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Poker Faces Inc. to Honor Troops in Newest Product Line
Poker players have been called a lot of nasty things, so it is always a special day when we get to call them philanthropists. For most of the world's top players, day one of the main event of the World Series of Poker is all about gathering information, but today Kenna James and Humberto Brenes […]
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WSOP Day 1C: 1700+ Entrants
The biggest Day One so far is underway. Just before noon, World Series of Poker officials released a list of 1,706 starting players. Registration for Day 1C has technically been closed "except for hardship cases" but that has not held down late registrations so far. The hope was, of course, to have fairly equal starting […]
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WSOP 2007: Liz Lieu
Card Player: How has the Series been for you so far? Liz Lieu: It's been rather uneventful. I've played in six tournaments, made it deep in two of the six events. But no final tables. I'm playing very well overall. I was among one of the chip leaders in a couple of events but had […]
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Main Event Day 1B Recap
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 championship event proved that it is the players that […]
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WSOP Day 37: European News Roundup
Day 37 at the 38th World Series of Poker heralded scores more European hopefuls taking to the felt for day 1B of the greatest poker show on earth. Included in the lineup were Alan Smurfit, Carlo Citrone, Praz Banzi, Patrik Antonius, John Duthie, Ross and Barny Boatman, Jeff Lisandro, Vicky Coren, Michael Keiner, Neil Channing, […]
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Main Event Day 1A Recap
The collective heart of the poker world beat in one place Friday, the Rio's Amazon room. Day 1A of the World Series of Poker main event kicked off with high hopes and expectations, not only for players, but the whole poker industry. The main event has become the de facto indicator of health for the […]
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Card Player Magazine's Horse Starts Main Event Today
The Card Player family wishes a ton of luck to Card Player Magazine employee John Grinzivich, who won his way into the World Series of Poker main event through a freeroll held exclusively for all the employees courtesy of Card Player CEO Barry Shulman. Grinz started the main event today. Grinz outlasted 30 of his […]
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WSOP Day 1B: Over 1,500 Entrants
With Day 1B of the World Series of Poker main event falling on a Saturday, it was expected that this would be the biggest day 1 field. The preliminary list released by the WSOP staff showed 1,515 registrations at 11 a.m. Registration will remain open until the end of the first level at approximately 2 […]
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WSOP 2007: Andrew Black
Card Player: The World Series so far for you, how has it been? Andrew Black: I played pretty badly most of the time, actually. I was doing pretty well in the Omahas near the beginning. I played pretty well, but even in them I made mistakes. My head hasn't been quite right, so mostly I […]
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WSOP Day 36: European News Roundup
Day 36 at the 38th World Series of Poker saw dozens of Europeans take to the felt among the 1,289 -trong field in the largest and most prestigious tournament of the year, the $10,000 world championship no-limit hold'em main event. Players included Marcel Luske, Andy Black, Dave 'Devilfish' Ulliott, Dave Colclough, Thomas Wahlroos, Mickey Wernick, […]
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Card Player Wishes 2006 POY Mizrachi Good Luck
Card Player Magazine wishes good luck to Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi in this year's World Series of Poker main event. For winning the 2006 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year, award, Card Player paid for Mizrachi's $10,000 entry fee into the main event. Mizrachi was among the approximately 1,250 players who started the main […]
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WSOP Day 1A: 1,200 Entrants and Climbing
At 12:15 p.m., World Series of Poker officials released a list of entrants for Day 1A of the main event. There are 1,250 names on that list. UPDATE: Officially, 1287 entrants for Day 1A.
