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WSOP Updates - Chen Strikes Again To Grab Second Bracelet Of 2006

With the wrapup of the $50K H.O.R.S.E. event late Saturday morning (by about 10AM), there was a mood of exhaustion that seemed to course through much of the Amazon Room. This didn’t hinder the excellent Harrah’s staff from charging on with the activities for the day: both Day Ones of the second $3K Limit Hold […]

WSOP Updates - The Worst Day of the Year.

You’ve heard the quote many times:
“The worst day of the year is the day you bust out of the Main Event at the World Series.”
I have to tell you that for many years I did not understand that sentiment. Oh sure, it’s the World Series of Poker; you get your picture on the wall if […]

WSOP Updates – Monday Preview – Hellmuth’s quest for 10 Leads the News.

A tale of two final tables – that’s what we will have at the Amazon Room of the Rio Hotel & Casino today as Phil Hellmuth, Jr is in good position to take a run at his 10th WSOP gold bracelet.
Event # 24 - $3,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Final Table
This bracelet would be the most significant […]

WSOP Updates - Event #22 - Youngest Ever WSOP Champion Crowned

It was a very surreal atmosphere at the World Series of Poker on Sunday. There was plenty of action around the Amazon Room at the Rio with the first day of the $2000 No-Limit Shootout going on, as well as two Day Two events in Omaha Hi-Lo and Limit (both $3000 tournaments). Even with all […]

WSOP Results - Johns Comes From The Felt To Take The Gold

As play at the WSOP began on Monday, there was an abundance of activity that was available for poker fans to check out. There were two final tables scheduled to take place, the $3000 Limit Hold ‘Em tournament at 2PM and the $3000 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament at 4PM. The problem was what do you do […]

WSOP Results - Hellmuth’s drive for 10 Foiled; Clements wins the $3000 Omaha Hi-Lo

Entering the final stretch of the World Series, many tournaments are not drawing the same kind of crowds that the earlier events boasted. Only 352 players entered the $3000 Omaha 8-or-better limit event, and in a field full of many professionals, quite a few made noteworthy cashes.
John Hoang earned his third cash but missed his […]

WSOP Updates - Gavin & Bill get a Lesson from Doyle

In Super System the legendary Doyle Brunson wrote:
“I appear to be a lucky player because every time a big pot comes up, I usually have the worst hand.”
I know when I first read the line I was absolutely clueless. Not that I didn’t understand what Doyle was saying, I didn’t understand poker at all. Only […]

WSOP Results - Ralph Perry is King of the (Non Rebuy) Jungle.

It is very rare in a tournament that the two people who enter final table play with narrow chip leads over the rest of the field end up playing together heads-up for the championship at the end of the day. This is exactly what happened in the Pot Limit $1500 Omaha Hi event, however, as […]

WSOP Results – Eric Froelich Wins his Second Bracelet in ‘Added’ Event

Controversy surrounded Event 300, the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi tournament with Rebuys from the moment the tournament kicked off. The event was created by Harrah’s as a last-minute addition after they decided that they wanted to add rebuys to the originally-scheduled event 27. When some players complained that they didn’t want an event with […]

WSOP Results – David ‘The Dragon’ Pham Attacks For Second WSOP Bracelet

There was a flurry of activity around the Amazon Room on Tuesday as there were three final tables on the schedule and the start of the $1500 No-Limit Hold ‘Em event. While that field drew well over 2000 players, there were others who were interested in the two Omaha tournaments (both at $1500 and one […]

WSOP Updates - Spotlight Series - Having The Nuts, and Fighting Traffic

Catching up with all three of our “Spotlight” Players today was interesting with a $5,000 Seven Card Stud event (#28) at noon that drew Tony G. to the tables and a $2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em event (#29) at 2 PM that fielded both Gavin Smith and Liz Lieu.
I first found Tony G. outside the Amazon […]

World Series of Poker Events Offer Very Different Experiences

Playing tournament poker at the WSOP is becoming like playing golf on public golf courses. When you play golf on public courses, a leisurely Tuesday morning round can have the kind of peaceful, and ‘pure’ experience that golf was designed for – not a lot of waiting, and no need to rush. But, when the […]

WSOP Results - ‘Lin’ Rhymes With ‘Win’ for Seven Card Stud Title

Seven Card Stud is an interesting beast in today’s poker jungle. Once the most widely played game, it has settled into a niche occupied by ’stud specialists’, and others who have been playing it for decades.
Every day, it seems more of today’s internet poker players are discovering new games, or professing their love for a […]

WSOP Results - Europeans Dominate $1500 NL Final Table

Another day of heated action was on hand for the competitors and fans that were in attendance at the Amazon Room on Thursday. With the second day of both the $2500 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em and the $5000 Seven Card Stud event (which would also have a winner at the end of the night) going […]

Much Fruit of Sense

I guess it’s a good job that Alexander Pope didn’t get to experience the joys of the Internet. Certainly, the amount of leaves is without parallel, and any passing fruit bats may find they fly on hungry. Poker knowledge on the Net is just the same. How does a novice pick out the choice, juicy […]

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