2008 WSOP
Nikolay Evdakov Passes Away at 47
02-07-2012,
Russian poker player Nikolay Evdakov passed away on Monday, Feb. 6 at the age of 47.
Buyer of Peter Eastgate's Bracelet Wants to Return it to WSOP, Raise Money for Charity
01-23-2012, , 3
William Haughey, the man who bought Peter Eastgate’s World Series of Poker bracelet, would like to give the bracelet back to the WSOP and help organize a charity event for up to $2 million.
Does Matt Giannetti's Recent World Poker Tour Victory Translate to November Success?
09-27-2011, , 1
Matt Giannetti recently captured World Poker Tour Malta. Does that mean he's prime for more success come November? PokerNews dives into the archives to find out.
2011 World Series of Poker Day 11: Badecker and Bonkowski Win and Hellmuth Chases #12
06-11-2011, , 2
Day 11 at the 2011 WSOP is complete. Andrew Badecker and Tyler Bonkowski win bracelets while Phil Hellmuth chases his 12th career bracelet in the $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Championship.
PokerNews Op-Ed: The Eastgate Bracelet Debacle
12-04-2010, , 19
Chad Holloway offers his opinion of 2008 World Champ Peter Eastgate's recent sale of his Main Event bracelet on eBay and what it means to poker.
WSOP-C Horseshoe Southern Indiana Day 2: Final Table Reached with Charles “Woody” Moore Leading the Way
10-12-2010,
Day 2 action from the World Series of Poker Circuit Southern Indiana.
Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic is Ready to Roll
12-14-2009,
Poker once again returns to the Bellagio with the today's start of the World Poker Tour Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic. This yearly event draws some of poker's biggest fields thanks to the hefty $15,000 buy-in and it appears as...
Five Minutes with Full Tilt's $25,000 PLO Heads-Up Winner Andrew "Browndog19" Brown
12-01-2009,
Although his name may not sound familiar to many players, Andrew "Browndog19" Brown continues to make a name for himself among the game's elite Omaha players. Despite having won a World Series of Poker bracelet in the 2008 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo...
The World Series of Poker November Nine: Jeff Shulman
10-23-2009, , 1
Although Phil Ivey may be the most well-known player of the November Nine, one player has stolen the spotlight from the Full Tilt Pro thanks to his brash opinions about Harrahs and the WSOP as a whole. CardPlayer Magazine Editor and CardPlayer Media...
The World Series of Poker November Nine: James Akenhead
10-13-2009,
Although he may not be a household name Stateside just yet, fans in the United Kingdom pumped a triumphant fist in the air at the news that James Akenhead had navigated his way to the WSOP Main Event Final Table. The 26 year old had widely been...
ESPN Coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event Returns Tuesday
10-13-2009,
Poker returns to the small screen Tuesday when ESPN gives viewers another highly anticipated episode of the World Series Main Event. Plenty of big name players are left as the field narrows to 100. Big-name players ready for the first hour include...
PokerNews Op/Ed: The Watchers
10-11-2009, , 4
Amid harsh economic times, financially strapped people find creative and inexpensive ways to entertain themselves. Observing online poker is one of those activities. It’s so cheap, it’s free. At one time, watching online poker was a fixation for...
The World Series of Poker Returns to ESPN Tonight
10-06-2009,
ESPN's World Series of Poker coverage continues this week as the field continues to dwindle to the final nine players. With more than 96% of the 6,494 starting players gone, the action focuses on the remaining 230 including the always tough Joe...
WSOP Main Event Coverage: Hellmuth Takes the Stage, L.A. Laker Jordan Famar Tries to Score
09-08-2009,
Today sees another day at the World Series of Poker Main Event unfold on ESPN as Phil "The Poker Brat" Hellmuth takes center stage while battling some of the biggest names in the game including November Nine member Phil Ivey, last year's Main Event...
Tonight's WSOP Main Event Coverage on ESPN features Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, and Daniel Negreanu
08-25-2009,
It's that time of the week again folks, so strap in and get ready for some World Series of Poker action from the wunderkinds at ESPN. The 2009 Main Event coverage continues at 8:00 PM (EST) featuring an all-star line-up that should keep poker fans...
