WSOP: Day 1C of the Main Event

The story of the day concerning day 1C of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event had little to do with the individual players in attendence, and everything to do with how many of them showed up. After a sluggish first two days that saw only a combined 2,455 pony up the $10,000 buy-in, the...

Saturday Jul 05, 2008

published 1 day ago

WSOP: Day 1B of the Main Event

As patriotic as America can be on the fourth of July, it's easy to forget that the World Series of Poker is one of the largest international events of the year in the poker world. As each player entered the Amazon room for day 1B of the main event, they were handed a small American flag as...

Friday Jul 04, 2008

published 2 days ago

WSOP: Day 1A of the Main Event

In recent years, day 1 of the World Series of Poker main event had resembled more of a madhouse or a circus than the most recognizable poker tournament of the year. Despite a grand commencement featuring Wayne Newton, the University of Nevada - Las Vegas marching band and a wizard of all things,...

Monday Jun 30, 2008

published 6 days ago

WSOP: Scotty Nguyen Wins the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship

A star-studded final table has been par for the course at this year's World Series of Poker, and the final eight that made up the $50,000 world championship of H.O.R.S.E. was no exception. Boasting 16 bracelets between them, the players who survived the five-day marathon of poker were truly...

Sunday Jun 29, 2008

published 7 days ago

WSOP: Joe Commisso Wins Event No. 46

The final table of event no. 46, six-handed no-limit hold'em looked like it was going to be a speedy affair after losing three players in the first 28 hands. But once heads up play began, it became apparent that with nearly $400,000 in prize differentials, the players would be in for a long...

Saturday Jun 28, 2008

published 7 days ago

WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A -- Max Greenwood

Recent university graduate Max Greenwood came into the final table of the $1,000 no-limit hold'em with rebuys event looking for the biggest score of his short career. But a bad flop for his underpair threatened to send him back to Toronto with a third-place finish. Luckily for the young...

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