PKR's Sofia Lovgren Makes Deep Run at 2012 WSOP
After 16 levels of play Lovgren is among the surviving 96 players from an initial field of 1,607 on Day 2 of the $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em event. The young Swede has already secured her first cash at the...
View ArticleFabrizio “SixthSenSe19” Gonzalez: Uruguay’s Most Successful Poker Player
Originally going after a career in professional soccer, Gonzalez picked up poker on the tour bus with his best friend and teammate. After starting out online playing from an internet café in...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: durrrr Arrives, Stammen Slips, Golden Poker
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we look at Tom Dwan returning to Vegas, Kevin Stammen getting stomped and the Golden Nugget’s bid for online poker. You can always leave a suggestion for a future WSOP 3-Bet in...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Tears of a Hellmuth
The epic blowups. The 12 bracelets. The passionate fan base. The emo interviews. The celebrity name-dropping. His childlike exuberance. The odd-length leather jackets. So, so many reasons. Hard to top...
View ArticleFormer #1 Ranked Gamer Vagabond_Lion Dominating Online Poker
The Bristol, England, native is one of the most successful high stakes PLO players on PokerStars in 2012 with $612,440 in profit according to highstakesdb. Despite the fact he cashed in the $2.5k...
View ArticleONE DROP Means ‘Everything’ for $1 Million Buy-in BIG ONE
Charity ONE DROP is the driving force behind what will be the biggest buy-in tournament ever held. The organization is set to receive $111,000 from every entrant in the tournament. “There is something...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Ante Up, BIG ONE Pieces, Weissman Wins
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at the new Ante-Only tournament, Joey Weissman’s big score and Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier and Ben Lamb selling pieces in the BIG ONE. Hit up the comments...
View ArticleEx-MTG Player Wins Sixth Italian WSOP Bracelet
Fortunately for Palumbo there’s significantly more money in poker and he took down $464,464 for winning Event 44 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em. “Winning a WSOP bracelet is like a dream to me,” said Palumbo....
View ArticleGrinder Makes History, Wins 2nd $50k Players Championship
Mizrachi became the first player in poker history to win the $50k Poker Players Championship twice on Thursday. “I can’t even explain how it feels to win the $50k Players Championship twice,” said...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: $5k Madness, Lucky Loube, Mizrachi Goes Bigger
Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at Michael Mizrachi parlaying his $50k Championship win into the BIG ONE, an Atlanta-based attorney winning his first WSOP tournament and the massive field in the...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Sickest. Tweet. Ever?
Seen Ivey at the craps table. Seen TJ Cloutier, well, also at the craps table. Watched millions of dollars change hands in big buy-in tournaments, small buy-in tournaments, prop bets, side bets,...
View ArticleMen Crash WSOP Ladies Event Once Again
Nick Getzen eschewed the typical hoody for a neon wig and retro-homemaker dress and shades combo, somehow deflecting his tablemates’ scorn with his outlandish getup. Getzen traveled here from West...
View ArticleWho Needs the Ladies Event? Females Crushing 2012 WSOP
Female poker pros such as Amanda Musumeci, Vanessa Selbst, Jackie Glazier and Cherish Andrews have been on a tear that has seen them win hundreds of thousands of dollars so far this summer. Through 47...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Female Frenzy, Alaskan Victory, Conan O’Brien at WSOP
This weekend the world’s biggest buy-in tournament begins and WSOP staff were already building a massive set for the historic event. Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at the always-popular ladies...
View ArticleBlack Friday a Blessing for WSOP Winner Joey Weissman
The 24-year-old from Syosset, New York has been traveling extensively in order to play online poker since April of last year and was experiencing a large downswing before taking down the biggest score...
View ArticleOfficial Player List for WSOP $1M Big One for One Drop Announced
19 amateurs, 27 professional poker players and two open satellite seats make up the sold-out 48-person field for the inaugural Big One for One Drop. It’s a list that includes poker legends,...
View ArticleWSOP Pro's Picks: Who Will Win the $1M One Drop?
In three days’ time someone will walk away with $18,346,673, the biggest prize in poker history, and with some help from the pros we’re going to handicap the field. The smart money seems to be on Phil...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Hellmuth, Hansen In as One Drop Looms
Today’s WSOP 3-Bet looks at three sides of the impending Big One, including Phil Hellmuth’s last minute entrance, Brandon Steven’s ongoing philanthropic efforts plus a photo gallery from the $25k Big...
View ArticleBrian “tsarrast” Rast: WSOP Big One for One Drop Q&A
Rast is a regular high-stakes cash game player that has racked up $2.8 million in live tournament earnings since his first score in 2005. He will blow that number out of the water if he goes deep in...
View ArticleCary Katz: WSOP Big One for One Drop Q&A
Katz is the 41-year-old CEO of the College Loan Corporation, a company he founded in 1999 and has since grown into the seventh-largest student loan company in the United States. Now living in Las Vegas...
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