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Hellmuth Among Leaders In $1M One Drop Event

After the first day of play in the World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in tournament, 12-time bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth already has thoughts of capturing his next title. Hellmuth sits in second chip position with 37 left. The seven-figure buy-in didn’t change Hellmuth’s famous habit of showing up late to a tournament. He missed […]

Euro Poker Tweets Of The Week

This Euro Poker Tweets Of The Week looks at the end of one week and the start of another as World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop fever takes hold of the poker community. As 48 players, including some of the game’s finest plus a sprinkling of ambitious businessmen, got ready to play […]

Selbst Wins Second Career WSOP Bracelet

Vanessa Selbst became a two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner late Sunday evening. The professional player accumulated all the chips after three days of play in the $2,500 buy-in shorthanded ten-game mix. Selbst outlasted a field of 421 to capture the $244,259 first-place prize. She dominated the final table, eliminating all but one of […]

Yen Dang Wins 2012 WSOP Ladies Championship

The Ladies Championship at the 2012 World Series of Poker belongs to Yen Dang, a pro from Denver, Colorado. The Vietnam-born pro topped a field of 936 players who put up the $1,000 buy-in, creating a total prize pool of $842,400. For the win, Dang earned $170,587, the biggest score of her career. The 29-year-old […]

888 Signs U.S. Online Poker Deal With WMS

888 Holdings Plc, the parent company of 888 Poker, today announced a deal with U.S. slot machine supplier WMS Gaming. The deal enables WMS to offer 888’s proprietary poker platform to its U.S. land-based casino customers, initially on a play-for-fun basis but eventually it is hoped on a real money basis when legislation is in […]

Florian Desgouttes Wins France Poker Series

The fifth festival in season II of France Poker Series has ended with the main event won by Florian Desgouttes who took down €43,000 in the €1,000 + €100 buy in tournament. A total of 172 players played the main event whose field could accommodated 300 players over two days. Eighteen players got paid. The […]

Pete Vilandos Wins His Third Career WSOP Bracelet

Though it was overshadowed by the kickoff of the $1 million buy-in Big One For One Drop tournament, there was still some big money up for grabs in event no. 50 of the 2012 World Series of Poker, the $5,000 no-limit hold’em tournament. A total of 1,001 players put up the buy-in, creating a total […]

Mikhail Smirnov Mucks Quads In $1 Million Event

Phil Galfond just witnessed the unthinkable. “I’ve never seen a fold like that, absolutely not,” the cash game pro said. At around 5 p.m. local time during the fourth blind level, Galfond was present to see his table mate in the $1 million buy-in WSOP event, Russian semi-pro Mikhail Smirnov, fold quads on the river […]

WSOP $1 Million Buy-In Tournament Underway

After a 13-month wait, the World Series of Poker $1 million buy-in event finally has its cards in the air. At around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday in Las Vegas, Nevada, 48 poker players began the three-day quest for $18 million, the game’s largest ever top prize. Despite the small field size, there may […]

International Poker Open Super Satellite Tonight

Boylepoker.com tonight hosts a €20 + €2 no-limit hold’em freezeout super satellite to October’s International Poker Open, Europe’s largest poker tournament The game takes place at 8 p.m. at the site. Players start with 2,000 chips and blind levels are 10 minutes. One IPO seat token worth €230 is guaranteed and a further seat token […]

Charity Poker Tournament At BetVictor This Sunday

BetVictor Poker tonight hosts a charity poker tournament in aid of the British Heart Foundation at 20:30 CEST (19:30 BST). The £5 buy in no-limit hold’em event also has a £5 registration fee which goes directly to the charity. The top 10 players in the game will win a solid bronze card protector each on […]

Gus Hansen Wins Seat Into $1 Million Event

Gus Hansen won the final seat into the $1,000,000 buy-in Big One for One Drop less than 12 hours before the event is set to begin, topping the $25,300 satellite at the Rio to round out the field of 48 in this record-breaking tournament. Shaun Deeb made his largest live cash ever, capturing $1 million […]

2012 WSOP Overnight Leaders Report

Here’s an overnight report of the events still in progress at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Check back every morning for a full breakdown of prize pools, field sizes and chip leaders. Final Day Event No. 50 — $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Entrants: 1,001 Total Prize pool: $4,704,700 Players Remaining: 3 Average Chip Count: 5,050,000 […]

Amateur Player Goes For $1 Million Buy-In Seat

Steve Meling, a recreational poker player from Nebraska, has a shot to turn $65 into an entry into Sunday’s $1 million buy-in event — the largest in poker history. More than $18 million will go to first. At Horseshoe Council Bluffs casino in Iowa, Meling played a $65 tournament to win a seat into a […]

A Look At The $1 Million Big One For One Drop Field

The World Series of Poker has released the full list of all 48 players partaking in this Sunday’s Big One For One Drop at the Rio. The list for the $1 million buy-in event is official, barring any players who decide to unregister at the last minute. The field is full of successful businessmen and […]

