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Event #55 of the WSOP was the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw event. 258 players turned out making this the largest lowball tournament in history. John Phan took this event in 2008 and looked to repeat as champion. Phan did not repeat, but instead, Abe Mosseri put on a dominating performance at »
Event #53 was the $1,500 Stud 8 or better event. This event was the last stud event of the WSOP and drew a strong crowd of 467 players. Early on, the big news of the even was the fact that Stud Triple Crown winner Jeff Lisandro chose not to play in the event. »
Event #52 was the Triple Chance NL Holdem event at the WSOP. In lieu of rebuys, the WSOP instituted an add-on policy where players receive a 1/3rd of their chips as well as 2 add-on buttons for the rest of their chips. If they lose all of their chips, they are out. If »
Event #51 of the WSOP was yet another $1,500 NL Holdem donkament. 2781 players turned out hoping to survive the rash of Day 1 bustouts and make it to the final table and the $664,426 top prize.
297 players made the money in this event. Among those finishing in the money were Grant Hinkle, »
Event #50 of the World Series of Poker was the $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout. 571 players took their shot at this final shootout event of the year with first place taking home $194,854. As is typical with shootout events, after winning your first table, the only way to make more cash is to »
Event #48 of the WSOP was the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-or-better event. This format of Omaha 8 is a direct transient from online poker and has begun to get a decent live tournament following in some of the larger tournament series. 762 players turned out for this event. With this being the »
Event #47 of the WSOP was the $2,500 Mixed Holdem Event. Mixed Holdem has alternating rounds of Limit and NL Holdem. 527 players turned out looking to take their shot at the bracelet and $278,804 in prize money.
52 players made the money with many strong names receiving a payday. Among those in »
Event #46 of the WSOP was the $2,500 Omaha 8 or Better Event. A strong field of 425 players turned out to take their shot at the last Limit Omaha 8 bracelet of the year. 45 players would finish in the money with Paul Darden, Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, and John Monnette finishing »
Event 45 of the WSOP was the $10,000 Pot-Limit Holdem World Championship. A field of 275 players took a shot at the $633,335 top prize. Only 27 players cashed in the event with Erik Seidel finishing 19th and Vanessa Rousso in 15th.
John Kabbaj entered the final table as chip leader but »
Event #44 of the WSOP was the $2,500 Razz event. The event was raised from a $1,500 buy-in the year before and still drew a respectable 315 players. Thirty-two players made the money in the event, but the final table was the table of the poker world.
Jeff Lisandro headed into the »