Ausmus Outlasts Helppi, Mercier to Take Down WSOPE Event 4
The experienced poker pro broke through in Event 4 €1,650 Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2013 WSOPE on Thursday. Ausmus beat a stacked final table that included Jason Mercier, Juha Helppi and Jan-Peter...
View ArticleSeidel Looms Large, Eyes 9th Bracelet at €2k Final Table
Seidel, an 8-time WSOP Vegas bracelet winner, certainly looks like a favorite to repeat the feats of Ivey and Negreanu from this year's WSOP APAC. The amiable poker veteran has a huge chip lead...
View ArticleScotty Nguyen, Tom McEvoy Elected to Poker Hall of Fame
Nguyen, who won the 1998 WSOP Main Event in infamous fashion, is a five-time WSOP bracelet winner and 12th on poker's all-time money list with $11.7 million in career earnings. His latest big win came...
View Article$1 Million Big One Returns in 2014, Cap Raised to 56 Players
The second-ever $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop will take place June 29-July 1 with the maximum number of entrants increased to 56 players this time around. If the massive tournament hits the...
View ArticleHairabedian Beats Seidel to Win 2nd WSOPE Bracelet
Hairabedian outlasted a total of 337 players to take down Event 5 €2,200 No-Limit Hold’em. He earned a €148,820 first-place prize but wasn’t concerned with his winnings. “The money is nothing,” said...
View ArticleLacay, Schwartz on Collision Course in Event 6 Final Four
Lacay, 6th on France's all-time money list and a former EPT champion, has both the home court advantage and a massive chip advantage to help push him toward the bracelet. Schwartz is fresh from a...
View ArticleSchwartz Posts Comeback Victory Against Lacay at WSOPE
Schwartz overcame a massive chip deficit to beat a previously dominant Ludovic Lacay in the final heads-up match of Event 6 €3,250 Pot-Limit Omaha Mix Max Event for €104,580. Just a few days ago...
View ArticleDempsey, Devilfish Climb as WSOPE Main Event Begins
Ulliott, whose had a couple solid runs already this WSOPE, was at his sharp-tongued best today on a table with Kevin Song and at the end of the night bagged a solid 71,000 chips. Dempsey, already a...
View ArticleRant: Sheldon Adelson Has a Point About Addiction and Online Gambling
I think I hold that belief because I don’t like being told what to do. I never have and I never will. I have also enjoyed myself when partaking in all of the aforementioned habits, not withstanding...
View ArticleNegreanu: “Keeping Scotty Nguyen Out of Poker HOF Would Be Absurd”
Nguyen’s election, which was announced yesterday, was not without controversy as the former World Champion took considerable criticism when he became inebriated during the 2008 WSOP Player’s...
View ArticleLacay Bounces Back to Lead WSOPE Main Event Day 1b
Falling just short in his final heads-up match against Noah Schwartz on Friday Lacay took a day off and came back Sunday firing on all cylinders. When the day was done he bagged up 163,075 to take the...
View Article2013 WSOPE ME Hits 375 Runners, €1M for First
Registration officially closed on the main evnt after the first level of play on Day 2 today. A total of 375 players paid the €10,450 buy-in to build a €3,600,000 prizepool with €1,000,000 dedicated...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Tran Mark, Dawley Force, Devilfish Sermon
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 JC Tran thinking about putting an exclamation mark on his poker career, Jessica Dawley...
View ArticleEsfandiari: "Tilted that $18.3m Won't Be Biggest Prize Ever"
Esfandiari made history when he won $18.3 million in Las Vegas, defeating Brit Sam Trickett to take the lead on poker's all-time money list. 48 players competed in the Big One for One Drop's inaugural...
View ArticleNitsche Crushes, Negreanu Rebuilds on WSOPE Main Event Day 2
Already a WPT champ and WSOP bracelet holder, Nitsche looked like a player with many more bracelets in store as he built up a towering 504,800-chip stack to grab the overnight chip lead. He was the...
View ArticleThe Other Steinberg: Daniel Steinberg Cruising in 2013 WSOPE
The only problem is that Max busted yesterday. In actuality the player in the 2013 WSOPE Main Event with a huge stack is twin brother Daniel Steinberg. The long hair is a major tip-off. Over the last...
View ArticlePlay Isildur1 Heads-Up for $1k of His Own Bankroll
This week is your window as the Full Tilt Poker pro is putting up $100k of his bankroll to take on 100 different heads-up opponents in the Blom 100 Flip Freeroll Challenge. How It Works Full Tilt...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Harwood Pop, Newhouse Fire, Balsiger Fortune
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 Loni Harwood keeping up a poker legacy started by her father, Mark Newhouse explains his...
View ArticleDiaz Rises, Negreanu Exits as WSOPE Main Event Down to 24
Starting the day out with a small but workable stack of 115k Negreanu bobbed and weaved all day in hopes of making Day 4 and furthering his quest for WSOP Player of the Year. Getting up past the 300k...
View ArticleDaily WSOPE 3-Bet: Phil Bails, Daniel Savaged, Fab Soul
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 a suprising move by the king of all WSOP bracelet hunters, Daniel Negreanu savagely...
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