The two day SCOOP 2012 Main Event tournaments began on Sunday May 20th. Play was halted at the conclusion of level 20 (10 hours) and resumed early this afternoon. After two weeks worth of events, and many players entering many of the available events, a mere 10 hour first day was welcomed by those who [...]
(July 15, 2010) Bodog Poker player Dennis Scott (dgs) busted out of the World Series of Poker on day five of this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event and while we would have loved to see the factory supervisor from Midland, Michigan end up among the November Nine, his story was so great that [...]
The “November Nine” for the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event have been decided. After battling through a field of 7,319 players who each ponied up $10,000 for the chance to win the $8.9 million first prize, only nine players remain for the final table of the Main Event, which will be played on [...]
Less than 24 hours ago we started Day 8 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. The task at hand was simple: eliminate 18 players and get down to the November Nine. It would turn out, however, to be no easy feat as it took almost 18 hours of cards before everything was said [...]
The World Series of Poker Main Event is starting to get personal for FlopTurnRiver as, with slightly under eighty players still remaining, our very own Mark Meloche is fighting for the bracelet. Day seven kicks off tomorrow and he’ll have no shortage of supporters from all around the world. The Canadian poker pro has dabbled [...]
Things are definitely starting to heat up this week in the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. With Day Five coming to a close, the pressure is now really starting to be felt by those remaining as their fellow players drop like flies around them. This year’s WSOP Main Event drew the second [...]
More often than not, those playing for the love of the game triumph over players who are simply seeking the big payday. Such was the case in the final regular WSOP event of 2010. On the eve of the Main Event, software engineer Tomer Berda outlasted a loaded field, capturing his first gold bracelet and an astonishing $825,976.
With the brain power exerted on a regular basis at his day job, the challenges of the WSOP didn’t seem to faze Marcel Vonk. The 36 year-old theoretical physicist from Holland managed to outlast a field of 3,844 players in the $1,000 NLHE Event #54. It was his second cash in four attempts, earning him a handsome reward of $570,960.
A star-studded line-up squared off on the felt over the past several days as the fourth ever Tournament of Champions took place at the World Series of Poker, leaving Huck Seed standing proud as the 2010 Champion of Champions. The original Tournament of Champions was launched in September 2004 as a very exclusive event with [...]
The World Series of Poker was abuzz today as 81 celebrities and poker professionals sat down together at the tables for an event not designed to award wealth or glory, but rather to support an excellent cause. This was the fourth annual Ante up for Africa tournament to be held since the charity was founded [...]
Another victory on the felt for online poker players took place this week as Ryan “gutshtallin” Welch took down his first gold bracelet at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, showing yet again that internet players are not to be taken lightly at the tables. The Tennessee native is an avid online poker [...]