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Four weeks are officially in the books at the 2012 World Series of Poker. Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth both had another shot at a bracelet while the Seniors Event produced the largest Day 1 field in WSOP. Finally, Japan has finally claimed their WSOP bracelet.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Wins Largest Seniors Event in »
Week three at the 2012 World Series of Poker provided numerous big moments and a new all-time record. Phil Hellmuth extended his bracelet total by winning his 12th WSOP bracelet in the $2,500 Razz Event. Phil Ivey took his shot this week at bracelet #9 and had two opportunities, making the final table »
Two weeks of the 2011 WSOP are almost complete and there have been a ton of stories and bracelet winners already. Some stories are obviously more interesting than others, so I figured I would take a few moments and comment on some of the bigger stories.
Not just another pretty face at the poker tables.
Phil »
The first week of the 2011 WSOP brought a lot of stories and the first bracelets of the year. Here is a quick recap of the first four events of the 2011 WSOP as well as the big new story of the series.
Phil Ivey to Sit Out 2011 WSOP
Day 1 of the WSOP is usually »
The top spot on the All-Time Money list has once again changed after Daniel Negreanu’s 2nd place finish at the PokerStars Carribean Adventure Super High Roller’s Event. He battled a stacked final table that included Humberto Brenes and ultimately finished 2nd in the $100,000 buy-in event to champion Eugene Katchalov. Negreanu’s 2nd place finish netted »
The 2010 World Series of Poker’s Event #37 was the $3000 H.O.R.S.E. event which saw 478 players register, all fighting for a shot at the gold bracelet and a paycheck of $329, 840. The top forty eight players were guaranteed to be in the money with a minimum take home payout of $5,791. By the »
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 »
The ratings are in for the Tuesday WSOP Main Event final table on ESPN. The episode attracted 2.1 Million viewers for a 1.8 rating. Last year’s WSOP Main drew a 1.9 rating. What this means is that last year 1.9 Million households tuned into the Main Event. This year, only 1.8 »
The final table of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker has come and gone and I figured it was time to revisit my picks for the final table. As we all know, Joe Cada won it all after some amazing suckouts to take the chip lead three-handed. Of course that »
Players returned from the dinner break to the WSOP Main Event final table. The following were the chip counts directly after the dinner break:
Darvin Moon: 41,250,000
Phil Ivey: 14,900,000
Steve Begleiter: 38,100,000
Eric Buchman: 54,725,000
Joe Cada: 10,700,000
Antoine Saout: 28,725,000
Jeff Shulman: 7,175,000
Shortly after the dinner break, Jeff Shulman’s patience finally paid off as he was able to pull a »
