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It is pretty much business as usual at PokerStars. Nothing major has taken place, but there are a few things to note.
First, in celebration of awarding $5million since the inception of the Battle of the Planet leaderboards began, they are doubling the prize pool for each division from Nov 8 - Nov 21. If you [continue]
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Jeffery Pollack Resigns as WSOP Commissioner
Posted on 13 November 2009 at 12:46 pm EST by Joseph Ewens | Permalink
After three successful years at the helm of the poker’s most prestigious event, Jeffery Pollack has announced that he is stepping down as the Commissioner of the World Series of Poker. Under his aegis the WSOP has grown dramatically and Pollack has become a popular figure in the poker community. His departure from Harrah’s appears [continue]
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Darvin Moon: Poker’s New Everyman
Posted on 11 November 2009 at 11:18 pm EST by BooG690 | Permalink
The story of this year’s World Series of Poker belongs to the 46-year old Darvin Moon. A logger from the small town of Oakland, Maryland, he has become the everyman’s poker icon similar to Chris Moneymaker in 2003. However, in many ways, Darvin Moon is different.
Moon learned to play poker with his [continue]
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2009 WSOP Main Event Final Table Recap
Posted on 11 November 2009 at 1:50 pm EST by Triptanes | Permalink
The WSOP Main Event has already come and gone. The final table started with 9 players who would play 17 hours until the last two were left standing. The biggest story coming into the final table was Phil Ivey’s presence. Despite being short stacked, many felt if Ivey could accumulate chips, he could dominate the [continue]
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Joe Cada Takes Down 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event
Posted on 11 November 2009 at 1:44 am EST by cr4zybe4utifu1 | Permalink
After four months of waiting, the much anticipated final table action of the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event have played out and left Joe Cada as the youngest ever World Series of Poker champion. The 21 year old walked away with a total of $8,546,435 along with the coveted World Series of Poker [continue]
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Phil Ivey on ESPN’s E60
Posted on 7 November 2009 at 6:48 pm EST by Triptanes | Permalink
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 September.
The first [continue]
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The November Nine Return This Saturday
Posted on 3 November 2009 at 7:20 am EST by Joseph Ewens | Permalink
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]
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Former Ladies Champion Sues WSOP Academy
Posted on 29 October 2009 at 7:59 am EDT by Joseph Ewens | Permalink
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]
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Phil Hellmuth Damns WSOP and Threatens Breakaway Series
Posted on 25 September 2009 at 3:29 am EDT by Joseph Ewens | Permalink
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]
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Harrah’s and 888 Agree Deal for World Series Poker Online
Posted on 11 September 2009 at 10:20 am EDT by Joseph Ewens | Permalink
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]
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