Streaking Sahamies: Top 10 Weekly Online Winners/Losers
Sahamies went on a 2,521-hand run that saw him win huge sessions against Viktor “Isildur1” Blom and Ben “Ben86” Tollerene. When all was done and said, Sahamies had racked up a total of $424k in profit...
View ArticleMarchese Snags $100k High Roller Win from Robl
Marchese, one of the most respected online pros in the world, came in to the final table third in chips but dominated much of the action to enter heads-up play with a slight lead. He needed some help...
View ArticleParty Poker Offering $2,500 Battle of Malta Packages
Set for Nov. 22-25, 2012, at the Portomaso Casino in St. Julian's Malta, the first-ever PokerListings Battle of Malta is already one of the most-player-friendly events on the circuit and offers an...
View ArticleRettenmaier Holds On for WPT Championship Title
The chip leader for most of the tournament and holding a commanding edge coming into the final table, Rettenmaier seemed destined for an easy win. That wasn't how it played out, however, as a stacked...
View ArticleTop 5 Poker Free Agents at 2012 WSOP
The events of Black Friday and the subsequent collapse of Full Tilt Poker made sure there would be an army of pros without online poker site sponsors hitting the Rio this summer. Not every player is a...
View ArticleWSOP 2012 Kicks Off with Low Buy-ins, Big Fields
Having begun quietly yesterday with the $500 Casino Employees event, today’s $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em event is expected to draw a crowd but it stands in stark contrast to the high-stakes action of last...
View Article2012 WSOP Best Bets: France
Every year, of course, we miss wildy. But we're gluttons for punishment, regardless. In keeping with our annual tradition, we asked our international editors to fill us in on players from their country...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Let the Clogging Begin!
Anyone with a Twitter feed that includes someone even remotely related to poker found out in full force that today is the first open event. Several times, probably. If you're into poker, today is like...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Ivey Arrives, PL Attacks, Bling Upgrade
For our first edition we find a certain former Team Full Tilt Pro making his first WSOP appearance in over a year, our upcoming unique format for live updating tournaments and the blingiest bracelets...
View Article2012 WSOP Best Bets: Italy
Every year, of course, we miss wildy. But that doesn’t stop us from trying. In keeping with our annual tradition, we asked our international editors to fill us in on players they think are on the cusp...
View ArticleWSOP Staff: ‘Main Event Will Get Over 6,000 Runners’
“The Main Event will get between 6,000 and 8,000 players,” WSOP Communications Director Seth Palansky told PokerListings.com on Day 3 today. Last year 6,865 people turned out for the $10,000 World...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: We, the Peeple
And some of them aren't even true! We've got your back though as we've pared the mass of tweets teeming from the Rio in Las Vegas into a manageable pile of winners. Check the best of them below: Lol...
View ArticleU.K. Pro Sadan Turker Poised for Breakout WSOP
It's someting he's looking to rectify this year. Turker was the runner-up finisher to Sean Getzwiller in one of the biggest $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em tournaments last year. He won more than the official...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Heads-Up Fuss, Tweet Deceit, First Bracelet
Like an unstoppable juggernaut the 2012 WSOP started slow but is beginning to gain momentum with a total of three ongoing events currently being hosted at the Rio. After an early setback our live...
View ArticleSelbst Hunting Second Career Bracelet in Event 2
Selbst, the last female bracelet winner in an open event, had an up-and-down day but ended on an up, winning a couple of key flips to finish with 706,000 chips – good for fifth on the leaderboard....
View Article2012 WSOP Best Bets: Denmark
Every year, of course, we miss wildy. Who can predict donkaments, really? But that doesn’t stop us from trying. In keeping with our annual tradition, we asked our international editors to fill us in on...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Selbst Sated, Timex Lamboed
And we haven't even hit our first "open" final table yet (although it's bearing down quickly). How do we know all of this? From sorting through the barrage of Tweets emanating from the Amazon Room and...
View ArticleBoston Rob Plays Poker Survivor at 2012 WSOP
The only difference is this time he’s doing it on the poker table at the 2012 World Series of Poker. The reality TV star played in the opening $1,500 event and was sweating poker pro Josh Arieh’s deep...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Selbst Sunk, Annette Soars, Follow the Chips
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we’ll take a look at Vanessa Selbst coming up just shy of a bracelet, Annette Obrestad pulling some power moves in the $3k HU HA and our live updating crew set to take another...
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