Kirk Caldwell Wins WSOP 2011 Event #32

Events that generate real column inches at the WSOP usually involve big pros making the final table. Sometimes, amid stories of Mercier’s second and Hellmuth’s close shave, the success of an ordinary man or woman can be overshadowed. Kirk Caldwell is just such a...

Mark Schmid Wins WSOP 2011 Event #34

Mark Schmid, the Michigan poker pro who plays online under the name PimpinDonks, won Event #34, the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, tournament taking home $488,283. For Schmid, who coaches at Sharkscopers, this marks his sixth World Series of Poker cash and first...

Daniel Idema Wins WSOP 2011 Event 27

The $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship is known for generating one of the toughest fields in the WSOP, and this year’s version was no exception. Some truly great players endeavored to take home the $378,642 first place prize, including Tom Dwan, Eugene...

2011 WSOP Player of the Year Update #2

This year’s World Series of Poker continues to deliver on the hype – the best players in the world are going after each other day after day on the felt, and for most of us, it has been a lot of fun to watch.  It’s hard to imagine at this point that many players...

APPT Begins in Melbourne

Already tired of the WSOP and ready to try out a new city or even country perhaps? Still have some more WSOP tournaments left but are clueless on where to head next? Not even playing in the WSOP but want to go to Australia?! Perfect! Starting on July 17 the Asia...

Chris Viox Wins WSOP 2011 Event 25

Seven-Card Stud tends to be a niche event, especially when you pair it with Hi-Low-8 or Better. However, that didn’t stop a wealth of talent from coming out for WSOP Event 25, a $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better tournament. 606 players put up the buy-in...

Last Year’s November Niners in WSOP 2011

The ultimate goal for every poker player is to make the November Nine of the WSOP Main Event. Doing so not only puts a lot of money in your pocket, it also garners you a certain amount of fame that wouldn’t be achievable in any other event. If you make the Main...

Metal Poker Head Bangs Onto the Scene

All-new site Metal Poker is taking an interesting tact to the online poker scene. Including cash games and more tournaments than you can handle, Metal Poker is dedicated to bringing its patrons the latest from the rock music scene. During play, Metal Poker streams an...

Jason Somerville Wins WSOP 2011 Event 20

The lowest buy-in No Limit Hold’em events at the WSOP always have massive fields, and this year’s Event 20 was no different. A whopping 3,175 players put up $1,000 to play the tournament, creating a prize pool of $2,857,500. This meant $493,091 for first...

John Monnette Wins 2011 WSOP Event #23

Nearly 500 players entered the $2,500 8-Game tournament at this year’s WSOP and when all the dust settled it was mixed-game specialist John Monnette who took down the title and a $278,144 payday.  For the California-native Monnette, this was just one of many...

Elie Payan Wins WSOP 2011 Event #22

For the second time in as many days a Frenchman has conquered a World Series of Poker bracelet.  Picking up from where Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier left off yesterday, fellow countryman Elie Payan won the $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Event early Thursday...

PokerTracker 4 Will Be Released Late 2011

For me personally, it seems like just yesterday I was playing poker with PokerTracker 2. It was a great tool to help players work on their game right after their sessions or even studying play from months before. Not to mention PokerAceHUD worked well with it,...

2011 WSOP Player of the Year Update

Through the conclusion of Event #17, or about one-third of the way through the marathon tournament series known as the World Series of Poker, there have definitely been a bevy of positives coming out of the Rio.  For one thing, the overall attendance and prize money...

Foster Hays Wins WSOP 2011 Event 18

It seems like there’s even more attention on the World Series of Poker this year than usual. With online poker on life support in the United States, many have looked at the WSOP as a gauge of the overall health of poker itself. If WSOP 2011’s Event 18 is...

Aaron Steury Wins WSOP 2011 Event #16

HORSE is definitely the best name for a poker format. Comprised of five different variations – Hold’em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Omaha Hi/Lo – it also happens to be the most comprehensive test of skills available at the World Series. Usually an excursion for...

Tyler Bonkowski Wins WSOP 2011 Event 14

Limit Hold’em can be a bit of a tough sell especially given the overwhelming number of players that specialize in No Limit Hold’em rather than Limit Hold’em. The buy-in for Event 14 even increased to $3,000 from last year’s $2,000, but that...

Andrew Badecker Wins WSOP 2011 Event 13

Yesterday saw the completion of Event 13, the first shoot-out tournament of the 2011 WSOP. 1440 people paid $1,500 to play the No-Limit Hold’em shootout, creating a $1,944,000 prize pool with $369,371 for 1st place. The event started with 160 tables. In a...

