World Series of Poker news.
The 2015 World Series of Poker entered its second weekend of play with the final day of action in two tournaments. In one the eventual winner triumphed over several known professionals in the field while the other fell short of its goal to crown a champion. Event #12 – $1500 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
The 2015 World Series of Poker is headed into its second week of action with a host of bracelets on the line for its participants. In yesterday’s action, the highly controversial Heads Up World Championship reached its conclusion while a part-time player defeated several top professionals on his way to winning WSOP gold. Event #10… Read more »
Over the past couple of days, other tournaments not named “The Colossus” or featuring a sizeable buy-in completed their festivities. Of these events, several newcomers were able to make their mark while, in one tournament, a veteran pro who is a fan favorite emerged to once again claim a championship. Event #6 – $1000 Hyper… Read more »
It’s been a busy first week of the 2015 World Series of Poker. In total, nine events have crowned champions, including the largest ever live tournament victor and a feat that hasn’t been done since 2009 in another tournament. Event #5 – “The Colossus” In a rapid five hour blast, the champion of “The Colossus”… Read more »
Ah, it seems like yesterday when over 22,000 entries were racked up for “The Colossus” at the 2015 World Series of Poker. Last night the field was cut down to the final 39 players as, in the very same Amazon Room, the players in the Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball World Championship reached the… Read more »
Making the biggest noise in the room, “The Colossus” careened onward on Sunday at the 2015 World Series of Poker but, somewhat oblivious to the commotion around the largest live poker tournament ever, Lowball specialists gathered together to determine what is essentially the game’s World Champion. Event #5 – “The Colossus” As we documented here… Read more »
Amid the clamor of “The Colossus” at the 2015 World Series of Poker on Sunday, two tournaments were also in the mix. In one that was delayed from Saturday night, a veteran pro came from behind to take the title while the “speed junkies” in the poker world set the final table for the first-ever… Read more »
In the end, it was what the officials for Caesars Entertainment and the WSOP had billed it to be: the largest ever live tournament ever held. When the numbers were announced for “The Colossus” at the 2015 World Series of Poker this afternoon, it wasn’t surprising that it broke records but what was a stunner was the… Read more »
In what has been a frantic weekend around the tournament rooms of the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, the 2015 World Series of Poker – and its grand experiment, “The Colossus” – and its officials have been holding their breath regarding how well the tournament was received. From all appearances, the players came out… Read more »
In what was a crowded Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino tournament poker room(s) on Saturday, two tournaments at the 2015 World Series of Poker were supposed to play down to their champions. While Nick Petrangelo was able to take the Shootout gold, Jacob Dahl and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi were playing to… Read more »
If its “Colossus” tournament wasn’t enough for players and fans around the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, the 2015 World Series of Poker had three other tournaments that might have captured someone’s fancy. In these tournaments, a player was denied a bracelet after dominating the final table, one of Hollywood’s elite will take on… Read more »
Preparing for its first big weekend on its seven week schedule, the 2015 World Series of Poker has plenty of action going around the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino. Two tournaments will enter into their second days of play on Friday while “The Colossus” awaits for what could be the largest live poker tournament… Read more »
With surprisingly little fanfare (no celebrities or showgirls around for the “shuffle up and deal” announcement this year) the 2015 World Series of Poker is off and running. The first official bracelet of this summer’s grandest poker spectacle has been awarded and, in the second tournament on the schedule, there are 20 players that are… Read more »
Today is the day. Opening day of the 46th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP). Poker players, their families, friends, and poker fans are flocking to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino just off the Las Vegas Strip for a month and a half of card playing madness. More than 60 bracelets will be awarded,… Read more »
Although this year’s festivities at the Rio in Las Vegas haven’t begun as of yet (we are less than three weeks away, however), Caesars Entertainment and WSOP officials have announced a big change for the running of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe. It was announced on Friday that this year’s event will be… Read more »
Caesars and WSOP officials have announced that the 2015 WSOP National Championship will be held July 29-31 in North Carolina at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. Wrapping up their eleventh season of competition, the WSOP Circuit will be the “feeder” that provides the players for what is a hybrid freeroll/buy-in event. 100 players who have qualified… Read more »
One of the most talked about events on the recently released schedule for the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is Event #64, the first-ever online WSOP bracelet event. Some people think it is a great idea, some think it is terrible, but regardless of what people think about it, the event is on the… Read more »
We’re in the month of February, so that means we are no longer allowed to say, “Happy New Year!” to each other right? It’s hard to believe (for me, anyway), that we are already a month into 2015 and though Punxsutawney Phil says we have six more weeks of winter left, we are getting dangerously close… Read more »
As Martin Jacobson continues to bask in the glow of his World Series of Poker Main Event victory, likely with some pricier presents under his Christmas tree, the preliminary schedule for the 2015 World Series of Poker has been announced. It is just an outline of the schedule right now, but it gives aspiring competitors… Read more »
When the World Series of Poker (WSOP) decided the shift the timing of the $10,000 Main Event final table to November in 2008, the move brought with it much skepticism. Players and fans alike criticized the strategy, many believing it harmed the integrity of the tournament, as the four month layoff potentially allowed any skill… Read more »
It’s been a couple of days since Sweden’s Martin Jacobson took down the 2014 World Series of Poker Championship Event and the $10 million first prize that went along with it (I believe that Martin is still celebrating it somewhere on planet Earth). Simply put, it was one of the more impressive displays of poker… Read more »
The person running the World Series of Poker’s Twitter account last night might as well have been channeling Kanye West when he tweeted a major announcement about next year’s WSOP schedule. He might as well have been telling Martin Jacobson, “I’m really happy for you and imma let you finish, but the WSOP Europe is… Read more »
Martin Jacobson’s run at the final table of the 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was at the same time stunningly unlikely and not at all surprising. The Swedish poker pro overcame long odds to even make it to the second day of the November Nine, but after treating viewers and (to their… Read more »
We were supposed to have just two players left to battle heads-up for the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event Championship on Tuesday, but after twelve hours of play Monday and on into Tuesday morning, it was time to call it quits with three players remaining. It will be an all-European fight to the… Read more »
Mark Newhouse accomplished what many in the poker world consider the greatest poker accomplishment of all time: he made back-to-back World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event final tables in fields with over 6,000 players. Dan Harrington did it ten years ago, but the fields were much smaller (though not tiny) back then. And Johnny… Read more »
