WSOP 3-Bet: Moneymaker Surge, PH Spirit Guide, JRB Bentley Free
Want the most interesting news and gossip emanating from the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas? Here's where you'll find it. Today in the 3-Bet we find 2003 Main Event champ Chris...
View ArticleJens Kyllönen: Viktor Blom is a Better Overall Player Than Phil Ivey
The Finnish pro seems to enjoy his life more than the average poker pro and is quickly turning into poker’s most interesting man in the world. Consider that Kyllönen is one of the biggest online...
View ArticleFive Years in the Making: Robert Stine Lives out Main Event Dream
Their representative: Robert Stine. The Chyzowych Poker Club is comprised of a small group of high school teachers and was founded by former professional soccer player and coach, Eugene Chyzowych....
View ArticleIvey Crushes, Hellmuth Falls on Day 2c of 2014 Main Event
Phil Ivey somehow managed to distance himself from a pack of thousands to end with 505,000 chips. It’s the best Day 2 Ivey has ever had at the WSOP. Out of the 2,571 players who started Day 2c about...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Ivey Frenzy, Hellmuth Friendsy, Paul Pierce Hangs In
Want the latest buzz from the tournament floor at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas? Here's where you'll find it. Today in the 3-Bet we find the poker world buzzing - and betting - on the...
View ArticleAnna Khait, Ebony Kenney Driven for Next Level of Poker Success
A career as a respected (and sponsored) poker pro. Part of a new wave of poker talent brimming around the US, the Brooklyn-based Khait - who put medical school on hold to pursue her poker career - and...
View ArticleFrench Singer Grégoire Hits New Note at 2014 World Series of Poker
French composer and singer-songwriter Grégoire is one of the many new faces in the 2014 event and he’s enjoying every second. “I wanted to go to Vegas for the WSOP for a long time so this is very...
View ArticleMarvin Rettenmaier: "Everybody's Scared of the Germans"
Not only has Germany’s football team made the World Cup final, their citizens have been dominating the 2014 WSOP. Dominik Nitsche won his third bracelet after taking down a $1,000 NLHE event and...
View ArticlePaul Pierce: “Athletes Aren't Considered Great Poker Players. I'll Change That”
If he wins the whole thing - and its $10m first-place prize - he says we can expect to see a change in how athletes are perceived as poker players. “It would be an unbelievable feeling to get my...
View ArticleLiporace Leads, Ivey Stalls, Pierce Out as Main Event Nears Money
One of the first players to hit the magical 1 million-chip mark, Liporace finished with 1,128,000 for top spot. He's just one big blind ahead of Mehrdad Yousefzadeh, though, who bagged up 1,124,000....
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Benger Build, White Slingshot, WSOP Withdrawal
Want the latest buzz coming from the floor of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas? Here's where it's at. Today in the 3-Bet we find PokerListings fav Griffin Benger "griffining" his way to the top...
View ArticleHaralabos Voulgaris: "My Return at My Peak Was Better Than Any Stock Fund"
"Having money at risk on something" since he was 20 years old, Voulgaris is instead a legend in the poker/gambling world. One of the biggest and most successful NBA bettors of all time, Voulgaris made...
View ArticleScott Palmer Made Millions from Online Poker Living at Parents' House
His parents had no idea. “One Christmas my dad kept coming into my office and telling me to take the trash out and I was playing $50/$100 against someone and I just kept saying no,” Palmer told...
View ArticleMontana’s Mikiyo Aoki Soaring in 2014 World Series of Poker
Thanks to a surprise score in the World series of Poker ladies event earlier this summer Mikiyo Aoki is living her ultimate poker dream a little sooner than expected. The Bozeman, Montana, native...
View ArticleIvey Falls, Benger Climbs, Bubble Bursts on Day 4 of Main Event
Ivey never really got anything going on Day 4 and finally hit the rail after an ill-timed shove with ace-king on a 9-9-2-2 board was snapped off by John Kabbaj with pocket jacks. Meanwhile Benger, a...
View ArticleThailand’s Pakinai Lisawad Eyes History in 2014 World Series of Poker
He’s already on the cusp of Thai poker history and he could potentially become the first player from the country to make the final table. “That’s the one big thing about this run,” he said. “I want to...
View ArticleBrian Townsend Returns from WSOP Hiatus for Deep Main Event Run
“It's been great to play the Main Event since I haven't been out here in a long time,” Townsend told PokerListings in Las Vegas. “I've seen a lot of people I haven't been in touch with in a long time...
View ArticleHo Survives, Newhouse Tops 2014 WSOP Main Event Day 5
Newhouse was the dominant force on Day 5 of the 2014 Main Event and finished with 7.4 million to secure the chip lead out of the remaining 79 players. While there are no bonafide big names left in the...
View ArticleMaria Ho Finishes 77th in Second Last Woman Standing Run
Ho outlasted all of her fellow female poker players on Day 5 of the Main Event and finally busted in 77th place for a $85,812. An impressive feat but Ho was still stinging shortly after being...
View ArticlePhil Hellmuth: “I Got Cocky and Tried to Bluff the Billionaires”
“The guys I play poker with in the Bay Area are all geniuses. These are the guys that run the universe,” Hellmuth told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas. “They've all made billions of dollars across a...
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