World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 16th, 2008

It was a frontrunner's day at the WSOP on Monday, as both events that saw bracelets awarded wound up having those bracelets awarded to the players leading those events at the start of the day. Phil 'OMGClayAiken' Galfond...

2008 WSOP Event #21 $5,000 NLHE Final: Seiver Prevails for First Bracelet

Scott Seiver had two money finishes at the 2008 WSOP prior to the start of the $5,000 NLHE event, just missing the final table in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event with his 13th-place finish. But with a late surge on Day 2...

2008 WSOP Event #24, $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha: Cunningham Seeks Sixth Bracelet

The two major bubbles â€" the money and final-table bubbles â€" ground play to a halt in Event #24 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha at the 2008 World Series of Poker. But after more than 14 hours of play, the $2,500 buy-in tournament at the Rio...

Three-time WSOP Bracelet Winner John Bonetti Passes

Three-time WSOP bracelet winner John Bonetti died of cancer on Saturday, June 28th in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Bonetti won his first WSOP bracelet in the 1990 No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball event at a final table that included...

2008 WSOP Event 21 $5,000 NLHE Final: Seiver Prevails for First Bracelet

Scott Seiver had two money finishes at the 2008 WSOP prior to the start of the $5,000 NLHE event, just missing the final table in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event with his 13th-place finish. But with a late surge on Day 2...

Annie Duke Discusses The Ultimate Bet Scandal

Annie Duke has long been associated with Ultimate Bet. For years, Annie has gone from being very involved in the running the poker part of UB, to simply representing the brand at live events. During Annie's involvement in UB...

2008 WSOP Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 3: DeMichele, Greenstein, Negreanu Lead Final 24

Lyle Berman took the chip lead into Day 3 of Event #45, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, with 67 players returning to the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio All-Suites Resort & Casino. By the end of the day, Michael DeMichele had taken...

2008 WSOP Event #47 $1,500 Stud Hi/Low, Day 1: Tang Leads, Traniello Near Top

What does a player do after busting out in Day 2 of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event? They roll right into the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low tourney, Event #47 on the WSOP calendar. At least that's what Chris Ferguson, Kathy Liebert...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 12th, 2008

The 2008 World Series of Poker feted its latest pair of bracelet winners on Thursday on another busy day in the Amazon Room. Action in six different events again occurred. The bracelets were noteworthy, too, going to Kid Poker...

2008 WSOP Event #45 $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2: Berman Leads Tight Field

In a field as deep and storied as Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, the names at the top of the leader board may change, but they will undoubtedly be recognizable. James 'mig.com' Mackey took the chip lead into Day 2, but...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Professional Coaching a Growing Trend

We are more than halfway through the 2008 WSOP and players are beginning to think of how they can enter the Main Event. A fair number of players will simply pay the $10,000 entry fee with sponsor dollars; another third of the players...

2008 WSOP Event #19 $1,500 PLO Day 2: Selbst Widens Lead into Final

Vanessa Selbst started Day 2 in Event #19, Pot-Limit Omaha, with a 2-to-1 chip advantage over her closest competitor. By the time Day 2 ended, Selbst had widened the gap and will start the final table with almost 50% of the chips...

2008 WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1: 'Mig.com,' Reslock Early Leaders

The field in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament is annually the deepest and most storied in all of poker, and the 148 players who took the field for this year's Event #45 were no exception. With more than 40 bracelet winners, dozens...

2008 WSOP Event #42 $1,000 Seniors NLHE World Championship: Dan LaCourse Wins

At the end of Day 2 of the WSOP Seniors event, Dale Eberle would win the final hand to edge out Dan LaCourse for the chip lead going into the final table. But at the end of the final table it would be LaCourse, a retired police...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 24th, 2008

Tuesday's action at the World Series of Poker brought the crowning of the year's first double bracelet winner, John 'The Razor' Phan. Phan's second win at the 2008 WSOP was one of two titles claimed on the day, with action occurring...

