World Series of Poker news.
One of the most hotly contested battles of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, Event #17 on the schedule, which concluded this morning. Eighteen players came back from the original field of 792 to play down to an eventual champion, with top online player Jason “TheMasterJ33” DeWitt… Read more »
Players from around the world have descended upon Las Vegas for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), which kicks off its 22nd and 23rd events today from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Curiously absent is 2008 WSOP Main Event champion Peter Eastgate. According to the PokerStars Blog, the World Cup in South Africa,… Read more »
Team PokerStars Pro member Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier has only one cash in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a 91st place showing in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. However, he lodged an all-important win in the WSOP Academy Tournament of Champions qualifier, which played out on Thursday. The freeroll, which will air as… Read more »
Online poker pro Carter “bdybldngpoker” Phillips picked up his first bracelet on Wednesday evening by winning the $1,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Event #16) at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). The 21 year-old bested a field of 1,663 players to collect a payday of $482,774 and earn bragging rights as one of the youngest… Read more »
Some love them, some hate them, but no matter people’s feelings, it is hard to ignore Phil Hellmuth‘s grand entrances to the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) the last few years. He used to just arrive late so that everybody could see him strut into the room, but starting in 2007,… Read more »
Memphis, Tennessee transplant Frank Kassela defeated a star studded final table in Event #15 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the $10,000 Seven Card Stud High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship. Kassela collected $447,000 for his efforts and, more importantly, his first WSOP bracelet. Kassela finished 22nd in last year’s $40,000 commemorative No… Read more »
The final seat to the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions will be given away through a special nine-man sit and go presented by the WSOP Academy. Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, Andy Bloch, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier, Gus Hanson, Don Cheadle, Sorel “Imper1um” Mizzi, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Liv Boeree, and Paul Wasicka will battle… Read more »
A rail filled with several notable high-stakes poker pros. Millions of dollars in prop bets on the line. And one of poker’s biggest names at the center of it all. That was the scene late Sunday night at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) as Tom “durrrr” Dwan was heads-up for his first bracelet, creating… Read more »
Last year, the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in November was electric. The finale featured Full Tilt Poker pro and industry icon Phil Ivey along with CardPlayer Magazine’s Jeff Shulman. In the end, Joe Cada became the second champion of the November Nine in dramatic fashion and banked a… Read more »
According to WSOP officials, the final World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions sponsor seat will be awarded to the winner of a nine-man sit and go put on by the WSOP Academy. Nine popular poker pros that did not qualify for Tournament of Champions voting because they’ve never won a bracelet will compete… Read more »
Events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) that don’t feature No Limit Hold’em are generally ignored by the general public, and even much of the poker community. Even at the WSOP, final tables of such events are often relegated to an area off of the main stage. But the great thing about them is… Read more »
Taking second place in a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event would be slightly disappointing for any poker player, but $381,000 in cold hard cash might console most of them. For Tom “durrrr” Dwan, who finished second in Event #11: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em on Sunday, it was all about the bracelet. Dwan, one of… Read more »
Poker Hall of Fame nominee Men “The Master” Nguyen took home his seventh World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet by winning the $10,000 buy-in Seven Card Stud World Championship. He banked $395,000 and recorded his 67th WSOP cash, good for the second most all-time behind Phil Hellmuth’s 76. Nguyen also has 38 WSOP final table… Read more »
Canadian student Pascal LeFrancois collected his first bracelet and $568,974 by winning the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #8 on Friday evening. The Montreal, Quebec native took a massive chip lead to the final table and breezed through to add his name to the list of Canadian bracelet winners, joining… Read more »
One of PND’s reporters is on the other side of the news this year. JD is in Vegas for the WSOP, but he will not be conducting interviews or reporting chip counts; he is on a quest to win his first bracelet. We asked him to submit weekly updates of his WSOP experience as part… Read more »
Completing its first week of action at the Rio in Las Vegas, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) awarded two bracelets on Thursday night, with three other tournaments in action and two set to start their Day Ones on Friday. Event #6, the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout, began on Tuesday with 358 runners coming… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker Pro Braz Bansi bested a field of 2,092 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No Limit Hold ’em (Event #5) early Thursday Morning at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 32 year-old pro from England defeated Vincent “Vluff” Jacques heads-up to earn $515,501 and his… Read more »
What do you give a man who has 11 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets? How about a 12th? UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth, fresh off an appearance in the music video for Ludacris’ new hit “Sex Room,” sits in 16th on the leaderboard after one day of play in Event #8 of the 2010 WSOP,… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) just saw the end of Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship. The final table marked just the second time in WSOP history that two brothers made the final table of a tournament, with Robert Mizrachi holding the chip lead heading into play, while his brother, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi,… Read more »
Prior to the start of this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP), UB.com announced an expansion to its sponsored players roster, signing adult entertainer Samantha Ryan to a limited contract. While Ryan has no cashes in the tournament poker world, she has been involved with the game for the past couple of years. During the… Read more »
Former World Series of Poker (WSOP) Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has a new gig. After parting ways with Harrah’s last November, Pollack is the new Executive Chairman of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and will serve on the company’s Board of Directors, according to the Sports Business Journal. Former PBR CEO Randy Bernard stepped down in… Read more »
What started as a field of 4,345 players in Event #3 of the 2010 World Series of Poker, a $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, is down to just 41. Sitting in eighth on the leaderboard after two days of play is UB.com pro Eric “basebaldy” Baldwin, a WSOP bracelet winner who is in prime position… Read more »
Only a few days into the 41st World Series of Poker (WSOP), potentially one of the biggest stories of the year is developing. After four days of play, the final table of WSOP Event #2, the $50,000 Player’s Championship, has been set, with Robert Mizrachi leading the way. Also at the final table is Robert’s… Read more »
Twenty-one players remain in the $50,000 Player’s Championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) after Day 3. Leading the field is a familiar face, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, who owns a stack of 1.48 million chips entering Day 4. Hot on his heels with 1.43 million is Russia’s Vladimir Schmelev. Also appearing in… Read more »
Last year, 6,012 players turned out for the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em Stimulus Special held during the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This year, the first of six open $1,000 events (#3) attracted 2,601 players on Day 1A and 1,742 on Day 1B for a total field of 4,343. Day 1B was not without… Read more »
