The World Series of Poker is a truly diverse event. Day 4 started with 337 players remaining. Almost a quarter of those still in the tournament came from outside the borders of the United States, with 27 different nations represented. Italy, Vietnam, Russia, and Denmark were just some of the many...
The 2003 main event attracted 839 players. Only three years later 8,773 people came out to play in 2006. This explosion in popularity is frequently attributed to "The Moneymaker Effect." When unknown amateur Chris Moneymaker parlayed an online satellite victory into $2.5 million,...
The $10,000 world championship of no-limit hold'em is the only major televised event in which professionals, amateurs, celebrities and even families can all compete together for a bracelet, millions of dollars, and a place in poker history. The 1,545 entrants who started day 1B of the...
The $10,000 world championship of pot-limit Omaha is an action tournament. With each player having six two-card combinations, there is just more going on in each hand than is possible in hold'em. With so much action and such a large buy-in, this event attracted 314 players, up from 213 in...
The $5,000 shorthanded no-limit hold'em event attracted a field 728 players this year, up from 507 in 2006. As loose-aggressive play becomes the favored style of many players, a shorthanded event caters to that approach. Play was fast all the way through the event and at the end of day one,...
Event No. 35 was the fourth $1,500 no-limit hold'em event of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Like its predecessors, this event began with seemingly endless lines snaking down the hallways that surrounded the Amazon Room. The first day saw the familiar faces of notable pros hidden among a sea...
Don Baruch Outshoots 899 to Win Event #21 The $1,500 no-limit hold'em shootout event is a tournament with a unique structure. Each table in the event plays down until one player is left, then the players consolidate and repeat. Players essentially have to win three consecutive single-table...
According to the American Cancer Society, approximately 10.1 million people were living with cancer as of 2002. More and more people are diagnosed each year, with approximately 1,399,790 new diagnosed cases expected in 2006. As cancer affects an overwhelming number of people worldwide, it was...
