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WSOP Day 27: European News Roundup
Day 27 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw day four of the $50,000 world championship H.O.R.S.E . tournament (event 39) unfold with Bruno Fitoussi, Max Pescatori, and Thor Hansen still mixing it up. They competed with 18 others in the most prestigious poker event of its kind. Unfortunately for Pescatori, he failed to […]
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H.O.R.S.E. Day Four – Down to the Final Table
Twenty-one players arrived at the Rio today at 2 p.m. to play hold'em, Omaha eight-or-better, razz, seven-card stud, and seven-card stud eight-or-better in hopes of making the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. final table. The eight spots at that table represented the most hallowed ground in professional poker. If the World Series of Poker is the playoffs, these […]
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Online Gambling Update: U.S. vs. Antigua
There are inaccurate reports about Antigua and Barbuda's World Trade Organization case against the U.S. Ruling v. GATS Commitments The basic misunderstanding seems to be the difference between 1) the lawsuit won by Antigua and the sanctions that may be imposed juxtaposed with 2) the rights of other nations, not based upon the lawsuit at […]
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Fred Goldberg Wins Event No. 40 at the WSOP
Fred Goldberg started the day as a part-time poker player, and ended the night as a full fledged member in the game's most elite club. Finishing tenth in last year's main event, Goldberg is probably the name you just couldn't put a face to. A full-time general contractor from Hollywood, Florida, he was the guy […]
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Electronic Heads-Up Poker Invading Bars Everywhere
Coming soon to a bar near you: Electronic poker tables. PokerTek, the company behind the PokerPro electronic poker tables, has announced it will distribute the heads-up version of its electronic poker tables to bars everywhere. And to add to its mainstream appeal, the machine is officially called the Heads-Up Challenge World Series of Poker Edition, […]
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WSOP Day 26: European News Roundup
Day 26 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw Danish challenger Rene Mouritsen starting the final table of the $1,500 mixed hold'em (limit/no-limit) game with the fourth-largest chip stack. Mouritsen was eventually thwarted by Fred Goldberg after his flopped flush went under to his opponent's higher flush. He picked up $125,895 for his efforts. […]
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Day Three From the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event
There are 52 cards in a deck of playing cards. At the beginning of day three of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. championship, there were 52 players remaining. That is where the similarities between these two numbers end, though, because the 52 players remaining were comprised of more aces and kings than the decks of a mechanic, […]
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Online Poker: The New 'King of the Main Event'
Many online poker players would do almost anything to win a seat into the World Series of Poker main event. Rick "RAC00N" Austin, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania, was one of those lucky thousands who secured their main-event seats through online qualifiers; the major difference here is that he has five seats to spare. Austin recently won […]
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Louisiana Poker Bill Most Likely Dead
The Louisiana State Senate pushed back a bill that would allow bars in the state to host poker tournaments once a week, essentially ending Rep. Warren Triche's bid to allow pub tournament poker to be spread in the state. The bill made it through a judiciary committee earlier this month, but the Senate voted to […]
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Robert Cheung Wins WSOP Event No. 38
With the exception of Phil Hellmuth, every player who has taken down a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament at this year's World Series of Poker has been someone we don't recognize. Robert Cheung, a 46-year old from Vancouver, continues that trend. Cheung beat a field of 2,778 entrants who built a prize pool of $3,791,970. Cheung […]
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Venetian Extends Deep Stacks Extravaganza II
The Venetian has extended its Deep Stacks Extravaganza II another 10 days. The tournament series, which was scheduled to end July 1, has been extended to July 10. The extra nine events will all cost $1,060 and will be limited to 250 players, with no alternates. All events start at noon. To read an article […]
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WSOP Day 25: European News Roundup
Day 25 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw day two of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship and it proved a day of mixed fortunes for the European challengers. Patrik Antonius, the only European to cash in last year's H.O.R.S.E event, Carlos Mortensen, Patrick Bueno, Marco Traniello, Alex Kravchenko, and John Duthie were eliminated. […]
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$50,000 Championship HORSE Day Two
Day Two of the $50,000 world championship H.O.R.S.E. event concentrated the stellar field even more. After losing only 21 from the starting field of 148 yesterday, day two brought the field down from 127 to 52 for the restart tomorrow. During the course of the day two play, several truly amazing tables briefly came together […]
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Greg Hopkins Wins Event No. 37 at the WSOP
Greg Hopkins came into today's $2,000 pot-limit hold'em final table second in chips, but once heads-up play began, there was no question he would settle for anything less than first and the bracelet. Hopkins, whose previous largest cash was $62,450 for a second-place finish at the L.A. Poker Classic, battled through a long final table […]
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$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event Is Packed With All-Stars
The World Series of Poker's $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event entered its second day today and the list of players still in it looks a lot like the roster of an unmade poker video game featuring just about every great player in the world. Let's run though a short list: Last year's champion Chip Reese, […]
