
L.A. Poker Classic - Day 5 Recap: The Final Six
After five grueling days of poker at the Commerce Casino, six players remain in the hunt for $2.4 million at the L.A. Poker Classic. JC Tran lost a tremendous margin in chips, yet managed to end Day 5 as the chipleader for the second day in a row with $3.47M. 2006 World Series of Poker […]
L.A. Poker Classic Final Table Recap: Amateur Wins $2.4 Million
A South African native playing in his first ever live tournament came from behind to beat one of the toughest pros in the world and win $2.4 million at the L.A. Poker Classic. Eric Hershler, a lawyer who currently resides in Los Angeles, CA stunned everyone on the rail at the Commerce Casino when he […]
Online Poker Weekend: ‘fouruhaters’ Chops and Wins $300k in Sunday Million
Easy deals marked two of the four major Sunday online events, with the biggest of all a two-way split in the Stars Sunday Million, itself the second largest online event of the year to date. Stars’ $1.7 million purse was the clear highlight of the night, though the theme across all sites was fast-paced action. […]
Shaq At The 2005 World Series of Poker?
What do you do when you turn to the player who just raised you on your right and he is seven feet tall and weighs three hundred and fifty pounds? Come this year’s Main Event at the World Series, someone will find out.
Shaquille O’Neal celebrated his 33rd birthday in style last Friday night with […]
Harrah’s Gary Thompson discusses the coming 2005 WSOP
If you have been living in a cave for the past twelve months or off on a year-long trip to help save the rainforest, you might have missed the news that the 2005 World Series of Poker is just around the corner! Since most of the poker community marks their calendar as to when the […]
The World Circus, er Series of Poker
With the WSOP becoming what it has, you would suspect that many shrewd corporate types would be coming up with angles to get some exposure at poker’s biggest event. You may recall our story here that Pokerstars have put Shaquille O’Neal into the WSOP, and while clearly a stunt, at least Shaq is a competitive […]
Things You Might Want To Know About The World Series Of Poker, But Were Afraid To Ask
The 36th Annual World Series of Poker is set to kick off forty five days of poker action on June 2nd, which is a scant two weeks away. While those who make their living (or those who make an annual pilgrimage to the legendary tournament) know the ins and outs of working their way around […]
Poker Primer: The 2005 World Series of Poker is upon us
The wait is over. Unless you work for a casino, the 2005 World Series of Poker starts this Friday. If you know everything you think you need to know about this year’s event, a lot of this may be review.
But, if you are planning your first trip to Las Vegas for the “Big One”, then […]
World Series Of Poker Greatest Moments
In the thirty five year history of the World Series of Poker, there have been many a memorable moment. It is the spot where history is made in our great sport. 2005 has a tremendous amount of promise in adding to that history, so I thought it might be time to look back at what […]
Poker Pandemonium: The 2005 WSOP is here
Wow. That is the only word I can find to describe what is going on in side the Rio convention center. In case you were wondering about this whole explosion in poker, let me tell you a few things I witnessed at the Rio yesterday.
Firstly, I cannot ever remember waiting 20, maybe 30 minutes tops […]
Finally…Poker. Cards are in the air at the 2005 WSOP
The madness continued from yesterday, and as I entered the room for event # 2 of the WSOP ($1,500 buy in NL), the throng of mass confusion set over the room. Tournament officials had changed seats on some players, as the tournament was now to be played 11 handed, and a sea of tables filled […]
World Series of Poker - Day Four Report
Well, so much for the pros being lost in the shuffle of this gigantic field. Of the nine players making this final table, four are well known players, and top professionals.
Allen Cunningham is the chip leader of Event # 2 of the WSOP as we go to the TV table, which will resume play at […]
World Series of Poker - Day Four, Report Two
The World Series of Poker might just be OK after all. After worrying that the final tables would be a Who(???) rather than a who’s who of poker, it seems that the cream is rising to the top, at least to an extent. In the NL final table (Event # 2), four of the nine […]
Allen Cunningham wins WSOP Event 2 $1500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em
In one of the shortest heads-up matches in the history of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Southern California-based poker professional Allen Cunningham won the third WSOP bracelet of his career by defeating Scott Fischman of Las Vegas after just two hands of heads-up play in the $1500 buy-in No Limit Hold’em event.
Besides winning the […]
World Series of Poker - Event # 3 - $1,500 Pot Limit Hold Em - Final Report
The size of the fields at this WSOP has wreaked all kinds of havoc on TV schedules, tournament staff schedules, and took a toll on the players in these events.
With the Event # 2 Hold Em final table playing out for the ESPN cameras, the Pot Limit final table played itself out in a fairly […]
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