World Series of Poker news.
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 »
The first day of World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Event #3: €5,300 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold’em got underway yesterday and though it is a small field at just 135 players (five more players then registered before the start of Day 2), it is an extremely competitive one. Ville Mattila leads the 67 survivors with 165,000… Read more »
If we could take today’s poker players and drop them into 2006 or thereabouts, Jackie Glazer would be well on her way to becoming a household name. But with the decline of televised poker and the rise of faceless internet poker players, those who might have otherwise become poker celebs have not garnered the attention… Read more »
During this break between the traditional World Series of Poker (WSOP) in Las Vegas and October’s WSOP Europe, many people are still reflecting on the action of this summer. Bracelets are celebrated, winnings are counted, Player of the Year points are accumulated. Also to be cheered: the $1.3 million raised for the One Drop organization.… Read more »
The nine members of the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table, otherwise known as the “November Nine,” were determined Tuesday morning and now, just a day later, sports books have begun setting the odds of each player winning. After all, it’s the World Series of Poker. We all need to pile on more… Read more »
When Day 7 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off at around noon Pacific on Monday, 27 players had visions of bricks of money, a gaudy bracelet, and a life-changing title bouncing around in their hands. When play wrapped up at 2:30am this morning, just nine were left holding on those… Read more »
And so it comes down to this. Three tables of nine players. Just a few days ago, it was difficult to see across the poker room at the Rio, to distinguish one table from another. But now, now the tournament can fit into a good sized living room. In some ways, today is the most… Read more »
The long trek towards the next champion of the 2013 World Series of Poker Championship Event inched closer to a finish on Saturday as the field was decreased from 239 runners to only 68 survivors. The 239 players who came back on Saturday were all guaranteed a payday of $37,019, but anyone who plays the… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event has reached crunch time, with the money bubble popped early in the day and the true contenders beginning to emerge from the 6352 players who started the tournament last Saturday. An even 666 players came back on Friday for Day Four play, but eighteen of those… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker $10,000 Championship Event rolled through its Day Three activities on Thursday and, for the first time in the tournament, the entirety of the field was drawn together, albeit not in the same room. With a total of 1753 players emerging from the three Day Ones and Twos, the large… Read more »
