Rossiter Storms to Lead for EPT London Final Table
Already up over $3m in tournament earnings this year thanks to a 2nd-place finish at the GuangDong Asia Millions, Rossiter could make it an astonishing 2013 tomorrow with a win. A very tidy £560,980...
View ArticleGlazier Crushes on Historic Day 1 at 2013 WSOPE
The first-ever WSOPE Ladies Event kicked off the first-ever WSOPE held at the Casino Enghien-en-Bains venue outside Paris today with 65 ladies buying in for €1,100. By day's end the story was all...
View ArticleGlazier Golden in First Event of 2013 WSOPE
After several heart-breaking finishes at the WSOP over the last couple years, Glazier finally secured her first gold bracelet in the Ladies Event in Enghien-les-Bains. The affable Australian was the...
View ArticleSwede Ylitalo Takes EPT London Main Event for £560k
Hovering around the chip lead for the last few days of play Ylitalo took control when it mattered most - when play got down to five-handed - and rode his lead to victory. Coming into heads-up play...
View ArticleHellmuth, Ivey Crash WSOPE Day 2
Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey both registered late for Day 1a of Event 2 €1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Re-Entry. Although both players busted later in the day it was a sign that this year’s WSOPE has...
View ArticleRant: How Poker Players Perpetuate Prejudice Without Thinking
Over 5,000 pairs of rainbow shoelaces were sent to all professional clubs in England, Scotland and Wales. Everton FC were amongst the teams to back the bid by wearing the laces in their away victory...
View ArticleKaramalikis, Rheem Lead Big Field on Day 3 of WSOPE
There were a total of 398 entries today, which bumped the overall field up to 659 players. The €1,100 re-entry event is now the second biggest WSOPE tournament ever. The prizepool hit €632,640 with...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Boeree Acts, Riess Perfect, Rheem Mans Up
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the WSOPE video 3-Bet we find Liv Boeree looking to parlay poker into a TV career, November Niner Ryan Riess...
View ArticleCaesars' Ty Stewart: WSOPE "Not a Moneymaking Endeavor"
“Honestly to me it all comes down the Main Event and whether we can achieve significant growth over last year,” said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. Stewart went on to explain that the current...
View ArticleIvey Surges in Mix-Max, Johansson Eyes €1k Bracelet
Johansson, a fairly unheralded grinder from Sweden, was anything but today is he racked up the big stack heading into the final table of Event 2, €1,100 NLHE Re-Entry. Ivey, meanwhile, lead a parade...
View ArticleJohansson Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win WSOPE Event 2
Johansson dominated 659 entries to take down Event 2 €1,100 NLHE Re-Entry for €129,700 at the 2013 World Series of Poker on Tuesday. “It was good fun,” said Johansson after winning. “It’s been a good...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Hellmuth Angst, Duhamel Joy, 888 2-0
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll happily take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth taking his latest WSOPE bustout right to his beating teenage heart,...
View ArticleWin 1 of 3 Free Seats to Dublin Super Stack
Going off this year from Nov. 1-3 at Vilage Green Card Club, the Super Stack has seen the likes of Irish icons Reggie Corrigan, Nicky Power, Ken Doherty and Scott Gray at the tables in the past. The...
View ArticleChino Rheem: “There’s Some Truth in What They Say Online”
The embattled Rheem has been accused not paying back debts and worse on TwoPlusTwo poker forum. “I’ve done some things I’m not proud of,” he said in an interview with PokerListings. “I man up to it. I...
View ArticleSchwartz Tops Mix-Max Final 16, Mercier Eyes PLO Bracelet #3
The marquee event so far at the 2013 WSOPE has been the €5,300 Mixed-Max with dozens of big names battling for a piece of the final 16. Schwartz, a massively successful pro from South Florida, rose to...
View ArticleMassages Banned at the Poker Table? Only in France
Well, everywhere except France, where masseuses haven't been able to work at poker tournaments since 2011. This is again the case at this year's WSOPE in Enghien-les-Bains where the massage girls from...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Mizrachi Slows, Paris Pros, Noah's Arc
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi explaining the downside of a poker player's life when he has...
View ArticleO'Brien on Brink of Bracelet, Mercier in PLO Final Six
O'Brien, a longtime horse and best friend of Mercier, sits on a dominating chip lead heading into the last heads-up match of Event #3, €5,300 No-Limit Hold'em Mixed Max. Mercier, already the owner of...
View ArticleStojanovic Topples O’Brien to Win WSOPE €5k Mix Max
O’Brien entered the final day of the Mix Max as the big favorite with 1.5 million chips to Stojanovic’s 507,000. Instead the Frenchman scored an early double up and then chipped away at O’Brien. It...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Hellmuth 100, Doc Brag, Danny Darko
Got a tip for a future 3-Bet? Drop a note in the comments and we'll take a look. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Hellmuth locking down his 100th career WSOP cash but ending up tweeting from his hotel...
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