2008 WSOP Event 19 $1,500 PLO Day 2: Selbst Widens Lead into Final

Vanessa Selbst started Day 2 in Event #19, Pot-Limit Omaha, with a 2-to-1 chip advantage over her closest competitor. By the time Day 2 ended, Selbst had widened the gap and will start the final table with almost 50% of the chips...

2008 WSOP Event #43, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low Day 1: Smith, Shorr Top Field

720 players took the field in Event #43, $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi/Low, and with an average of nearly 100 players eliminated per hour in the early going, it didn't take long for the field to thin all the way down past the money bubble...

2008 WSOP Event #20, $2,000 Limit Hold'em Day 1: Negreanu Chases Lead

Day 1 of Event #20, $2,000 Limit Hold'em, drew a field of 480 entrants, including Daniel Negreanu, who finished the Day in fourth and in sight of chip leader Daniel Makowsky. By the end of the first day, the field had been...

2008 WSOP Event #39 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em: David Woo Claims Bracelet

After a grueling Day 2, the final nine players in Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, returned to the Amazon Room at the Rio for their shot at glory in the 2008 World Series of Poker. Only chip leader Thom Werthmann started the day...

2008 WSOP Event #40 2-7 Triple Draw – John Phan Becomes Double Bracelet Winner

One week ago, John Phan's name would come up in discussions about the best tournament player without a World Series of Poker bracelet. Now, his name comes up in discussions of 2008 WSOP Player of the Year, after he captured his second...

Dr. Pauly at the 2008 WSOP: A H.O.R.S.E. Preview

In 2006, the World Series of Poker added their first ever $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event, which was dubbed the player's championship. In some ways, pros wanted to win the H.O.R.S.E. bracelet more so than the Main Event. With the title also...

Inside the Tour, Vol. 93: No-Go in Stud Event

Well, I haven't gotten anywhere in playing in the WSOP but some items seem inescapable to the eye. First, the structures are better than one's first impression. What that means, specifically, is that they [the blinds] start out rather...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 22nd, 2008

The first respite in what had been an unrelenting early WSOP schedule brought a Sunday where action occurred in only four events, with only one bracelet being awarded. Sunday was far some sedate, however, and the day's bracelet chase...

Poker Room Review: Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, FL

The poker room on the second floor of the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino has a barren and isolated feel to it. For those looking for a glittering, casino-like atmosphere, it's a disappointment. There is no foot traffic or gambling...

2008 WSOP, Event #38 $2,000 Pot Limit Hold Em, Day One: Binger Surges to Big Lead

With a late charge, Michael Binger ended Day 1 as the chip leader with 146,100 chips, overtaking Ayaz Mahmood, who had mounted his own attack on the lead, and Lee Watkinson, who they had been chasing for most of the day

2008 WSOP Event #39, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2: Thom Werthmann Heads Final

After a rapid-fire Day 1, Event #39, $1,500 No Limit Hold'em, got off to a similarly fast start on Day 2. It looked for a while like the final table would be set quickly, but as the field thinned and the chip stacks got deeper...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 50: One Year, 50 Stories…

The creation of 'Sexton's Corner' happened at the 2007 World Series of Poker. At the time, my wife, Janis, suggested I get a job at the 2007 WSOP with PokerNews.com, as she heard they might be hiring. I met a group for basic training...

2008 WSOP Event #38, $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 2: Von Halle Heads Final

Jan Von Halle shot up from near the bottom of the chip count when Day 2 began to become the clear leader going into the final table, sitting on a third more chips than his closest competitor. The German pro, husband of Team Pokerstars...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 19th, 2008

Two more bracelets were awarded on Thursday in 2008 World Series of Poker action at the Rio, including one in an event where popular player Chris "Jesus" Ferguson fell just short of winning his sixth bracelet. That bracelet...

2008 WSOP, Event #36 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Day Two: Hougaard and Slaubaugh on Top

There's plenty of World Series of Poker experience at the final table for Event 36 No-Limit Hold'em, including several rising stars, a former Main Event final table participant, and one of the chip leaders who has shown he has plenty of gamble in him.

