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by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 15, '13

One of the best back-to-back World Series of Poker main event performances in the post-Moneymaker era came to an end Monday afternoon in Las Vegas. Steven Gee, who finished ninth in 2012, made it all the way to the final three tables this year, eventually hitting the rail in 24th place. Gee was able to […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 14, '13

Poker professional Steven Gee is currently in the midst of one of the greatest back-to-back main event performances in the post-Moneymaker era. As of around 4:30 p.m. local time Sunday in Las Vegas, Gee had a very healthy stack with just 47 left in the 2013 no-limit hold’em championship. He finished ninth for $754,798 in […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jul 13, '13

Could this be the year when the poker world sees someone makes back-to-back final tables for the first time since Dan Harrington did so in 2003 and 2004? Four of the final nine from last year’s main event were deep this year with healthy chip stacks as of around 6 p.m. local time in Las […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Oct 30, '12

It took 30 hands and over two hours of play, but the first casualty of the 2012 World Series of Poker main event final table was Steven Gee. During his time at the final table, Gee played only five, winning his first three with a preflop raise. He had more or less held his ground […]

by Erik Fast | Published: Oct 25, '12

This week, Card Player will be looking at each of 2012 World Series of Poker main event final tablists, starting with the shortest stacks and working our way up to the chip leader. Be sure to check back each day to read more about the October Nine. Steven Gee hails from Sacramento, California, where he […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jun 10, '10

Steve Gee’s largest tournament cash before Wednesday’s final table in event No. 13 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) was just $4,500. However, when all the chips had settled, Gee added a $472,479 score to his poker résumé. Gee entered the final table third in chips but never found any real traction until the end. At a time […]

by Erik Fast | Published: May 22, '22

Laszlo Bujtas is having one of his best years ever on the live tournament circuit. The established online poker grinder has made six final tables in high-stakes events so far in 2022, cashing for more than $2.5 million along the way. The Hungarian’s most recent deep run saw him race through a 37-entry field in […]

by Julio Rodriguez | Published: Nov 08, '12

Those who viewed ESPN’s coverage of the 2012 WSOP main event were treated to some of the most aggressive play in televised poker history. The fact that millions of dollars and a seat at the final table were at stake rarely caused those deep in the tournament to become gun shy or alter their game […]

by Brian Pempus | Published: Jun 05, '13

Steven Gee is still haunted by the main event final table in October of last year. Entering the final nine fifth in chips, Gee failed horribly at building his stack, and after a huge bluff gone wrong versus Russell Thomas, Gee was out in ninth. He was devastated. Fast forward to June 2013, and the […]

by Card Player News Team | Published: May 16, '24

The former president of MGM Grand Casino received one year of probation last week after reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors. Scott Sibella violated federal anti-money laundering laws in a case involving former minor league baseball player turned underground bookie Wayne Nix. The bookmaker was allowed to gamble millions of dollars at the casino […]