Daily news from poker and online poker world http://www.pokernews.com/news/ Mon, 12 May 2008 19:27:52 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/i/logo-pn2.gif http://www.pokernews.com/news/ en-us Copyright 2003-2008, PokerNews.com http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/08/wsop-class-of-2006-part-two.htm In Part I of the WSOP Class of '06, we looked at the tenth- through sixth-place finishers from the 2006 WSOP Championship event. In Part II we'll see how the top five finishers in the biggest poker tournament in history fared in the year... poker/news/2006 WSOP Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:57:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/07/wsop-class-of-2006-part-one.htm The 2006 WSOP Main Event was record breaking on many levels, with 8773 entrants and a whopping $12 million first prize. Among the big-name pros that took to the field that year, only Allen Cunningham (2005 ESPN/Toyota Player of the Year)... poker/news/2006 WSOP Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:33:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/2/two-million-chips-six-months-after.htm On August 10th, Jamie Gold won the 2006 World Series of Poker main event. Mr. Gold soon had issues collecting his $12 million in winnings, but those problems were recently resolved out of court... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic1966/ Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:29:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/2/jamie-gold-lawsuit-settled.htm Although information is just beginning to trickle in, it appears the lawsuit between 2006 WSOP Main Event champ Jamie Gold and Los Angeles based television producer Bruce Crispin Leyser has been settled out of court.... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic2033/ Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:32:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/2/hersheys-signs-deal-wsop.htm We've all been waiting to know who would get the coveted 'Official Chocolate of the 2007 WSOP' honors. Yesterday marked the end of our wait when a deal between Harrah's and Hershey's was announced.... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic1937/ Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:24:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2007/1/2007-wsop-schedule-released.htm The schedule is out for the 2007 World Series of Poker and at first glance it does appear there are improvements to please almost everyone. The 2007 schedule promises a wide variety of games with varied buy-ins... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic1826/ Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:04:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/9/interview-paul-wasicka-two.htm In part one of my interview with Paul, we discussed his path to get to the WSOP, and how his life has changed since he won $6.1 million dollars for second place in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker... poker/news/2006 WSOP Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:38:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/9/other-guy-paul-wasicka-one.htm There's an old expression in sports, 'Nobody remembers who finished second'. Paul Wasicka is determined to change that. The 2006 World Series Main Event runner-up has the largest second place prize in poker history... poker/news/2006 WSOP Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:51:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/9/two-million-questions-poker-responds.htm It's been about two weeks since we released our first three articles on the two million extra chips introduced into the 2006 WSOP Main Event. We have gotten feedback from a lot of different segments of the poker community.... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic1489/ Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:50:00 -0700 http://www.pokernews.com/news/2006/9/two-million-questions-one.htm As Poker seeks and gains more respectability with each successful tournament, each new television program and each lucrative advertising deal, the 'powers that be' within the growing poker community... poker/news/2006 WSOP http://www.pokernews.com/poker-forum/topic1475/ Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0700