Jens Kyllonen: WSOP Big One for One Drop Q&A
Unfortunately for Kyllonen his time in the Big One was shortlived. He busted just short of the dinner break with top two pair against the wheel straight of Frederique Banjout. Kyllonen is one of the...
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Tom “durrrr” Dwan: WSOP Big One for One Drop Q&A
This is the first WSOP event of 2012 for Dwan, who just flew to Las Vegas from Macau where he’s been playing the super high-stakes cash games, along with a few other players in the Big One field. Dwan...
View ArticleVanessa Selbst Wins Second WSOP Bracelet
If media attention is something Selbst was looking for when she won her second bracelet she picked an inopportune time to do it. The $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop kicked off earlier today,...
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Rast, Hellmuth Lead WSOP $1M Big One for One Drop
It was a historic day at the WSOP as 48 players paid $1 million each to enter the Big One for One Drop. After nine levels of poker Rast had stacked 10.71 million while 12-time bracelet winner Phil...
View ArticleFBI Arrests Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar
News of Bitar’s arrest first appeared a few hours ago on poker forum Two Plus Two in the form of an email from Bitar to Full Tilt Poker staff in Dublin, where Bitar was reportedly located since the...
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Former Facebook VP Chamath Palihapitiya Busts $1M One Drop
The former Vice President of Facebook and co-owner of the Golden State Warriors is a passionate poker player who’s known to play high-stakes cash and make deep runs at the World Series of Poker. Even...
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David Einhorn Pledges All $1M One Drop Winnings to Charity
Einhorn is the founder and President of Greenlight Capital, a hedge fund he started in 1996 with $900,000. Since then Einhorn has been in the headlines for attempting to buy the New York Mets, as well...
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Esfandiari, Hellmuth Headline WSOP Big One for One Drop Finale
Joining the Magician and the Brat at the final table are Sam Trickett, Guy Laliberté, Brian Rast, David Einhorn, Richard Yong and Bobby Baldwin. Day 2 of the Big One for One Drop played out to a packed...
View ArticlePhil Hellmuth: I’m Not Afraid to Win $18 Million
“You never know what will happen because the blinds are going to be big tomorrow,” Hellmuth told PokerListings.com moments after the final table was set. “I might have to win a pot with ace-queen or...
View ArticleFull Tilt’s Ray Bitar Pleads Not Guilty, Bail at $2.4 Million
According to a story with Bloomberg, Bitar remains in prison although his bail is set at $2.4 million, including $1 million in secured cash. The Full Tilt Poker founder is facing charges of money...
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Esfandiari Wins BIG ONE for $18M, Becomes Poker’s Biggest Winner
Esfandiari outlasted a field of 48 players to take down a record-setting $18.3 million first-place prize in the $1 million buy-in tournament. In the final hand Esfandiari flopped trip fives against Sam...
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Antonio Esfandiari BIG ONE for ONE DROP Q&A
Little over a week ago Esfandiari went through a brutal collapse in Event 36 when he looked all but certain to win his second bracelet. Esfandiari had a huge chip lead three-handed but thanks to a...
View ArticleWSOP Tweet Relief: Hell of a Run, People
Twitter platform engineer Ian Chan (@chanian), a poker enthusaist but far from a pro, bought in along with 3,221 other hopefuls on July 1 with the plan to live tweet his experience out to his...
View ArticleEinhorn Set to Donate Millions to Charity After BIG ONE
The hedge fund manager surprised many by outlasting numerous high-profile poker pros to finally take third place for $4.3 million at the BIG ONE final table yesterday. Before entering the tournament he...
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Bjorin Seeks Record Fifth Consecutive Main Event Cash
If the 61 year old makes it into the money in this year’s Main Event it will be his record-setting fifth consecutive cash in the prestigious tournament. “I didn’t even know that,” laughed Bjorin on a...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Trickett Attacked, Big Game Stacked, Eastgate Out
A great deal of the excitement actually came from outside the Rio as fallout from the BIG ONE and insane cash games dominated the poker news world. Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at the...
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Phil Hellmuth BIG ONE Q&A: I Have No Regrets
He also won nearly $3 million at the 2012 WSOP with the Main Event yet to come. Of course the majority of his cash came from finishing fourth in the BIG ONE for ONE DROP and we talked with the “Poker...
View ArticleTomas Junek Wins First Czech Republic Bracelet
The 23 year old outlasted 2,798 players to win Event 56 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for a staggering $661,022. “I got tons of messages from people in the Czech Republic congratulating me,” he said. “It’s...
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WSOP 3-Bet: Huge $1k, Lamb Stakes, Overtime Final Tables
It’s a strange feeling at the WSOP right now as the last few events conclude and the Main Event, which begins on Saturday, is looming larger than ever. Today in the WSOP 3-Bet we take a look at the...
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2012 WSOP Main Event to Begin in Las Vegas
The world’s biggest poker tournament will kick off tomorrow at 12 p.m. with athletes, celebrities, amateurs and pros all looking to be a part of poker history. Last year 6,865 players took part in the...
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