2009 WSOP

News and events surrounding the 2009 World Series of Poker

• PokerNews Op-Ed: Mike Sexton and the Poker Hall of Fame Dinner

  November 15, 2009

  I had the honor of being one of the 15 members of the media who cast votes for the Poker Hall of Fame, so I was not going to miss the opportunity of a lifetime to rub shoulders with its current living members including T. J. Cloutier, Dewey...

   

• World Series of Poker: Sit-Down With WSOP Champion Joe Cada, Part 2

  November 13, 2009

  Yesterday, we brought you part one of our interview with Joe Cada. In part two, PokerNews delves into the heads up battle the new PokerStars sponsored WSOP champion waged with logger, Darvin Moon and what to expect from the champ moving forward.

   

• Jeffrey Pollack Out as World Series of Poker Commissioner

  November 13, 2009

  Only days after the World Series of Poker crowned its newest champion, Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack has resigned from his post effective immediately. Initially reported on by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Pollack said in an interview with Howard...

   

• World Series of Poker: Sit-Down With WSOP Champion Joe Cada, Part 1

  November 12, 2009

  If you haven't heard by now, you're living under a rock. Joe Cada, a PokerStars sponsored pro is the newest World Series of Poker Main Event champion. PokerNews caught up with the new champ at the Palazzo suites inside the Rio to talk about his...

   

• Joe Cada Wins the World Series of Poker Main Event

  November 10, 2009

  What many thought would be a relative cake walk for the young PokerStars sponsored Joe Cada turned out to be quite a ride that ended with Cada being crowned the 2009 World Series of Poker Champion. After a ceremony congratulating the other seven...

   

• Darvin Moon, Joe Cada, and How Luck Paved their Way to Heads-Up Play

  November 09, 2009

  There's an old saying in poker-- "It's better to be lucky than good." At one time or another, all of us who play the game have thought it, muttered it under our breath, or spoken it aloud to an opponent by way of rationalizing a suckout or two at...

   

• The World Series of Poker: PokerStars-Sponsored Joe Cada Preps For the Big Night

  November 09, 2009

  Sometimes in poker, as it is in life, "it's just meant to be." Joe Cada, the last PokerStars-sponsored player left in the World Series of Poker Main Event went on a roller-coaster ride for the ages on Saturday night. The 21-year-old from...

   

• November Nine Freeroll Series Continues

  November 09, 2009

  The November Nine Freeroll Series at PokerStars continues with a total of 220 PCA step tickets left to give away and of course, the ultimate opportunity to play a $500 heads up with reigning WSOP Champion Peter Eastgate...

   

• The World Series of Poker: Joe Cada Will Face Darvin Moon for the Title

  November 08, 2009

  After almost 15 hours of play, the final table of the World Series of Poker, which began at noon PST on Saturday, has finally come to a pause with Joe Cada and Darvin Moon surviving the marathon battle. The two will begin heads up play at...

   

• The World Series of Poker: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 7th Place

  November 08, 2009

  In dramatic fashion Phil Ivey was eliminated from the World Series of Poker by Maryland logger, Darvin Moon. Unable to get any traction during most of the final table, the final nail in the coffin came with a queen on the flop catapulting Darvin...

   

• The WSOP Final Table Awaits: Final Thoughts From Cada, Schaffel and Buchman

  November 07, 2009

  With the entire November Nine finally back in Las Vegas for the conclusion of the World Series of Poker final table, it's safe to say that emotions are running a little high for all involved. All the analysis and preparation for playing on the...

   

• PokerNews Op-Ed: The November Nine - Who's the Best for Poker?

  November 07, 2009

  With less than a week to go before the "November Nine" return to Las Vegas for a shot a poker immortality, sports books are setting lines, office pools are coming together, and many of us in the poker media are busy speculating what effect our next...

   

• PokerNews World Series of Poker Final Table Predictions

  November 07, 2009

  In honor of this weekend's final table, we here at PokerNews HQ have all individually run a number of extremely complex algorithms and formulas (we guessed) to come up with our official predictions.

   

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Kevin Schaffel

  November 06, 2009

  Although he may be the oldest member of the November Nine, don't expect Kevin Schaffel from Coral Springs, Fla., to bow to the younger lads at the table. Having played poker for 40+ years, Schaffel may not be as intimidating as his younger, more...

   

• The Top 5 Hands of the World Series of Poker Main Event…So Far

  November 06, 2009

  For the last 12 weeks we’ve watched as 6,494 players were whittled down to the “November Nine” in the first 24 of ESPN’s 26 hours of WSOP Main Event coverage. This year’s expanded broadcast showed far more action than ever...

   

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Joe Cada

  November 05, 2009

  Joe Cada, 21 years old, has a chance to make World Series of Poker history if he can find his way to the winner's circle on Nov. 9. By winning the WSOP's big dance, Cada would set a new record for the youngest player to win the Main Event title...

   

• PokerStars November Nine Freeroll Series Starting Soon!

  November 05, 2009

  PokerNews teams up with PokerStars in the lead up to the much anticipated return of the November Nine. The result? A total of 320 PCA step tickets and a chance to play heads up against reigning WSOP Champion Peter Eastgate...

   

• Darvin Moon vs. Billy Kopp: The $45 Million Dollar Hand Revisited

  November 04, 2009

  I just wanted to ask you a few last follow-up questions, just kind of filling things out from before. I think we had a really good interview going on and I really hope you didn’t feel like you were saying stuff that you’d said 100 times before...

   

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Steven Begleiter

  November 03, 2009

  Steven Begleiter, from Chappaqua, N.Y., is arguably the least experienced of the November Nine, but that doesn't mean the rest of the final table should expect to run over this amateur player. Although he may not have the experience to...

   

• The World Series of Poker November Nine: Eric Buchman

  October 31, 2009

  Although the attention may be focused on other bigger-name players, Eric Buchman has positioned himself to steal poker's biggest prize. Having made two World Series of Poker final tables, a WSOP Circuit final table, several near misses at the WSOP...

   

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