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Laid-back North Wales Native Joe McKeehen Rocking WSOP Main Event
That’s how the North Wales, PA, native described his state of mind entering the final level on Day 6 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event. There are a number of reasons McKeehen shouldn’t be...
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Negreanu Astonishes, Minkin Busts as Main Event Shrinks to 27
Negreanu finished with 8.5 million chips, which places him in the middle of the pack, with just 27 players remaining. The highest Kid Poker has ever placed in the Main Event was 11th in 2001 but the...
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Thomas Kearney Gives Twitch Followers WSOP Sweat of a Lifetime
Kearney streams his online poker sessions live on Twitch and before the WSOP began he sold percentages of his WSOP action to his followers. “A lot of people ask me to buy shares for my summer,”...
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Negreanu Hangs On as Main Event Down to 11; McKeehen Crushing
Full details here. The race for Daniel Negreanu to reach the 2015 WSOP November Nine has reached fever pitch in the Amazon Room as they've winnowed down to just 11 players. Heading into a 20-minute...
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Neil Blumenfield: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
After lingering near the bottom of the counts for much of Day 7 Blumenfield dropped to under 3m in chips before climbing his way back up towards the top. A double with kings against John Hinds' AK got...
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Joshua Beckley: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
Winning $98,000 in the $1,500 Parx Casino Big Stack last year set Beckley off on his pro career that’s seen him rack up over $200k in live cashes so far. With $1m already locked up for his run this...
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Federico Butteroni: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
Butteroni will be the first Italian player to play for poker’s ultimate prize since Filippo Candio finished fourth in 2010. It’s already been a spectacular run for Butteroni who entered Day 7 as one...
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Thomas Cannuli: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
New Jersey cash-game pro Thomas Cannuli was all in for his last 4m when Pierre Neuville, chip leader at the time, called and put him at risk. Neuville turned over A♦ 9♠ but Cannuli flipped A♥ K♥ to...
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Zvi Stern: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
With just two live tournament cashes Stern appears to be one of the least experienced live players but he did spent a fair amount of time near the top of the chip counts in the 2015 WSOP Main Event....
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Patrick Chan: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
The Brooklyn, NY, native started out like most playing online before Black Friday but since has made a steady career playing live cash games and tournaments. In fact, Chan has plenty of experience...
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Max Steinberg: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
He even famously knocked out the legendary Phil Ivey set-over-set along the way. A hero call that went awry on Day 5, however, ultimately led to Steinberg busting in 131st for $50,752. It was another...
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Pierre Neuville: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
Leading the chip counts at the end of Day 5 Neuville bounced up and down the counts over the past two days before rocketing up to the lead midway through Day 7. Neuville eliminated Mario Sequeira in a...
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Joe McKeehen: 2015 WSOP November Nine Bio
You’d be hard pressed to find a poker fan who could pick him out of a crowd, however. And that’s just fine with him. The low-profile McKeehen has kept his play slow and steady as the field narrowed,...
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Heartbreaking Finish for Daniel Negreanu in 2015 WSOP Main Event
The world-renowned Canadian poker pro outlasted 6,410 players but couldn’t make it past 11th, which will keep him from making an appearance at the celebrated final table in November. “It would have...
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McKeehen, Neuville, Steinberg Lead Charge into 2015 WSOP November Nine
The 24-year-old poker pro put on a big-stack clinic in the late stages of Day 7 to dominate his table and roll into the chip lead in November with 63,100,000. Second in chips is Israeli Zvi Stern with...
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If They Kept Playing Till 6 They Would've Just Forfeited the Bracelet
Wake me up when it's time please. I didn’t follow the play last night from 27 down to 9. I was busy railing my wife giving birth to my son. The lion cub gave up a mighty roar as soon as he could. A...
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Dominik Nitsche Takes Second at $10k Bellagio Cup, Snags $480k
While the 2015 WSOP Main Event was playing down to a final nine at the Rio the $10k Bellagio Cup was playing down to a winner. With a much smaller, much tougher field made up of WSOP bustees it...
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2015 WSOP November Niner Pierre Neuville: "Best is Yet to Come"
Just four months ago Pierre Neuville received a standing ovation at the European Poker Awards in Malta upon being presented the jury’s special prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award. In his speech he...
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Hand of the Week: Anton Morgenstern’s Disastrous Main Event Déjà-Vu
With a huge chip lead with just over 20 players left he lost two big hands against Mark Newhouse and he was gone. Nobody expected him to repeat his run, but he did this year. Then history repeated...
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Play Poker with Neymar Jr. in Brazil for Charity Home Game
PokerStars is running a series of free online tournaments right now offering the chance to meet the football icon and play in the Neymar Jr Charity Home Game. The Home Game will run July 26 during the...
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