World Series of Poker news.
The WSOP Tournament of Champions, which will take on an all-star game format, has been the most riveting poker story over the past few weeks. Several players have openly lobbied for votes from the poker community, but Irish poker pro Marty Smyth has taken a different approach. Read more »
Outlasting a difficult field of 70 runners and a final table full of experience and talent, noted online and live professional Bryan "badbeatninja" Devonshire emerged after a 4½ hour final table as the champion of the 2010 WSOP Circuit stop at Harrah's Rincon. Read more »
Dwyte Pilgrim added another title to his impressive resume last week by winning an event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit stop at Harrah's Rincon. The Brooklyn pro bested a field of 169 players in the $340 buy-in tournament to collect $13,392 and his third WSOP Circuit gold ring. Read more »
According to the poker website Pokerati.com, 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year Tom Schneider is willing to give a part of whatever he wins in the invite-only WSOP Tournament of Champions to those who mark their ballots with his name. Read more »
As of Friday morning at 1:00pm ET, the poker community had cast 180,827 votes for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions. Voting opened on March 15th and will close on June 15th at Midnight ET. Read more »
Making headlines in recent days is the announcement of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, which will take on an all-star game format. Harrah's Interactive Entertainment Vice President Ty Stewart sat down with Poker News Daily to discuss the new addition to the annual schedule. Read more »
There are just under 70 days remaining until the start of the WSOP. As such, poker pros are getting their affairs in order, planning their schedules beginning on May 28th. One of those who has been quite open about his schedule is PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu. Read more »
ESPN's coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has been nominated for a Sports Emmy Award for the second consecutive year, as announced this week by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Read more »
Recently, World Series of Poker officials announced open voting to determine 20 of the 27 spots in the 2010 Tournament of Champions. With five automatic qualifiers already in the field and two more left up to the event's sponsor, Poker News Daily staff writers cast their votes. Read more »
Fifty-two year old Roland Isra overcame a massive chip disadvantage to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Event at Caesars Palace Atlantic City early Monday morning. Read more »
Voting for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Tournament of Champions, which will take on an All-Star Game format, has been open for 24 hours. A handsome total of 40,722 votes have been cast. Read more »
The National Basketball Association has one. So does the National Football League. Now, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will introduce an All-Star Game featuring 27 players in a made-for-television Tournament of Champions. Read more »
In a Tweet posted on Wednesday by officials from the World Series of Poker (WSOP), it was revealed that a special All Star Game may be in the works. Its format and players involved are currently unclear. Read more »
Heading into next Monday's $5,150 buy-in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Championship in Tunica, Mississippi, media interest in the event is ramping up. The area was hit hard by winter weather last weekend, but despite Mother Nature, mammoth crowds have turned out. Read more »
On the kickoff episode of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe on ESPN2, the inaugural Caesars Cup took center stage. Pitting teams of eight from Europe and the Americas against each other, the Caesars Cup ended in a landslide victory. Read more »
After events in Chicago, Southern Indiana, Lake Tahoe, and Atlantic City, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit traveled south to Tunica, Mississippi for its sixth stop of the 2009-2010 season. Michael Crump won the $340 buy-in No Limit Hold'em kickoff event. Read more »
The official rules for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) were handed down this week, with tournament organizers adopting a cell phone rule that permits text messaging and Twittering at the table. Read more »
Fans of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe won't have to wait long for the tournament series to air on ESPN. The first episode kicks off on Sunday, January 31st at 11:00pm ET and a total of 10 hours will air. Read more »
The 41st annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is still months away, but the schedule of events was released this week. Poker players have been quick to give their opinions on the changes made by Harrah's and the Player's Advisory Council for 2010. Read more »
The schedule for the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was officially announced on Thursday and features a brand new $50,000 buy-in Player's Championship that will play out in an Eight Game format. Fifty-seven bracelets will be on the line. Read more »
When the late gaming legend Benny Binion brought the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on the world, little did he know what it would become. What began 40 years ago as a gathering of Texas road gamblers in a quaint Las Vegas hotel has grown to become a behemoth that now spans an entire calendar year. Read more »
On Monday night, Week 12 of the National Football League (NFL) will conclude with the 7-3 New England Patriots visiting Louisiana to take on the undefeated New Orleans Saints. Featured during the game will be 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event runner-up Darvin Moon. Read more »
Last Friday, former Bear Stearns executive Steven Begleiter joined Bloomberg news hosts Mark Crumpton and Lori Rothman to discuss his sixth place finish in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and his future in the game. Read more »
In posts that appeared on the online poker forums PocketFives.com and TwoPlusTwo.com, a preliminary 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule may have been leaked. The link to the schedule has since been removed. Read more »
This week, the online poker forum PocketFives.com welcomed 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event winner Joe Cada, who signed up for a PocketFives.com account using the moniker "jcada99." Read more »
