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Hastings Wins First WSOP Bracelet in $10k Heads-Up
Twenty-three-year-old Brian Hastings beat a field of 152 players to win a first-place prize of $371,498. “My biggest days online were a bit bigger than this,” quipped Hastings. “This is still no joke...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Duke Rebuked, Dolly Dusted, Madsen B-Day
It was a busy day at the 2012 WSOP as Brian Hastings won a bracelet and Phil Ivey made a deep run in the $5k Seven-Card Stud-8. As always be sure to leave suggestions for future WSOP 3-Bets in the...
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Ivey, Hellmuth Stalk Bracelet on WSOP Day 12
Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth are neck-and-neck and deep in contention in Event 15, $5k Stud Hi-Lo, drawing the eyes of the media and virtually everyone else. With just 19 players left, both Ivey and...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Me Don't Swim Too Tough
Fields are soft. Average poker players from all walks of life save their cash, or win a satellite, and go to Vegas to make their poker dreams come true. You'll still run into a rash of pros if you get...
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Gabriel Nassif: Magic: The Gathering Champ Turns WSOP Grinder
In the 2000s Nassif crushed the professional Magic: The Gathering circuit winning two Pro Tour title, making numerous top 8 finishes and even winning 2004 Player of the Year. For those unfamiliar,...
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Army Aviation Warrant Officer Schaefer Wins Long-Shot Bracelet
Schaefer decided to play one event at the 2012 WSOP on a whim because he was already going to the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. In an improbable turn of events, Schaefer outlasted 1,138 players...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Phils' Fall, E-Dog Sighting, Hangover Cure
Read on for the rundown on Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth making going deep in the $5k Stud Hi-Low event, an appearance by former Full Tilter Erick Lindgren plus drastic measures to combat alcohol’s after...
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Mercier Books Bracelet Bets with Ivey, Negreanu, Deeb
Mercier, who has racked up over $7.6 million in live tournament wins since his first cash in 2008, is one of the winningest players of the last few years but the players he’s making his bets against...
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888poker’s Padraig Parkinson Brings Irish Poker to WSOP
“I don’t think I’ve missed a day of the WSOP since Dan Harrington won the Main Event, and that was in 1995,” Parkinson told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas. “I walked in the door of Binions and Doyle...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Matros 3peat, Busquet Blog, Face Cards
Today in the 3-Bet we spotlight poker professional Matt Matros’ bracelet win over Mark Radoja in the $1,500 No-Limit Six-Max event, a thought-provoking blog post from former WPT winner Olivier Busquet...
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Second Chances for Ivey, Hellmuth on WSOP Day 14
Hellmuth and Ivey aren’t the only big names going deep, however, as action continues in four different WSOP events. Read on for the rundown of all the important action on Day 14 of the 2012 World...
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3-Time Bracelet Winner Matt Matros “Blessed by Poker Gods”
“I feel completely blessed that the poker gods decided to shine down on me these last three years,” Matros told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas. “Forget about it being my third bracelet, you have to get...
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Frankenberger Denies Phil Ivey 9th Career WSOP Bracelet
Frankenberger outlasted a final table that included Hoyt Corkins, Matt Marafioti, Shaun Deeb and Ali Eslami before finally dispatching the man many consider to be the best poker player in the world....
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Phil Hellmuth Wins Record 12th WSOP Bracelet
Hellmuth finished second on three separate occasions at last year’s WSOP but managed to close the door on old-school mixed game player Don Zewin in Event 18, $2,500 Razz, early Monday morning in Las...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Bracelets Don't Lie
Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth simultaneously heads-up for bracelets. A long-awaited buzz taking over the Rio as big rails gathered and scrambled to see the action. Hellmuth finally closing in an event to...
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Cherish Andrews Looks to Improve on WSOP Performance
Despite being 22 years old, Andrews brings a wealth of poker playing experience to the WSOP. She started playing poker in her hometown of St. Thomas, Pennsylvania, when she was just 14. “My brothers...
View ArticleIsraeli Army Volunteer Wins WSOP Bracelet
The 24 year old outlasted a field of 2,302 and a final table that included noted pro Barry Shulman to win Event 19 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. “It’s huge, obviously,” said Goldkind after winning. “This is...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Shulman Shuffle, No Go for Ho, Bloch on NPR
Arguably the best father-son tandem in poker, with respect to Doyle and Todd Brunson, Barry and Jeff combined to win over $140k for the Shulman family today. They weren’t the only story, however, as...
View Article$1 Satellite into Sunday Million Set for PokerListings Players
The Half-Price Satellite is open to all PokerListings players (signed up at PokerStars via PokerListings) and is scheduled for Thursday, June 14 at 3 pm ET. Buy-in is only $1.10 and the top 10 players...
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JJProdigy Makes First WSOP Final Table
Field outlasted 2,799 players before finally losing a coin flip with king-jack to Jamie Armstrong’s pair of nines to bust in ninth for $32,748. The California resident gained considerable notoriety in...
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