Amir Lehavot Wins WSOP 2011 Event 7

Because WSOP events are usually huge, it’s quite common to see final tables filled with relative unknowns. However, once in awhile you’ll find a final table that is quite stacked from top to bottom with a wide variety of talent. Event 7 was one of these as...

David Diaz Wins WSOP 2011 Event 12

Event 12 of this year’s WSOP featured the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Triple Chance, a new tournament to the 2011 WSOP. While Triple Chance did make an appearance in 2010, the buy-in was $3,000 and participation was much lower. This year there were 1340...

Vlacheslav Zhukov Wins WSOP 2011 Event #11

We’re barely two weeks into the WSOP, but already the endless stream of bracelets is becoming overwhelming for poker fans. The players must have felt the same way in the pro-heavy field in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo World Championship. Ever major poker discipline...

Geffrey Klein Wins WSOP Event 10

The article written yesterday about WSOP Event 10 highlighted the talent in the $1,500 6-max event. The remaining field was full of multi-table tournament pros that have made huge fortunes online, many of them in the ballpark of 7-figures. And so obviously it makes...

Sean Getzwiller Wins WSOP 2011 Event #8

If there’s one big positive to take from this year’s World Series of Poker, it’s that attendance figures have been on the rise. The dark days of Black Friday might take some credit, but the overall message is that poker in United States is far from...

$25k WSOP Fantasy Poker League

Some people live for Fantasy sports. Whether it’s an annual baseball, football, or hockey draft, people go all out when it comes to studying potential players and poring over stats in preparation. As if bragging rights weren’t enough, usually everyone...

Weekend Tournament Wrap Up

A slightly delayed Sunday tournament report comes at you this week with online events from a handful of sites taking center stage.  As the 2011 World Series of Poker has gotten underway online events have slowed a bit with the majority of the professionals in Las...

Eugene Katchalov Wins 2011 WSOP Event #5

There are plenty of good players without a WSOP bracelet. Although with 50+ handed out every year, it sometimes seems like the small gold wrist decorators aren’t too hard to come by. In reality that’s far from the truth and for that reason, there are...

Matt Perrins wins WSOP 2011 Event #9

It seems there may be a new poker Mecca and it’s located in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s Matt Perrins won the 9th event of the World Series of Poker only days after his best friend of 20 years, Jake Cody, won the prestigious heads-up event....

Rio Cash Games are Running Strong

Its nothing new to hear about large cash games running alongside of a prestigious tournament series.  In fact, this phenomenon of games sprouting up around large tournaments is one of the things that brought players like Doyle Brunson and Barry Greenstein to the sites...

WSOP 2011 Main Event: Time to Make History

For everyone in the world who loves poker, there’s nothing like the World Series of Poker Main Event, held each year in Las Vegas. It’s the most prestigious tournament that can be won. The Main Event Champion is the most coveted title in all of poker. The...

Summer Slam at BetFair Poker

Now is the time at BetFair poker to get in on Summer Slam 2011! Plenty of cool gear is up for grabs including Rayban sunglasses, the newer, lighter, and faster iPad2, Xbox 360 Slim and HD monitors! Summer Slam will be running for the entire month of June. To get in...

An Optimistic WSOP

The World Series of Poker officially began Tuesday with a $25,000 buy-in heads-up no limit tournament. Because of Black Friday, many were expecting a low turnout for most of the series. This event would have plenty of players, however, with 128. The whole prize pool...

The 2011 WSOP Cards Are In The Air!

Starting today is the 2011 World Series of Poker, the world’s richest poker tournament, hosted this year at the Rio All Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The 2011 WSOP features 58 events, the biggest poker stars in the world, and millions of dollars to be...

Andy Frankenberger WPT Player of the Year

The WPT brings in a lot of players trying their hardest to earn money along the way to the title of WPT Player of the Year. Of course, in the end and much like a tournament, only one person will be left standing. In 2011 it’s Andy Frankenberger. Andy...

Drunk and Winning at the Tables

The 2008 HORSE final table played host to a now-infamous meltdown. Scotty Nguyen, known as the Prince of Poker in some circles and the Ambassador of Poker in others, gave one of the worst performances of his life. In short, he had a drink-inspired melt down. Nguyen is...

Bodog Announces 2011 WSOP Sports Betting

Bodog is always thinking of new ways to gain the attention of their current customers as well as new prospects. While their poker client is very popular, Bodog also contains a casino and different betting sections for either sports or horses. The sports betting has a...

Nevada Passes Online Poker Bill

There is finally some good news in terms of the legal status of online poker. The Nevada State Assembly has passed a bill that would create a system of licensure for any online poker business in the state. Of course, this is a small step, but it is at least a step in...