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  • WSOP-Circuit Atlantic City, Day 1: Chris Klodnicki Leads

    March 13, 2009,

    Caesars Atlantic City played host to the latest stop on the World Series of Poker Circuit yesterday, as 208 players ponied up the $5,150 entry fee for their shot at the gold championship ring and a WSOP Main Event...

     
  • Pre-Registration Now Open for 2009 WSOP

    March 11, 2009,

    On Wednesday, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. announced that pre-registration is now open for the 2009 World Series of Poker. The 57 bracelet events are scheduled for May 26 - July 15 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel...

     
  • 2009 WSOP Tournament Rules Stress Civility, Proper Conduct

    March 11, 2009,

    A new version of the World Series of Poker Tournament Rules was released earlier this week by Harrah's as part of the continuing preparation for the 2009 World Series of Poker. Among the notable additions and changes...

     
  • WSOP Keeps Milwaukee's Best Light on Tap as Official Beer Sponsor

    February 26, 2009,

    For the past three years, Milwaukee's Best Light has been the official beer sponsor of the World Series of PokerĀ®, and now brewer MillerCoors has inked a deal to continue that relationship for at least two more years...

     
  • WSOP-Circuit Council Bluffs Final Table: Jesse Hale Triumphs

    February 26, 2009,

    John McDonald took a big chip lead into the final table of the WSOP Circuit main event at Council Bluffs, Iowa, but when all was said and done, it was skydiving instructor and live multi-tabler Jesse Hale who soared above...

     
  • WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 2: John McDonald Leads, Final Set

    February 25, 2009,

    With only 30 players making it through Day 1 at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Day 2 was destined to be a short affair. In only seven hours of play, the field was narrowed to a final table of nine as John McDonald...

     
  • WSOP-C Council Bluffs Day 1: Banghart Best in Opening-day Action

    February 24, 2009,

    While the LA Poker Classic was going on half a continent away, 67 runners took to the felt at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the World Series of Poker Circuit Championship yesterday. Among the competitors...

     
  • WSOP Circuit Tunica Main Event, Day 3: Kai Landry Claims Ring

    February 05, 2009,

    After three days of poker and a tough final table Kai Landry of Biloxi, MS captured his first World Series of Poker Circuit championship at Harrah's Tunica. The southern Mississippi native rode north to Tunica...

     
  • WSOP Circuit Tunica Day 2: Matt Stout Leads Final

    February 04, 2009,

    The 27 players that returned to Harrah's Tunica for the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event wasted no time in working their way down to a final table, with Day 2 lasting barely three hours before the final 18 players...

     
  • Opinion: The WSOP and the 'Big Four-Oh' Tourney -- A One-Time Affair?

    February 03, 2009,

    This year's World Series of Poker will be as big as ever, with the surprise announcement of a special $40,000 no-limit hold'em event to commemorate 40 years of the WSOP. This high-stakes bracelet event will be Event #2...

     
  • WSOP Circuit Tunica, Day 1: Dao, Stout Lead

    February 03, 2009,

    The recently rebranded Harrah's Tunica played host to Day 1 of the first World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event of 2009 yesterday. 154 players took to the felt at the former Grand Casino for their shot at the $183,974...

     
  • Poker & Pop Culture: Damon and Norton Enter the 1998 WSOP

    February 03, 2009,

    One of the dozens of much-remembered lines among poker players coming from John Dahl's 1998 film 'Rounders' features Matt Damon's character, Mike McDermott, explaining to his girlfriend, Jo (Gretchen Moll), with some animation...

     
  • 2009 World Series of Poker Schedule Announced

    January 26, 2009,

    Harrah's has announced the official schedule for the 2009 World Series of Poker, the 40th annual gathering for the world's largest poker extravaganza. The 2009 WSOP will again be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel...

     
  • The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 10

    January 10, 2009,

    Can you think of something that doesn't really exist in the poker world today that will be a given five years from now? Jeffrey Pollack: I think in the United States there will be interactive television components...

     
  • The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 6

    January 06, 2009,

    Today's question: Compared to the 2008 WSOP Main Event, will there be more or fewer participants in this year's Main Event, and why? I think it will be less just because of the economic climate. Personally, I think the economic...

     
  • The 2009 Poker Roundtable, Vol. 5

    January 05, 2009,

    Today's question: If you could enact one change to the 2009 WSOP - what would it be? I'd really love to see ways to make it really easy for people to register. I'm going to say online, but I don't mean truly online; not like...

     
  • The Year in Poker: December, 2008

    December 31, 2008,

    With November's rush of huge poker events a memory, December promised a slower-paced wrap for the year... until a couple of major legal happenings underscored the dynamic relationship between online gambling...

     
  • The Year in Poker: October, 2008

    December 29, 2008,

    October saw major poker events on several continents, again a testimony to the game's global maturing during 2008. John Juanda enjoyed one of the best 48-hour periods in poker history, including winning the WSOP Europe...

     
  • The Year in Poker: September, 2008

    December 28, 2008,

    September was a huge month for poker, with significant events running around the globe. The annual World Championship of Online Poker at PokerStars ran for much of the month and set attendance and payout marks, while the World...

     
  • The Year in Poker: July, 2008

    December 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...

     
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