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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 13
Day 13 saw the $5,000 two-seven lowball with rebuys battle it out to the last player standing, while Europeans dropped off the radar in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha tournament. There was overseas action in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event, but only one European remains in the $2,000 limit hold’em event. The day also saw the […]
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WSOP: Mike Matusow Wins Event No. 18
Eighty-five of the best poker players in the world bought into the $5,000 no-limit deuce-to-seven draw lowball tournament, and at the end of play tonight, one of the most recognizable poker players in the world emerged victorious. Mike "The Mouth" Matusow captured his third gold bracelet at a table that was just as tough, if […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Andrew Brown
The final day of the $2,000 Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2008 World Series of Poker was a lengthy affair. Eighteen players had to play down to one, which took about 12 hours to accomplish. That last man standing was Andrew Brown, a 26-year-old professional poker player from New York City. His largest challenge was […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Jason Young
Jason Young came into the final table even in chips — with everyone. This was thanks to the shootout structure of event No. 17. He also came into the heads-up match with Mike Schwartz even in chips, although that was thanks in large part to fate. Young prevailed in both cases, and he took down […]
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Strip Poker: Wynn Runs $100K Freeroll for Cash-Game Players
With so many casinos on The Strip, it can be hard to decide where to play poker, but the Wynn wants to make it an easier decision by offering up $100,000 in a freeroll for cash-game players. Log in 50 hours from now until the end of the month (June 30) to qualify. The freeroll […]
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WSOP: Jason Young Wins Event No. 17
After a long Round two, and an even longer night, 26-year old Jason Young came to the final table on one hour of sleep and enough adrenaline to outlast the final nine players standing in the way of his shiny new bracelet. A small-time poker player and parks and recreation worker, Jason Young had found […]
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E-Wallet Citadel Settles with U.S. Attorney General's Office
ESI Entertainment Systems Inc., the parent company to online payment processors Citadel Commerce Corp., ESI Integrity Inc., and PlayLine Inc., has settled with the United States attorney general’s office for $9.1 million for violating portions of the Wire Act. The Canadian company had a little more than $9.1 seized at the same time the USAO […]
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WSOP: History — 1977 Recap
Doyle Brunson picked up in 1977 right were he left of the year before. He took down his third gold bracelet by winning the preliminary seven-card stud eight-or-better tournament before gearing up for the main event. Bobby Baldwin also broke out onto the World Series of Poker scene by winning two gold bracelets in preliminary […]
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Irish Poker Festival Online Satellites Up and Running
Online satellites have begun for the Macau Sporting Club’s sixth annual Irish Poker Classic festival in Cork taking place this August 11 to 17. Players can qualify for one of 13, €1600 main event packages at GreenJokerPoker.com with weekly Sunday satellites for $109 running at 9.30 p.m. BST on Sunday nights. Qualifiers with event sponsors […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 12
There was a lot of action on day 12 of this years World Series with three winners, one final table, and two new events. The winners were announced of the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championship, the $2,000 Omaha high-low split 8-or-better, and the $1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout. The final seven headed into battle in the […]
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WSOP: Andrew Brown Wins Event No. 16
Once again the final day of an event at the World Series of Poker began with two final tables that had players gearing up for the long haul. One player who might have thought he had a short day in store was Jim Pechac. He began the day with two 1,000 chips in front of […]
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WSOP: Svetlana Gromenkova Wins Event No. 15 (Ladies Event)
A field of 1,190 women came out for the $1,000 World Series of Poker ladies world championship of no-limit hold’em, making the event the second-largest women’s-only event ever and creating a prize pool of $1,082,900. Nine women earned their spots at the final-table to play for the WSOP championship bracelet, a limited-edition Corum watch and […]
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WSOP: History — 1976 Recap
A legacy was cemented in history at the World Series of Poker in 1976 as Doyle Brunson won two gold bracelets. His first came in the deuce-to-seven lowball preliminary event, while the second crowned him world champion when he won the main event. Brunson was the last member of his three-man road team to not […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Eric Brooks
Eric Brooks entered the $10,000 seven-card stud world championship because he wanted to play the best players in the world at the World Series of Poker. He got his wish when he faced off with the likes of Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu as action played down to the final table late on day 2 […]
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SpadeClub to Award Members Wearing SpadeClub Gear
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win at poker with no deposits and no buy-ins. Find out more. SpadeClub will award its Exclusive members for wearing official SpadeClub gear in Las Vegas this summer. If you plan to play in the World Series of Poker*, Bellagio Cup, Venetian Deep Stack […]
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Barely Legal Players Making Waves at WSOP
