World Series of Poker news.
As the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event enters into its final week before taking its break for the November Nine, Harrah’s and WSOP officials have opened up the process of public nominations for the 2010 Poker Hall of Fame. As with last year’s nomination process, the public is invited to visit the WSOP… Read more »
Five days ago, Vanessa Selbst was introduced as the newest member of Team PokerStars along with former Bodog pro David Williams. The introduction took place at the Real World Suite at the Palms in Las Vegas, just across the street from the Rio, the site of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). After Day… Read more »
The marathon that is the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event rolled along on Friday, with 2,412 players returning from Days 1A and 1C to take part in Day 2A. 1987 and 1988 Main Event champion Johnny Chan sat just a few spots in back of chip leader Corwin Cole to begin the day,… Read more »
7,319 players stormed the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the first four Day Ones of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, making it the second largest tournament in the history of the 41 year old institution. To put this year’s tournament in perspective, only the 2006 WSOP… Read more »
“I’m glad I’m not playing today so I won’t see Hellmuth make a fool out of himself with his entrance. I can’t help thinking it’s terrible.” That was the Tweet of 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Doyle Brunson shortly before UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth made his grand entrance to the Main Event… Read more »
PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, is sponsoring some of the most well known, successful players in this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. From Daniel Negreanu to David Williams to Vanessa Rousso, the USA-friendly site has a noticeable presence in the world’s most prestigious poker tournament. Last year, the poker industry… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) set numerous attendance records in 2010, so even amidst the trials and tribulations poker players have endured during the UIGEA enforcement, it isn’t surprising to see the WSOP Main Event attract so many players this summer. With 2,314 players participating on Day 1c, the 2010 Main Event will officially… Read more »
Three starting days are in the books in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Today at Noon PT, Day 1D will kick off after being the first to sell out its pre-registration. Overall, attendance through the first three starting days of the Main Event is up a colossal 34% year over year.… Read more »
Two flights of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 1 are in the books, and while there have been plenty of ups and downs for the 2,600 players so far, it has been a story of contrasting days for the members of Team UB. Day 1A drew 1,125 runners, two of whom… Read more »
The World Series of Poker’s Championship Event is now halfway through its four Day Ones, with UB.com sending its stable of pros from Team UB to battle. Joining the crew from UB.com are a slew of online players who won their way into the event through satellites on the site. According to a spokesperson for… Read more »
The start of the new week marked the beginning of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Players filed into the Amazon Room at the Rio in Las Vegas around 11:45am, about 15 minutes prior to Greg Raymer’s “shuffle up and deal” command. After hoisting his gold bracelet in the air, Raymer gave… Read more »
It seems like every year when the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event begins, we and all the other poker news outlets start out our first article about it with something melodramatic, something poetic about the drama and fanfare of the legendary poker tournament. And that introductory paragraph usually ends with something like, “That’s… Read more »
With the World Series of Poker Main Event just hours away, Sunday was originally intended to be a quiet day at the Rio Hotel and Casino. But with constant schedule changes to the Tournament of Champions and two events adding an extra day of play, it turned out to be a rather eventful day in… Read more »
In a relatively subdued atmosphere compared to previous cycles, the Ante Up for Africa event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) drew 83 players. The $5,000 charity poker tournament benefiting victims of the crisis in Darfur raised nearly $300,000. Ante Up for Africa founders Don Cheadle and Annie Duke were the first two… Read more »
In the $25,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), six players came back on Saturday to determine a champion. Eliminated on Friday evening were favorites Carlos Mortensen (17th), Daniel Negreanu (11th), and Isaac Haxton (9th), but the final table still provided exciting action. Leading the tournament when six-handed… Read more »
The $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event #53) was the lone final table on the World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule on Friday, making for a somewhat quiet day before the Main Event kicks into gear. A handful of Limit specialists advanced to the eight-player final table, including Full Tilt Poker Red Pro Mike Schneider, Terrence… Read more »
In what could best be described as “the calm before the storm,” only one bracelet was awarded on Thursday night in action at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the $3,000 Triple Chance No Limit Hold’em tournament, Event #51 on the WSOP schedule, 12 men returned on Thursday afternoon for their shot at a… Read more »
The Rio’s Amazon Room was overflowing with energy on Wednesday evening as three final tables played out at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Dozens of railbirds flocked to see champions crowned in Events #47, #49, and #50 and three first-time winners collected bracelets. Wisconsin native Adam White entered the final day of Event #47… Read more »
While the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions (TOC) takes a break until July 3rd, the leaders of Team UB.com, Phil Hellmuth and Annie Duke, find themselves right in the thick of things. With 17 of the original 27 players remaining, Hellmuth and Duke are back-to-back in the middle of the pack. … Read more »
The final day of June marks the start of one of the most anticipated events of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Beginning at Noon PT on Wednesday is the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max event, which boasts the second largest buy-in of this year’s World Series. You can expect a mix of top-tier… Read more »
Norway’s Sigurd Eskeland earned his first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet on Tuesday morning, defeating Steve Sung heads-up in the $2,500 Mixed Event. The former school teacher won $260,497 in his third career WSOP cash. The Mixed Event features eight different games: No Limit Hold’em, Fixed Limit Hold’em, Pot Limit Omaha, Omaha… Read more »
It’s always great to watch one of the good guys come through when they need it most. That’s exactly what happened early Monday morning as poker veteran Chris Bell outlasted a field of 284 players to win the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or Better Event at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). At… Read more »
In the $2,500 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Mixed Event – featuring levels that alternate between Limit Hold’em and No Limit Hold’em – nine players came back on Saturday afternoon to determine a champion. Jarred Solomon held a slim lead over Full Tilt Poker’s Gavin Smith when play began, with WSOP Circuit terror Dwyte Pilgrim… Read more »
“Gave myself a great chance to win today. Should be proud, but instead I feel absolutely horrible.” That was a Twitter update from UB.com’s Phil Hellmuth moments after he took seventh place in Event #41 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Eight or Better tournament this week. Hellmuth fell… Read more »
In action that ran into the early morning hours at the Rio in Las Vegas, Dean Hamrick and Ian Gordon took down their first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. In Event #42, a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, 25 players came back from the original 2,521 runners to play down to a champion. Top… Read more »
