I stood about twenty feet away from the action when Scotty Nguyen busted out of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event. Deep down, I was rooting for Scotty Nguyen. I think we all were. When Nguyen finished in 11th place... more
It took five days and an amazing final-table performance to do it, but Scotty Nguyen claimed his fifth World Series of Poker bracelet with his victory in Event #45, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship. He outlasted a final table... more
The $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship, Event #50 on the schedule, drew 381 predictably well-known and arguably well-heeled players. And since the buy-in included one rebuy, it was a wild and raucous beginning as players pushed... more
Event #51 at the 2008 World Series of Poker, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., drew 803 entrants, making it possibly the largest live mixed-game event in history. The end of Day 1 eliminated more than three quarters of the field, and at night's end... more
Starting Day 2 of Event #49, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em., the 215 remaining players knew they were already in the money, so their focus was on making it to the final table where one of them will win $631,170 and the WSOP bracelet... more
It took two days to thin the field of 2,317 entrants into Event #48 down to the final nine, but it took just a few scant hours for Alexandre Gomes to blow through the final table en route to his first World Series of Poker bracelet... more
A few days ago I was walking through the 2008 WSOP at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino and literally stopped in my tracks, as I noticed one poker player on the end seat in a cash game. Simply put, I couldn't believe my eyes... more
Another pair of bracelets found worthy owners in action on Saturday at the World Series of Poker, while one of the two most illustrious events on the WSOP schedule, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, settled on its... more
A sellout crowd of 2,718 players descended on the Rio for Day 1 of Event #49, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Before kicking off the event, the crowd paused for a moment of silence for the late John Bonetti. Then it was time to start... more
Beginning Day 4, the 24 remaining players in Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., featured world champions, internet superstars, top cash game players, TV stars and one living legend. With over 30 WSOP bracelets among them... more
Ryan Hughes won his second WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo event, becoming the first player in WSOP history to win two stud hi/lo bracelets. Day 2 of the event was suspended when the field got down to 13 players. Ryan... more
The 198 players that returned for Day 2 of Event #48, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em, had all achieved their first goal, that of cashing in the tournament. With the money bubble bursting just before the end of play on Day 1, the eliminations... more
Going into the final table of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Event #46, Richard Lyndaker and Joe Commisso were one and two on the leaderboard. They would be the last two standing. By the end of their grueling, six-hour... more
The Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, run by the Seminole tribe of Florida, is a large, great room. They have 50 tables, spread $1/2 and $2/5 no limit hold'em with a $100 capped buy-in. They spread $2/4 limit hold'em and $1-5 limit stud... more
As the World Poker Association (WPA) begins a new era under returning founder and current chairman Jesse Jones, the group has announced a series of changes to its membership plan, both to better serve its current 1400-member enrollment... more
Three-time WSOP bracelet winner John Bonetti died of cancer on Saturday, June 28th in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Bonetti won his first WSOP bracelet in the 1990 No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball event at a final table that included... more
2,317 players spread throughout all playable areas of the Rio for Event #45, $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em. While attendance in some of the big-ticket events has held steady or decreased from last year, the smaller buy-in no-limit hold'em... more
Lyle Berman took the chip lead into Day 3 of Event #45, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, with 67 players returning to the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio All-Suites Resort & Casino. By the end of the day, Michael DeMichele had taken... more
Day 2 of 2008 WSOP Event #47 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low, started with 117 players and shed enough of those players to safely make it into the money, which started at 56th place. The event was unable, however, to make its way... more
Ninety-six players spread around 16 tables began Day 2 of Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed, and 15 hours later it was down to the final six. They will return to compete for the top prize money of $911,855 and the coveted... more