Imagine playing in a World Series of Poker event and sitting across the table from a barely 21-year-old WSOP rookie, fumbling his chips as if he’d never played before. It might be easy to assume that the player is inexperienced, but the chances of them being a seasoned pro are higher than one might think. […]
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Cake Poker Offers CP Readers Freeroll Into WSOP Qualifier
The last World Series of Poker qualifiers on Cake Poker are going on this week before the WSOP $12,000 final main event qualifier, and the site is offering CardPlayer.com readers an excusive freeroll into the tournament. The freeroll is listed under the private tournament tab as “Card Player WSOP,” and the password is: CPWSOP. On […]
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Free Poker Training Video By Dani Stern Now Posted
This week’s free poker training clip from Card Player Pro (powered by PokerSavvy Plus) features Dani “Ansky” Stern. The video shows hands from Stern’s play in the recent Full Tilt $25,000 buy-in heads-up championship. This video clip and three other free video clips by other instructors that are currently available on the Card Player Pro […]
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GSN Allows World Poker Tour Renewal Option to Lapse
WPT Enterprises recently announced that the expiration date for GSN’s renewal option for exclusive broadcast of the World Poker Tour came and went on June 7. That means that season VII of the series will not necessarily be broadcast on the network. WPTE is curerntly pitching the seventh season of the show to other major […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Duncan 'Pumper' Bell
When Duncan “Pumper” Bell entered heads-up play, he and his opponent Steven Merrifield were virtually even in chips. But, after a particularly grueling river, Bell found himself shaken and down 5-1 in chips. Taken From CardPlayer.com Live Updates: Duncan Bell raised to 175,000, and Steve Merrifield made the call. The flop came 8 5 2, […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 11
The $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card-Stud and the $2,500 no-limit hold’em events found their champions on day 11 of the World Series. The final table is set for the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit World Championship, eighteen players are left in the $2,000 Omaha high-low split 8-or-better event, and play continues in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em shootout and […]
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VCPoker Announces $2.5 Million Guaranteed Tournament
VCPoker.com today announced details of its largest ever tournament — a $2.5 million guaranteed GP Tournament on Sept. 7 with a minimum first place payout of $500,000. The Gibraltar-based online poker room is holding online satellites from as little as $3.30 for existing players while new players will get a chance to play in the […]
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Soren Kongsgaard Wins PokerStars Sunday Million
Current Danish champion and European Poker Tour grand finalist Soren Kongsgaard won the PokerStars.com Sunday Million last weekend, triumphing over a field of 6,747 players to take $158,555 from a total prize pool of $1,349,400. It was the second time Kongsgaard made the final table of the Sunday Million having come fourth in February 2007. […]
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WSOP: Eric Brooks Wins Event No. 14
The $10,000 seven-card stud world championship at the 2008 World Series of Poker attracted the best and brightest players in the poker world, as well as one of the most philanthropic. Even the final two tables were a star-studded affair. It was a grueling affair as well, that lasted until 3 a.m. the night before […]
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WSOP: Duncan 'Pumper' Bell Wins Event No. 13
Duncan "Pumper" Bell came into the final table with a few things going for him. He had a rowdy fanbase cheering his every move, he had a sizeable chip lead and he had his good friend Shawn Buchanan sitting right next to him. The returning nine players saw action late into the night, but each […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Jimmy Shultz
Jimmy Schultz won his first gold bracelet last night in the $1,500 limit hold’em event. As you will read below he was very humble about the win and gracious to his competitors. He rose to the top of a tough field that included Erick Lindgren, Ali Eslami, and Vinny Vinh on the final day of […]
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SpadeClub Poker Winner: Charles 'labotomy' Goodwin
SpadeClub.com, the innovative online poker community, offers a risk-free way to win at poker with no deposits and no buy-ins. Find out more. SpadeClub member Charles “labotomy” Goodwin outplayed the competition to take home one of the two World Series prize packages given away in SpadeClub’s first World Series 40K Giveaway. Goodwin has only been […]
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WSOP: History — 1975 Recap
Twenty-one players put up $10,000 in 1975 to compete for the title of world champion and a gold bracelet, marking yet another year of growth for the World Series of Poker. Despite the growth the tournament experienced, the titans from Texas that started it all continued to dominate competition. Johnny Moss added another bracelet to […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Phil Tom
Financial advisor Phil Tom attacked the $5,000 buy-in no-limit hold’em shootout event with aggression and a play-to-win mentality. Phil battled one of the best in the game, Greg “FBT” Mueller, on his way to victory. When all was said and done, Tom took out three tables en route to his first World Series of Poker […]
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Borgata Summer Open Poker Tournaments Begin Today
For those who can’t quite make the voyage to Las Vegas for poker tournaments, the Borgata is giving East Coast players some action with its Borgata Summer Open tournament series, which kicks off today. The first of 15 events is a $450 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament. Buy-ins for preliminary events range from $340-$1,080, and while most […]
