Vamplew, Marchese Eye 8-Max Bracelet with 28 Left
Rafal Michalowski, a big winner online under the nicknames driftdc5 and lilfishy897, is the chip leader with 632,000.Markus Gonsalves (502,000), Trevor Pope (465,000) and Ismael Bojang (463,000) join...
View ArticleWSOP Stats: Players With Best ROI 2011-2012
Perhaps the single best way to see who’s making money and who’s not is to look at their return on investment (ROI).Below we’ve compiled a list of the top 50 players who have achieved the best ROI over...
View ArticleTraining ‘Mandatory’ for New WSOP Dealers This Year
Last year there were numerous complaints on Twitter and this infamous thread on TwoPlusTwo Poker forum that called into question the level of dealing at the biggest poker series in the world.WSOP...
View ArticleAndreas Høivold Forced to Leave Norway for Pro Poker
“It hurts to leave my family and friends in Norway and I would probably still live there if there were somewhat sane taxation rules,” Høivold told PokerListings at the World Series of Poker.Norwegian...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: WSOP Party, Filippi Case, UP Team Growth
Today on the 3-Bet we bring you news of an alcohol and food truck fueled party just outside the doors of the WSOP, Amnon Filippi getting special permission to travel to Las Vegas plus four new signings...
View ArticlePope Crushing $5k 8-Max, Cada Contending in Six-Max
Pope, who finished sixth in last year's WPT Championship for his biggest career score, has one of the most dominating chip advantages to start a final table ever in Event #2, $5k No-Limit Hold'em...
View ArticleWPT POY Matt Salsberg Featured in New Short Poker Documentary
Best known for his writing and production on shows like Weeds and Entourage, Salsberg is still developing his new poker project which centers around life on the professional poker circuit.Salsberg has...
View ArticleTrevor Pope Crushes Star-Studded $5k 8-Max Finale
The poker pro from New Berlin, Wisconsin more than doubled his lifetime live tournament earnings, defeating Scottish pro David Vamplew heads-up to earn $553,906 in Las Vegas Saturday.Pope used his...
View ArticleSylvestre Strikes for Canada, Clements Climbs Millionaire Maker
Clements, who has two WSOP bracelets in Omaha, amassed 66,225 chips on Day 1b of the Millionaire Maker.Brendon Rubie (42,900) and Shawn Buchanan (42,250) were also stars on Day 1b.Thanks to a field...
View ArticleRant: Who's Also to Blame for Lindgren and Rheem Debts
Maybe it’s the fault of the online kids? The digital currency just doesn’t have the same feel as the cocaine-laced, pissy-smelling wads that we stuff into our pockets after a good night at the cash...
View ArticleMercier Rebounds from Tough Year On and Off the Felt
After years of successful online grinding Mercier exploded onto the poker scene in 2008, going on one of the biggest heaters in the history of the game.Between then and 2011 Mercier racked up over $7.5...
View ArticleWSOP 3-Bet: Ivey Who? Five Bees, $25k Fantasy Brick
Today in the 3-Bet we see a Phil Ivey fan putting his foot in his mouth, the summer's first critical dealer error plus a complete air-ball from Jason Mercier in the $25,000 WSOP Fantasy League.If you...
View ArticleGorodinsky and Beauprez Win Bracelets, Obrestad Hunting
Mike Gorodinsky and John Beauprez were the lucky two who wrapped WSOP gold around their wrists.Gorodinsky defeated an elite field in Event #5, $2,500 Omaha 8/Seven-Card Stud while Beauprez knocked off...
View ArticleIsildur1 Drops $300k as High Stakes Slows
Thanks to the 2013 WSOP commencing last week the nosebleed games are now missing a few key players but that didn’t stop Blom, Gus Hansen, Kyle “KPR16” Ray and Sebastian “Seb86” Sabic from playing some...
View ArticleDeeb, Devilfish Linger in ISPT Wembley Final 20
With all four pros below average in the chip counts there’s a good chance the massive first-place payout (with €589,000 added by Dusk Till Dawn) will go to a relatively unknown player or complete...
View ArticleHellmuth: “It's About Not Letting Ego Get in the Way"
“You can't feel too cool,” Hellmuth told PokerListings.com in Las Vegas. “You can't feel too cocky.”“You always have to remember that the reason your life is so fun and you have all these great...
View ArticleKelly, Makhija Bracelet Hunting, Negreanu Holds Ground
Kelly, already the owner of one bracelet and one of the most respected players in the game, managed to navigate the 6,000+ players in the record-breaking Millionaire Maker to hit the final table second...
View ArticleWSOP 2013 Best Bets: Good Money on Germany
With an elite crew of grinders like Phil Gruissem, Igor Kurganov, Tobias Renkemeier and Fabian Quoss dominating high roller events and rounders like Marvin Rettenmaier threatening in every main event,...
View ArticleLinton Leads ISPT Wembley Final, Near Miss for Gardner
The final table is made up of lesser-known players but does include French female poker pro Janot Gwendoline and online qualifier Alban Juen, who had been chip leader for the last three days of...
View ArticleSylvestre Scores for French-Canadians at WSOP
Sylvestre, who splits his time between his real estate investment business and major poker tournaments around the world, pocketed $491,360 for the victory.“I'm really most happy about the bracelet...
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