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 21st, 2008

Saturday at the World Series of Poker continued the trend of the "Year of the Pro" that has marked the 2008 WSOP to date. Except this time it was 'Euro Pro' Day amid the greater theme. The day's action began with Event #37, $10,000 Omaha...

2008 WSOP Event #36 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1: Owen 'ocrowe' Crowe Leads

Most of the field in Event 36 No-Limit Hold'em at the World Series of Poker played as if they had somewhere else to be. Evidently, quite a few did, in fact, have other engagements, which led to play featuring constant confrontations...

2008 WSOP Event #33 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low: Ruthenberg Tops Ferguson for Bracelet

Sebastian Ruthenberg came into the final table of Event #33, $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship, as the chip leader after taking down a huge pot at the end of Day 2. He ended the day the same way he began it, atop...

2008 WSOP Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em: Velador Dominates Final

The final in Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, was Jose Luis Velador's from start to finish. He came into the final table with a dominant chip stack and his stack went only went up as the day wore on. At one point, down...

200 WSOP Event #38, $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 2: Von Halle Heads Final

Jan Von Halle shot up from near the bottom of the chip count when Day 2 began to become the clear leader going into the final table, sitting on a third more chips than his closest competitor. The German pro, husband of Team Pokerstars...

2008 WSOP, Event #36 $1,500 Limit Hold Em, Day One: Hougaard and Slaubaugh on Top

There's plenty of World Series of Poker experience at the final table for Event 36 No-Limit Hold'em, including several rising stars, a former Main Event final table participant, and one of the chip leaders who has shown he has plenty of gamble in him.

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 18th, 2008

A bracelet for a major online star and a marathon final-table bubble were the stories of the day from the World Series of Poker. The major online star was Italy's Dario Minieri, who after teasing WSOP audiences in 2006 and 2007...

Stars Set to Turn Out for 'Ante Up For Africa' Fundraiser

Several big-name poker pros and celebrities have decided to ante up for a worthy cause. The second annual Ante Up For Africa poker tournament, co-founded by actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, will be played at the 2008 World...

2008 WSOP Event #35, $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 2: Rocco, Barbieri Lead

Michael Rocco will go into the final table with a slim lead over Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri as they and six others battle for the bracelet and the $135,753 first prize in Event #35, $1,500 Seven Card Stud. Rocco hopes to add a first-place...

2008 WSOP Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em: Garza Leads Massive Day 1

Another $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event drew another mammoth crowd â€" 2,304 players packed into every spare inch at the Rio. By the end of Day 1, it was down to just 166 players, all of whom had made it into the money. Leading the pack...

2008 WSOP Event #35 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Day 1: Pappas, Barbieri Chase Ebeling

With so much star power in the field, it was a lesser-known German player who led Event #35, $1,500 Seven-Card Stud at the end of Day 1. A field of 381 poker players was winnowed down to 71 after eight levels of play, with Leonardo Ebeling...

2008 WSOP Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2: Velador Surges into Lead

This was a day of upheaval in Event #32, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Only one of the nine who would make the final table had been in the top ten in chips going into Day 2. Jose Luis Velador, the dominating chip leader going into...

Women's Poker Spotlight: WSOP Profile – Anna Wroblewski

Anna Wroblewski knew at age 19 that she was going to make her living as a poker player. She moved to Las Vegas with a small bankroll and soon found out that she could not pass for 21 in the poker rooms and had to go back to Chicago...

Golden Nugget to Host July 1st Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Event

Renowned poker pro Phil Ivey and the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas will be teaming up to host The Budding Ivey Foundation Charity Poker Tournament on Tuesday, July 1 at 8pm. The no-limit hold'em event will be emceed by famed tournament...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 17th, 2008

A couple of well-known poker pros added missing pieces to their respective poker résumés on Tuesday at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Both John "The Razor" Phan and Dutch star Rob Hollink claimed their first gold bracelets...

