by carlcarlsoniv | Nov 7, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
We know Phil Ivey is now playing for the most coveted prize in poker, the WSOP Main Even bracelet. What we don’t know much about is Ivey’s personal life, until now. Ivey allowed ESPN’s E60 crew to follow him around the globe from north America to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 3, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Nobody likes a tease, or so the conventional wisdom goes. That was certainly the general consensus when, in 2008, Harrah’s announced that the WSOP Main Event would delay its final table until November. The trial run met with a lukewarm reaction from the poker media,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 29, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
When Sally Anne Boyer attended the World Series of Poker Academy in 2007, she probably never imagined that she would go on to win that year’s Ladies Event just a few days later. The Academy was understandably delighted that one of their students had received such...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 4, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker Europe reached a triumphant conclusion last week. The £10,000 ($16,000) No Limit Hold ‘em Main Event brought to an end the most successful WSOPE yet. In this third iteration, the London-based series really began to cement its position in the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Phil Hellmuth has never been one to avoid confrontation. His brash table talk and cocksure demeanor have earned him the nickname ‘The Poker Brat’. This week he may have picked his biggest fight ever, calling out Harrah’s and the WSOP over their plans to launch an...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2009 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
Phil Hellmuth prepares for another memorable grand entrance on September 26 in London. Miami, FL (PRWeb) September 22, 2009 – You don’t have to wait outside of Buckingham Palace to spot royalty in London. UltimateBet’s Phil Hellmuth, arguably one of the kings of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 23, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The first World Series of Poker Europe event recently concluded at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London. The 3rd annual WSOP jaunt across the Atlantic began in a record breaking way. Although still minute compared to the many thousands who descend on the Las...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Outside the online sphere, the biggest hitter in the poker world is without a doubt Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. The gambling firm run a string of casinos in Las Vegas and, most importantly, are the owners and organizers of the World Series of Poker. Online giants...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 11, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Outside the online sphere, the biggest hitter in the poker world is without a doubt Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. The gambling firm run a string of casinos in Las Vegas and, most importantly, are the owners and organizers of the World Series of Poker. Online giants...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
The World Series of Poker and ESPN recently released a joint statement announcing a new deal between the two companies. ESPN has been broadcasting WSOP tournaments since 2003 and played a vital role in propagating the so called “Moneymaker Effect” – a post-2005...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 17, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WSOP
If there’s one thing Full Tilt Poker is known for more than any other online site, it’s that they’re the home of the pros. There are a great number of skilled professional players who compete in live events with Full Tilt patches or bear the distinctive red lettering...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 11, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
At 8:00 pm ET on August 11th, ESPN will be broadcasting an event from one of the most active charitable forces at work today. That charitable force is Ante Up For Africa. The Ante Up For Africa event took place on July 2nd as part of the prestigious 2009 World...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 31, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Few people stand to make more from the World Series of Poker Main Event than Phil Ivey. He is far and away the most skilled and the most well known member of the November Nine and, despite his characteristic silence, has been the focus of much of the media attention...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
ESPN has officially announced the schedule for airing the World Series of Poker events that have been recorded over the past couple of months. Beginning next Tuesday, July 28th, and continuing every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. ET up until the Main Event’s final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
After hours and hours and days and days of the 2009 World Series of Poker, we have finally reached the final table of the Main Event. The mysterious November 9 have emerged from the sea of tables clustered inside the Rio. This year’s group is a diverse mix of people,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Antoine Saout made a big splash in his first ever World Series of Poker appearance. After qualifying for the 2009 Main Event at Everest Poker for just $50, Saout now finds himself sitting as part of the famed November Nine. On November 7th he will join Darvin Moon,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 15, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
It has been an incredible run for two of the biggest names in poker. Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari are still going strong in the World Series of Poker Main Event with only 27 players remaining. The players remaining will play down to the final table of 9 today,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 13, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
