Day 2 of WSOP Event #13, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, saw 137 players vying for nine seats at Monday's final table, where the eventual winner will capture the top prize of $666,777. Among those returning for Day 2 were chip leaders... more
A jam-packed second Sunday of play at the 2008 WSOP saw a pair of bracelets awarded while one of the series' long-running traditions began amid much early-day pomp and circumstance. The music blared early and the celebs... more
553 players went into the Amazon Room in search of gold in the form of Event #16 of the 2008 World Series of Poker – $2,000 Omaha Hi/Low Split. Among the field were Ted Forrest, Kristy Gazes, Alan "Chainsaw" Kessler, Barry Greenstein... more
Philip Tom had never finished higher in a major event than 22nd and his highest WSOP finish to date was 30th (at last week's $5,000 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event). But Tom broke through in a big way on Sunday, winning the 2008... more
David Oppenheim will get another shot at the Stud Championship bracelet as he leads going into this year's final table. Oppenheim fell just short at last year's event, finishing in third place behind Chris Reslock and Phil Ivey... more
The Ladies Event field of 1,190 players powered through the money bubble on Day 1, leaving only 61 players in contention for the bracelet and its accompanying $244,702 first-place money. While the frenetic pace of this event... more
Day 3 of Event #12, $1,500 Limit Hold'em started off with 18 players on two tables. The field had plenty of flair, with Vinny Vinh starting the day as the chip leader, and Erick Lindgren, fresh off his bracelet win in Event #4. European... more
Several years ago I visited Russ Hamilton with a group of friends at a beach house in San Diego, where he was recovering from his stomach surgery. Russ said, 'Tommy, I'm going to tell you a story I've only told to a handful... more
Saturday at the WSOP was business -- or rather, busy -- as usual. Another six-pack of events saw action in the Amazon Room – two events found their champions, a final table was set and another event neared the same stage, while... more
And then there were six. Sirous Jamshidi, Greg "FBT" Mueller, Thomas Roupe, Phil Tom, Tim West and Leo Wolpert each emerged victorious from their respective tables during Round 2 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and will compete... more
179 players returned to the Amazon Room at the Rio for Day 2 of Event #12, $1,500 Limit Hold'em at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Among those returning were Marco Traniello, Erick Lindgren, Markus Golser, Tom Schneider and Terrence... more
As expected, the $10,000 World Championship Stud event drew a world class field totaling 158 players, all vying for the bracelet and a top prize of $ 415,856. Some may be surprised to learn that a young Russian player, Alexander Kostritsyn... more
It took more than 200 hands to cut the final table field in half in Event #9 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed at the World Series of Poker. It took just six more to crown a champion. Rep Porter took home the bracelet and the $372,929... more
The $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em event drew 1,390 players, crushing last year's number of 1,013, and after the first day of play, it was winnowed down to a mere 137 remaining players. 38 of those will still finish out of the money... more
Farzad Rouhani started the final table of the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Low championship as the dominant chip leader, and finished the day in short order, taking barely four hours of final-table play to claim his first World Series of Poker... more
It's not fancy. There are few bells or whistles, and the poker food is less than outstanding. But if you are in the Ft. Myers-Naples area, like your poker straight, with few gimmicks, and don't have a great home game already... more
Montel Williams and the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas together hosted a charity poker tournament on Friday for the benefit of the Montel Williams MS Foundation. The event was held in the Golden Nugget's newly renovated... more
Friday's action at the World Series of Poker was headlined by another pair of bracelet ceremonies, while action continued or began in another four events as the WSOP's early run of six-event days continued its rythymic pace... more
Event 12 saw the first purely Limit Hold'em event of the 2008 World Series of Poker, the $1,500 Limit Event. 880 players turned out for the event, down slightly from the 910 players in 2007, but the field was chock full of stars... more
Event #10, $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, drew 388 players initially, but only 108 of them returned to the Rio on Day 2 to try for their shot at the final table. Among the players remaining to start Day 2 were Greg Raymer... more