2008 WSOP Event #29 $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em: John Phan Claims First Bracelet

The 'Year of the Pro' continued at the 2008 World Series of Poker as John Phan became the latest pro player to claim his first bracelet. Phan joined the company of Erick Lindgren and David Singer, all highly successful tournament pros...

2008 WSOP Event #27, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em: Lunkin Wins Bracelet

Vitaly Lunkin had only one prior cash in the WSOP, an 829th-place finish in the 2006 Main Event. He can now add to that a first-place finish in a 2008 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event. A Russian pro who has cashed in ten previous...

2008 WSOP Event #30, $10,000 Limit Hold'em World Championship Day 2: Katz, Hollink Head Final

Aaron Katz, who at times plays in the legendary "Big Game," is the only player going into the final table of the $10,000 limit world championship Event #30 with over a million in chips. But that doesn't mean he will have...

2008 WSOP Event #28 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys: OMG Phil Galfond Wins

We've already seen some great final tables at the WSOP this year, but it would be hard to come up with one better than the group assembled for the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys event. At the very end of Day 2, Phil 'OMGClayAiken'...

2008 WSOP Event #29 $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em: Matt Vengrin Heads Final

Eighty-one players returned to the Amazon Room on Monday to play down to the final table in Event #29, $3,000 No Limit Hold'em. With 72 places paying out, it didn't take long for the play to reach the money bubble. Only nine...

Dr. Pauly at the 2008 WSOP: The Year of the Pro?

There has always been an ongoing debate whether or not that the 2008 World Series of Poker will be either… A) The Year of the Pro; B) The Year of the Internet Player; C) The Year of the Amateur; D) None of the Above...

2008 WSOP Event #25 $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit World Championship: Kenny Tran Wins

'I definitely have a strategy. I like to grind people out and make them feel bored. I just torture them and let them finally make a mistake.' Kenny Tran's strategy turned out to be a winner during the $10,000 Heads-Up Championship...

2008 WSOP Event #28 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys, Day 2: Galfond Pulls Ahead

Event #28's Day Two would be a long affair, lasting until almost 5:00 am. But the last exciting half hour of play more than rewarded loyal spectators. Daniel Negreanu had the lead on the remaining field with what was to be minutes...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 49: Russ Hamilton, Part 2 -- $1,000,000, a Bracelet and 43 Silver Bars

We left off with Russ Hamilton looking down at his hole cards, heads up against Hugh Vincent in the WSOP Main Event in 1994. The hand that won Russ the tournament was pocket queens, just as it was predicted in the mysterious note...

2008 WSOP Event #27, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Day 2: Lunkin and Terrell Lead

Russian pro Vitaly Lunkin and American Kenneth Terrell lead the pack going into the finals, but they still have a long way to go if they want to capture their first WSOP bracelet. When cards are in the air on Monday, they'll be facing...

2008 WSOP Event #18 NL 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys, Day 1: Tom 'durrrr' Dwan Leads

When the game is No Limit 2-7 Draw with Rebuys, and the buy-in is $5,000, you know the field will be an elite one. Event #18 did not disappoint, with 85 players adding in an astounding 272 rebuys to build a $1,735,020 prize pool...

2008 WSOP Event #14 $10,000 World Championship Stud: Oppenheim Leads Final

David Oppenheim will get another shot at the Stud Championship bracelet as he leads going into this year's final table. Oppenheim fell just short at last year's event, finishing in third place behind Chris Reslock and Phil Ivey...

Event #11, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout, Day 2: Final Six Set

And then there were six. Sirous Jamshidi, Greg "FBT" Mueller, Thomas Roupe, Phil Tom, Tim West and Leo Wolpert each emerged victorious from their respective tables during Round 2 of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and will compete...

Poker Room Review: 'Old' Seminole Casino – Hollywood, FL

The tropical décor of the original Seminole casino in Hollywood seems sedate next to the frenzy of the new Seminole Hard Rock across the street. But that's okay. This place provides a nice counterbalance with its extremely flashy...

