World Series of Poker news.
In one of the wildest endings at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) thus far, Richard Austin came out on top to win the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event (#35). Austin won a shocking three-way all-in against prominent pros Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi and Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy to earn his first bracelet and a payday of $409,484. Read more »
It took a grueling three-day battle through 2,095 players and 11 hours on Thursday but, as the clock passed Midnight, online poker player Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin emerged as the champion of the latest $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Read more »
Has Mexico found its own version of Chris Moneymaker? Mexico City's Angel Guillen became just the second Mexican national in World Series of Poker (WSOP) history to win a bracelet. Guillen claimed victory in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Event #32 by besting 1,534 players and a tough final table filled with online superstars. He earned $530,548 for his three days of work. Read more »
Greg "FBT" Mueller barreled through the field of 185 players in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em Championship (Event #33) during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). The Vancouver native earned $460,000. Read more »
Just days after finishing runner-up to Zac Fellows in the $3,000 buy-in HORSE event, poker pro James Van Alstyne made another HORSE final table, this time in the $1,500 buy-in HORSE tournament. Read more »
A talented final table assembled for the finale of Event #30 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $2,500 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament. In the end, J.C. Tran took down his second gold bracelet and $235,000. Read more »
Last year Kenny Tran took home the $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Heads Up title by defeating Alec Torelli in a memorable duel that had the poker world talking. Read more »
After a six hour long final table, Mike Eise, a 30 year-old pipe fitter from St. Louis, took down Event #28 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a $1,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament. Eise's win was worth $639,331 and his first WSOP bracelet. Read more »
There was no rest for players on Sunday in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, as the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) drives into its third week of competition. Read more »
By virtue of taking down a $5,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Better bracelet during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Roland De Wolfe became only the second player ever to complete poker's Triple Crown. De Wolfe also has wins on the European Poker Tour (EPT) and World Poker Tour (WPT). Read more »
Pete "The Greek" Vilandos has been traveling the tournament circuit for close to 20 years, but he's never seen a hot streak like this before. Vilandos bested a field of 2,506 players to win the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event (#24) and a prize of $607,276 on Saturday evening. Read more »
Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Ivey entered the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as a five-time bracelet winner. Now, he's up to seven, tied with Billy Baxter for the sixth most in WSOP history. Read more »
Jeff Carris told media members late Friday night that he didn't normally play tournaments. He then followed that up with, "I should probably start." Read more »
It's a fair assessment that the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball boasted one of the most talented final tables of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the end, Nick "TheTakeover" Schulman added a WSOP bracelet to his arsenal of poker accolades. Read more »
Despite being down to his final chips at one point in the action at the final table, Zac Fellows fought back to heads up action against professional James Van Alstyne and defeated him to capture the $3000 H.O.R.S.E. championship last night at the World Series of Poker. Read more »
A ninth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet was not in the offing for Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel in the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #20). He finished seventh, paving the way for John-Paul Kelly to capture his first WSOP bracelet. Read more »
Brock "t_soprano" Parker accomplished a seemingly unachievable goal Wednesday evening by winning the $2,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and picking up his second bracelet in just four days. Read more »
As this year's World Series of Poker continues on its seven week trek, charitable efforts are noticed throughout the Rio. While in a few weeks the 3rd Annual "Ante Up For Africa" charity poker tournament and the Media Charity Tournament will take place, Harrah's itself and the chip leader of the original "November Nine," Dennis Phillips, are also showing their charitable side. Read more »
The final table of the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em tournament (Event #20) as part of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will play out today inside the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Among those still in contention is Full Tilt Poker pro Erik Seidel. Read more »
Tuesday featured yet another World Series of Poker (WSOP) final table jam-packed with familiar faces. The 179 players who turned out for Event #18, the $10,000 buy-in World Championship of Omaha H/L, made up a tough field in which a number of known pros were able to navigate their way through difficult competition and make it to the final nine. Read more »
On Sunday, 1,060 of poker's top female pros took to the felts for the $1,000 buy-in Ladies' No Limit Hold'em World Championship as part of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Two days later, Lisa Hamilton emerged as its champion. Read more »
The 40th Annual World Series of Poker in running full speed here at the Rio in Las Vegas, with two weeks down and another five to go. There is another competition, however, that has reached its halfway mark and will be just as interesting as the battle for the bracelets that are occurring. Read more »
Brian Lemke overcame a 4-1 chip disadvantage heads up to defeat German pro Fabian Quoss and claim victory of the World Series of Poker $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event early Tuesday morning. Read more »
Poker pro Jeffrey Lisandro captured his second World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet in Seven Card Stud on Monday night. He took down a $1,500 buy-in tournament, the 16th event of the 2009 WSOP, in the age-old genre of poker. Read more »
The second Sunday of action in this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) featured a stirring comeback by an online player against a top professional and some of our first complaints about the 3:00am curfew rule. Read more »
