WSOP Bracelet Hunters: Simon Deadman
Perhaps you've even tried it yourself and decided it wasn’t for you after a series of losses threatened your sense of ease around bill dates. In truth, you can likely boil it down to just two reasons...
View ArticleMelissa Burr Scores First-Ever Female Cash in $50k Players Championship
Burr finished seventh in the male-dominated $50,000 buy-in Poker Players’ Championship earlier today. She became the first female to ever cash in the tournament and took home $165,435. Prior to today...
View ArticleAndreas Hoivold: The Downs in My Life Nearly Killed Me
Despite downswings that include a fatal car accident, opiate addiction, prison and the death of his infant son, Hoivold keeps his spirits high and a smile on his face. The trick, Hoivold says, is...
View ArticleLuis Suárez Dropped as 888Poker Ambassador After Biting Incident
Signed as an 888poker brand ambassador just over a month ago, Suárez began the World Cup on a high note, scoring two goals in Uruguay's 2-1 win over England. In the following game, however, which...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Ivey on Brink, Hellmuth Sinks, Monster Rises
Want the latest news and gossip buzzing around the tournament floor at the Rio in Las Vegas? Here's where you'll find it. Today in the 3-Bet we find Phil Ivey on the brink of the moment we've been...
View ArticleStrassmann Search Continues; Unidentified Body Pulled From River
According to Slovenian media reports the body was found on the banks of the river early this morning but due to its condition DNA testing is required to ascertain its identity. Duc Ngo, a friend of...
View ArticleLive Updates: Ivey, Negreanu Look to Close Out $1.5k 8-Game
Ivey is looking to tie Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan with his 10th bracelet while Negreanu is going for his seventh. Both also have significant bracelet bets adding to the drama. Dan Heimiller leads...
View ArticleDan Heimiller: “Poker Hasn’t Changed, The Emotions Are the Same”
You’ve got online kids, cowboys, old-school gamblers, athletes and pseudo celebrities. Dan Heimiller fits into exactly none of those categories. The gregarious 52 year old has been playing poker for...
View ArticlePhil Ivey Makes History, Snatches 10th WSOP Bracelet
Ivey picked up $166,986 for his efforts but more importantly tied poker legends Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson with 10 bracelets. Now only Phil Hellmuth has more bracelets than Ivey but he’s been idle...
View ArticleGerman Poker Pro Johannes Strassmann Confirmed Dead in Slovenia
Strassmann was reported missing in Ljubljana on Saturday June 21 after dissapearing from the city's old town while out with a group of local poker players he had been coaching. The following Friday a...
View ArticleEsfandiari Primed for $1m Big One for One Drop Title Defense
You go back and try and win it again, of course. Poker icon Antonio Esfandiari was the last player standing in the inaugural $1m Big One for One Drop in 2012, defeating Brit Sam Trickett heads-up. He...
View ArticleChad Brown Awarded Honorary Bracelet by WSOP
That’s because it was being awarded to long-time, highly-respected poker pro Chad Brown. Brown has been fighting a battle with cancer over the last year. The struggle got worse recently when he was...
View ArticlePoker Pros, Businessmen Set to Collide in Epic $1m Buy-in Big One
Tomorrow, at 1:11pm, a maximum of 56 players will take a shot at the largest prize in poker history. The tournament is open to anyone above 21 but only a few people in the world are able to play. The...
View ArticleTrishelle Cannatella: “I’m Not Sure Why More Celebs Don’t Play WSOP”
Trishelle Cannatella is an unabashed poker fan and was busy building a stack on Day 1 of a $1,500 tournament at the WSOP on Saturday. “The World Series of Poker is the most important poker tournament...
View ArticlePoker Pros Gather for Massive $25k Big One Satellite
Here, it’s a satellite. The $1 million Big One for One Drop tournament starts tomorrow and dozens of players are hoping to snag one of the last seven-figure seats in the $25,000 Mega Satellite. The...
View Article'On Demand' Live Updates of $1m WSOP One Drop: Ask Questions Here
Click here for Live Updates of the WSOP $1 million Big One for One Drop. PokerListings.com will be on location at the WSOP from the first hand to the final $20+ million victory as an expected 56...
View ArticleRant: The Poker People Have Spoken and What They Want is TIme
Extreme cost cutting? Tremendous revenue growth? A great marketing plan? A wonderful team? I'd say that all of those things are key ingredients in the primordial soup of business creation. But the...
View ArticleFinance Master David Einhorn Drops $1 Million in 1 Hour in Las Vegas
Einhorn's quick elimination surprised media and spectators as the billionaire has extensive experience at the World Series of Poker. Einhorn finished third in the inaugural $1 million buy-in event in...
View Article2014 Big One for One Drop Attracts 42 Players, Trickett Leads
At least that’s what it felt like as Trickett amassed 13.4 million chips while busting Vanessa Selbst, David Einhorn and Igor Kurganov in the process. To put things in perspective the English pro...
View ArticleHigh-Stakes Report: Isildur Moves Down, Ziigmund Roars to Life
But apart from regulars like “Denoking,” "SanIker” and the inevitable Viktor Blom - who made a surprising move down the stakes this week - there was also an old friend who re-appeared on the...
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