Liu Crushing, Negreanu Rising as WSOP Hits Day 5
Liu Crushing Event 4, 1,500 Stud Hi-Lo The 23 year-old Liu is the surprising chip leader after Day 2 of Event #4, $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo, with just 23 players remaining. An online specialist...
View Article2012 WSOP Best Bets: Russia
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: Tasting the Sweet Nectar
Those who are doing well Those who still have hope they'll do well Those who aren't doing well Those making fun of or encouraging people who are/aren't doing well Dealers People who find it all...
View ArticleBroke-Living Bellande: Zero Dollars, 35,000 Followers
The 41-year-old started his Twitter account @BrokeLivingJRB a little over two years ago now with a simple premise. His profile read: “Poker Pro. Track my crazy swings as I take bankroll from zero to a...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Girls Interrupted, Mercier Hunted, Chief Leif
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we find Annette Obrestad and Xuan Liu falling short in their bracelet attempts, Leif Force’s impressive victory in the $3k HU HA and a downright bizarre Chad Batista tirade...
View ArticleNegreanu Angling for Bracelet, Zeidman Scoops Stud
A stacked $5k Mix Max No-Limit Hold'em field, our esclusive "Follow the Chips" coverage and the kickoff of yet another bracelet chase also highlighted another busy day at the Rio in Las Vegas. Negreanu...
View Article2012 WSOP Best Bets: Germany
Every year, of course, we miss wildy. Who can predict donkaments, really?In keeping with our annual tradition, we asked our international editors to fill us in on players they think are on the cusp of...
View ArticleLeif Force Wins WSOP Bracelet, Still Loves Dance and Frisbee
Force, who was covered heavily by ESPN when he finished 11th in the 2006 Main Event, won the first ever Heads-Up Pot-Limit Omaha/No-Limit Hold’em event at the World Series in Las Vegas Thursday....
View ArticleBen "Ben86" Tollerene: WSOP, Vegas High-Stakes Games and Isildur1
Tollerene has more than $1.1 million in online MTT earnings but it’s his high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha chops that garner the most attention. The Texan regularly wins or loses six-figure sums on a daily...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Negreanu Fail, Duke Arrives, PokerListings Follows
Read on for the details on Negreanu’s near miss, what might happen when the most hated woman in poker hits the felt in Las Vegas as well as an update on PokerListings.com’s unique new “Follow the...
View ArticleWilliams in Bracelet Position, Massive Omaha 8 Numbers
Williams could potentially win his second bracelet if he comes out on top of Event 7 but he’ll have to outlast Andy Bloch and Barry Greenstein to do it. The Omaha-8 event drew some outstanding numbers...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Players vs. Dealers vs. WSOP
All of six days into the 2012 WSOP and things have moved from the slightly contentious (ladies bathrooms, markup in the poker kitchen) to the full-on drama. How's it all coming to a head? In the...
View ArticleSmall Business Owner Upsets Negreanu in PL Hold’em Final
Jivkov’s victory is yet another reminder that anyone can win at the WSOP and big-name status doesn’t necessarily guarantee victory. “I wasn’t intimidated at all,” he said. “I think if you go into these...
View ArticleSmall Business Owner Upsets Negreanu in PL Hold’em Final
Jivkov’s victory is yet another reminder that anyone can win at the WSOP and big-name status doesn’t necessarily guarantee victory. “I wasn’t intimidated at all,” he said. “I think if you go into these...
View ArticleFreeroll Spotlight: 888poker Launches EuroMania
EuroMania will run all of June and 888poker will give away over $80k to players in various freerolls. The biggest freeroll, a $20k monster, will take place every week while the Euromania fan freerolls...
View ArticleVeteran Bloch Breaks Through with Bracelet Win
Bloch defeated fellow pro Barry Greenstein heads-up Saturday night in the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event to finally secure his first bracelet and $126,363. “This is something they can never take away...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Cheong Song, Twitter Wars, Poker Party
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at Joseph Cheong steamrolling the $5k Mixed Max, Jon Aguiar flaming the WSOP over Twitter and the damage report from the Maria Ho, Liv Boeree, Vanessa Selbst and...
View ArticleBari, Griffin Crushing, Big Numbers for First Re-Entry Event
Day 7 at the 2012 World Series of Poker was a whirlwind with Andy Bloch winning his first bracelet and Joe Cheong making the final four in the $5k Mixed Max so we’re here to catch everything that might...
View ArticleParty Poker Giving Away $5 to New Players
The promo is only available for a limited period of time starting now until June 22, 2012. It’s also open only to players who do not already have a Party Poker account. The bonus will be issued in your...
View ArticleChess Players Ready to Win Big at WSOP 2012
But now more than ever there’s reason to expect big things from chess players at the World Series of Poker. Ylon Schwartz, a chess master who earned more than $3.7 million finishing fourth in the 2008...
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