World Series of Poker news.
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 »
A total of 1,088 entrants took to the felts in the $2,500 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event (#13) during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In the end, Keven "Stamdogg" Stammen took home his first gold bracelet and $506,000. Read more »
Through the first 14 events of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a total of 57 nations have been represented, with 84.8% of entrants hailing from the United States. The 2009 WSOP Main Event will kick off on July 3rd with the first of four starting days. Read more »
As of 8:30pm ET on Sunday night, just five players remain in the $2,500 buy-in Limit Hold'em Six-Handed event being held as part of the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Headlining the field is a familiar face in the poker world: Daniel Negreanu. Read more »
Large crowds formed in the back of the Amazon Room Saturday afternoon to watch Doyle Brunson and son Todd Brunson play at the same table of the $10,000 buy-in World Championship Mixed Event during the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That was with 20 players remaining. By the end of the night, the crowd… Read more »
Two first-time winners were awarded gold bracelets at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Friday evening. A Cinderella story became reality for Ken Aldridge in the $1,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em event. Aldridge, whose career live tournament earnings were just $2,000, defeated a field of 1,459 players to win the bracelet and a prize of $428,259. Read more »
The 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has already been firmly cemented as one of our industry's most epic events ever. Three of the first nine tournaments were sold out for the first time in WSOP history, including the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em Stimulus Special event, which attracted 6,000 runners. Read more »
Participants in the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will bear witness to the awarding of the first ever Caesars Cup. The tournament pits the United States against Europe in a battle for poker supremacy. Read more »
In another action-filled day at the Amazon Ballroom in the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino, the World Series of Poker rolled along with six tournaments that were in play. Read more »
Jason Mercier's career on the live tournament circuit is just 14 months young. But he has a list of accolades during that span that would make any professional green with envy. Read more »