2008 WSOP Event #11, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Round 1

Event #11 was a new one for in this year's WSOP, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. Essentially, this is a group of sit-and-go's with the winner of each of Round 1's 36 tables moving on to Saturday's Round 2. With a $5,000 buy-in...

2008 WSOP Event #22 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E.: Jens Voertmann Best of Show

16 players out of an original field of 414 returned to the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio for Day 3 of Event #22, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. at the 2008 World Series of Poker. At the end of three long days of limit mixed games, it was Jens...

2008 WSOP Event #21, $5000 NLHE, Day 2: Seiver Has Healthy Lead for Final

Event #21 started with 731 players, which had been sliced down to just 121 by the end of Day 1 play. On Day 2, the field would break the money bubble at 72 players and establish its final table line-up. Prior to this event, Scott...

2008 WSOP Event #19 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha: Vanessa Selbst Triumphs

At the end of each day of Event #19's play, Vanessa Selbst had the most chips. This would include the final day, when she ended up with them all in winning the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha bracelet and $227,933. This was Selbst's fourth...

2008 WSOP Event #20, $2,000 Limit Hold'em Final: Fourth Gold Strike for Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu went into the final table of this event the most experienced player in the field by far. For six of the other players, this was their first time at a WSOP final table. Negreanu not only had three prior WSOP wins...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 11th, 2008

Only one gold champion's bracelet was awarded Wednesday in action at the 2008 World Series of Poker, but it went to the winner of the most potent final table to date in this year's series. The tourney was Event #18, $5,000, No-Limit...

2008 WSOP Event #22 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 – Luske Leads with 16 Remaining

One hundred and thirty-three players started Day 2 of Event #22, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E., all aiming for spots at the final table. In what is becoming the norm for limit events at the 2008 World Series of Poker, the field thinned...

Inside the Tour, Vol. 92: WSOP Tales

'The only way to beat Vegas is to hit and run. That's why I never moved here. If you spend too much time in Sin City it grinds you down, wears you out, and eventually absorbs you, stealing your soul and making you part...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 9th, 2008

Another pair of bracelets found worthy homes in Monday's action at the 2008 World Series of Poker, concluding a run of several two-bracelet days in a row. But don't think the pace is easing up â€" in today's action, three bracelets...

2008 WSOP, Event #22 $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1: Jung Tops Tight Field

414 players took to the felt at the Amazon Room for Event #22 of the 2008 World Series of Poker, $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. The field was slightly larger than the 2007 event, which drew 382 players for a $2,500 entry fee and was won...

2008 WSOP Event #20 $2,000 LHE Day 2: Negreanu to Seek Fourth Bracelet

Day 2 of the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event started with 125 players at fourteen tables and by the end of the day, we were down to the nine who would come back to compete at Thursday's final table. Here are the final table's players...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 10th, 2008

And then there were three… three bracelets awarded in a single day's play at the Rio. The 2008 World Series of Poker on Tuesday showcased the final tables of three different events, spanning the spectrum of the game, while the one...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Queens of Heart Reign

The "Queens of Heart" team once again gathered at this year 2008 WSOP Ladies Event. Led by founder Lisa Tenner, the Queens of Heart team is a group of chosen women poker players who donate their time, talent, and money to the charity...

2008 WSOP Event #19 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha, Day One: Selbst Opens Commanding Lead

The play in Day One of the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event was fast and furious, honing the 758-player field down to just 46. Day Two starters will be in the hunt for first place's $227,965 and the bracelet. To say that Vanessa...

2008 WSOP Event #16 $2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo: Andrew Brown Takes Bracelet

After a long Day 2, 18 players returned to the Amazon Room for Day 3 of Event #16, $2,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. It's hard to imagine a greater disparity from the top to the bottom of the chip stacks, as Soheil Shamseddin led the field...

2008 WSOP: Event #17, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout: Jason Young Wins

It was a long one, over 30 hours of play in just two days, with a lengthy heads-up battle at the end. But when the final card was dealt, Jason Young emerged the winner of Event #21, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout. After...