2012 WSOP Overnight Leaders Report

Here’s an overnight report of the events still in progress at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Check back every morning for a full breakdown of prize pools, field sizes and chip leaders. Final Day Event No. 50 — $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Entrants: 1,001 Total Prize pool: $4,704,700 Players Remaining: 48 Average Chip Count: 312,812 […]

Poker Marathon Record Attempt This Weekend

English poker player Barry Denson will try to break Phil Laak’s poker marathon record this weekend when he sits down to begin playing poker for five days straight. Denson is aiming to raise £1,000 for Help for Heroes and people can pledge their support at justgiving.co.uk. Denson said of the record attempt, which starts at […]

Matchbook Betting On $1 Million WSOP One Drop Event

The highly anticipated Big One for One Drop $1 million buy in charity tournament gets underway at the World Series of Poker on Sunday July 1 and online betting exchange Matchbook.com is giving interested punters a chance to sweat the game via its betting markets. The site has a over a dozen match bets priced […]

Greg Hobson Wins Inaugural WSOP Ante Only Event

Greg “DuckU” Hobson has won the first-ever ante only no-limit hold’em tournament held at the World Series of Poker, outlasting a field of 939 players who put up the $1,500 buy-in to earn his first WSOP gold bracelet, the $256,691 first-place prize and 912 Card Player Player of the Year points. Antes have been common […]

Poker Pros Find Investors For $1M Event

Sunday’s $1 million buy-in event at the World Series of Poker has a 48-player cap, but there may be hundreds of people financially sweating the action. By selling shares, some of the game’s best have found the funds to play the largest open buy-in event in poker history and fight for the $18 million first-place […]

Kenny Hsiung Wins Event No. 48 At 2012 WSOP

The $3,000 limit hold’em event at the 2012 World Series of Poker belongs to Kenny Hsiung, a 29-year-old poker pro from Cincinnati, Ohio. Hsiung took down event no. 48, topping a field of 247 over three days on his way to a $165,205 payday, the gold bracelet and 612 Card Player Player of the Year […]

2012 WSOP Overnight Leaders Report

Here’s an overnight report of the events still in progress at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Check back every morning for a full breakdown of prize pools, field sizes and chip leaders. Final Day Event No. 49 — $1,500 Ante Only No-Limit Hold’em Entrants: 939 Total Prize pool: $1,267,650 Players Remaining: 9 Average Chip […]

Partouche Poker Tour Main Event Super Satellite Saturday

On Saturday, Jun. 30, Forges-Les-Eaux Casino will play host to a €1,250 buy-in super satellite for the the €8,500 buy-in Partouche Poker Tour main event in Cannes, which will see 10 percent of the field qualify. The live satellite kicks off at 2 p.m. (local time) and plays out over two days. Players will sit […]

5050 Poker Suspended by Maltese Regulator

5050 Poker, the online poker site which was kicked off the Microgaming network earlier this week, has now been suspended by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority in Malta. The regulator has asked players with money stuck on the site to contact them with details. In a statement on its website it said, “The Lotteries and […]

Poker Revenue Up Two Percent at Betfair

Poker revenue was up two percent to £22.9 million at Betfair in the year to the end of April 2012 from £21.9 million. This compares to a fall of 15 percent in financial year 2011. Poker actives fell by 9 percent to 147,000 from 161,000 in the same period while revenue per user rose to […]

Steven Loube Wins WSOP $1,500 PLO 8/ob

“Easy game.” That might be what ran through Steven Loube’s mind as he won the first World Series of Poker event he ever entered. The 34-year-old attorney from Atlanta, Georgia topped a 978-player field to win his first bracelet in Event No. 47, the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better event. In addition to the hardware, Loube […]

Mizrachi Wins WSOP $50k Players Championship

Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi has won the World Series of Poker $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship eight-game mix for the second time. The event has been around for just seven years. Mizrachi defeated Chris Klodnicki heads-up to become the first player ever to win this prestigious title twice. “Its just an unbelievable feeling to be […]

Erick Lindgren, Mike Sowers Deep In WSOP

The two biggest stacks in the room during the dinner break of Thursday’s World Series of Poker Event No. 49 ($1,500 ante-only no-limit hold’em) were Erick Lindgren and Mike Sowers — two men linked by online poker’s past. On March 29, 2011, about two weeks before Black Friday, Sowers recorded one of the most impressive […]

Parx Casino Signs Matt Glantz As Poker Ambassador

Parx Casino, in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has announced a multi-year partnership deal with Matt Glantz as the ambassador of Parx poker. Glantz, a Card Player blogger and columnist, has an extensive list of poker accomplishments. He won the 2009 EPT London High Roller, twice final tabled the $50,000 buy-in event at the WSOP, and has been […]

Player of the Year: Ivey, Kovalchuk & Gathy Climb

The 2012 World Series of Poker has been running for a month now, with $77,942,246 in prize money already awarded through 44 events. The WSOP is making a big impact on the 2012 Card Player Player of the Year race sponsored by Lock Poker. The players to climb the highest in the past week are […]