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WSOP Day 24: European News Roundup
Day 24 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw Europe provide 10 percent of the field for the much-anticipated $50,000 world championship H.O.R.S.E. event. All are familiar faces in the poker community – Max Pescatori, Jeff Lisandro, Marco Traniello, Rob Hollink, Andy Black, Patrick Bueno, Thor Hansen, Jani Sointula, Patrik Antonius, John Kabbaj, Alex […]
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Online Poker: Stacked Table at Sunday Million
Mlagoo catches pocket aces against thenut21's pocket kings in an unfortunate heads-up scenario to determine the tournament. PokerStars Sunday Million The PokerStars Sunday Million took a vacation of sorts last weekend when the tournament was replaced by a 150-seat-guaranteed World Series of Poker main event qualifier. The tournament came back kicking this weekend with its […]
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Ryan Young Wins Event No. 35 at the WSOP
Event No. 35 was the fourth $1,500 no-limit hold'em event of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Like its predecessors, this event began with seemingly endless lines snaking down the hallways that surrounded the Amazon Room. The first day saw the familiar faces of notable pros hidden among a sea of hopeful unknowns. Whether it […]
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Online Poker: An Interview With Aaron Kanter
Aaron "Gotcha55" Kanter, of Lodi, California, may be best known for his fourth-place finish in the 2005 World Series of Poker main event (eventually won by Joe Hachem), but he is an online poker player at heart. He proved his true obsession by vaulting up the Card Player Online Player of the Year standings in […]
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John Guth wins Event No. 36 at the WSOP
After being around major poker tournaments for a while, you sometimes forget the life-changing money at stake. The final table of the Omaha eight-or-better featured a less popular game, no big name players, and no ESPN cameras. For the average spectator, it may not be the most interesting table to observe but for the players […]
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WSOP Day 23: European News Roundup
Day 23 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw Michael Trimby from Northern Ireland make the final table of the $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. Trimby, who was making his first trip to the Series with a dozen friends from his homeland, spoke to CardPlayer.com before the start of the final table. 'I'm excited, but […]
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Alex Borteh Wins Race No. 34 at the WSOP
"Hold'em – like life itself – has its defining moment. It's the flop. When you see the flop, you're looking at 71 percent of your hand, and the cost is only a single round of betting." – Lou Krieger It's that very school of thought that has attracted every gambler to the simplistic intricacies of […]
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Alan Smurfit Wins Event No. 33 at the WSOP
Alan Smurfit came out on top of a heads-up battle lasting that lasted over 160 hands in event No. 33 at the World Series of Poker. He beat out 293 players and took home $464,867 of the nearly $1.7 million prize pool.His opponent, Qushqar Morad, endured the same five-hour battle only to lose in second […]
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WSOP Day 22: European News Roundup
Day 22 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw the final of the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha tournament (event 33), with Chris Bjorin from Sweden and Alan Smurfit from Ireland challenging for the bracelet. Bjorin put up a strong fight but was ultimately vanquished for a fourth-place $129,691 finish and it was Irishman Smurfit who […]
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Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza II Is Big Winner
Down on the Strip, on a property made to look like an ancient Italian city, hundreds of poker players a day are trying their hands in a tournament series that is generating millions of dollars in prize money and plenty of buzz during this summer of poker in Las Vegas. The Venetian Deep Stacks Extravaganza […]
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Daniel Schreiber Wins Event No. 31 at the WSOP
The heads-up event is a completely different animal from other tournament at the World Series of Poker. It is the ultimate battle of wits between players, a one-on-one showdown in which players have no one else to blame but themselves if they fail. In the end, only one player survived nine grueling rounds of play […]
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WSOP Day 21: European News Roundup
Day 21 of the 38th World Series of Poker was a successful one for the European contingent in Las Vegas, with one bracelet some other money action. The $2,000 seven-card stud (event 32) was run to a close finish. Jeffrey Lisandro, the Australian-born Italian, got heads up with Nick Frangos and won his bracelet and […]
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Jeffrey Lisandro Wins His First Bracelet
Sportscasters will often expose this statement when debating the greatest athletes of all time. "…yeah, but he never won the…" You can insert the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup, or the original World Series after this statement. This holds true for poker as well, and the World Series of Poker bracelet is the true […]
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Hoyt Corkins Wins Bracelet No. 2 at the WSOP
If you could only bring one person to sweat you in a World Series of Poker final table who would it be? Hoyt Corkins had a great answer…Doyle Brunson. "Texas Dolly" was on hand to watch as Alabama native and professional poker player Corkins took gold in event No. 30, $2,500 sixhanded no-limit hold'em. Corkins […]
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WSOP Day 20: European News Roundup
Day 20 of the 38th World Series of Poker saw many of the European big-hitters among the 293 participants for the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha rebuy tournament (event 33), but the event structure sparked controversy. Many players voiced their discontent over the blind structure that saw blinds start at $50-$100. Irishman Padraig Parkinson was outspoken in […]
