The Microgaming Poker Network announced Friday that it is preparing to implement a brand new system for calculating player rake. Dubbed “True Value,” the new method aims to more fairly allocate the rake from each player to their respective operator. In a press release, the Isle of Man based network described True Value as a… Read more »
One of the wonderful things about poker is as long as you have the buy-in and the intestinal fortitude, you can sit down and play with anybody. You don’t have to be able to hit a devastating curveball or hit a three-pointer with a hand in your face. Just learn the rules of the game… Read more »
The 2012 World Series of Poker is officially at its halfway mark with two tournaments on Saturday in their second day of play. Both events will crown a champion at some point this evening, officially wrapping up the first 30 events of the 61-tournament schedule. Event #29 – $1000 Seniors’ No Limit Hold’em Championship 462… Read more »
Saturday’s action at the 2012 World Series of Poker was supposed to only feature one final table, but the delay of the $1500 H.O.R.S.E. event (after it hit the 10 level limit early Saturday morning) required that the players come back yesterday afternoon to close the deal. These two tournaments, as well as the other… Read more »
Two tournaments at the 2012 World Series of Poker were slogging through their fields on Thursday, with one of those events reaching its final 18 players and the second tournament finishing just short of the money bubble. Event #27 – $1500 H.O.R.S.E. – Day Two 165 players returned on Thursday, looking to whittle the field… Read more »
Instead of having only two bracelets awarded on Thursday, the 2012 World Series of Poker had three handed out due to the delayed finale of Event #24. The tournament rooms at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino were popping with action as these events winded up and two others saw their preliminary action. Event… Read more »
Although the attention of Phil Ivey’s run at Bracelet #9 may have sidetracked some of the railbirds from the rest of the action at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino, two tournaments held their second day of play yesterday at the 2012 World Series of Poker. One final table is set, while there is… Read more »
The 2012 World Series of Poker is nearing its figurative halfway mark with the slate of play yesterday. Two tournaments would be in their final day of play, with one bracelet being awarded and the second being suspended at the point of heads up action due to the late hour. Event #23 – $3000 Six… Read more »
The first $1,000 event of the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP), a “low” buy-in tournament formerly dubbed the “Stimulus Special,” concluded last night. It doesn’t have that fun name anymore, but Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em was certainly fun for Belgium’s Michael Gathy, who defeated almost 2,800 opponents en route to his first WSOP… Read more »
Fixed-Limit poker games can last a long time. After all, you don’t have pre-flop all-ins everywhere you look. Thus, a heads-up match that lasted six and a half hours (counting dinner) doesn’t really seem that far-fetched. The way it all played out, though, was the strange part. Regardless of the twists and turns, it was… Read more »
As amazing as televised poker and internet poker have been for the growth of the game, some players bemoan the idea that those two vehicles increased the popularity of the No-Limit variety of Texas Hold’em, which in turn drew people away from the Fixed-Limit version of the game. Once upon a time, Fixed-Limit was much… Read more »
Achieving one’s first six-figure cash in a poker tournament is an exciting moment for any poker player. Winning one’s first World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet is a dream come true. How great is it, then, to have these two things happen at the same time? That was Clifford Goldkind’s amazing day Monday as… Read more »
The same night that Phil Hellmuth was in the process of winning his record twelfth World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet, Phil Ivey looked like he was going to stay within some semblance of striking distance and win his ninth. But a funny thing happened on the way to building his legend: Phil Ivey… Read more »
What can you say about Phil Hellmuth that hasn’t already been said? The guy knows how to play poker. Hellmuth, already the most prolific World Series of Poker (WSOP) player of all time, won his record twelfth WSOP bracelet early Monday morning, defeating a strong group of competitors at the final table of Event #18:… Read more »
WSOP history was made on Saturday as poker professional Matt Matros won his third bracelet in as many years in taking down Event #16, the $1500 Six Handed No Limit Hold’em championship, at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Nine men returned to the tables yesterday to determine a victor in this tournament and there… Read more »
Over the last two days at the 2012 World Series of Poker, four different bracelets have been awarded to their fortunate recipients. The four tournaments ran the gamut over different disciplines of poker, giving something for the railbirds inside the Amazon Room intriguing events to watch. Event #12 – $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
Two tournaments at the 2012 World Series of Poker saw their Day Two play on Wednesday, with the championships of each to be determined during action today. Event #12 – $10,000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em World Championship 32 players remained in action on Wednesday from the initial 152 player field, with those individuals divvying… Read more »
While there have been plenty of international players inside the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino for the 2012 World Series of Poker, they haven’t had much impact on the final tables that have been played to this point. That all changed on Wednesday as two players from outside the United States took down bracelets… Read more »
Depending on your perspective, this first week of June is either a great week for online poker in Europe or an “oh great, more of this” week. This is the week that a number of poker rooms were granted the first operating licenses in Spain and several just went live on Tuesday. Those who take… Read more »
Tuesday was an extremely busy day at the 2012 World Series of Poker with five tournaments running simultaneously. One, the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event, concluded with California’s John Monnette winning his second ever gold bracelet. Two events wound their way down to their respective final tables, while two others completed their initial days. Let’s… Read more »
At the World Series of Poker (WSOP), and really anywhere else for that matter, No-Limit Hold’em tournaments are the highlight events because of their size and the excitement of the “all-in.” Other games, particularly an old favorite like Seven Card Stud, tend to take a back seat. But here’s the thing: despite their small size,… Read more »
If it is possible to have a heads-up battle that determines a World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet winner be a bit anticlimactic, then Monday’s match between Aubin Cazals and Joseph “subiime” Cheong may have been just that. After Cazals won a record-breaking marathon contest the day before, he took “only” five hours to… Read more »
After 43 years, things still happen that nobody has seen before at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). Day 4 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Mixed Max event seemed fairly straightforward: four players remained, which meant three heads-up matches to crown a champion. No problem. Wrong. One of the two semi-final matches went smoothly. Joseph… Read more »
It looked like a terrible mismatch. Poker Triple Crown winner versus a guy with no cashes in a tournament greater than a $500 buy-in. Young pro versus senior financier. Expect to be here versus happy to be here. But this is poker and the beauty of it is that given a bit of skill and… Read more »
As the first week of the 2012 World Series of Poker draws to a close, two tournaments were in the midst of their early action. One tournament will crown a champion on Sunday, while the other tournament will continue to fill out its field with it unique “re-entry” format today. Event #8 – $1500 Omaha… Read more »
