World Series of Poker news.
This year’s kickoff event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit stop in Hammond, Indiana attracted 1,611 players for the largest Circuit field ever assembled. Brett Schwertley ultimately took down the $350 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament for a WSOP Circuit ring along with a $77,000 payday. Schwertley isn’t just some random Chicago area… Read more »
Poker News Daily has learned that the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 will be announced on Tuesday. Two players will be enshrined during the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine festivities in three weeks after garnering a majority vote. Last year, World Poker Tour (WPT) host Mike Sexton was the… Read more »
The World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) continued its resurgence this week, crowning veteran poker pr Charles “Woody” Moore as the champion of the stop at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana on Tuesday. Players flocked to the WSOPC Southern Indiana championship event. The 2009 version of the tournament, a $5,000 buy-in event, drew a dismal 55… Read more »
On Thursday, officials from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced that cable station Versus will air action from select Circuit Events. Poker Productions, which brings shows like GSN’s “High Stakes Poker” and NBC’s “National Heads-Up Poker Championship” to life, will produce the WSOP Circuit programming. Versus has not yet announced which events it will… Read more »
What started as a field of 346 entrants in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event played down to a winner on Tuesday night. When the smoke cleared, Britain’s James Bord took down the title on his home turf at the Casino at the Empire in London. The £10,000 buy-in event marked… Read more »
The Main Event of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe schedule is in progress from the Casino at the Empire in London. With six players remaining, Ronald Lee leads the way with a stack of 3.4 million. The pace has been fast and furious so far. In fact, it took just 25 hands… Read more »
At the time of writing, 15 players remain in the £10,000 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event. Arguably the two biggest names in the field, Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey and Viktor Blom, the person many believe to be behind the “Isildur1” moniker, both found the rail on Monday. Blom 3bet… Read more »
On Thursday, action in Event #4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe schedule, a £10,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up tournament, ground to a screeching halt after Gus Hansen and Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy were deadlocked at one match apiece. With both combatants taking to the felt in the WSOP Europe Main… Read more »
“Isildur1” winning the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe Main Event would likely re-ignite the high-stakes game scene around the Web. It’s shaping up to happen, as Sweden’s Viktor Blom, the man many consider to be behind the “Isildur1” handle online, leads the way at the £10,000 buy-in tournament, which is taking place at… Read more »
In rather bizarre news from the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities in London, the final pairing of the £10,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller Heads-Up tournament has been suspended after play wrapped up early this morning at 3:00am ET. In the best-of-three finale, Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy and Full Tilt Poker pro Gus Hansen… Read more »
London’s own Scott Shelley earned his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet Tuesday morning by winning the WSOP Europe ₤1,075 No Limit Hold’em Event #3, collecting £133,857. Shelley bested a field of 508 players to join Phil Laak and Jeffrey Lisandro in the winner’s circle at WSOP Europe, which is celebrating its fourth… Read more »
In Event #2 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe, Jeffrey Lisandro captured his fifth gold bracelet, tied for the 12th highest total overall. Lisandro came out on top of the field in a ₤5,000 Pot Limit Omaha tournament that attracted 120 players. The bracelet marked Lisandro’s first non-Stud title and he took down… Read more »
Event #1 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe was a £2,650 No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed tournament. Amazingly, it sold out after attracting 244 players. Unabomber Poker front man Phil Laak walked away with £170,000, but perhaps more importantly, his first WSOP gold bracelet. Laak now has over $500,000 in career WSOP earnings… Read more »
2010 Poker Hall of Fame nominee Scotty Nguyen is offering his fans the chance of a lifetime to play against him in the coming months. According to Nguyen’s official blog, the “Prince of Poker” will be skipping the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe this year in order to play smaller buy-in events all over… Read more »
On Friday, members of the Poker Hall of Fame voting committee received their ballots in an e-mail from Harrah’s officials. Noticeably different this year is a “10-point must system” that asks each member of the 33-person panel to allocate 10 points apiece among the candidates of their choosing. Then, when the final points are tabulated,… Read more »
For the second straight year, I’ll have the privilege of voting for the Poker Hall of Fame. This prestigious award is given to deserving candidates who meet four criteria: “Played poker against acknowledged top competition; played for high stakes; played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers; stood the test of time; or, for non-players,… Read more »
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit made history earlier this week with the announcement of an additional stop to its 2010-2011 Circuit schedule, a visit to the great state of Oklahoma. The WSOP Circuit will visit the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma from January 6th to 25th for the first ever American WSOP… Read more »
After the first six weeks of coverage of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on cable sports giant ESPN, the ratings are down slightly in comparison to last year’s numbers. The overall ratings for the first six weeks of WSOP coverage on ESPN have garnered a 0.67 rating, with a rating of 1.0 meaning that… Read more »
World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Blair Hinkle came out on top of the pack in the Circuit Championship at Council Bluffs, Iowa. The $1,600 buy-in poker tournament attracted a field of 251 players. Hinkle’s reward for winning the Circuit Championship was $88,000 in cash, a diamond and gold ring, $10,000 to buy into… Read more »
After a two-month long public voting period, Harrah’s officials unveiled the top 10 vote getters for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on Wednesday. Now, the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council will review the list and axe anyone deemed not eligible to enter. Four criteria are required for a person to be… Read more »
As of Wednesday, 181 different individuals have received nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame Class of 2010. According to Harrah’s officials, the voting trend is similar to last year. On the Poker Hall of Fame nominating process, World Series of Poker (WSOP) Communications Director Seth Palansky told Poker News Daily, “It’s going well and… Read more »
Rumors of a sale of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas by casino giant Harrah’s are exactly that – rumors – according to Seth Palansky, Communications Director for Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment and the World Series of Poker (WSOP). In fact, Palansky and company are currently planning the 2011 WSOP, with a final… Read more »
Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment (HIE) has entered into an agreement with social game developer Playdom to release a new World Series of Poker (WSOP) game for Facebook, MySpace, and other networking sites. The game, which launched on Facebook earlier this week, will re-brand Playdom’s Poker Palace and serve millions of poker fans worldwide. “We are very… Read more »
ESPN’s coverage of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) got off to a great start on Tuesday, improving its first week ratings by 15% from last year. The coverage highlighted some phenomenal play from a group of talented pros, which almost certainly helped boost ESPN’s ratings during the second hour of the broadcast. The… Read more »
With the 2010 November Nine firmly set in place and the storm of the World Series of Poker calm for a few months, it’s always interesting to see how the oddsmakers view the crop of players at the biggest final table of the year. Online betting sites such as Betfair and BetUs have released their… Read more »
