World Series of Poker news.
Demonstrating the philanthropic side of the poker world, current World Series of Poker Championship Event chip leader Dennis Phillips has offered to wear sponsorships at the final table to raise money for charity. Read more »
Samuel Oberlin, a 22 year old college student from Grand Rapids, MI, captured his biggest tournament victory at the WSOPC-Southern Indiana Championship. Read more »
To say that the final table of the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event was grueling would be an understatement. In fact, 22 hours and 484 hands after it started, the final hand of the WSOPE Main Event was dealt. Read more »
In the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event, nine players remain, led by Full Tilt Poker pro John Juanda. The final group will play down to a winner on Thursday. The champion will pocket £868,800 and hold the title of the second WSOP Europe Main Event Champion ever. Read more »
It's the end of Day 2 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event and leading the field at the Casino at the Empire London is a familiar face, Andy Bloch. The Full Tilt Poker pro and former member of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team enters Day 3 holding about 10% more chips than his next closest competitor. Read more »
Sunday marked the second of two starting days for the World Series of Poker Europe Main Event. The £10,350 buy-in event attracted 362 players and leading the pack as the tournament enters its second day is Justin Smith. Read more »
Day 1B of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event kicked off on Sunday. The attendance on the second of two starting days boosted the total tally to 362 players, the exact same number that competed in 2007's Main Event. Read more »
The third and final preliminary event of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe wrapped up on Friday night and sitting atop the final leader board standings was none other than Theo Jorgensen, a 36 year-old accomplished poker pro from Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more »
In a battle for the ages, poker legend Doyle Brunson defeated reigning World Series of Poker Main Event Champion Annette "Annette_15" Obrestad heads-up in two straight games to win the best of three series. It was a match that pitted one of the top poker players of all time against the symbol of a younger generation. Read more »
The £2,500 buy-in HORSE tournament wrapped up on Wednesday at the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe. Winning the coveted bracelet was Sherkhan Farnood, who took home £76,999. Others at the final table included Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, and Jeff Lisandro. Read more »
Day One of the ₤5,000 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha tournament of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off on Wednesday. When the smoke cleared, Jason Mercier held a slight chip leader over online poker pro Shaun Deeb. Read more »
The second event of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe wrapped up Day Two on Tuesday night. When the smoke cleared in the ₤2,500 buy-in HORSE event, a familiar name was at the top of the leader board: Full Tilt Poker pro Howard Lederer. Read more »
On Friday, Day 1A of Event 1 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe kicked off from the Casino at the Empire in London, England. When the smoke cleared on Monday night from the European metropolis, Jesper Hougaard defeated a field of 410 entrants en route to a ₤144,218 payday. Read more »
On Monday at 1:00pm local time, the final nine players of Event #1 of the World Series of Poker Europe will reconvene at the Empire Casino in London. Leading the pack will be Adam Junglen, who has one-third of the chips in play. Read more »
Event 1 of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe began on Friday. The second of two starting days occurred on Saturday and near the top of the chip counts were PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu and Australian Jason Gray. The overall leader was Ohio resident Adam Junglen. Read more »
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe began today from the Casino at the Empire, located in Leicester Square in London, England. The first of four events is a £1,575 buy-in No Limit Hold'em tournament, which attracted 191 players on Day 1A. Read more »
European players (and precocious pros between the ages of 18 and 21) should be heading to London double quick, because the 2nd World Series of Poker Europe starts tomorrow. Read more »
On Tuesday night, millions of viewers will witness Day 2A and likely Day 2B of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on cable channel ESPN. The action begins at 9:00pm ET on the Worldwide Leader in Sports. Read more »
On Tuesday night, September 9th, cable channel ESPN will air Days 1C and 1D of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event. The action begins at 8:00pm ET for Day 1C and 9:00pm ET for Day 1D. Read more »
On Tuesday night, the first installment of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event aired on ESPN. It marked Day 1A of the second largest tournament in WSOP history and seated at the featured table was none other than Scotty Nguyen. Read more »
When viewers across the United States tune into ESPN tonight, they'll witness the first of 18 hours of coverage from the World Series of Poker Main Event. The massive tournament began on July 3rd from the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Read more »
The world of poker is shocked and disappointed in Scotty Nguyen, whose reprehensible behavior and foul language was seen by many as a mockery of the first Chip Reese Memorial $50,000 HORSE tournament. Read more »
Tonight ESPN will air one of the most high-profile tournaments on the 2008 World Series of Poker slate, the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha World Championship. Read more »
This past Friday and Saturday, Poker in the Park 2008 showcased some of Britain's top poker talent and gave the public an opportunity to mingle with some of the greatest poker minds across Europe. Read more »
World Series of Poker Main Event chip leader Dennis Phillips pledged1% of his tournament winnings to the Prevent Cancer Foundation's "Bad Beat on Cancer," and PokerStars will match his contribution. Read more »
