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WSOP Day 31 Tournament Recaps
06-30-2008, Aaron Hendrix
Event #49 - $1,500 NLHE Another impressive field of 2,718 started this tournament with 215 of them returning to play on day two. The players who would be rewarded for their efforts with a visit to the cashier's cage but would come up short of the...
Event #48 - $2,000 NLHE Final Table
06-30-2008, Aaron Hendrix
$500 did not do much to deter NLHE players from coming out in large numbers for this $2,000 NLHE tournament that started Friday afternoon. The 2,317 starting field was down to nine with Marco Johnson, Kirill Gerasimov, and Gabe Costner headlining...
2008 WSOP Mixed Holdem Event #41 Recap
06-30-2008, G.L. Hodges
The $1,500 buy-in Mixed Hold’em championship, Event #41, was held June 22-24th and attracted 731 entries. The top 72 finishers collected their share of the prize money from the $997,815 prize pool. Mixed Hold’em includes a rotation of two games...
$50K HORSE Final – The Prince Becomes the King
06-30-2008, Jennifer Newell
The time had arrived. After four grueling and intense days of poker at its highest level, it was time for the eight final tablists to battle it out for the title of $50,000 HORSE champion. And it did not disappoint. Prestige seems to be the most...
From The Other Side Of The Table – Day 30 Of The WSOP
06-30-2008, Aaron Hendrix
I got here a little early today as I know what it's like on the day of a weekend $1,500 NLHE tournament. I'm all the way on the other end of the Rio in Buzio's and I'll make that long trek soon, but as I was walking in I already witnessed eager...
Event #46 - $5,000 NLHE Six Handed Final Table
06-29-2008, Aaron Hendrix
805 players started the $5,000 NLHE Six Handed event three days ago in hopes of winning nearly a million dollars. The number of entrants and the first place prize of $911,830 were both records for this event. While there were no big names at the...
WSOP Day 30 – All NLHE, All the Time
06-29-2008, Jennifer Newell
As the lengthier portion of the 2008 World Series of Poker begins to wind down amidst the craziness of the $50K H.O.R.S.E., players are gearing up for the $10K buy-in main event with all of the no-limit hold’em they can play. It is NLHE...
$50K HORSE Day 4 – In Search of the Final Table
06-29-2008, Jennifer Newell
The HORSE event is unique for a number of reasons, the most obvious of which is the massive $50,000 buy-in. There is also the caliber of player who enters, the mixed games being played, and the amount of attention it receives from fans and media...
Hughes Holds a New Bracelet for Event 47 Victory
06-29-2008, Jennifer Newell
The 7 Card Stud hi/lo tournament attracted 544 players, all having plunked down $1,500 to compete in Event #47 of the 2008 World Series of Poker. While there would be money on the line for the final 56 players, no one entered this one thinking the...
WSOP Event #44 Recap
06-28-2008, G.L. Hodges
The ESPN main stage was set on June 25th-27th for Event #44, the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Championship. Being one of the most popular offerings on the WSOP schedule, the event attracted 879 players, of which 81 would end up with a share the...
$50K HORSE Day 3 – Nearing the Critical Stage
06-28-2008, Jennifer Newell
More than half of the players in the $50K HORSE event were not able to return for Day 3, as only 67 players survived the first two days of the five-day tournament. And though the tournament had taken a serious tone thus far, players were about to...
WSOP Day 29 Tournament Recaps
06-28-2008, Aaron Hendrix
The 50K H.O.R.S.E. might be taking all the limelight but there is still plenty of poker fun to be had by all at the 2008 World Series of Poker. Day 29 saw two day two's take place and another massive field took part in the beginning of the $2,000...
WSOP Event # 42 Recap
06-28-2008, G.L. Hodges
The largest senior’s event in poker history took place on June 23rd -25th attracting 2,218 entries. The huge turnout smashed last year’s record of 1,882 participants, reflecting an 18 percent increase over 2007. Event #42, the $1,000 buy-in...
Greenwood Could…And Did Win Event 44
06-28-2008, Jennifer Newell
The $1,000 NLHE tournament, at first glance, seems like the best deal of the 2008 WSOP. The only other buy-ins as low are the ladies’ and seniors’ events…but then the other two words appear after NLHE – with rebuys. Rebuy tournaments can be a...
Action From Day 29 Of The WSOP
06-27-2008, Aaron Hendrix
1:00 p.m. Yesterday, I spent the day walking through the various casinos of Las Vegas, sightseeing with my girlfriend. One thing I noticed was just how diverse the tourists in Vegas are. There are people from all over the world. Asian, Hispanic...
$50K HORSE Day 2 – Down to Business
06-27-2008, Jennifer Newell
It was only the second day of a five-day tournament, the only one of its kind at the 2008 World Series of Poker. In fact, the $50,000 buy-in makes it the most unique tournament in the world, which is evidenced by the throngs of reporters and...
WSOP Day 28 – 6-Handed, 7-Stud, and Omaha-8
06-27-2008, Jennifer Newell
It was back to the business of busy days at the WSOP. After some light days with only one starting tournament, Day 28 had two starting tournaments, two groups of players returning for Day 2 action, and one final table. One of those Day 2’s was the...
Event #43 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Eight Final Table
06-27-2008, Aaron Hendrix
720 players took part in the $1,500 WSOP PLO8 tournament and after two days of intense poker filled with bad beats, missed draws, and river suck outs, 9 players remained. Erik Seidel came into the final table looking to get his 9th bracelet and he...
The Round Table – Sights and Sounds from the 2008 WSOP – The Middle
06-27-2008, Katie Lindsay
If there is one theme of this WSOP it is definitely ‘the year of the pro.’ Bracelet after bracelet is being won by the pros and final table after final table is stacked full of the best in the world. Several big names are dominating the field...
$50K HORSE Day 1 – All the Buzz
06-26-2008, Jennifer Newell
The Amazon Room at the Rio Convention Center had been buzzing since the day before. When the floor staff began removing tables and chairs from the room to create a spacious playing area for the $50K HORSE participants, the buzz began. And as...
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