2008 WSOP Event #15 $1,000 Ladies Day 2: Gromenkova Leads into Final

The Ladies NLHE World Championship event started with 1,190 players, but after two days of play the field is down to nine. New York City's Svetlana Gromenkova will head into the final table as chip leader with 553,000. And although Anh...

2008 WSOP Event #16 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo Split, Day 2: Long Final on Tap

169 players returned to the Amazon Ballroom to battle for a spot at the final table in Event #16, $2,000 Omaha Hi/Lo, with Josh Arieh, David Williams and Scott Clements all near the top of the leader board to begin Day 2. When...

Dr. Pauly at the 2008 WSOP: The Most Underrated Man in Poker — Erik Seidel

It was twenty years ago last May when Erik Seidel lost to Johnny Chan heads up for the 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event title. Chan was the reigning world champion and the most feared poker player in Las Vegas. Seidel was...

2008 WSOP Event #13, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 3: 'Pumper' Bell Finds Gold

Duncan "Pumper" Bell started the day with a massive chip lead and by the end he was still on top, winning the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event #13 in only 73 hands spread out over just three and a half hours. The win gives Bell his first...

2008 WSOP Event #16 $2,000 Omaha Hi/Low Split, Day 1: Demidov Leads Tight Pack

553 players went into the Amazon Room in search of gold in the form of Event #16 of the 2008 World Series of Poker â€" $2,000 Omaha Hi/Low Split. Among the field were Ted Forrest, Kristy Gazes, Alan "Chainsaw" Kessler, Barry Greenstein...

2008 WSOP Event #11, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout: Philip Tom Triumphs

Philip Tom had never finished higher in a major event than 22nd and his highest WSOP finish to date was 30th (at last week's $5,000 Limit/No-Limit Hold'em event). But Tom broke through in a big way on Sunday, winning the 2008...

2008 WSOP Event #13, $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2: 'Pumper' Bell Finds Gold

Duncan "Pumper" Bell started the day with a massive chip lead and by the end he was still on top, winning the $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Event #13 in only 73 hands spread out over just three and a half hours. The win gives Bell his first...

2008 WSOP Event #12 $1,500 Limit Hold'em: Jimmy Shultz Takes It

Day 3 of Event #12, $1,500 Limit Hold'em started off with 18 players on two tables. The field had plenty of flair, with Vinny Vinh starting the day as the chip leader, and Erick Lindgren, fresh off his bracelet win in Event #4. European...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 7th, 2008

Saturday at the WSOP was business -- or rather, busy -- as usual. Another six-pack of events saw action in the Amazon Room â€" two events found their champions, a final table was set and another event neared the same stage, while...

2008 WSOP Event #10 $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Low – Rouhani Goes Wire-to-Wire

Farzad Rouhani started the final table of the $2,500 Omaha/Stud Hi-Low championship as the dominant chip leader, and finished the day in short order, taking barely four hours of final-table play to claim his first World Series of Poker...

2008 WSOP Event #9 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed: Rep Porter Finds Gold

It took more than 200 hands to cut the final table field in half in Event #9 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed at the World Series of Poker. It took just six more to crown a champion. Rep Porter took home the bracelet and the $372,929...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 48: 1994 WSOP Champ Russ Hamilton's 'Divine Intervention'

Several years ago I visited Russ Hamilton with a group of friends at a beach house in San Diego, where he was recovering from his stomach surgery. Russ said, 'Tommy, I'm going to tell you a story I've only told to a handful...

Poker Room Review: Naples Ft. Myers Dog Track, Bonita Springs, FL

It's not fancy. There are few bells or whistles, and the poker food is less than outstanding. But if you are in the Ft. Myers-Naples area, like your poker straight, with few gimmicks, and don't have a great home game already...

2008 WSOP Event #10 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Day 2: Rouhani Leads

Event #10, $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, drew 388 players initially, but only 108 of them returned to the Rio on Day 2 to try for their shot at the final table. Among the players remaining to start Day 2 were Greg Raymer...

