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Lee Childs Eliminated Seventh
It is folded to Childs in the small blind, and he raises to $480,000 more. Jerry Yang waits for the count on Childs, then moves all in. Childs stands up, back to the table as he contemplates his decision. He returns to his chair, with his dwindling chip stack reflected in the ruby red glasses […]
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WSOP 2007: Lee Watkinson
We spoke with Lee Watkinson a few days before the $10,000 championship event of the World Series of Poker. Cardplayer: How has the Series been for you? Lee Watkinson: It's been kind of dry, I have been bubbling like a hot coke on ice. I have bubbled five times within seven places of the money. […]
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Lee Watkinson Eliminated Eighth
Action is folded to Jerry Yang in the small blind and he makes a raise. Lee Watkinson thinks, then pushes all in for $8,715,000 more. Yang stares Watkinson down as the chips are counted down, in a process that takes minutes. When the final amount is announced, Yang makes the call. As soon as the […]
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Phillip Hilm Eliminated Ninth
Phillip Hilm and Jerry Yang had clashed a few times in the main event but this battle woud be their last. On a board of K J 5 2, Jerry Yang bet $4 million and Hilm moved all in. Yang made the call and flipped over A K. Hilm showed 8 5 and the crowd […]
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CP's Jon Friedberg at ESPN Final Table Tonight
Tonight's episode of the 2007 World Series of Poker broadcast on ESPN features none other than Card Player's own Jon Friedberg, who made the final table in the $1,500 pot-limit hold'em tournament that was filmed for broadcast last month. The Tuesday night poker broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT with Friedberg's final […]
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WSOP 2007: Thor Hansen
We spoke with Thor Hansen two days before the main event of the World Series of Poker. He made a nice run in the main event, finishing 134th and cashing for $54,570. Card Player: So up until now, how has the Series been for you? Thor Hansen: It's been great, except for not winning one. […]
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WSOP Main Event Final Concludes Today
The $10,000 World Series of Poker's World Championship of No-Limit Texas Hold'em will be decided this afternoon, bringing the 2007 World Series of Poker to a close. The final nine players meet under the lights and cameras of ESPN in the Amazon Room at the Rio at noon PT to find out just who will […]
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Watkinson Could Win Additional $10 Million Today
Lee Watkinson is playing for much more than the $8.25 million top prize of this year's World Series of Poker'main event. Because Watkinson qualified for the main event through Full Tilt, he will win an additional $10 million if he ends up with all the chips tomorrow. By making the final table, he already won […]
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Sites Release Betting Odds for WSOP Final Table
It didn't take long for online betting sites to release the betting odds for the final nine players still standing in this year's World Series of Poker's $10,000 main event. First, the final nine, their seat positions and their chip counts going into the final day of play: Seat 1: Raymond Rahme – $16,320,000 Seat […]
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Asian Poker Classic Returning to India
The Asian Poker Classic today announced it will hold return to Goa, India, for a second tournament next March. An exact date and venue will be named later. The last Asian Poker Classic attracted 140 players and was won by Carl Hostrup of Denmark. He won $320,000. Several big-time pros showed up to play in […]
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Recap: Kevin Saul Wins Bellagio Cup III
Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul came into the World Poker Tour final table with almost half the chips in play and almost blew it. "I tried to give it away," said Saul. It was easy to joke after the victory, but early on at the final table, this young Internet legend almost did just that. Click here […]
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WSOP Main Event Final Table Set
And then there were nine. The field of 6,358 has been whittled down to the final table of nine players, the survivors in poker's greatest war of attrition. These nine men have each played six full days, dodging bad beats, tilt, fatigue, cold cards, intense mental stress, and each other, to try to become the […]
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WSOP Day 45: European News Roundup
Day 6 of the marathon 38th World Series of Poker main event started with Englishman Jon 'Skalie' Kalmar on $2,665,000 in chips and a highly-regarded but largely unknown reputation. He ended the day with around $20 million in chips. Outside of his online and live associates, primarily in the UK, Kalmar's name would hitherto barely […]
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Online Poker: Two Big Names Win Two Huge Events
This Sunday was huge for online poker. Two $1 million-guaranteed tournaments took place and both had big-name winners, the record for biggest real-money poker tournament (by entrants) was broken once again, and Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi made a huge score (although it didn't count for Online Player of the Year points). We'll get to the $1 […]
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Bellagio Cup III Final Table Live Updates
The final six players of the $10,000 World Poker Tour's Bellagio Cup III played for the $1.3 million first prize, and CardPlayer.com reported on every hand played. Click here to view the live updates. This final table was a good one, too. Kevin "BeLOWaBOVe" Saul, Eracles "Eric" Panayioyou, Konstantin Puchkov, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, Danny […]
