WSOP 2009

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]

After hours and hours and days and days of the 2009 World Series of Poker, we have finally reached the final table of the Main Event. The mysterious November 9 have emerged from the sea of tables clustered inside the Rio. This year’s group is a diverse mix of people, from rank-amateurs through online wizards, [continue]

Antoine Saout made a big splash in his first ever World Series of Poker appearance.  After qualifying for the 2009 Main Event at Everest Poker for just $50, Saout now finds himself sitting as part of the famed November Nine.  On November 7th he will join Darvin Moon, Eric Buchman, Steven Begleiter, Jeff Shulman, Joseph [continue]

It has been an incredible run for two of the biggest names in poker.  Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari are still going strong in the World Series of Poker Main Event with only 27 players remaining.  The players remaining will play down to the final table of 9 today, starting at 12 p.m. local time.
Esfandiari, [continue]

Most people would have backed the Red Pros at Full Tilt to pocket at least a couple of bracelets at this year’s World Series. As it stands, the Full Tilt collective have amassed 7 tournament victories this year, a strong showing in anyone’s book.
It will come as no surprise to hear that poker-master Phil Ivey [continue]

Day 3 of World Series of Poker Event #51, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em kicked off with 30 players left, all chasing a piece of a total prize pool of $3,796,065.
The early going featured a flurry of eliminations. 14 of the 30 remaining players were shown the door within the first two hours of play, including one [continue]