Poker Tournament News
What can you say about Phil Hellmuth that hasn’t already been said? The guy knows how to play poker. Hellmuth, already the most prolific World Series of Poker (WSOP) player of all time, won his record twelfth WSOP bracelet early Monday morning, defeating a strong group of competitors at the final table of Event #18:… Read more »
Two tournaments at the 2012 World Series of Poker saw their Day Two play on Wednesday, with the championships of each to be determined during action today. Event #12 – $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em World Championship 32 players remained in action on Wednesday from the initial 152 player field, with those individuals divvying… Read more »
Tuesday was an extremely busy day at the 2012 World Series of Poker with five tournaments running simultaneously. One, the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, concluded with California’s John Monnette winning his second ever gold bracelet. Two events wound their way down to their respective final tables, while two others completed their initial days. Let’s… Read more »
At the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and really anywhere else for that matter, No-Limit Hold’em tournaments are the highlight events because of their size and the excitement of the “all-in.” Other games, particularly an old favorite like Seven Card Stud, tend to take a back seat. But here’s the thing: despite their small size,… Read more »
If it is possible to have a heads-up battle that determines a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet winner be a bit anticlimactic, then Monday’s match between Aubin Cazals and Joseph “subiime” Cheong may have been just that. After Cazals won a record-breaking marathon contest the day before, he took “only” five hours to… Read more »
After 43 years, things still happen that nobody has seen before at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Day 4 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max event seemed fairly straightforward: four players remained, which meant three heads-up matches to crown a champion. No problem. Wrong. One of the two semi-final matches went smoothly. Joseph… Read more »
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 »
As the first week of the 2012 World Series of Poker draws to a close, two tournaments were in the midst of their early action. One tournament will crown a champion on Sunday, while the other tournament will continue to fill out its field with it unique “re-entry” format today. Event #8 – $1500 Omaha… Read more »
The final 31 players came back to the Amazon Room at the 2012 World Series of Poker’s Event #6, the $5000 No Limit Hold’em “Mixed Max” tournament, facing the task of working down to the Final Four in the last leg of the format. After playing nine-handed on Day One and six-handed on Day Two,… Read more »
There was only one tournament slated for Day One action on Friday at the 2012 World Series of Poker, but it was sure to draw the gamblers in the Rio out in droves. Event #8, the $1500 Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, didn’t disappoint anyone as to its numbers, bringing 967 runners to the line eventually before… Read more »
Friday marked Day Two action in two tournaments for the 2012 World Series of Poker, with one tournament down to its heads up fights to determine a champion and the determination of an “unofficial” final table in another by the democratic measure of a player vote. Event #6 – $5000 “Mixed Max” No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
Two new tournaments took to the stage at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino on Thursday as the 2012 World Series of Poker welcomed its first action in a tournament that hadn’t been seen before at the Las Vegas version of the tournament and one of the venerable forms of the game of poker.… Read more »
With 71 players returning on Thursday in Event #5, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament, everyone was comfortable in the fact that they would at least make the minimum cash ($2432). The real goal of all the players, though, was to reach the end of the evening to have a shot at the latest bracelet… Read more »
Perhaps the first ominous signs regarding attendance at the 2012 World Series of Poker appeared on Wednesday as Event #5, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament, took to the floor of the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino. In 2011, this event drew in a nice field of 764 players and saw Brian Rast win… Read more »
Two tournaments at the 2012 World Series of Poker saw their Day Two action on Wednesday. Event #3, the $3000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha tournament, is down to its final eight, while Event #4, the $1500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo battle, will face a long day in determining its champion. Event #3… 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 »
Monday marked the “unofficial” start to the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as the first open event, Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em got underway. While Sunday’s Casino Employees event was the first tournament of this year’s WSOP, it was not an open event, as it was restricted (as might be obvious) to those who… 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 »
While the focus of the poker world is now set squarely on Las Vegas and the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP), there are still other live poker tournaments taking place all over the world. One of them, the Latin America Poker Tour (LAPT) Punta del Este stop, wrapped up Sunday with Brazil’s Marcelo Ramos… 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 »
The city of Las Vegas is replete with activities for its visitors. Shows, casinos and “other” adult activities abound but, for slightly more than two months in the summer, Sin City becomes the center of the poker universe as the World Series of Poker takes over the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino. The 43rd… Read more »
The Main Event of the PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) wrapped up early this week and taking the title in the headlining “high” buy-in portion of the event was Nick “GripDsNutz” Grippo. A total of 517 players entered the $10,300 No-Limit Hold’em event, with 63 making the money. For his win, Grippo banked… 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 »
