World Series of Poker news.
Battling back from the short stack at the start of the day’s play, Australia’s Jarred Graham outlasted a strong field in Event #31, the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha Hold’em Hi/Lo tournament, to take down his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet. The leaderboard was packed with strong players as the final fourteen competitors moved… Read more »
ESPN released the television schedule for the 2013 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Wednesday, revealing that once again, “Tuesday is Poker Night” on America’s behemoth cable sports network. The home viewing fun starts in about a month, when ESPN broadcasts the final table of the inaugural World Series of Poker Asia Pacific (WSOP APAC)… Read more »
Chris Dombrowski began travelling to Las Vegas to play in the World Series of Poker as soon as it was legal for him to do so. He experienced some success right away; in 2008, he cashed four times, including a top fifteen finish. He cashed eleven more times in the years to follow, but was… Read more »
Six years ago, most people in the poker world didn’t know who Tom Schneider was. Then he won two World Series of Poker bracelets and was named 2007 WSOP Player of the Year. Today, he’s a well-known poker player, albeit maybe not quite a household name, and he’s on his way to eclipsing his fantastic… Read more »
Three events will resume Tuesday at the 2013 World Series of Poker while two more will commence. Let’s take a quick look at what is going on at the Rio, focusing on some history that could be in the offing: Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. The $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. event couldn’t quite finish Monday night/Tuesday morning, as… Read more »
World Series of Poker tournaments are long. Obvious statement is obvious, I know. One of the byproducts of a multi-day tournament is that because so many hands are played from start to finish, the chip leader after Day 1 almost never goes on to win. Jason Duval scoffed at history, though, taking the lead at… Read more »
We knew Day 4 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #27: $3,000 Mixed Max – No Limit Hold’em was going to be short. After all, there were just two players left. But in this case, short turned out to be a relative term, as those last two players required three and a half… Read more »
Monday is going to be a busy one at the Rio as four tournaments pick up mid-stream and one more gets underway. Let’s take a spin around the poker room: Event #27: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max It will be short day for Event #27, as just two players remain in the tournament: Max Steinberg… Read more »
Ken Lind has fathered seven children and spent more than two decades in the military. Cash in a World Series of Poker tournament? Nope, he had never done that. Never, that is, until early Monday morning, when he not only cashed, but won the 2013 World Series of Poker Seniors Event and earned $634,809. A… Read more »
After two long Day Three’s of work, two more bracelets were awarded at the 2013 World Series of Poker on Saturday night/Sunday morning. In one tournament, a longtime poker professional was able to outlast a difficult final day field to take the bracelet, while a newcomer to the WSOP felt was able to vanquish a… Read more »
With a third of the 2013 World Series of Poker in the books, Daniel Negreanu’s once dominant lead in the WSOP Player of the Year race has dwindled due to the strong play of Dan Kelly during the first two weeks at the Rio in Las Vegas. Negreanu got out to a huge advantage at… Read more »
The third weekend of the 2013 World Series of Poker got off to a big start on Friday as veteran poker professional David Chiu, playing a tournament in honor of a longtime friend of the poker world, took down his fifth bracelet and Josh Pollock earned his first WSOP bracelet in Pot Limit Omaha. Event… Read more »
It may have taken a bit longer than planned, but the bracelet was finally awarded in Event #20, the $1500 Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, while the action in Event #21 at the 2013 World Series of Poker awarded its bracelet as planned on Thursday night. Event #20 – $1500 Omaha Hold’em Hi/Lo After battling through ten… Read more »
The 2013 World Series of Poker has reached the one-third mark of its 62 event schedule. While it was expected that one event would award a bracelet last night, play was suspended early this morning as the final two combatants reached the “ten level rule” cutoff without determining a champion. Event #20 – $1500 Omaha… Read more »
Davidi Kitai is not a household name in the poker world, but perhaps he should be. On Wednesday morning, Kitai captured his second career World Series of Poker bracelet, winning Event #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em. Kitai is no stranger to success. Not only was this not the first time he was fitted for a WSOP… Read more »
Taylor Paur was already a star in the online poker world. Now he has the hardware from the live tournament circuit to go along with his internet millions after winning the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Let’s get one thing out of the way first: obviously Phil Ivey did not… Read more »
Two more gold bracelets will be awarded tonight at the 2013 World Series of Poker, while two other tournaments are mid-stream and one will be kicking off. Let’s see what’s going on at the Rio… Event #18: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Taylor Paur has a substantial lead over his 13 opponents heading into the final day… Read more »
Former restaurateur-turned-poker pro Athanasios Polychronopoulos captured his second career World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet early Tuesday morning, winning Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em, good for over a half million dollars. Polychronopoulos actually made a bit of World Series of Poker history, as his previous title came two years ago in another $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em… Read more »
One of the signature events of the 2013 World Series of Poker wrapped up over the weekend as Canadian Mark “AceSpades” Radoja won the Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em. The Main Event may get the headlines, but many players look at this tournament as the one they want to win. 162 players lined up… Read more »
In 2007, Tom Schneider won the World Series of Poker Player of the Year (POY) award. He was a relative unknown at the time; there were likely many utterances of the phrase “Tom who?” when people looked at the POY leader board that year. It was easy to like they guy – he had that… Read more »
Three events in the 2013 World Series of Poker continue Monday and one more champion will be crowned. Let’s take a look at what is on-tap today. Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em David “Bakes” Baker heads the final 15 players in Event #17, one of the many $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em events at this year’s World… Read more »
On Saturday night at the 2013 World Series of Poker, Jonathan Taylor was able to outlast one of the larger fields of this year’s schedule (1819 players) in winning his first WSOP bracelet in Event #14, the latest $1500 No Limit Hold’em tournament. Taylor was only one of two men who were over the one… Read more »
It was a memorable Friday around the Rio as the 2013 World Series of Poker welcomed back into its fold a former champion and crowned another who defeated one of the legendary players of the game to earn his honors. Event #12 – $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em Coming to the final table, Eric Crain had… Read more »
There will be a tremendous amount of action around the Rio today as the 2013 World Series of Poker has five events in play, with two that will crown a champion tonight. Event #12 – $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em – Day Two 62 players returned on Thursday for Day Two play in Event #12, but… Read more »
In the only bracelet-deciding event yesterday, Levi Berger held the lead at the start of the day in Event #11, the $2500 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em tournament. While he would lose that lead at the start of the final table, he would devastate the field en route to taking down the championship. Fourteen players… Read more »