208 WSOP Event #9 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed: Rep Porter Finds Gold

It took more than 200 hands to cut the final table field in half in Event #9 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed at the World Series of Poker. It took just six more to crown a champion. Rep Porter took home the bracelet and the $372,929...

2008 WSOP Event #9 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six-Handed, Day 2: Final Table Set

One major action flop was about all it took to set the final table in Event #9 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed at the World Series of Poker at the Rio. The final six vying for the bracelet in the $1,500 buy-in event will be John Conkright...

2008 WSOP Event #7 $2,000 NLHE Day 2: Theo Tran Holds Lead

Theo Tran started Day 2 as Event #7's chip leader, which is just where he'll start the final table. This will be Tran's second final-table appearance in the 2008 WSOP, which has been underway for just one week. 1,592 players...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 5th, 2008

It was another day filled with action at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Thursday brought the awarding of two bracelets, the setting of lineups for two more final tables, and a third pair of events charged from the gate. Both of Thursday's...

2008 WSOP, Event #4, $5,000 Mixed Hold'em: Erick Lindgren Wins First Bracelet

Erick Lindgren came into Event #4 with two WPT championships, over $6 million in tourney winnings, 14 WSOP cashes, four final tables, and was widely considered one of the best poker players to never win a World Series of Poker...

2008 WSOP Event #6 $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo: – Thang Luu Captures First Bracelet

After an impressive display of aggression near the final-table bubble moved him into the chip lead, Thang Luu rode his big stack all the way to his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event. Luu outlasted...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 4th, 2008

Wednesday at the 2008 WSOP was the first double-bracelet day of the series, and the twin takedowns on the day had a distinctly Full Tilt-ish feel. Scoring their first WSOP gold bracelets during the day's action were Full Tilt...

2008 WSOP Event #8 $10,000 Mixed Event, Day One: Tom Schneider Leads

'There are not too many faces you don't know,' said TJ Cloutier as he looked over the starting field for Event #8. Robert Williamson III quipped that if felt like a home game. Between the pricey $10,000 buy-in and the unique...

2008 WSOP Event #6, $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low, Day 2: Luu Heads Final

205 players returned to the Rio for Event #6 of the 2008 World Series of Poker, $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. With the aggressive Thang Luu leading the pack, the field thinned down to a final table in a very long day of play before...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Barbara Enright, Poker Icon

There's probably not much I can say about Barbara Enright that hasn't been said many times before over the last 25 years. I just can't let the 2008 WSOP begin without profiling one of the most influential women in the history...

2008 WSOP Event #6, $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo, Day 1: Van Alstyne Tops Tight Pack

Omaha Hi/Lo made its 2008 World Series of Poker debut with Event #6, $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo. 833 players plunked down their buy-ins and took their shots in the first non-hold'em event at the 2008 WSOP. Among the entrants going...

Patrik Antonius Signs with Team Full Tilt

Patrik Antonius, who will be playing at the first final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker later today, was announced as the most recent member of the prestigious Team Full Tilt during a private press conference...

2008 WSOP Event #3, $1,500 PLHE, Day 1: Robert Workman in Front

Event #3 of the WSOP, the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em, got underway in the cavernous Amazon Room with a field of 657 players at 70 tables and by day's end racked up a total field of 714, fewer than last year's field of 781...

Poker Room Review: Gulfstream Park, Hallandale, FL

The poker room at this huge gambling complex is located in the 'Sport of Kings Poker and Racing Lounge.' It's on the second floor in a converted theater, under an enormous chandelier, with terraced seating that promises and delivers...

2008 WSOP Event #4, $5,000 Mixed Hold'em Day 2: Rheem Leads Stacked Final

91 players returned for Day 2 of Event #4, the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker, on the way to the final table of nine. Along the way, many big names headed to the rail, including Andy Bloch, Patrik Antonius...

