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Online Poker: Soren Kongsgaard Wins Sunday Million
PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million had 6,747 entrants last night, which meant players were vying for a prize pool of $1,349,400. That left almost $160,000 for the first-place finisher, should no deal be made at the final table. Prominent poker pro Soren “Kongsgaard” Kongsgaard made the final table of the event and then […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 10
As two events wound down, four more heated up on day ten of the WSOP. These included the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card-Stud, the $2,500 no-limit hold’em, the $2,000 Omaha high-low split eight-or-better and the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold’em World Championship events. Phil Tom was the winner of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout, earning him the […]
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WSOP: Jimmy Shultz Wins Event No. 12
The final day of the $1,500 limit hold’em event featured 18 players in chase of one golden prize. Action took so long the night before that player’s had to end around 3 a.m. and play down from a final two tables on the final day. Those final two tables started at 3 p.m. and it […]
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WSOP: Phil Tom Wins Event No. 11
Exactly 360 players entered the $5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout with one goal… to win three consecutive sit-n-gos. With only three tables standing between the player and a gold bracelet, anybody could be the last man standing. Coming into the short-handed final table were six players who had already proven themselves, each by outlasting aggressive opponents […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Rep Porter
Rep Porter had come close to his first major tournament victory before. He was heads up with Jeff King at the World Series of Poker circuit stop at Caesars Atlantic City in 2006, but fell short of the prize. He claimed an even larger prize last night, his first WSOP gold bracelet. The win also […]
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Online Poker: Interview with Nick ‘FU_15’ Maimone
Nick “FU_15” Maimone was living the good life. He was eschewing a personal life and working seven days a week waiting tables to pay for his $30,000-a-year private college tuition. Things were going swimmingly. But then, one fateful day during his sophomore year, he found one of his hallmates in his dorm playing poker on […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Farzad Rouhani
Two years ago, Farzad Rouhani was just one opponent away from his first World Series of Poker title. After letting the bracelet slip through his fingers, Rouhani would not be denied given a second chance. Coming into the final table with a massive chip lead, Rouhani steamrolled his opposition, consisting of top-notch poker professionals, and […]
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WSOP: History — 1974 Recap
The 1974 World Series of Poker was the year when the most coveted prize in poker history was introduced. It was also the year when one player accomplished something that has only been repeated once. The preliminary events consisted of five and seven-card stud, razz, no-limit hold’em, and deuce-to-seven lowball. Jimmy Casella took down two […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 9
Day nine saw the end of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em six-handed and $2,500 Omaha / seven-card-stud high-low events. The $5,000 no-limit hold’em shootout’s final table is set and players await their fate in the $1,500 limit hold’em and $2,500 no-limit hold’em tournaments. Michiel Brummelhuis was first to be eliminated of the final six in the […]
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WSOP: Rep Porter Wins Event No. 9
Action began at the final table for the $1,500 no-limit hold’em six-handed event at 2:30 p.m. and the final six players battled until one of them emerged with the bracelet. A handful of professionals looking for their first win was highlighted by Devin and Rep Porter (not related). There was one green rookie at the […]
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WSOP: Farzad Rouhani Wins Event No. 10
Two years ago, Farzad Rouhani was just one opponent away from his first World Series of Poker title. After letting the bracelet slip through his fingers, Rouhani would not be denied given a second chance. Coming into the final table with a massive chip lead, Rouhani steamrolled his opposition, consisting of top-notch poker professionals, and […]
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WSOP: History — 1973 Recap
The third edition of the World Series of Poker received a large amount of attention in 1973. Thanks largely to the national publicity tour that “Amarillo Slim” Preston took part in during his year-long reign as world champion, a CBS camera crew was present to film a documentary featuring the event. The Series also expanded […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Anthony "tongni" Rivera
High stakes cash game player Anthony Rivera bought into the inaugural $10,000 World Championship mixed event without so much as a second thought. A regular in some of the bigger mixed games at the Bellagio and Commerce casinos, Rivera was confident in his ability to play all of the games well, especially against the best […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A — Matt Keikoan
Forty-year-old Matt Keikoan got his start in poker working as a prop player in California with the likes of Bill Edler, Erick Lindgren, and Matt Lefkowitz. After eight years working for the casino, Keikoan went out on his own to try the life of a professional poker player. Keikoan hadn’t had much tournament success until […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 8
Despite a diminishing overseas presence at the final stages of the $2,500 Omaha / seven-card-stud high-low event and the $2,000 no-limit hold’em event, Europeans are doing well overall on day eight of the WSOP. Dutchman Michiel Brummelhuis played a blinder in the $1,500 no-limit hold’em six-handed event, and carved himself out a seat at the […]
