World Series of Poker
From a humble beginning to a tidal wave of humanity coming together to vie for the yearly championship at a piece of green felt with a deck of cards as their master, the World Series of Poker invites you to send your champions, your kings, and those who would be. But remember, when they come home defeated, no one holds the crown and scepter for eternity.
Scott Clements ran through twenty-two other players on Day 2, maintaining the chip lead he finished with on Day 1 to grab his second WSOP bracelet. He built a monster stack throughout the $1.5k PLO final table, taking down Eric "Lynch" Rizen in a one-handed HU battle. A strong field entered Day 2, but everyone was focused on the 131k in chips that Johnny Chan held.
Jun 16, 2007
Phil Hellmuth may have won eleven WSOP bracelets and be able to dodge bullets, but it appears he has a bit of a soft spot for Chinese Poker. He wrote about losing $536k to Phil Ivey before the EPT Monte Carlo tourney. It was his biggest cash loss ever, and he obviously has not sworn off the game.
Jun 16, 2007
Ryan Hughes from Phoenix took out Greg "Fossilman" Raymer and Doug Carli, outplaying 340 of the world's best Stud players to win his first WSOP bracelet.
Jun 14, 2007
Eighth in chips to start the Final Table, Saro Getzoyan rode a late rush to knock out William Thorsson and Geoff Sanford to take the richest Limit Hold-Em prize in the history of poker.Limit Hold-Em is the game that many older players cut their teeth on. With less risk than NLH, limit is a great way to learn poker.
Jun 14, 2007
Before the concept of an online qualifier was ever conceived, the WSOP introduced the satellite. It was a simple concept: ten players buy in for $1,000, and the winner gets a seat in the Main Event.Nowadays it's not so simple. Satellites have evolved into a whole game within the game for some, and a chance for others to find out if they're ready to compete for a bracelet.
Jun 13, 2007
After Katja Thater's abrupt departure, Sally Boyer rode a wave of late aggression win the $1k Ladies Event. Her victory came against the largest field ever assembled at women's poker tournament with 1,286 players.Vanessa Selbst seemed to be in a league of her own as the Ladies Event progressed through Day 2.
Jun 13, 2007
With the IUGEA legislation choking the online life from US poker, Europe has been the home of poker growth. Germans are overtaking the Scandinavians as ones to watch as Michael Keiner grabbed the $1.5k Seven Card Stud event.It was a small but solid field of 395 players who started this two-day event.
Jun 12, 2007
How do top pros get started in a NLH event? There is no one set rule, but in a relatively stouter field, patience can be a virtue and it can be irrelevant. Nam Le burst onto America's poker consciousness with a WPT Final Table in 2004 $15k Five Diamond Classic at the Bellagio. He became known as the other Le, caught in the flurry of results by his good friend Tuan Le.
Jun 11, 2007
6-max NLH is one of the most popular games in online poker. The champion of the $1.5k Short-Handed NLH Event #12 is neither a regular of the game nor a prolific tournament player. Thrown a huge lifeline heads-up, Jason Warner road to the WSOP bracelet.1,427 players started in this 6-max tourney. That's 238 tables for those of you counting.
Jun 11, 2007
The cash games took a pause Saturday to make room for an oversized field in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event. It was possibly a much needed break for the cash game staff, as the tables have been full almost non-stop. Some tables break as night moves into morning, but there has been an relatively endless supply of new players looking to buy into just about any game.
Jun 10, 2007
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