News

2010 WSOP on ESPN Schedule Released

According to the Media Guide given to WSOP Media members, the 2010 World Series of Poker will be broadcast every Tuesday from July 27th through November 9th. On July 20th, there will be a special “Preview Show” that will prepare viewers for the 2010 WSOP season. Afterwards, starting on July 27th, ESPN will »

Live Event News

WSOP Bracelet Winners

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is the most coveted prize in poker history.  Winning the bracelet means that you are a true champion of poker.  Below are the

Phil Hellmuth - 11 WSOP Bracelets

Doyle Brunson - 10 WSOP Bracelets

Johnny Chan - 10 WSOP Bracelets

Johnny Moss - 9 WSOP Bracelets

Erik Seidel - 8 WSOP Bracelets

Phil Ivey - 7 WSOP Bracelets

Billy Baxter - 7 WSOP Bracelets

Layne Flack - 6 WSOP Bracelets

T.J. Cloutier - 6 WSOP Bracelets

Men "The Master" Nguyen - 6 WSOP Bracelets

Jay Heimowitz - 6 WSOP Bracelets

Scotty Nguyen - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Allen Cunningham - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Ted Forrest - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Berry Johnston - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Stu Ungar - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Gary Berland - 5 WSOP Bracelets

Players with 4 WSOP Bracelets

Players with 3 WSOP Bracelets

Players with 2 WSOP Bracelets

Players with 1 WSOP Bracelet

Tips

Holdem : Find the best place to Play Poker Online

Online poker is booming, more people each day are joining online poker sites and enjoying everything they offer. Holdem is the most popular poker game played in both traditional casinos and in online poker rooms. Players are in total control of their poker environment when they choose to play online and this is just one »

Mistakes Beginning Poker Players Make

It doesn’t matter how good a poker player is, at some point that player was a beginner and made mistakes the same as other poker players.  There are many mistakes players make while they are learning to become better players.  Let’s take a look at a few:
Playing Without Sufficient Bankroll
In order to be able to »

2010 WSOP Kicks off May 28th

As you may have noticed over the last few months, there really hasn’t been much in the way of live event news for the WSOP.  Well, the 2010 WSOP is just around the corner and that is about to change.  This summer, theWSOPblog.com will be bringing you daily updates from the 2010 WSOP and keep »

Blogs

The 2010 WSOP is Finally Here

The first day of the 2010 WSOP is almost in the books.  Two events kicked off today.  The first was the $500 employee’s event and the other was the $50,000 Player’s Championship.
This room won't stay empty for long.
You couldn’t ask for two different events if you tried.  The first event was a NL Holdem event »

Thoughts and Nominees for the 2010 Women’s Hall of Fame Class

The Women’s Poker Hall of Fame has announced that they will allow the fans to vote for this year’s nominees for the 2010 Women’s Hall of Fame Class.  Later, after the nominees have been announced, fans can then vote on who should be in the Women’s Hall of Fame.
Liebert Should Be a Lock for the »

2010 WSOP Predictions

The WSOP kicks off in just 42 days and the buzz is beginning to really build over the event. What type of year are we in for this year. With several new events and the $1,000 events expanded, look for this WSOP to experience some record growth. Personally, I am looking forward »

My Picks for the 2010 WSOP Tournament of Champions

I also write a blog for Poker Junkie, and recently I wrote a blog about my picks for the WSOP Tournament of Champions. I figured I would share with the readers here my picks for the WSOP TOC and my reasons why.
Get your votes in now for the 2010 WSOP Tournament of Champions
First, I am »

Why Play Poker Tournaments Online?

People have been playing poker for centuries, and the game has always been popular. However, in the last ten years the game has wtnessed an explosion of popularity and this has coincided in timely fashion with the rapid growth of the internet and the growing tend of televised poker. In a nutshell we’ve seen a »

Rules

Texas Holdem Rules

Texas Holdem is one of the famous varieties of poker in the world and is the primary version of Poker played in many casinos. However, not everyone is familiar with this, particularly when with regards to the basic strategies involved and general rules as well. Basic Texas Holdem Rules Here the basic Texas Holdem rules that you »

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Pre-Flop Versus Post-Flop

To play Texas Hold’Em successfully, one must stick to the best decision throughout the game. But what is a good decision and what is not? The most debated over decision often comes during the pre-Flop and the post-Flop scenario. Most of the time, there are variations of how each player plays a scenario. »

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Stud 8 or Better Rules

Seven Card Stud 8 or Better is a split pot version of Seven Card Stud. In many cases there will be two winners in a hand. The first winner is the person that has the best five card hand as in normal Seven Card Stud. The other players will win the low »

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Seven Card Stud Rules

Seven Card Stud is one of the oldest forms of poker in the world. It is the game many players grew up playing before Holdem became popular. Let’s take a quick look at the rules to this old classic. First, in most games players must put in an ante before receiving a hand. »

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Razz Rules

One of the more frustrating games played at the World Series of Poker is Razz. Razz is a Seven Card Stud variant where the worst hand is the winner. In Razz, aces are always low. As a result, a pair of aces is lower than a pair of deuces in this game. »

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