World Series of Poker news.
Harrah's Interactive Entertainment (HIE) announced Thursday that its World Series of Poker (WSOP) brand would be renewing its contract with IMG Sports and Entertainment for five more years through 2014. The two groups have worked together since 2005. Read more »
Team Europe emerged victorious in the first ever Caesars Cup, claiming the heads-up and two-on-two matches by a 4-1 margin. Daniel Negreanu captained the American team, while Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad headed the European squad. Read more »
Who will win the 2009 WSOP Main Event? Poker News Daily sought the insight of some of the other players who made incredible runs at this year's Main Event as well as a couple of our own writers who spent the summer keeping a very close eye on the action. You'll be surprised to read just how many of them did not opt for fan favorite Phil Ivey. Read more »
The conclusion of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is now just six weeks away and an $8.1 million first place prize will be up for grabs. Poker News Daily has learned that CardPlayer Editor Jeff Shulman is receiving training from Phil Hellmuth. Read more »
Most poker enthusiasts are currently thinking about their plans for World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) or the World Poker Tour (WPT) event currently running at the Borgata in Atlantic City. However, those who like to plan ahead are already setting their sights on another upcoming Atlantic City tournament series, the World Series of Poker Circuit Event (WSOPC) at Harrah's in December. Read more »
Last week, Harrah's, the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and the Poker Hall of Fame Governing Council announced the final list of players to be considered for induction into the Hall this fall. This has brought out differing opinions among some in the world of poker. Read more »
With the Caesars Cup getting ready for its inaugural action in just over three weeks, both American captain Daniel Negreanu and European captain Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad have been busy filling out the remainder of their squads. Earlier this week, each named two additional members to their teams. Read more »
Recently, World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine member Joe Cada inked an agreement to be sponsored by PokerStars, the world's largest online poker site. The signing marked the end of a grueling process for Cada and his agent, Dan Frank. Read more »
It took all of three episodes of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on ESPN for 11-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth to get the industry buzzing. Hellmuth used a parade of words not fit for television during ESPN's Day 1C recap. Read more »
Four players now comprise each team that will battle in September in the Caesars Cup as part of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Europe festivities. Recently, team captains Daniel Negreanu and Annette Obrestad each made two more selections. Read more »
On Tuesday night, cable station ESPN featured action from the Ante Up for Africa charity tournament held during the 2009 World Series of Poker. The final table aired for just 30 minutes in a unique telecast. Read more »
Antoine Saout, who recently earned a seat as a member of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) November Nine, has signed a deal to join Team Everest Poker. Read more »
Tuesday night saw the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Champions Invitational play out on ESPN. A rather subdued final table competed for a vintage 1970 Corvette and the title of "Champion of Champions." Read more »
The 2009 WSOP will certainly be remembered for dominating performances by Jeffrey Lisandro and Phil Ivey. While those two superstars took the poker world by storm, Poker News Daily was at the Rio all summer to catch some of the other memorable stories from the world's largest poker event. Read more »
Will CardPlayer Magazine owner Jeff Shulman become poker's biggest villain? In the interviews that followed the conclusion of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Wednesday, reporters were huddled around Jeff Shulman, who candidly shared his thoughts on WSOP management and the championship bracelet. Read more »
After 56 events and 13 days of play in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the final table of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was determined. Read more »
It was another relatively short day at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, as play lasted for just four levels before the tournament staff sent everyone home for the night. Sixty-four players began Day Seven of the Main Event, but only 27 survived to return on Wednesday and play down to the November Nine that will comprise this year's final table. Read more »
The second of two starting days are in the books at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup V. When the smoke cleared, 268 players turned out to the storied Las Vegas casino, down sharply from the 446 that entered last year. Read more »
Two familiar names took the Rio by storm on Day 6 of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event as Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari climbed into the top six chip counts as play concluded Monday evening. Read more »
Playing as if they had a plane to catch, the 407 players who came back for Day Five of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) wasted little time in whittling the field to fewer than 200 players. Read more »
Day 4 of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event came to an early close Saturday evening, as it took just three levels to eliminate 382 players and break the money bubble. The top 648 players received a minimum of $21,365 and, after some fast play, the tournament staff halted the event with 407 runners left in the field. Read more »
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier vaulted to the top of the leaderboard Friday evening and will enter Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event as the chip leader with 1,380,500 in chips. Read more »
Eleven stops will take place as part of the 2009-2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit, announced by Harrah's officials on Friday. The festivities will head to Harrah's St. Louis for the first time. Read more »
On a rare day off at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the annual Media Charity Event took place on Thursday afternoon using the Dream Team Poker format. Read more »
It's not every day that the Average Joe can play a game of poker alongside "Seinfeld" actor Jason Alexander. However, for eight players on Day 3 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, battling against George Costanza will be a reality. Read more »
