As the first bracelet of the 2013 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was awarded last night, two other tournaments were also in action around the Rio’s assortment of tournament rooms, with one whittling its way closer to a champion and the other drawing in a huge contingent of players. Event #2 – $5000… Read more »
According to a New York newspaper, poker professional Amnon Filippi will be participating in the 2013 World Series of Poker while he awaits trial for his involvement with a drug case in the Empire State. The New York Daily News’ Dareh Gregorian reports that Filippi, who is one of the more successful professionals on the… Read more »
Battling early into the morning on Friday, PokerNews.com editor Chad Holloway outlasted a field of 898 players to earn the first bracelet of the 2013 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the $500 Casino Employees Event. Holloway came into Day Two on Thursday in third place with his 99,400 in chips, a good distance… Read more »
While he has maintained a solid lead on many of the Player of the Year leaderboards since his February/March rush, Paul Volpe is now facing some serious competition as the poker world turns its attention to the World Series of Poker and its seven weeks of competition. On the Bluff Magazine POY, Volpe’s once dominant… Read more »
The doors are open to the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino as the 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicked off action on Wednesday. Two events held their opening day of play, with one event exceeding expectations and a strong field of professionals turning out for the second. Event #1 – $500 Casino Employees… Read more »
Earlier this month, false reports came out about Caesars Entertainment launching its real money, World Series of Poker-branded, Nevada online poker site before the start of the 44th Annual World Series of Poker. It was wishful thinking and did make some sense: what better time to launch a WSOP intrastate poker site than when thousands… Read more »
Christmas in May has arrived. It’s World Series of Poker time! Today, May 29th, 2013, the 44th Annual World Series of Poker kicks off, just the first of 49 consecutive days of wall-to-wall poker action at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino just off the Las Vegas Strip. The first cards will be in the… Read more »
The Ohio government wants to put internet sweepstakes cafés out of business as soon as possible. As such, both sides of the state legislature have passed House Bill 7, which will effectively do just that. The term “internet sweepstakes café” is a bit vague-sounding, so let’s discuss what they are: unlicensed gambling halls. They are… Read more »
Though just 38-years old, Daniel Negreanu has been on the poker scene a long time. Once one of the “new school” group of up-and-comers, he may now be considered “old school,” or at the very least “gently-aged school.” Regardless, he has won scores of live tournaments in his poker career, but has never captured a… Read more »
The poker world has been rocked of late by new evidence regarding the mid-2000s “Superuser” scandals that changed the face of the online poker industry. The Travis Makar “Russ Hamilton Tapes” have spurred new discussion on what happened at the then-called UltimateBet and a new book out today will continue to further that discussion, even… Read more »
What hasn’t been said about Viktor “Isildur1” Blom that still needs to be said? The guy is a sicko. On Monday night, the nosebleed stakes cash game king showed that he’s not a one trick pony, winning the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) $10,000 Main Event, adding over $1 million to his already… Read more »
Last year, Jonathan Hilton finished second a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). As Field of Dream’s Moonlight Graham may have said, “It was like coming this close to your dreams…and then watching them brush past you, like a stranger in a crowd.” Last Friday, Hilton got another shot at… Read more »
Never one to miss out on the opportunity to start a new poker series, Full Tilt Poker has announced MTOPS, the Micro Turbo Online Poker Series. The action is set to kick off this coming Sunday, June 9th, and will run for two weeks through June 23rd. MTOPS is a chance for those who want… Read more »
As you no doubt already know and we’ve already discussed, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicks off this week. Interestingly enough, though, the WSOP is not the only tournament series that will be taking place at the Rio this summer. Caesars Entertainment is resurrecting the Carnivale of Poker, a once popular poker festival that… Read more »
In three days, the greatest spectacle that the poker world has will open its doors. The 44th Annual World Series of Poker, held at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, will open up action on Wednesday with its traditional opening tournament, the $500 Casino Employees Event. Later that day (5PM Pacific… Read more »
After a nearly nine hour battle on the felt at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, David “Chino” Rheem was able to defeat Erick Lindgren to take down the World Poker Tour World Championship early this morning. Rheem came to the final table on Friday afternoon as the overwhelming chip leader with his 5.49 million stack,… Read more »
Battling from the middle of the pack at a final table that only paid three spots, David “Doc” Sands emerged as the champion of the World Poker Tour Super High Roller championship event at the Bellagio early Friday morning. 21 of the deepest pocketed pros stepped to the table on Tuesday and, after two days… Read more »
It has come down to the final day of the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and it looks as though the player to beat is David “Chino” Rheem, who came to the felt on Wednesday with a dominant chip lead he will carry to the final table tomorrow. Eight men… Read more »
Caesars Entertainment released the schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Tuesday, touting its new venue just outside of Paris, France. The festival will feature seven officially sanctioned bracelet events from October 12th through October 25th, highlighted by the €10,000 + €450 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event. This year, WSOP Europe will move… Read more »
Day 5 of the 2013 World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship should be one of the shorter days of a major tournament we have ever seen. Tuesday saw the field of the final Main Event of WPT Season XI narrowed from 24 to just eight, leaving only two more eliminations until the six-handed final table… Read more »
A couple weeks ago, old wounds were opened in the poker world when audio tapes of a meeting amongst UltimateBet principals, including ring leader Russ Hamilton, surfaced, revealing the depths to which the perpetrators of last decade’s gigantic cheating scandal went to cover up their involvement. Mentioned in the recordings were long-time UltimateBet spokespeople Phil… Read more »
The most important tournament on the World Poker Tour (WPT), and thus the tour itself, is nearing its end. Day 3 of the 2013 WPT World Championship concluded Monday night as the field narrowed from 67 to just 24. It looked like it would be a fairly quick day as the eliminations sped along early… Read more »
For reasons unknown at this time, 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Jamie Gold is selling his championship bracelet. The bracelet, along with a Corum-designed watch custom-made for his victory, is being auctioned-off by Heritage Auctions. Bidding for both items will begin on “approximately” July 13th, with a live auction August 1st… Read more »
On Saturday, poker pro Annie Duke released a statement to express her thoughts on the audio tapes of a secret meeting hosted by former UltimateBet (UB) owner Russ Hamilton that were released earlier this month by UB insider Travis Makar. The recordings implicated several people in the infamous cheating scandal, revealing that UB’s higher-ups were… Read more »
Day Two of the World Poker Tour Championship event at the Bellagio in Las Vegas is in the books and, although the field is smaller than last year’s gathering, there are still several powerful contenders in place for a run at the title. 93 players came back on Sunday with Will “The Thrill” Failla holding… Read more »