Most people would have backed the Red Pros at Bovada to pocket at least a couple of bracelets at this year’s World Series. As it stands, the Full Tilt collective have amassed 7 tournament victories this year, a strong showing in anyone’s book. It will come as no...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Day 3 of World Series of Poker Event #51, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em kicked off with 30 players left, all chasing a piece of a total prize pool of $3,796,065. The early going featured a flurry of eliminations. 14 of the 30 remaining players were shown the door within the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Over the past 5 weeks, visitors to the official World Series of Poker website have been encouraged to nominate players they feel deserve to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. From May 26th to July 2nd, WSOP.com guests have been asked to submit their nominations...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The longest Day 1 anywhere in poker concluded over the weekend. The first round of the World Series of Poker Main Event is split into four separate sections held from Thursday to Sunday. After Day 1d concludes the remaining players are combined into Day 2a and 2b,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 8, 2009 | Poker Law, Poker News, WSOP
All-around poker-law superhero Barney Frank swooped into the Rio last Sunday to update the World Series of Poker on his attempts to repeal the UIGEA. After addressing the Amazon Room he made his way to a discrete private area where he fielded questions from a select...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The numbers for the first three days of the WSOP Main Event had been underwhelming at best. Day 1A saw 1,116 players, Day 1B had only 873 players, and Day 1C picked up a little to 1,696 players. So the last thing the organizers of the World Series wanted to do was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event made its debut in 2006. Top professional players wanted a tournament that would test their skills across a variety of disciplines, with a buy-in to ensure that only the most skilled players could afford to enter. The inaugural event was...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The stars will be out tonight as celebrities descend on the Rio to take part in the 3rd annual Ante Up for Africa tournament. The impending main event is sure to draw in some well known faces among the unknown hordes, but many of them will be lost in the crowds....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 2, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The stars will be out tonight as celebrities descend on the Rio to take part in the 3rd annual Ante Up for Africa tournament. The impending main event is sure to draw in some well known faces among the unknown hordes, but many of them will be lost in the crowds....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
It should be no surprise that with only a few events still to be finalized in this year’s World Series of Poker, Jeff Lisandro holds on to the top spot for Player of the Year honors. He has won 3 bracelets this year after all. What more could he do? Lisandro...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Brandon Cantu, a.k.a. “any2cantu”, had a chance to win his second WSOP bracelet last week in Event #39, but came up just short, settling for second place. He admitted that he took the loss very hard, but fortunately for him, he did not have to wait long...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 26, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Few players can claim to be as masterful at a single discipline of poker as Jeffery Lisandro can at 7-Card Stud. His victory in Event #44, the $2,500 Razz, completes a rare Triple Crown of World Series stud events. It also propels him into the exclusive group of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Day 3 of Event #46, $2,500 Mixed, kicked off with 14 players looking to make the final table. When it was whittled down to 9 here’s what the chip count looked like: Jerrod Ankenman — 1.2 million Jon Turner — 591,000 Sergey Altbregin — 387,000 Eric...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Most of the world’s best Pot-Limit Omaha players were on hand for Event #40 of this year’s World Series, the World Championship of Pot-Limit Omaha. In all there were 295 entries to this year’s championship event, quite a bit fewer than last...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 24, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The latest in a never-ending stream of World Series No Limit Hold ‘em events concluded last weekend, crowning 2009’s 36th bracelet winner. Event #36 had a $2,000 buy-in and a healthy prize pool of $3,084,900. The fairer sex have been having a poor time of it at this...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 22, 2009 | Full Tilt Poker, Poker News, WSOP
The Red Pros at Bovada Poker have been making their presence felt at the 2009 World Series of Poker. The online behemoth is famous for attracting the very finest talent to its stable of sponsored players, a fact clearly evident at this year’s WSOP. Just over halfway...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
Angel Guillen. Angel Guillen. Angel Guillen. Repeat it 1,000 times until you can remember this name. Angel Guillen, a young poker pro from Team PokerStars Mexico has shown the world what exactly it was the management at PokerStars saw in him when they recruited him to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 20, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
A star-studded final table was on display last night at the Rio with the completion of Event #35, the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (with re-buys) championship. The tournament used quite an unusual structure, as only two re-buys were allowed during the first few levels, a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 18, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Three weeks have passed into the World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule and 2009 is quickly turning into the Year of the Poker Pro. Unlike past years where unknown amateurs took down the majority of events, the professionals, both live and online, are dominating...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 16, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
