Another tournament, another extra day. Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the latest tourney this summer to go into overtime, extending into a fourth day to determine a winner. Day 3 ended with just two players – Neil Willerson and Vladimir Mefodichev – remaining because tournament officials… Read more »
Maybe there is something to the whole positive thinking thing. Maybe visualizing success can work. Or maybe Antonio Esfandiari is simply a clairvoyant. Before any cards had even been dealt in the 2012 World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop event, Antonio Esfandiari told our friends at PokerNews, “I wasn’t… Read more »
The 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop tournament started with 48 well-to-do players. Today, the final eight can relax a little. They have all made the money. Though who knows, the nerves might start going even more now that the $18 million first prize is within arm’s… Read more »
“I wonder how long is it until people start asking, ‘Who do you think the best male tournament player is?’” Those apt words were posted on Twitter by professional poker player Phil Galfond shortly after Vanessa Selbst won the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #52: $2,500 10-Game Mix Six-Handed Sunday night, the second… Read more »
Ray Bitar, founder and CEO of Full Tilt Poker, surrendered to United States law enforcement officials Monday more than year after being charged with “bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses” in the infamous Black Friday indictments. Bitar was apprehended at John F. Kennedy International Airport and pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal… Read more »
The history making Big One for One Drop tournament kicked off Sunday at the 2012 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with 48 deep-pocketed players each putting up a record $1 million buy-in for their chance at immortality. The event was the brainchild of Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, with $111,111 of each buy-in going… Read more »
It’s not as if it hadn’t already happened during the 2012 World Series of Poker, but it is still a bit of a weird feeling when a tournament goes overtime. The excitement and anticipation of a dramatic finish builds up during the final scheduled day and then…nothing. No bracelet winner. The remaining players have to… Read more »
In the 43-year history of the World Series of Poker, there have been quite a few historical moments. Back-to-back WSOP Championship Event winners, the largest buy in tournaments on the largest stages and the achievements of legends that have placed them in the pantheon of the game. Sunday marks the start of another tournament which… Read more »
For the first time at the 2012 World Series of Poker, a day of play went by where no bracelets were handed out. This doesn’t mean that there wasn’t any action on the tables, however, as one tournament suspended play short of the bracelet, two tournaments decided their course for their final day of action… Read more »