2008 WSOP Event #5, Day 1, $1,000 NLHE: Ivey Surges Late

Event #5, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Rebuys, promised to be a wild and woolly event where in the early stages "out" wouldn't be "out" for long â€" at least not as long as one's bankroll and desire to play held up. But as players..

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 1st, 2008

If the first day of June at the World Series of Poker was any indication, the month will be full of outstanding poker tales. The first bracelet of the 2008 WSOP event was awarded on Sunday, and it went to Nenad Medic...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for June 2nd, 2008

The story of Monday at the WSOP: No bracelets, but plenty of action. The work week's traditional start was, in poker terms, the last day for a long stretch where no winner's gold bracelets will be awarded, due to the four-day format...

2008 WSOP Event #3, Pot Limit Hold'em, Day 1: Robert Workman in Front

Event #3 of the WSOP, the $1,500 buy-in Pot Limit Hold'em, got underway in the cavernous Amazon Room with a field of 657 players at 70 tables and by day's end racked up a total field of 714, fewer than last year's field of 781...

Sexton's Corner, Vol. 47: Mike Sexton, Poker Visionary, Part 5

Mike Sexton was a professional poker player in the '70s, '80s and '90s, winning a lot of tournaments along the way, including a WSOP gold bracelet. Who could have ever guessed that he would become poker's 'First Ambassador'...

2008 WSOP, Event #1 $10,000 PLHE Day 2: Nenad Medic Captures Bracelet

The first final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker featured some of the most recognizable names and faces in the poker world, from one of poker's most beloved ambassadors to one of the most colorful characters in the poker world...

Kathy Liebert Reps PokerStars at Final Table

PokerStars sponsored Kathy Liebert at the final table of the Event #1 of the World Series of Poker, the important to-be-televised new intro to the series. Liebert, who began the 2008 World Series of Poker in grand fashion with her...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for May 31st, 2008

A long and wild Saturday in the Amazon Room offered sure sign that the 2008 World Series of Poker is nearing full gear, despite the fact that the series' first champion's bracelet has yet to be awarded. Two events filled the giant...

2008 WSOP Event #2, $1,500 NL, Day 1a: Record Field Looms

Event #2 at the 2008 World Series of Poker will go into the history books as the largest WSOP preliminary event field ever, and the fourth largest tournament in history. The record was previously held by 2007 WSOP's Event #49, which...

Eight Questions for the 2008 WSOP

How many players will enter the Main Event? This is the big question that gets asked every year, and many have used it as a gauge of poker's popularity. The field size has increased nearly every year of the WSOP's existence...

Cash Games at the WSOP: Rio Cash Game Report

There is a popular conception that the money to be made in the World Series of Poker is all in the tournaments. In reality, however, the side games are really where fortunes are won or lost and where some of the most interesting stories occur...

World Series of Poker Daily Summary for May 30th, 2008

The 2008 World Series of Poker changed one tradition and continued several others as the series began its run of scheduled bracelet events on Friday in a big way. Eschewing the traditional casino employees event, which had opened...

Inside the Tour, Vol. #91: The San Jose LAPT

Off to San Jose, Costa Rica I went for the May 22-24, 2008 LAPT (Latin American Poker Tour) event. The second one ever held, it had almost 400 runners and a first prize of $274,103. Victor Ramdin, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Green...

PokerStars to Award Over 200 WSOP Seats in One Night

Just as the World Series of Poker is gearing up, PokerStars has announced it will be awarding at least 200 seats to the 2008 WSOP Championship, all on one night. On June 15th, PokerStars will host a $370 buy-in super satellite...

Dr. Pauly at the WSOP: Don't Miss Week 1 at the 2008 World Series of Poker

You don't want to miss the first week of the 2008 World Series of Poker. Although some of the biggest stories of the 2008 won't materialize until later in the series, those epic stories often take root during the first couple of days...

Women's Poker Spotlight: Kathy Liebert – Road to the 2008 WSOP

Everyone knows who Kathy Liebert is when she walks into the poker room. Kathy boasts lifetime tournament earnings well over $4.4 million, the career leader among women by a wide margin. To date, no other woman is within...