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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Over the past 5 weeks, visitors to the official World Series of Poker website have been encouraged to nominate players they feel deserve to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. From May 26th to July 2nd, WSOP.com guests have been asked to submit their nominations for the 2009 inductee. With the votes received [...]

The longest Day 1 anywhere in poker concluded over the weekend. The first round of the World Series of Poker Main Event is split into four separate sections held from Thursday to Sunday. After Day 1d concludes the remaining players are combined into Day 2a and 2b, after which everyone left plays on the same [...]

All-around poker-law superhero Barney Frank swooped into the Rio last Sunday to update the World Series of Poker on his attempts to repeal the UIGEA. After addressing the Amazon Room he made his way to a discrete private area where he fielded questions from a select group of media representatives. He began his Las Vegas [...]

The numbers for the first three days of the WSOP Main Event had been underwhelming at best.  Day 1A saw 1,116 players, Day 1B had only 873 players, and Day 1C picked up a little to 1,696 players.  So the last thing the organizers of the World Series wanted to do was turn players away [...]

The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event made its debut in 2006. Top professional players wanted a tournament that would test their skills across a variety of disciplines, with a buy-in to ensure that only the most skilled players could afford to enter. The inaugural event was won by mixed game specialist and poker legend Chip Reese. After [...]

The stars will be out tonight as celebrities descend on the Rio to take part in the 3rd annual Ante Up for Africa tournament. The impending main event is sure to draw in some well known faces among the unknown hordes, but many of them will be lost in the crowds. Tonight, on the other [...]