On Tuesday night, the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event aired on ESPN. As ESPN announcer Norman Chad described, the group of nine had five pairs of sunglasses, five baseball caps, one visor, three hoodies, and two sets of earnings. Matt Jarvis dropped 50% of his stack e [...]
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Airs on ESPN

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Jonathan Duhamel Speaks Out on WSOP Main Event Win

Just minutes after Jonathan Duhamel took down the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday night, the Canadian shared his jubilation with the media, who crowded around him in the lobby of the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio. Poker News Daily was on-hand for the three-ring circus; yo [...]
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Poker Industry Reacts to WSOP Main Event Results

On Monday night, Jonathan Duhamel became the first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion from Canada, banking nearly $9 million following a 90-minute heads-up session against John Racener. Despite taking second place, Racener was gracious in defeat. He posted on Twitter this afternoo [...]
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Jonathan Duhamel Wins 2010 WSOP Main Event

It’s all over. Jonathan Duhamel is the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event champion. Duhamel became the first Canadian Main Event winner and has a throng of fans decked out in red hockey jerseys here at the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio going bonkers. Duhamel banked $8.9 million, whi [...]
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Jonathan Duhamel, John Racener Jockey for WSOP Main Event Title

It’s early going in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event heads-up confrontation. We’re nearly where we started in chips, although John Racener has bled about 25% of his stack. With the first break of the night taking place around 9:30pm local time, Lady Gaga’s hit “Poker Face” [...]
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Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel Inducted into Poker Hall of Fame

On Monday night just before the start of heads-up play in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, former Main Event champ Dan Harrington and eight-time bracelet winner Erik Seidel were inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. The two members of the Class of 2010 received a commemorative troph [...]
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WSOP Main Event Heads-Up Play Slated for 8:00pm PT

Ke$ha is blasting inside of the Penn and Teller Theater here at the Rio in Las Vegas and we’re just an hour and a half away from the start of heads-up play in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Poker News Daily rolled up to the off-Strip hotel around 5:30pm local time [...] [...]
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Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, WSOP Extend Sponsorship Deal

Recently, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and its title sponsor, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky, extended their sponsorship deal. As the title sponsor of the biggest tournament in poker, the event at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino will continue to be known as “The World Series of Poker Presented by [...]
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John Racener, Jonathan Duhamel Meet WSOP Media at Rio

On Sunday, World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event finalists Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener met the media and a host of family and friends at the Masquerade Stage at the Rio in Las Vegas. The festivities followed a meatball eating contest sponsored by Martorano’s, an on-site restaurant feat [...]
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Jonathan Duhamel, John Racener to Vie for WSOP Main Event Title

Joseph “subiime” Cheong was eliminated in third place in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event to set up heads-up play on Monday night between Jonathan Duhamel and John Racener. The former will hold just over a 6:1 edge in chips after entering the final table as the chip leader this a [...]
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Michael Mizrachi, Filippo Candio Eliminated from WSOP Main Event

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi went from chip leader five-handed to out the door in fifth place shortly before 1:00am PT at the Rio in Las Vegas in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table. Mizrachi’s chips went into the middle with Q-8 on a flop of Q-5-4 and found himself up ag [...]
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John Dolan Leaves WSOP Main Event in Sixth

John “JRD312” Dolan hit the rails in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table in sixth place, taking home $1.8 million. Dolan was all-in before the flop with Q-5 of diamonds and up against the pocket fours belonging to Jonathan Duhamel. Tournament Director Jack Effel, who has [...]
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Jason Senti Out in Seventh from WSOP Main Event, Chugs Beer

Wow. That’s the only word I can use to describe what’s happened so far in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table. In the latest “OMG” moment from the finale of the $10,000 buy-in spectacular, Bluefire Poker instructor Jason Senti was knocked out in seventh place at the [...]
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World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table Storylines

Let’s take a look at the top five storylines developing now that the dinner break (historically a big milestone) in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final table is over. No Amateurs Allowed! Soi Nguyen predictably hit the rail first here at the Main Event. Many thought it would be [...]
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2010 WSOP Main Event: Suckouts Oust Matt Jarvis in Eighth

In the final hand Matt Jarvis played in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, running draw outs had the crowd in awe. Jarvis was all-in with a wired pair of nines and up against the A-Q of diamonds belonging to poker pro Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. The classic race situation had [...]
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2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table: Soi Nguyen Eliminated in Ninth Place

Soi Nguyen was the first elimination of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Nguyen was all-in with A-K and up against Jason Senti’s wired pair of queens. Senti flopped a set of queens, but a 10 also came on the flop to give Nguyen a gutshot straight draw to a jack. However, a [...] [...]
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CardRunners Logos Featured at WSOP Main Event Final Table

Heading into the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, one of the overarching questions was what logos would be featured. With seven members of the final table representing Full Tilt Poker, four needed to be re-patched before play could begin. On Saturday morning, just min [...]
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World Series of Poker Main Event Resumes Saturday

At 9:00am PT on Saturday morning, the spectator seating line will open at the Penn and Teller Theater at the Rio in Las Vegas. Inside, the remaining nine players in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, collectively dubbed the November Nine, will vie for an $8.9 million top prize beginni [...]
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2010 World Series of Poker November Nine Predictions

It’s that time of year once again, when poker’s elite gather to Las Vegas to watch the final nine members of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event play down to a winner. This year, the winner will receive $8.9 million. In this article, I’m going to break down the November Nine and gi [...]
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WSOP November Nine Determined on ESPN

On Tuesday night, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine was determined as part of ESPN’s continuing coverage of the tournament. The back-to-back one-hour episodes featured the second half of Day 8, when 18 players remained. Pascal LeFrancois was the chip leader and 14 play [...]
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Bookmaker’s Guide to the WSOP Main Event Final Table

With only three days remaining until the start of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine, odds makers around the world have set Jonathan Duhamel as the odds-on favorite to take the title. Duhamel, who will come to the felt on Saturday as the chip leader of the November Nine with 6 [...]
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Jim Anderson Wins WSOP Hammond Circuit Regional Championship

Jim Anderson became the first ever champion of a World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Regional Championship after trumping the field in Hammond, Indiana. The $10,000 buy-in tournament started with 226 players and Anderson banked over $500,000. Anderson finished 242nd in this year’s Main Event in L [...]
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More Room for Fans at 2010 WSOP Main Event Final Table

On Wednesday, World Series of Poker (WSOP) and ESPN officials held a conference call to preview next week’s resumption of the Main Event, which will trim the November Nine down to a winner. This year, poker fans at the Rio will likely experience shorter lines as a result of increased seating insid [...]
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Hammond WSOP Circuit Regional Championship Reaches Money Bubble

Twenty-four players are left standing in the first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Regional Championship, which is taking place at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana, located just outside of Chicago. The bursting of the money bubble ended play on Tuesday. Cero Zuccarello became the f [...]
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Historic WSOP Africa Kicks Off

History is being made this week as the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is holding tournaments on the continent of Africa for the first time. A stop on the WSOP Circuit, WSOP Africa is currently underway at the Emerald Resort and Casino in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, South Africa and will run through the e [...]

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