Michael Esposito: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Like a true old school grinder, Esposito’s first cashes were in 7 Card Stud events at Foxwoods, Trump Taj Mahal and the Borgata. He’d switch over primarily to NLHE and to good effect, with a 9th place...
View ArticleSteven Gee: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Gee and Greg Merson are the only bracelet winners at the 2012 Main Event final table. The bulk of Gee’s previous cashes were those of a cash game player who took an occasional shot at low buy-in...
View ArticleJeremy Ausmus: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Originally from Colorado, Ausmus got into poker by watching the movie Rounders and playing poker with friends in college. Ausmus graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in economics...
View ArticleJacob Balsiger: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Balsiger is a junior at Arizona State University and since he just turned 21, this is his first ever World Series of Poker. He told PokerListings.com in an interview before making the final table that...
View ArticleRobert Salaburu: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Armed with 15,155,000, Salaburo is seventh in chips heading into the final table. Just like every other player who made it, he’s guaranteed over $750,000. Salaburu hails from San Antonio, Texas, and...
View ArticleRussell Thomas: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Thomas was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, but currently lives in Hartford, Connecticut, and works as an actuary. A graduate of Temple University, Thomas has cashed three times at the WSOP previously...
View ArticleGreg Merson: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Merson his first bracelet and took down an eye-popping $1,136,197 for his victory in Event 57, $10,000 NLHE Six Handed. But the young pro from Maryland had another ace up his sleeve, not just playing...
View ArticleAndras Koroknai: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Korkonai likely had the scariest path to the final table here in 2012, lurking near the back of the chip pack during most of the late stages and dodging two huge bullets along the way. Koroknai could...
View ArticleJesse Sylvia: 2012 WSOP October Nine
Back in 2011 Sylvia min-cashed in a WSOP $1,500 6-Max No-Limit Hold’em event for $2,954. He will certainly eclipse that number with his efforts in the 2012 WSOP Main Event considering he’s already...
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Females Bubble, Sylvia Leads 2012 WSOP Main Event October Nine
France's Gaëlle Baumann had the unfortunate distinction of being the final-table bubble girl when she moved her short stack all-in with ace-nine and Andras Koroknai called her down with ace-jack. There...
View ArticleParty Poker Drops High Stakes Tables
The company has stated the change, which went into effect earlier this week, was to help improve the “poker ecology” of the site and was in the best interest of players on the site. Party Poker also...
View ArticleJoe Sebok Joins World Poker Tour Broadcast Team
The WPT has not released an official statement but Player Development and Casino Relations Manager Jeanine Deeb, also daughter of poker pro Freddy Deeb, leaked the news via Twitter Thursday. “Look who...
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Sahamies Returns: Weekly Top 10 Online Winners/Losers
This week the flying Finn picked up $492k in the high stakes games on PokerStars and is quickly erasing the massive deficit he wracked up earlier this year. In February Sahamies was down $726k playing...
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Sunday Scoop: SoyDelGlobo Cashes in on MicroMillions
It was a busy weekend all around for online action as the MicroMillions II concluded with a swarm of events while the Sunday Million once again drew nearly 6,000 runners. Things were not exactly quiet...
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Daily 3-Bet: Doyle Defense, Octo-Nine Lines, ISPT Answers
Today in the 3-Bet we bring you news of Doyle Brunson trying to take measures to protect himself at the poker table, the latest betting lines on the WSOP October Nine final table plus new information...
View ArticleAbsolute Poker's Brent Beckley Sentenced to 14 Months
Beckley, 32, was the head of payment processing at Absolute Poker starting in 2003 and pled guilty to two charges in December, 2011. "I fooled myself into thinking that what I was doing was OK,"...
View Article2012-13 WSOPC Schedule Announced with Record 20 Stops
This year’s tour kicks off Aug. 9-20, 2012, with a stop at the IP Casino Resort and Spa in Biloxi, Ms., and wraps up at Harrah’s New Orleans, May 9-23, 2013. As we previously reported, the WSOPC will...
View ArticleZynga Looks to Acquire Real-Money Poker Software
According to a story with eGaming Review, noted software companies GTECH G2 and Playtech submitted bids to supply the platform. Playtech is well known in the industry for providing software for iPoker...
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Daily 3-Bet: ANZPT Action, Hollywood Attraction, Esfandiari Q&A
Today in the 3-Bet we’ll take a look at a tell-all book from a Hollywood poker hostess, a comprehensive Antonio Esfandiari Q&A and the ANZPT resuming with a record-breaking event in Queenstown....
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Opinion: PokerStars to Acquire PokerNews.com
From cutting staff to accepting advertising buys from less than reputable services, there are plenty of clues that PokerNews has been struggling since Black Friday. And with PokerStars doing everything...
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