One of the biggest days of the World Series of Poker Championship Event is when the money bubble pops. That occurred on Saturday at the 2018 version of the $10,000 spectacle, with the 1182 players determined that will pocket at least a $15,000 payday for their efforts in poker’s greatest event. Event #65 – $10,000… Read more »
The final Day 2 of the 2018 World Series of Poker Championship Event wrapped up its action on Friday night. After all the chips were counted, Ignacio Sanchez – an amateur player who plays the “Main Event” every year as his only poker tournament – emerged with not only the Day 2B lead but the… Read more »
The 2018 World Series of Poker started last week and, along with players looking for fame, fortune or at least a good time, the Poker Hall of Fame announced the beginning of the process for their 2018 inductions. Voting opened for the public to nominate people for the next two slots in the Hall, with… Read more »
With his absence being one of the biggest mysteries over the past couple of years in tournament poker, one of the legends in the game, poker professional Phil Ivey, has stated that he plans to participate in this year’s World Series of Poker. In an interview with Frank Op de Woerd and Laura Cornelius of… Read more »
The Phil Ivey/Borgata case is one that has transfixed the poker and gaming worlds for most of the past six years. One of the side cases in that ongoing legal battle – between the Borgata and the manufacturer of the cards used on that weekend in 2012 – has finally reached its conclusion, much to… Read more »
After a controversial tournament conclusion in Canada, the World Poker Tour has moved onward to what is one of the venerable stops on its yearly circuit. Tomorrow, the WPT L. A. Poker Classic, a tournament that has been a part of the WPT schedule since the tour’s inception, kicks off with its singular Day One… Read more »
If you’ve looked at a calendar lately, then you know that it is the completion of another “trip around the sun,” as Jimmy Buffett famously put it. It is a time of reflection and examination of the future, so let’s get to the reflection part of the equation. In 2017, there were some great tournament… Read more »
This was originally written in 2006 and, in each subsequent year, it has been tradition for it to be run. Some of the players in the game might not be as well-regarded as they once were but, instead of changing the names, we’ve decided to leave it as it was originally written for posterity’s sake.… Read more »
In an article she wrote for The Guardian in the United Kingdom, British poker semi-professional Victoria Coren-Mitchell compared 10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Ivey to one of the living legends of tennis, Roger Federer. Interestingly enough, Ivey is currently prepping for a return to the tournament poker world in 2018 that he… Read more »
Last week, poker personalities Dan and Beth Shak hosted the All In for Kids charity poker tournament benefiting the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In attendance were three of the most recognizable names in poker: Phil Ivey, Annie Duke, and Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel New York will play host to the All In For Kids charity poker tournament on Wednesday night. A bevy of celebrities are expected, including some of the top names from the world of poker. Read more »
Day 1B of the World Poker Tour's stop at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut for the World Poker Finals easily exceeded the Day 1A starting field and will guarantee that the champion of this event will walk away with a million dollar payday. Read more »
Phil Ivey gave poker players around the world yet another reason to fear him at the felts. The five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner continued his domination of high-stakes events by taking down the third Million Dollar Cash Game. Read more »
Phil Ivey was born in California in 1976, but his family moved to New Jersey when he was months old. Growing in a city famous for its gambling, Ivey's family wanted to prevent him from becoming another hustler, so his grandfather famously cheated Phil Ivey while teaching him to play Five-Card Stud at the age of 8. But Ivey was not discouraged, and he was playing for money as early as 16. Read more »
