World Series of Poker news.
Following in the graces of fellow World Series of Poker "November Nine" member Dennis Phillips, PokerStars Pro Ylon Schwartz has auctioned himself off for charity. Schwartz has hired Recordweb Communications to promote his marketing endeavors and is offering a 10 square-inch advertising patch on his hat, chest, or arm to the highest bidder on eBay. Read more »
Early Monday morning, Steve "Mr. Smokey" Billirakis, who already holds the distinction of being the youngest ever bracelet winner in competition at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, added another notable chapter to his poker career by becoming the youngest champion of a World Series of Poker Circuit Championship Event. Read more »
The World Series of Poker is one of the marquee events to air on ESPN. New episodes currently air on Tuesdays and are replayed numerous times throughout the week on its family of networks. On November 11th, just a few hours after it concludes, the WSOP Main Event final table will air. Read more »
When the final nine players return for the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event on November 9th, they won't be headed to the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. Instead, the action will move to the Penn and Teller Theater inside the hotel, where the final table participants will quite literally take center stage to determine a winner. Read more »
While neither the Chicago Cubs nor White Sox were able to reach baseball's Fall Classic, there is still plenty of World Series action that the denizens of the Second City can get into. For the first time ever, the World Series of Poker Circuit continues its 2008-09 season with a stop near Chicago at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. Read more »
The eBay auction for a sponsorship logo on 2008 World Series of Poker chip leader Dennis Phillips will conclude early Sunday morning and, from appearances, looks to have been a huge success. Read more »
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 »
