World Series of Poker news.
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) begins today, but one bracelet has already been awarded. Most people probably don’t realize it (I even forget sometimes), but the WSOP National Championship is held on the boardwalk in Atlantic City before the WSOP proper, celebrating the best WSOP Circuit players of the season. This is year,… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker technically begins on Tuesday, featuring a slate of big events that should draw in many of the biggest names in the game for the high buy-in events and the return of what was one of the favorite events of the 2013 schedule. The reason that “technically” is used to… Read more »
According to information from iGaming.org’s Remko Rinkema, international players at this year’s World Series of Poker – whether they are playing online or in one of the myriad of events at the Rio – will now have to provide two forms of identification to be able to participate in the tournaments. On Wednesday, WSOP officials… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is just two weeks away, if you can believe it. Aside from the $10,000 Main Event, perhaps the most highly anticipated event is the Big One for One Drop, million dollar charity tournament that only the richest of the rich or elitest of elite players will enter. The… Read more »
The 2014 World Series of Poker schedule was released Tuesday, a seven-week odyssey featuring 65 events culminating, of course, with the $10,000 Main Event. Speaking of which, the WSOP has decided that to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the poker festival being held at the Rio, it will guarantee $10 million to the winner of… Read more »
One side effect of moving the final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event from the summer to November is that it naturally makes one WSOP end so much closer to the start of the next one. Not that that’s a bad thing, by any means. It just feels strange, at least… Read more »
We are less than two months removed from the finale of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), so now seems like a rather odd time to start looking ahead to next year. But considering the entirety of the WSOP, including the gap before the final table, is five months, it may not be that odd… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced today a major change to its international tournament schedule. Starting in 2014, its two highlight poker festivals outside the United States will take place in alternating years, rather than during the same year, as was the case in 2013. This year, WSOP Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC) made its debut… Read more »
Ryan Riess crouched in front of his rail after three and a half hours of play Tuesday, tears welling up in his eyes. One card to come. His dreams were right in front of him, but then again, they were right in front of him an hour earlier, too. One card to come. As he… Read more »
Last night was the night the poker world had been eagerly anticipating for three months. The final table of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event began last night as the nine remaining players in the tournament, known as the “November Nine,” reconvened to battle it out for poker immortality. And what was nine… Read more »
After a four month hiatus to build the anticipation, the poker world has once again descended on Las Vegas and, in particular, the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, for the final act of the 2013 World Series of Poker. Throughout the past week, poker professionals, industry insiders and fans have been drifting back to… Read more »
If you polled casual poker fans and asked them who their favorite poker player was, my guess is that Daniel Negreanu would receive the highest number of votes. Ask a more serious fan and Negreanu’s name might not come up. Today, at least from what I can tell, Negreanu is looked at as more of… Read more »
After coming into the day with the chip lead, Spain’s Adrian Mateos rode that stack to victory in the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe Championship Event. Holding a 1.4 million chip lead over Dominik Nitsche, Mateos was on a roll as the table convened on Friday. Lurking behind Mateos and Nitsche was France’s hope… Read more »
In what has been an outstanding year of play for him, poker professional Daniel Negreanu put a cap on his 2013 World Series of Poker efforts by winning the €25,000 High Roller event at the WSOP Europe and sealing his second WSOP Player of the Year award. 80 entries were officially in the books after… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker Europe has come down to its penultimate day after a rapid Day 4 that saw the field cut to the final six men, rather than the eight that had been planned. 24 players came to the tables in France on Wednesday to determine those lucky souls who would be… Read more »
After a year’s hiatus, the million dollar buy-in Big One for ONE DROP tournament at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will return in 2014. The WSOP has announced that the event will run June 29th through July 1st and will be televised at Caesars Palace until the final table. The event was the brainchild… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event started with 375 players and now it is down to just 24. Three tables of players remain in the tournament heading into Wednesday’s Day 4 and two – Adrian Mateos Diaz and Daniel Steinberg – stand above the crowd. Neck and neck at the top… Read more »
Down to 70 players, the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event heads into Day 3 Tuesday. Taking control late was Germany’s Dominik Nitsche, who ended the night with 504,800 chips, the only player over the half-million mark. Ludovic Lacay, the chip leader going into Day 2, had another successful day, finishing in… Read more »
The best shake off frustration and forge ahead. They take a hit, wipe off the dirt, and come back swinging. Such was the case with Ludovic Lacay Sunday as he came back from the disappointment of a runner-up finish in the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe €3,000 Mixed-Max Pot Limit Omaha Event to… Read more »
After a week of excitement from its preliminary events, the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off its €10,000 Championship Event on Saturday, drawing in a decent starting field for what should be a highly competitive tournament. Players began drifting into the Casino Barriere in Enghien-les-Bains, France, around noon on Saturday (early morning U.… Read more »
At the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe the past two days, history was denied in one event while two popular pros battled it out for the right to claim their first ever WSOP bracelet. €2000 No Limit Hold’em Entering the play yesterday in Cannes, Erik Seidel was on the precipice of history. Already the… Read more »
After an eight hour battle on the tables, former “Octo-Niner” Jeremy Ausmus emerged as the champion of the €1500 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe last night, while another champion is looking to add to his illustrious career in another No Limit Hold’em tournament. Ausmus came to the six-handed… Read more »
Event #3 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Europe, the €5000 Mixed Max tournament, came to a conclusion early this morning with Darko Stojanovic stunning Dan O’Brien in taking down the bracelet. The 140 players who originally came to the felt on Sunday had been whittled down to the Final Four by Wednesday afternoon,… Read more »
One of the great things about poker tournaments is that you don’t have to be some sort of seasoned pro to win. You just have to be a good poker player. Sure, experience helps, but if you can play poker well and catch a little luck here and there, you can take down a title… Read more »
Day 2 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Event #3: Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold’em was an important one on Tuesday, as the field was narrowed from 72 to just 16. That 16-player mark was a milestone in the tournament; it both signaled a shift in table size and marked the beginning of the payouts.… Read more »
