The final 31 players came back to the Amazon Room at the 2012 World Series of Poker’s Event #6, the $5000 No Limit Hold’em “Mixed Max” tournament, facing the task of working down to the Final Four in the last leg of the format. After playing nine-handed on Day One and six-handed on Day Two,… Read more »
After more than two decades of effort, veteran poker professional Andy Bloch emerged as the champion of Event #7, the $1500 Seven Card Stud tournament, defeating Barry Greenstein in heads up play at the 2012 World Series of Poker. After getting down to the unofficial final table of nine on Friday night, the players came… Read more »
There was only one tournament slated for Day One action on Friday at the 2012 World Series of Poker, but it was sure to draw the gamblers in the Rio out in droves. Event #8, the $1500 Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, didn’t disappoint anyone as to its numbers, bringing 967 runners to the line eventually before… Read more »
Friday marked Day Two action in two tournaments for the 2012 World Series of Poker, with one tournament down to its heads up fights to determine a champion and the determination of an “unofficial” final table in another by the democratic measure of a player vote. Event #6 – $5000 “Mixed Max” No Limit Hold’em… Read more »
The first full weekend of action at the 2012 World Series of Poker kicked off on Friday with one bracelet being awarded. Event #5, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament, featured a plethora of known professionals on the felt as well as several newcomers vying for the right to take down the latest gold for… Read more »
Two new tournaments took to the stage at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino on Thursday as the 2012 World Series of Poker welcomed its first action in a tournament that hadn’t been seen before at the Las Vegas version of the tournament and one of the venerable forms of the game of poker.… Read more »
With 71 players returning on Thursday in Event #5, the $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament, everyone was comfortable in the fact that they would at least make the minimum cash ($2432). The real goal of all the players, though, was to reach the end of the evening to have a shot at the latest bracelet… Read more »
Two final tables were in action on Thursday at the 2012 World Series of Poker. In one corner of the Amazon Room, the $3000 Heads Up No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha tournament came to a close while, in another area of the cavernous poker arena, the $1500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo event determined its champion.… Read more »
If you have read a lot of poker strategy, the odds are that you have been told time and time again that you should understand bet sizing inside and out. In general, bet sizing strategy is quite systematic and routing, and while there is nothing inherently incorrect about this, it leaves a lot to be… Read more »