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WSOP: Matt Keikoan Wins Event No. 7
Virtually unknown outside of the exclusive world of high-stakes tournaments and cash games, Matt Keikoan is probably one of the best poker players that you’ve never heard of… until now. A respected cash player and frequenter of the big games, Keikoan has had modes success on the live action tournament trail, and until tonight, by […]
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WSOP: Anthony "tongni" Rivera Wins Event No. 8
Coming into the final table near the bottom of the pack, Anthony "tongni" Rivera overcame a who’s-who of the poker world to capture his first bracelet in the inaugural World Series of Poker Mixed Games Championship. As the field dwindled, Rivera turned on the aggression and picked up some timely hands to take control of […]
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SpadeClub Winner: Ken 'Handbone' Meyer
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 Ken “Handbone” Meyer, one of the two winners of SpadeClub’s first World Series $40K Giveaway and recipient of a $12,000 World Series prize package, looks forward to playing this summer. […]
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Free Bodog 5-WSOP-Seat-Guaranteed Qualifier Entries Today
Bodog Poker and CardPlayer.com are offering three entries to Bodog’s Main Event Semifinal, which gives away a guaranteed five main-event seats, to Card Player readers. Those three entries are going to be given out over two tournaments, one of which, a freeroll, starts today at 9:05 p.m. ET. The Main Event Semifinal will be held […]
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WSOP: Bracelet Winner Q and A -- Michael Banducci
Michael Banducci took down his first gold bracelet ($1,000 no-limit hold’em rebuy) and $636,736 last night at a final table that also featured Michael Binger, Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar, and Jeff “yellowsub86” Williams. Banducci is 23, he has never held a full-time job, and he is a rising star in the online world himself. He says […]
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WSOP: History — 1972 Recap
The year 1972 marked another major step in the evolution of the World Series of Poker to where it is today. The birth of the marketable poker professional took place when “Amarillo Slim” Preston became the first player not named Johnny Moss to win the main event. Preston used this notoriety to become the first […]
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Strip Poker: Venetian Implements Even Deeper Stack
The Venetian prides itself on being known for deep-stack tournaments, and because of overwhelming player requests, the poker room has decided to increase the already very generous starting chip counts. Starting today, the Deep Stack Extravaganza will feature the following chip stacks: In all $330 buy-in no-limit hold’em events, the $540 buy-in pot-limit Omaha, and […]
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SpadeClub Winner: Denys 'Winndealer' Danley
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. Denys “Winndealer” Danley, winner of SpadeClub’s Profile Completion Tournament, was recently awarded his prize, a WPT Boot Camp seat of his choosing. Danley works as a casino dealer in Winnemucca, Nevada, and […]
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World Series Of Poker Euro Update: Day 7
Day seven saw the start of the $1,500 no-limit hold’em six-handed event and $2,500 Omaha / seven-card-stud high-low events, while the winners of the $1,000 no-limit with rebuys, $1,500 Omaha high-low split eight-or-better, and $10,000 World Championship Mixed events were announced. The field in the $2,000 no-limit hold’em has also been narrowed down to the […]
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WSOP: Michael Banducci Wins Event No. 5
When things began at the final table of the $1,000 no-limit hold’em rebuy tournament, Michael Banducci held the chip lead, and athough many players would steal that lead periodically during the next 10 hours, only one player held it again at the end — Banducci. He won his first gold bracelet at 23 years of […]
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Last Chance For WSOP Seat at PartyPoker
PartyPoker.com is holding its last satellites for the World Series of Poker main event tonight Friday Jun. 6 and Sunday Jun. 8 at 18.00 ET. A spokesman for the company said, “There is still time to win the opportunity to experience the glamour of taking part in the main event. The package is attractive with […]
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Three Bracelets From Four For Team Full Tilt
Just six days into the 2008 World Series of Poker and Full Tilt poker pros have been dominating the proceeding winning three of the first four bracelets on offer. Team Full Tilt got off to a flying start with Nenad Medic’s victory in the first event, the $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’Em. David Singer followed […]
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WSOP: Thang Luu Wins Event No. 6
As the focus of the Amazon Room shifted to the $1,000 no-limit hold’em rebuy final table, a small crowd gathered mid-afternoon to witness the final nine players of the $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event battle for the bracelet in event No. 6. The focus of the rail centered mostly on Scott Clements, who was vying for […]
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Pros Due for a World Series of Poker Bracelet
In an accomplishment that many in the poker community would consider long overdue, Erick Lindgren won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $5,000 buy-in mixed hold’em event yesterday. With one more long-time and highly respected pro crossed off of the zero-bracelet list, who’s next? One of the most obvious choices would be […]
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WSOP: History — 1971 Recap
Thanks in part to the fact that every player voted for himself as best all-around player at the inaugural edition of the World Series of Poker, a change needed to take place in the format of the event for the sophomore edition. In 1971, the WSOP changed to a freezeout tournament, meaning that the last […]
