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• The Year in Poker: June, 2008

  December 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

  December 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...

   

• The Year in Poker: February, 2008

  December 21, 2008,

  February brought the tournament poker world to full throttle, and the month was dominated by major events, both live and online. From the breakthrough win in the EPT German Open by online star Michael 'Timex' McDonald to the win...

   

• The Year in Poker: January, 2008

  December 20, 2008,

  From a big score down under to business deals and international trade battles, January of 2008 was a fair harbinger for what the year would bring. Alexander Kostritsyn captured the year's first million-dollar title by besting Erik...

   

• WSOP Cash Game Academies Announced for Early 2009

  December 19, 2008,

  The World Series of Poker has announced the launch of a new series of instructional academies focused on cash-game play. The first of these new WSOP Cash Game Academies is scheduled to take place at Harrah's Atlantic City...

   

• WSOP-Circuit Atlantic City, Day 3: Brent Roberts Rolls to Gold

  December 17, 2008,

  After three days and countless hands of poker, Brent 'Astrolux85' Roberts bested a field of 178 competitors to stand alone as the World Series of Poker Circuit Atlantic City Champion. The 23-year-old New Yorker adds a Circuit...

   

• WSOP Circuit Atlantic City, Day 2: Brent Roberts Heads Final Nine

  December 16, 2008,

  It didn't take long for the 35 remaining players in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Atlantic City to winnow down to the final table. In just over six hours, the final table was set, with Brent 'Astrolux85'...

   

• WSOP-C Atlantic City, Day 1: Bill Gazes Leads

  December 15, 2008,

  One hundred and seventy-nine players ponied up $5,150 each to play in the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harrah's Atlantic City, including previous champions John Racener (2007) and Rick Rossetti (2006). Some other...

   

• World Series of Poker Joins G2E Global Gaming Expo

  November 21, 2008,

  This week marked the return of the G2E Global Gaming Expo to Las Vegas. The event, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, has long been an important gathering of industry professionals across the globe. Arguably the most...

   

• WSOP Circuit Lake Tahoe: Michael Binger Wins

  November 17, 2008,

  Michael Binger led going into the final table of the WSOP Circuit Event Championship at Lake Tahoe, but he would lose that lead before surging back to claim his victory. And at one point in heads-up play, Binger found himself...

   

• 2008 WSOP Final Table to be Auctioned

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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

  November 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...

   

• WSOP-C Hammond, Final Table: Steve Billirakis Caps Wire-to-Wire Run

  November 03, 2008,

  In an impressive display, Steve 'MrSmokey1' Billirakis took the chip lead on Day 1 of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Hammond and never let go, going wire to wire to take down the $208,885 first prize...

   

• WSOP-C Hammond, Day 2: Billirakis, Woolf Headline Final Table

  November 02, 2008,

  Several big names remained near the top of the leader board as Day 2 kicked off of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at the Horseshoe Hammond, including Dustin 'Neverwin' Woolf and Steve 'MrSmokey1' Billirakis...

   

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