The $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/Rebuys Event #44 drew 879 players and, thanks to the 2,508 rebuys and add-ons, generated a prize pool of over $3.2 million. After ten rounds of play, the field had thinned to just 115 players, 34 shy of the... more
Sixty-eight players returned to the Brasilia Room at the Rio on Wednesday to play down to the final table of Event #43, $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. After a lightning-fast Day 1, all the remaining players were well within... more
A measure proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for by the United States' 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was pulled from consideration after... more
In 2006, the World Series of Poker added their first ever $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, which was dubbed the player's championship. In some ways, pros wanted to win the H.O.R.S.E. bracelet more so than the Main Event. With the title also... more
Tuesday's action at the World Series of Poker brought the crowning of the year's first double bracelet winner, John 'The Razor' Phan. Phan's second win at the 2008 WSOP was one of two titles claimed on the day, with action occurring... more
One week ago, John Phan's name would come up in discussions about the best tournament player without a World Series of Poker bracelet. Now, his name comes up in discussions of 2008 WSOP Player of the Year, after he captured his second... more
720 players took the field in Event #43, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low, and with an average of nearly 100 players eliminated per hour in the early going, it didn't take long for the field to thin all the way down past the money bubble... more
Day 2 of Event #45, the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, started with 220 players and handily made it past the money bubble early in the day. But it would take until nearly 4:30 in the morning before Dale... more
Three hours into the final table of Event #41, $1,500 Mixed-Limit Hold'em, Nick Binger had eliminated six players and seemed destined to win his first WSOP bracelet. But Frank Gary had other plans. An amateur poker enthusiast... more
Team PokerStars grew by one on Tuesday when the world's largest poker site announced the signing of Swedish pro William Thorson to a deal. Thorson, who has garnered nearly $2 million in lifetime tournament winnings, has had several... more
A diverse schedule of poker offerings on Monday saw a relatively unknown player win a big-field bracelet, two more events work their way down to final tables with several stars in the mix, and an attendance record smashed... more
After a grueling Day 2, the final nine players in Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, returned to the Amazon Room at the Rio for their shot at glory in the 2008 World Series of Poker. Only chip leader Thom Werthmann started the day... more
Play started off near the money bubble on Monday in Event #40, $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw, with some big names still in the field. David Sklansky, John 'The Razor' Phan, Greg Raymer, Robert Mizrachi and lowball master Billy Baxter... more
Day 1 of Event 42, $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, began with 2,218 players, the largest starting field ever assembled for the WSOP Seniors event. And when the 220 remaining players, led by Duane Gerleman, return for... more
Day 2 of 2008 WSOP Event 41, $1,500 Mixed-Limit Hold'em, began with 98 players vying for a spot at the final table, where Tuesday's winner will take home $219,508 and the WSOP winner's bracelet. Mats Gavatin, a Swedish pro with two major... more
A hearing is scheduled today in the US House of Representatives for H.R. 5767, the bill proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Ron Paul (R-TX) to block implementation of regulations called for under the 2006 Unlawful Internet... more
Well, I haven't gotten anywhere in playing in the WSOP but some items seem inescapable to the eye. First, the structures are better than one's first impression. What that means, specifically, is that they [the blinds] start out rather... more
Two hundred and thirty-eight players descended upon the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio for Event #40 of the 2008 World Series of Poker, $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw. This event replaced last year's $1,000 2-7 Triple Draw w/ Rebuys event... more
The first respite in what had been an unrelenting early WSOP schedule brought a Sunday where action occurred in only four events, with only one bracelet being awarded. Sunday was far some sedate, however, and the day's bracelet chase... more
731 players registered for the $1,500 Mixed-Limit Hold'em tourney, Event #41, which was structured with alternating 30-minute periods of fixed-limit and no-limit action. By the end of the day, only 98 players remained, including... more