World Series of Poker news.
“Gave myself a great chance to win today. Should be proud, but instead I feel absolutely horrible.” That was a Twitter update from UB.com’s Phil Hellmuth moments after he took seventh place in Event #41 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Eight or Better tournament this week. Hellmuth fell… Read more »
In action that ran into the early morning hours at the Rio in Las Vegas, Dean Hamrick and Ian Gordon took down their first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. In Event #42, a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event, 25 players came back from the original 2,521 runners to play down to a champion. Top… Read more »
To say that the remaining field in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $10,000 HORSE Championship is stacked would be a severe understatement. Cuong Do, who finished 30th in last year’s Main Event, owns the top spot on the leaderboard with 23 players remaining at 720,000. Right behind him in the chip counts for Event… Read more »
Wednesday was a busy day at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), one that began with Phil Ivey being awarded his eighth career bracelet and ended with three more players collecting hardware of their own. Events 36, 39, and 40 crowned winners in the Amazon Room, with a pair of familiar faces standing on top… Read more »
A win for UB.com pro Phil Hellmuth in Event #41 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better, would be monumental on several levels. First, a “W” would mean Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, a new record. Also, it would mark the “Poker Brat’s” first win in a… Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Annette “Annette_15” Obrestad is within inches of capturing her second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Obrestad famously took down the 2007 WSOP Europe Main Event, the first ever running of the £10,000 buy-in tournament, and banked £1 million. She’s making her Las Vegas WSOP debut this year and a bracelet… Read more »
A massive field of 1,400 players came to the felt for Day 1 of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout, Event #39 at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). UB.com’s Bryan “Devo” Devonshire, Adam “Roothlus” Levy, and Michael Binger survived to play Day 2. In a Shootout format, a player has to defeat their… Read more »
“…gulp” An ellipsis and four letters. So simple, yet it says so much. This was the Tweet made by Howard Lederer at 4:49am Las Vegas time in response to fellow Team Full Tilt member Phil Ivey winning his eighth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. Ivey out-dueled poker author and 2006 double bracelet winner Bill… Read more »
If it’s a slow Monday at work, check out the conclusion of Event #37 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $3,000 HORSE tournament. Not only is 2008 WSOP Europe Main Event champ John Juanda on top of the leaderboard with 25 players left, but fellow Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey is… Read more »
Online poker guru Jeffrey “jpapola” Papola came out on top in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max event (#32) at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Papola became the first person ever to finish 1-2 in Six-Max events at the WSOP, having also taken second in Event #26, a $2,500 No Limit Hold’em Short-Handed… Read more »
Two more World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets were handed out early Saturday morning at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as Events #30 and #31 came to an end. Mike Ellis won the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #30, while Konstantin Puchkov took down the $1,500 HORSE Event #31, rewarding each player… Read more »
In 2008, the $1,000 Seniors’ No Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) attracted a field of 2,218. Last year, 2,707 players turned out for the annual tournament, an increase of 22%. This year, the field size once again grew leaps and bounds, as 3,142 players age 50 and over turned out… Read more »
A busy Thursday at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) saw one of the most underrated players in the game capture his second bracelet and the crowning of a fresh face from north of the border. In Event #28, the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament, 12 players from the original starting field of 596 returned… Read more »
Thursday marked the completion of 29 events in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), or the halfway point. Fifty-seven bracelets will be awarded overall, culminating in November with the crowning of the Main Event champion. Whether due to the ongoing worldwide recession, a declining poker presence in the United States, or a combination of… Read more »
The dispute between World Series of Poker (WSOP) on-felt sponsor Everest Poker and the casino gaming goliath Harrah’s just became even more heated. Late last week, the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reported that Everest Gaming Limited sued Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment claiming trademark infringement for using “Everest trademarks during the 2010 World Series of Poker now… Read more »
Wednesday was one of the busiest days in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), as not only was the official Tournament of Champions lineup released, but also three tournaments played down to a champion at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among the winners was Jeff Tebben, a medical supplies… Read more »
After over 350,000 votes submitted by fans of the game, the field for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions is set. Voting closed on Tuesday at Midnight ET and the tournament kicks off in 11 days from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with 27 players. Phil Ivey, considered by many… Read more »
The entire Poker News Daily family was railing one of our own last night. PND writer JD McNamara, known online as “BubbaKGB,” landed in the top spot in Event #24 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,000 No Limit Hold’em tournament, entering the final table. McNamara made the field of 30 his… Read more »
After a 20-hour final table and four-hour heads-up marathon, Sammy Farha defeated James “Flushy” Dempsey to take home his third World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better Championship (Event #25). All of Farha’s accolades have come in Omaha events. Farha also claimed nearly $500,000 for the win,… Read more »
The first event to reach its conclusion yesterday at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was #22: $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold’em Championship, in which Vanessa Hellebuyck banked $192,132 for her victory. The ladies tournament attracted a number of men, which had the Rio buzzing with various opinions. None of the frowned-upon gendered players made… Read more »
With almost half of the 57 events at this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) either completed or in action, Team UB.com has been battling some early WSOP bad luck. With many in the stable in action this weekend, fortunes may be turning for its members. The top two players from Team UB, Phil Hellmuth… Read more »
The largest payday of Saturday’s action at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) went to John “Tex” Barch, who topped the field in Event #20, a $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Barch, who made the final table of the 2005 WSOP Main Event, cashed for $256,000 and earned his first gold bracelet. Event #20… Read more »
UB.com’s Phil Hellmuth earned his second cash of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) this week, but his bid for a 12th bracelet fell short in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em event (#17). Hellmuth, in typical fashion, Tweeted throughout the tournament about big laydowns and greats reads he made, but ultimately fell short: “Out… Read more »
In Event #18 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP), $2,000 Limit Hold’em, 2009 November Niner Eric Buchman held a slim lead over Hansu Chu when 10-handed action began, but Buchman was able to extend that lead in the early going by eliminating Daniel Quach in tenth place. Already a winner this year in… Read more »
In a tragic story that played out over the skies of New York last week, Paul “Smalls” Kitsos suffered a heart attack on a flight bound for Las Vegas, site of the 2010 World Series of Poker. Kitsos is best known for final tabling the 2008 Borgata Summer Poker Open Main Event for $103,000. According… Read more »