Face the Ace: Episode 2
08-10-2009, , 4
Face the Ace, which returned for its second episode this past Saturday night was hyped as potentially bringing us our first millionaire in Don Topel, a truck driver who beat both Erick Lindgren, and Howard Lederer before deciding to risk it all...
Near Miss for Andy Bloch in FTOPS Event #5
08-08-2009,
The thirteenth Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS) continued on Friday with two more events. Among all of the notable finishes, one in particular stands out. Team Full Tilt member Andy Bloch took second place in event #5, a $200+16 stud...
The Year in Poker: November, 2008
12-30-2008,
November capped an incredible fall run of poker news with perhaps the biggest story of the entire year, when Denmark's Peter Eastgate returned to the Rio to capture the WSOP's Main Event. It was one of several huge tournaments...
The Year in Poker: July, 2008
12-26-2008,
The prospect of a delayed final table for the WSOP Main Event left the poker world in an anticlimactic mood, even as the final bracelets in 2008 WSOP preliminary events were awarded in early July. The immense ME field...
The Year in Poker: June, 2008
12-25-2008,
The poker world's annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas and the 2008 World Series of Poker had barely started when June began, and as expected, news and results from the Rio dominated the headlines throughout the month. The series came...
The Year in Poker: May, 2008
12-24-2008,
May was history-making in many ways for the poker world, beginning with the announcement of the month's very first day that the final table of the WSOP Main Event would be delayed. The end of the month brought the start of the 2008...
WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe, Day 2: Michael Binger Leads Final Table
11-16-2008,
Day Two of the WSOP Circuit Event Championship at Harvey's Lake Tahoe was a grueling affair as 55 remaining players battled down to the final table of nine. Familiarity with the event seemed to matter as by the end of the day Todd...
2008 WSOP Final Table to be Auctioned
11-12-2008,
The World Series of Poker is teaming up with XP Events to auction off the table used for the last of the action in the 2008 WSOP Main event, which concluded early Tuesday morning when Denmark's Peter Eastgate eliminated Russia's...
2008 WSOP Main Event Day 9: Peter Eastgate Becomes Youngest-ever ME Winner
11-11-2008,
After nearly four months of waiting, the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event concluded last night in a battle of rising poker superstars. 27-year-old Ivan Demidov had already locked up the title of biggest Russian...
2008 WSOP Day 8, Main Event Final Table: Demidov, Eastgate to Duel for Bracelet
11-10-2008,
A huge crowd gathered in the Penn & Teller Theater at the Rio yesterday for the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event final table. After nearly a four-month break, the "November Nine" returned to Las Vegas for their...
2008 WSOP Main Event: The 'November Nine' Return
11-08-2008,
One hundred and seventeen days of waiting are almost over. Beginning at roughly 10:20 a.m. Las Vegas time on Sunday morning, the nine finalists in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will return to play in the Penn and Teller...
2008 WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Scott Montgomery
11-08-2008,
Scott Montgomery, the 26-year-old Perth, Ontario native, may not have been a household name before his WSOP Main Event appearance, but this isn't his first time at center stage. Montgomery had a memorable TV final-table appearance...
2008 WSOP 'November Nine' Profile: David 'Chino' Rheem
11-06-2008,
David 'Chino' Rheem may be the most visible member of the upcoming 2008 World Series of Poker's "November Nine," having amassed an already impressive poker career in just three years of major tournament play...
2008 WSOP 'November Nine' Focus: Ylon Schwartz
11-04-2008,
Ylon Schwartz, a 38-year-old from Brooklyn, NY, is a man who likes games. Known now as a member of the November Nine, this gamer from Brooklyn, New York, is also a ranked chess master and former backgammon player. Like previous...
PokerStars 'Million Dollar Men' Promo Offers Players Chance to Share the Wealth
11-03-2008,
With the 117-day hiatus in the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event almost over and action at the final table about to begin, PokerStars continues to offer its players a chance to share in the excitement in a very real...
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