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WSOP Seating Chart – Day 6
The seating charts with table and seat number at the final four tables: 2-1: Daniel Alaei 2-2: David Tran 2-3: Ray Henson 2-4: Philip Hilm 2-5: Lee Watkinson 2-6: Bob Slezak 2-7: Jason Welch 2-8: Jeff Bryan 2-9: Ryan Elson 3-1: Steven Garfinkle 3-2: Peter Darvill 3-3: Robin Bergren 3-4: Hevad "Rain" Khan 3-5: Allan […]
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WSOP 2007: Bill Chen
We spoke with Bill Chen on the eve of the World Series of Poker $10,000 championship event. Card Player: The Series so far, how has it been? Bill Chen: Not so good. I've had three cashes; one a little controversial. [chen is referring to a deal he made in the heads-up event in which his […]
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Day 5 at the WSOP Main Event
The final days of the World Series of Poker main event have a strange range of effects on the remaining participants in the field. The mixture of excitement, rising payouts, adrenaline, pressure, ESPN cameras, and rowdy railbirds is a potent Molotov cocktail for the human psyche. Some players can handle it because they've been here […]
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WSOP Day 44: European News Roundup
Day 44 at the 38th World Series of Poker saw Norwegian Dag Martin Mikkelsen start the day as chip leader as Scandinavians dominated the European challenge on poker's richest and most prestigious prize. Steffan Mattsson from Sweden and Englishman John 'Skalie' Kalmar would finish the day as leading Euro contenders but there were mixed results […]
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WSOP 2007: Barry Greenstein
We spoke with Barry Greenstein just before the main event. Card Player: How did the Series go this year? Barry Greenstein: Disappointing. I've had a lot of chances, twice I had 20 percent of the chips, first in seven-card stud and I came in fourth. Then in the H.O.R.S.E., I was in good shape; tied […]
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WSOP Official Seating Assignments and Chip Counts Day 5
Tbl Seat Player Chip Count 2 1 Charis Anastasiou 2,672,000 2 2 Avi Cohen 2,392,000 2 3 Richard Murnick 1,092,000 2 5 Jeff Tunkel 2,323,000 2 6 David Wells 684,000 2 7 John Spadavecchia 1,428,000 2 8 Markus Gonsalves 1,596,000 2 9 John Kalmer 1,536,000 3 1 Paul Spitzberg 1,963,000 3 2 Paulo Loureiro 1,761,000 […]
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Day 4 Recap: Diverse Field
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 nations represented by this […]
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WSOP Main Event Scheduling for Days 4 , 5, and 6
This comes directly from World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel. Today, the official day four of the main event, will play four and a half levels or until there are only 99 players (11 tables) remaining, whichever come first. Saturday, the official day 5, will have several options: They will play five 2-hour […]
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IMEGA Files Brief to Support Dismissal of UIGE Act
Liberty protects the person from unwarranted government intrusions into a dwelling or other private places. In our tradition the State is not omnipresent in the home. And there are other spheres of our lives and existence, outside the home, where the State should not be a dominant presence. Freedom extends beyond special bounds. – Supreme […]
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American NETELLER Customers Continue to Wait
As reported yesterday, NETELLER announced it will not be able to meet today's target date to complete the investigation with the U.S. Attorney's office. This means those who are waiting to receive their money that was frozen by the investigation in February will have to wait some more. NETELLER says it has a plan in […]
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WSOP Official Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
Here are the seating assignments and chip counts for the remaining 337 players: 29 2 Peter Feldman 284,000 29 3 Carlos Mortensen 284,000 29 4 Dave Terry 133,000 29 5 Jim Kasputis 560,000 29 6 Ryan McClean 97,000 29 7 David Wells 388,000 29 8 Darrel Dicken 215,000 29 9 Jeff Bryan 156,000 30 1 […]
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WSOP 2007: David & Shirley Williams
We spoke with David Williams a few days before the main event and later that evening caught up with his mother, Shirley Williams, as she watched David from the rail. Card Player: How has the Series been for you so far? David Williams: Average, just average. I have luckily made money at the Bellagio. [David […]
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Day 3 Recap: Together at Last
Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart ended day 2A of the main event of the World Series of Poker as the chip leader, but lost the chip lead before he even played again. In fact ,Banghart couldn't have even tangled with the two players who overtook him, Gus Hansen and PokerStars Supernova Hevad "RaiNKHan" Kahn. Today that […]
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WSOP Day 42: European News Roundup
Day 42 at the 38th World Series of Poker saw the bubble burst and 621 players make the money. For some, it was a walk in the park, but for others it was agony. Englishman Julian Gardner was one who sailed comfortably past the bubble. 'I have $420,000 in chips,' he said minutes after the […]
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Jon Friedberg the Featured Guest on Market News First
Card Player's own Jon Friedberg will be the featured guest on Market News First tomorrow morning. Friedberg will discuss his transition from the business world to being a professional poker player. He will also briefly touch on the company he founded, Reactrix. Market News First is a radio syndicated and web-based show that covers a […]
