World Series of Poker news.
Event #1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe was a £2,650 No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed tournament. Amazingly, it sold out after attracting 244 players. Unabomber Poker front man Phil Laak walked away with £170,000, but perhaps more importantly, his first WSOP gold bracelet. Laak now has over $500,000 in career WSOP earnings… Read more »
2010 Poker Hall of Fame nominee Scotty Nguyen is offering his fans the chance of a lifetime to play against him in the coming months. According to Nguyen’s official blog, the “Prince of Poker” will be skipping the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe this year in order to play smaller buy-in events all over… Read more »
On Friday, members of the Poker Hall of Fame voting committee received their ballots in an e-mail from Harrah’s officials. Noticeably different this year is a “10-point must system” that asks each member of the 33-person panel to allocate 10 points apiece among the candidates of their choosing. Then, when the final points are tabulated,… Read more »
For the second straight year, I’ll have the privilege of voting for the Poker Hall of Fame. This prestigious award is given to deserving candidates who meet four criteria: “Played poker against acknowledged top competition; played for high stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; stood the test of time; or, for non-players,… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit made history earlier this week with the announcement of an additional stop to its 2010-2011 Circuit schedule, a visit to the great state of Oklahoma. The WSOP Circuit will visit the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from January 6th to 25th for the first ever American WSOP… Read more »
After the first six weeks of coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on cable sports giant ESPN, the ratings are down slightly in comparison to last year’s numbers. The overall ratings for the first six weeks of WSOP coverage on ESPN have garnered a 0.67 rating, with a rating of 1.0 meaning that… Read more »
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Blair Hinkle came out on top of the pack in the Circuit Championship at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The $1,600 buy-in poker tournament attracted a field of 251 players. Hinkle’s reward for winning the Circuit Championship was $88,000 in cash, a diamond and gold ring, $10,000 to buy into… Read more »
After a two-month long public voting period, Harrah’s officials unveiled the top 10 vote getters for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on Wednesday. Now, the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council will review the list and axe anyone deemed not eligible to enter. Four criteria are required for a person to be… Read more »
As of Wednesday, 181 different individuals have received nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. According to Harrah’s officials, the voting trend is similar to last year. On the Poker Hall of Fame nominating process, World Series of Poker (WSOP) Communications Director Seth Palansky told Poker News Daily, “It’s going well and… Read more »
Rumors of a sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas by casino giant Harrah’s are exactly that – rumors – according to Seth Palansky, Communications Director for Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment and the World Series of Poker (WSOP). In fact, Palansky and company are currently planning the 2011 WSOP, with a final… Read more »
Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment (HIE) has entered into an agreement with social game developer Playdom to release a new World Series of Poker (WSOP) game for Facebook, MySpace, and other networking sites. The game, which launched on Facebook earlier this week, will re-brand Playdom’s Poker Palace and serve millions of poker fans worldwide. “We are very… Read more »
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) got off to a great start on Tuesday, improving its first week ratings by 15% from last year. The coverage highlighted some phenomenal play from a group of talented pros, which almost certainly helped boost ESPN’s ratings during the second hour of the broadcast. The… Read more »
With the 2010 November Nine firmly set in place and the storm of the World Series of Poker calm for a few months, it’s always interesting to see how the oddsmakers view the crop of players at the biggest final table of the year. Online betting sites such as Betfair and BetUs have released their… Read more »
Holding the shortest stack entering the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is Jason Senti. A popular instructor at Bluefire Poker, Senti has a stack of just 7.63 million, one-ninth of Jonathan Duhamel’s November Nine-leading 65.98 million. Making the 2010 WSOP November Nine was anything but a cinch for… Read more »
Nearly becoming the newest member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine was UB.com pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy. The Los Angeles native finished 12th in poker’s most prestigious tournament over the weekend and collected a hefty $635,000 payday. Levy was largely quiet during his final day in the 2010 WSOP Main… Read more »
The November Nine have been determined in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. After eight grueling days of play spread out over two weeks, nine players are left standing in poker’s most prestigious tournament. Jonathan Duhamel leads the way entering the four-month break with a stack of 55,375,000. Players busted at a… Read more »
As play approached the Day 8 dinner break in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, players were dropping like flies. In fact, there were 12 eliminations before dinner was served, mirroring the fast pace of the $10,000 buy-in tournament throughout its run. Canadian Matthew Jarvis led the field into the 90-minute pause… Read more »
The 2010 WSOP November Nine is finally set and the anticipation can now build towards crowning poker’s next world champion. After a grueling 18 hours played on Day 8 that whittled the field from 27 down to the final nine, the following players have secured their place in poker history. Below the player chip count… Read more »
After Day 7 concluded, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was down to just three tables. What was once a sea of poker tables amid dreams of hitting the third largest prize ever awarded is now down to just a select few. At the beginning of the day, there were 78 players hoping… Read more »
The final days of the 2010 World Series of Poker Championship Event are drawing nigh, with only 78 players left to decide the next World Champion. Play on Thursday started with 205 runners, led by Canada’s Evan Lamprea, but the true story of the action at the WSOP Main Event sat further down the Top… Read more »
When you’re a two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion and 10-time bracelet winner, you have the luxury of playing it cool and waiting for players to make unnecessary bluff attempts against you. Johnny Chan has found that especially true at the 2010 WSOP Main Event. With 205 players remaining going into Day… Read more »
It’s not every day that an Average Joe stumbles across $48,000. However, the five-figure bankroll boost is officially reality for two UB.com online qualifiers still standing in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event after Day 5. Oman’s Meenakshi Subramanian owns the 98th spot on the leaderboard at 972,000 and represents the lone… Read more »
Day 4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is in the books and the remaining players likely slept well last night, as they had all made the money shortly after Tuesday’s dinner break. Now is also about the time that the online poker rooms start to dream about their sponsored pros… Read more »
The money bubble has officially burst in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. After a flurry of eliminations on Tuesday, 574 players are left standing in poker’s most prestigious tournament. Online poker whiz Tony “Bond18” Dunst, who regularly dresses in a suit and tie at the table, leads the field with a… Read more »
After the day of rest on Sunday, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event got back underway on Monday, as for the first time in a week, the entire tournament field played at the same time. 2,559 players began Day 3 with high hopes, but with the knowledge that even if they made… Read more »
