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It looked like a terrible mismatch. Poker Triple Crown winner versus a guy with no cashes in a tournament greater than a $500 buy-in. Young pro versus senior financier. Expect to be here versus happy to be here. But this is poker and the beauty of it is that given a bit of skill and… Read more »
After more than two decades of effort, veteran poker professional Andy Bloch emerged as the champion of Event #7, the $1500 Seven Card Stud tournament, defeating Barry Greenstein in heads up play at the 2012 World Series of Poker. After getting down to the unofficial final table of nine on Friday night, the players came… Read more »
The first full weekend of action at the 2012 World Series of Poker kicked off on Friday with one bracelet being awarded. Event #5, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament, featured a plethora of known professionals on the felt as well as several newcomers vying for the right to take down the latest gold for… Read more »
Two final tables were in action on Thursday at the 2012 World Series of Poker. In one corner of the Amazon Room, the $3000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha tournament came to a close while, in another area of the cavernous poker arena, the $1500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event determined its champion.… Read more »
The first “open” bracelet of the 2012 World Series of Poker has been handed out after an exciting day of play that saw notable names at the final table and a player finally achieving his lifelong dream of WSOP gold on his fourth effort. The 2101 player field had been whittled down to just fifteen… Read more »
If Sunday was the official opening day of the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and Monday was the unofficial opening day, Tuesday would have to be the first busy day of this summer’s premiere poker festival. With three tournaments running simultaneously, it was a full house at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in… Read more »
It may not be the most lucrative score someone will have at the Rio in Las Vegas this summer. It may not be the most prestigious event. But it’s the first gold bracelet awarded at the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the $70,859 that Chiab “Chip” Saechao won along with it in the… Read more »
The weeks of anticipation are over. It’s time for everyone to calm their “inside tinglies.” The 43rd Annual World Series of Poker is underway! As is the tradition, the first and only event to kick off Sunday was the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event. While it is a gold bracelet event, it is different from… Read more »
Utilizing his huge chip lead at the start of final table play, Marvin Rettenmaier emerged as the victor at the World Poker Tour Championship late Saturday night, albeit not without some drama along the way. The six men who would vie for one of the most prestigious championships on the WPT schedule started action right… Read more »
In an epic battle for one of the biggest prizes so far this tournament poker season, Tom Marchese was able to outlast his other five opponents to take down the World Poker Tour’s $100,000 Super High Roller late last night at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Although the six men who came to the table… Read more »
It was a short Day Six for the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas on Thursday as the nine remaining men worked their way down to the official WPT six-handed final table in expedient fashion. At High Noon yesterday, the competitors gathered for the showdown, with Marvin Rettenmaier holding a slight… Read more »
The final days of the World Poker Tour’s Season Ten schedule are upon us as the WPT Championship heads into its penultimate final two days with Germany’s Marvin Rettenmaier and Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi leading the unofficial nine handed final table. In a situation that was hotly debated among the players, the Bellagio staff and… Read more »
There were likely several poker players at the Bellagio who didn’t get much sleep Tuesday night after Day 4 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship came to a close with just 19 players remaining. Since 18 players will get paid, those still in the mix got to dream restless dreams about the money… Read more »
Three days and thirteen levels and there is still so much more poker to be played. The WPT World Championship isn’t even halfway to the finish, but with just 44 players remaining, it already feels like it’s getting down to the nitty gritty. Leading the way is Curt Kohlberg with 918,300 chips, a full 150,000… Read more »
At first blush, it looks like only three players were eliminated on Day 2 of the World Poker Tour (WPT) World Championship Sunday. Because of the rather generous late registration rules, however, 32 more players bought-in to the tournament on Day 2, increasing the total field to 135 from Saturday’s 103. With 95 players remaining… Read more »
The tsunami of poker that is descending on Las Vegas for the next three months has kicked off with the start of the World Poker Tour’s World Championship event at the Bellagio on Saturday. The WPT Championship features an extremely deep stacked format and late registration that kept the first day numbers down but, even… Read more »
Earlier this week, the North Carolina Senate took up discussion on whether to allow the only casino located in the state, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in Cherokee, NC, to have live dealers for their table games, such as poker and blackjack. After the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, who operate the Cherokee Casino, and Governor Beverly… Read more »
The penultimate event of the Season Ten schedule of the World Poker Tour, the WPT Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, kicks off this Saturday, with the additional thrills of a Super High Roller tournament joining it next week. The WPT Championship, the $25,000 buy in event that has traditionally closed each year of… Read more »
The World Poker Tour (WPT) released the 2012 portion of next season’s schedule Wednesday, touting its expanded international selection of tournaments. Season XI will begin in August after taking a break following the Season X-ending WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, which starts this weekend. The first two events on the schedule… Read more »
The Illinois State Senate President suggested to the state’s legislators Tuesday that it may be time to look at legalizing and regulating online poker in the Land of Lincoln. With no states having intrastate online poker up and running yet, Sen. John Cullerton (D) wants Illinois to jump at the opportunity to be the online… Read more »
It’s been said that to succeed in poker one must “have the patience of Buddha.” As it happens, it appears that a handful of men took that a bit too literally. In a scandal that has shaken South Korea, a group of Buddhist monks were caught drinking and playing high stakes poker in a luxury… Read more »
The Belgian Gaming Commission is certainly taking its new online gambling laws seriously. This past week, the Commission placed more online poker sites on the country’s blacklist, making it a crime for the country’s citizens to play on those sites. Including in the new batch of blacklisted sites are such popular names as Betfair, William… Read more »
With slightly more than two weeks to the start of the 2012 World Series of Poker and the World Poker Tour World Championship beginning next week, former World Champion Jonathan Duhamel still leads two of the three major Player of the Year races, but that once dominant lead is now shrinking. Duhamel, who started off… Read more »
According to a report in a prominent Pennsylvania newspaper, the legislation that would open up the state of New Jersey for internet gaming and poker is now in limbo, apparently due to the politics of the 2012 Presidential election. In an extensive article, Philadelphia Inquirer writer Suzette Parmley reports that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie… Read more »
Online gaming company bwin.party is readying itself to enter the California online poker market should the game become legalized in the state. The operator of bwin.com and PartyPoker.com, bwin.party announced Tuesday that it has inked an agreement with the United Auburn Indian Community (UAIC) to provide online poker games to residents of California when and… Read more »
