WSOP 2009

We know Phil Ivey is now playing for the most coveted prize in poker, the WSOP Main Even bracelet. What we don’t know much about is Ivey’s personal life, until now. Ivey allowed ESPN’s E60 crew to follow him around the globe from north America to Europe for a busy four days in [continue]

Nobody likes a tease, or so the conventional wisdom goes. That was certainly the general consensus when, in 2008, Harrah’s announced that the WSOP Main Event would delay its final table until November. The trial run met with a lukewarm reaction from the poker media, but it did succeed in building anticipation among the general [continue]

When Sally Anne Boyer attended the World Series of Poker Academy in 2007, she probably never imagined that she would go on to win that year’s Ladies Event just a few days later. The Academy was understandably delighted that one of their students had received such immediate success and used her image and likeness in [continue]

Phil Hellmuth has never been one to avoid confrontation. His brash table talk and cocksure demeanor have earned him the nickname ‘The Poker Brat’. This week he may have picked his biggest fight ever, calling out Harrah’s and the WSOP over their plans to launch an online poker site. In an interview with the Hardcore [continue]

Outside the online sphere, the biggest hitter in the poker world is without a doubt Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. The gambling firm run a string of casinos in Las Vegas and, most importantly, are the owners and organizers of the World Series of Poker. Online giants such as PokerStars and Full Tilt have established themselves as [continue]

The World Series of Poker and ESPN recently released a joint statement announcing a new deal between the two companies. ESPN has been broadcasting WSOP tournaments since 2003 and played a vital role in propagating the so called “Moneymaker Effect” - a post-2005 boom in poker that occurred after amateur player Chris Moneymaker won the [continue]

If there’s one thing Full Tilt Poker is known for more than any other online site, it’s that they’re the home of the pros. There are a great number of skilled professional players who compete in live events with Full Tilt patches or bear the distinctive red lettering online. With such a strong stable of [continue]

At 8:00 pm ET on August 11th, ESPN will be broadcasting an event from one of the most active charitable forces at work today.  That charitable force is Ante Up For Africa.  The Ante Up For Africa event took place on July 2nd as part of the prestigious 2009 World Series of Poker.  This was [continue]

Few people stand to make more from the World Series of Poker Main Event than Phil Ivey. He is far and away the most skilled and the most well known member of the November Nine and, despite his characteristic silence, has been the focus of much of the media attention over the past month. Currently [continue]

ESPN has officially announced the schedule for airing the World Series of Poker events that have been recorded over the past couple of months.  Beginning next Tuesday, July 28th, and continuing every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. ET up until the Main Event’s final table in November, ESPN will be airing a selection of this [continue]