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Ante Up For Africa Tourney Raises Thousands
Last night was a good night for poker and the world. The Ante Up for Africa tournament, a $5,000 event that took place at the Rio to raise money for charities that are dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, concluded when the final two players, Dan Shak and Brandon Moran, stood up and announced […]
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Hellmuth, Enright Inducted Into Poker Hall of Fame
Welcome to the Hall, Phil Hellmuth and Barbara Enright. Hellmuth and Enright are this year's inductees to Poker Hall of Fame. Enright is the first woman to be inducted into the 28 year-old hall. The criteria and standards for induction into the Hall of Fame are high," said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. […]
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WSOP 2007:Tom Schneider
CardPlayer caught up with Tom Schneider during day 1 of event #54, the last open event prior to the $10,000 championshipmMain event. Card Player: If we don't ask you this question, someone is going to seriously question our player selection. How has the Series gone for you? Tom Schneider: Ah well, it's gone pretty well, […]
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Erik Seidel Wins Bracelet No. 8 at the WSOP
Although the $5,000 deuce-to-seven single-draw lowball event played in the shadow of the main event, which loomed large as satellites ran nonstop, and under the bright glow of Hollywood stars in the "Ante Up For Africa" charity event, it was easily the diamond in the rough at the World Series of Poker. It featured a […]
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Betfair Sponsors World Series of Poker Europe
The inaugural World Series of Poker Europe, taking place in London from Sept. 6-16, sees Betfair as "presenting sponsor" until 2011 in the largest-ever union of its kind between an offline and an online gaming company. The first World Series event to be held outside Las Vegas, the tournament will be hosted at three casinos […]
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WSOP Heads-Up Video Poker Game Unveiled
Soon, the World Series of Poker Heads-Up Challenge tabletop video poker machine will be found in bars all across the country. The world finally got a look at the machine today in the Amazon Room where the WSOP is taking place. The machine is built by PokerTek, the company that builds electronic poker tables that […]
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WSOP Expands Main Event Qualifier Schedule
The World Series of Poker has scheduled more mega-satellites into the main event than were previously announced. Players can qualify for the main event up until Monday, which is the fourth Day 1 of the event. Here's the schedule of mega-satellites that are left: July 5, 4 p.m., $1,060 July 5, 9 p.m., $550 July […]
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Ram Vaswani Wins Event No. 53 at the WSOP
Square one, back to the drawing board, it's a whole new ball game. Whichever metaphor you choose to describe starting over, it can be applied to a shootout tournament. At 8 p.m. last night, the final eight players took their seats at the final table of the $1,500 limit hold'em shootout (event #53) behind a […]
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WSOP 2007: Michael Binger
Card Player spoke to Michael Binger at the World Series of Poker just before the deuce-to-seven event. Card Player: So how has the Series been so far? Michael Binger: Well, it's been good. There have been some ups and downs. I am pretty happy I have eight cashes. Unfortunately, only one final table. I had […]
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Today Is a Busy Day for WSOP at the Rio
Today is a big day at the Rio. First, the second expo devoted to gaming, which was renamed the Gaming Life Expo – Girls, Game and Gear, begins its four-day run at the Rio today. The expo takes place in a convention room near the Rio. At noon today, PokerTek unveils its latest product, a […]
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Betfair and Harrah's Make WSOP Europe Deal
Earlier this week, Betfair.com signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Harrah's to be the "Presenting Sponsor" of the World Series of Poker Europe through 2011. As part of the agreement, Betfair.com will promote WSOP Europe year-round and will also be integrated into "several facets" of the Series, according to a press release. WSOP Europe […]
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Poker Stars to Hold Two Highly Ambitious Tournaments
PokerStars recently announced two new ambitious tournaments set to run on Sundays starting with this upcoming Sunday, and entries into the tournament are selling like … well, hotcakes. PokerStars put up a news bulletin on its site last weekend touting the institution of both the High Stakes Showdown, a $10,300 buy-in no-limit hold'em heads-up tournament […]
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Ram Vaswani Wins Event No. 53
England's Ram Vaswani outlasted 769 players to win the World Series of Poker's $1,500 limit hold'em shootout last night to claim $217,438 and his first bracelet. The final eight players were: Sondre Sagstuen David Baker Ishak Noyan Anh Van Nguyen Rayvenia Puckett Andrew Ward David Mosca Ram Vaswani All the players started the final table […]
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Michael Graves Wins Event No. 52 at the WSOP
Youth was present and the chips were plentiful at the final table of event No. 52, the $1,000 no-limit hold'em tournament with rebuys. The play was fast and furious from the start, and the final table unfolded in five hours. The event attracted a field of 1,048 players, and after rebuys, it generated a massive […]
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WSOP Rule Clarification
Often in rebuy events players do not bring enough cash or casino chips to make all the rebuys they end up wanting to make. We have all heard a busted player say, "Let me just get some money from my buddy over in that cash game." Or, "I need to go to the ATM." But […]
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WSOP 2007: Cyndy Violette
Card Player caught up with tournament star Cyndy Violette during the World Series of Poker. Card Player: How has your Series gone so far? Cyndy Violette: Well, it started out good. I cashed four times early; then when I realized how the structures were in the limit events, I started getting more frustrated and lost […]
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Dao Bac Wins Event No. 51 at the WSOP
Away from the bright lights, big names, and the main stage enjoyed by the likes of $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. champion Freddy Deeb, Dao Bac bested an impressive final table lineup to win his first-ever gold bracelet. Seven hundred thirty players entered the tournament and created a prize pool of $664,300. After last year's World Series of […]
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Robert Mizrachi Wins Event No. 50 at the WSOP
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 2006. Among the field were […]
