe looming on the horizon, Steve “MrSmokey1” Billirakis etched his name into the annals of WSOP history on Wednesday by taking down his second gold bracelet, while a stacked final table is set for play in the €3000 Shootout event today. Billirakis came… Read more »
The second event of the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) concluded Tuesday with Aussie Andrew Hinrichsen emerging victorious, the sixth Australian in history to win a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. The €1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament was the largest ever at the WSOPE, as its 771 entrants demolished the previous record… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) kicked off Friday with the first of seven official bracelet events as the Series moves to Cannes, France after four years in London, England. In another first, Guillaume Humbert became the first Swiss national to win a bracelet, taking the 2,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em event and its €215,999… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker Europe looming on the horizon, Team Americas captain Phil Hellmuth and Team Europe captain Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier have chosen their teams for the second-ever battle for the Caesars Cup. Grospellier is opting to go for the younger, more aggressive sect with the selection of his four team members. It… Read more »
After a two year hiatus, the Caesars Cup will once again be up for grabs during this year’s World Series of Poker Europe in Cannes, France. Back in 2009 in London, the Caesars Cup was devised as a poker competition between two teams of players from the Americas and Europe, roughly akin to golf’s Ryder… Read more »
Having trouble coming down from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) high? Not to worry, as ESPN’s taped coverage of the 2011 WSOP begins tonight. Two episodes will air every Tuesday night from today through November 8th, leading to the Worldwide Leader’s slogan, “Tuesday Night is Poker Night on ESPN.” Unlike in previous years, tonight’s… Read more »
Now that we know the composition of the November Nine for the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, much of the attention of the poker community will shift from what has gone on in the tournament to what will happen during the three and a half month layoff. One of the biggest opportunities… Read more »
Everyone knew where this road was headed, we just didn’t know who would get there. Just 22 players entered play at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Tuesday with a chance to make the final table and come hell or high water, the field was going to be narrowed to nine… Read more »
Here we go. One more day until we know the identities of the November Nine. Day 7 of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is history and with 35 eliminations on Monday, just 22 players – less than three tables – remain. And as has been the case for the last week,… Read more »
We’re at the point in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event where everyone left in the field can smell the finish line. The coveted championship bracelet is now a realistic possibility, even for those at the bottom of the leader board. With just 57 of the original 6,865 players still holding on… Read more »
Enough of these split days. It’s time to get everyone still in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in the same room. And that’s just what will happen tomorrow as all of the survivors from Days 2A and 2B reconvene as the field of the world’s biggest live poker tournament continues to… Read more »
The top performers of the 2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit season gathered at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas Friday afternoon for Day 1 of the inaugural WSOP Circuit National Championship. The invite-only freeroll tournament offered a prize pool of $1 million up for grabs, with first place collecting $300,000 and the first WSOP bracelet… Read more »
The last major open event leading up to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is down to a final table in the Big Easy. The WSOP-Circuit $10,000 Southern Regional Championship played down to nine players at Harrah’s New Orleans Saturday with some familiar faces still vying for the top prize of $237,456. AJ Jejelowo will… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) hosted its annual conference call Wednesday to announce the changes being made to the upcoming series in Las Vegas. On the call were WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky, WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel and WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart, who were eager to announce that the final table action… Read more »
3 Official WSOP packages & 1 Official WSOPE package up for grabs… only at WSOP Online Starting from May 1, WSOP Online is offering the following: Daily ONLINE satellites 3 Qualifiers 3 OFFCIAL WSOP VIP PACKAGES to Vegas worth $16,500 each One final tournament for the 27 players who made the final tables in the… Read more »
Eight years ago, a 27-year-old accountant from the hills of Tennessee, Chris Moneymaker, defeated one of the titans of the game, bracelet winner Sammy Farha, heads-up in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. After busting Phil Ivey to make the final table, Moneymaker achieved what many thought was impossible, banked $2.5 million, and… Read more »
Battling through a small but strong field at Harrah’s Rincon outside of San Diego, one of the more underrated players in the game, Ali Eslami, captured the title at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Western Regional Championship late Wednesday. Only 98 players showed up on Sunday for the WSOP Circuit Western Regional Championship,… Read more »
A total of 98 players registered for the $10,000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Western Regional Championship at Harrah’s Rincon and, after two days of play, that number has been clipped down to 18. Kwinsee Tran will enter Day 3 with the chip lead after building a stack of 269,100, but close on his… Read more »
Early on Wednesday morning, Floridian John Riordan became the youngest champion ever of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event. Riordan won the Main Event of the most recent stop in Palm Beach, Florida at age 19. For the first time ever, the WSOP Circuit stepped outside of its traditional casino venues by setting… Read more »