That’s right, the most famous tournament in all of online poker on Sunday was gone. Temporarily, that is. The PokerStars Sunday Million was replaced last Sunday, June 14th, to allow players to make a last ditch effort to qualify for the WSOP Main Event. It...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 15, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
In Event #24, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 2,506 paid the $1,500 entry fee, giving 607,256 to the eventual winner Day 3 kicked off with only 19 survivors, but it didn’t take long to drop down to just two tables. Chris Sparks got his chips preflop in one of the fiorst hands...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 14, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Phil Ivey continues to shine during this year’s World Series of Poker as he has just won his 2nd WSOP bracelet this year and 7th overall. This one came in Event #25, a mixed tournament of Omaha and 7-Card Stud Hi/Low, 8 or Better Split. Interestingly enough,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 13, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
A star-studded final table headlined last night’s WSOP festivities as Event #23, the $10,000 2-7 World Championship, came to an end. There was quite a buzz as the cards went into the air around 3 PM Las Vegas time. The final table consisted of 8 world-class...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
One of the biggest non-championship events, the $5,000 NL Hold’em, ended last night. With a stellar final table and a $692,658 first-place check there was quite a buzz circling around the Rio in Las Vegas last night. Before reaching the final table a large...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 9, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
One of the biggest non-championship events, the $5,000 NL Hold’em, ended last night. With a stellar final table and a $692,658 first-place check there was quite a buzz circling around the Rio in Las Vegas last night. Before reaching the final table a large...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Mixed events are always tough, as they draw some of the best all around poker players in the world. This $10k World Championship event was definitely no exception. The final table of 8 players included not only Wahlbeck, who had already final tabled one event in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Tons of big names showed up for this one, including Hellmuth, Clouthier, McEvoy and Channing. But a relative unknown went home with the biggest money prize, the bracelet and the bragging rights. Anthony Harb came on top of the field of 1,646 each of whom paid $2,000...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Ken Aldridge came out victorious after what is considered to have been an epic (as in time consumed, not flashiness or entertainment or skills displayed) HU battle with Carman Cavella, to win the bracelet in event #9 of the 40th edition of the World Series of Poker....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 7, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
When all was said and done, Travis Johnson was the last man left standing out of a field of 2,791 hopefuls in the 2009 WSOP Event #7, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. The total prizepool for this event came in at just under $4,000,000. Brandon “any2cantu” Cantu...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 5, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
As reported yesterday, a lot of buzz has generated around Phil Ivey and his ridiculous bracelet prop bets. A unknown sum of people have bet vast sums of money against the 33 year old, in the hopes that he wouldn’t pick up his 6th career bracelet this year. Those folks...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 4, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Every year at the World Series of Poker, even before the cards hit the air, rumors about substantial wagers among big name players begin to fly. This year was no exception, with two particularly enticing prop bets the talk of forum posts and twitter feeds everywhere....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 4, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The largest ever World Series of Poker tournament, outside a Main Event, is now completed, and only 1 day late. The tournament was originally schedule to run for 4 days, ending Tuesday. However, late Tuesday, event organizers, along with ESPN360, who would be airing...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Very occasionally a group of poker players will assemble to compete without any money on the line. At such events you’ll usually find a serious amount of prestige on offer, and so it was for the recently completed World Series of Poker Champion’s Invitational. Twenty...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Very occasionally a group of poker players will assemble to compete without any money on the line. At such events you’ll usually find a serious amount of prestige on offer, and so it was for the recently completed World Series of Poker Champion’s Invitational. Twenty...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 3, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Dream Team Poker has announced that they will be hosting their second “open” event, this time on poker’s biggest stage. The event will take place while the Main Event is going on at the World Series of Poker, on July 12th and 13th. The Rio will...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 2, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker is not only the pinnacle of skillful poker play, it’s also the host for some fantastic prop betting. Professional poker players are renowned for wagering vast amounts of money on ludicrous challenges and dangerous tests of physical endurance....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 31, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
So far it seems that the 2009 World Series of Poker could not have gotten off to a better start! Four tournaments have begun and three records have been broken. In Event 2, the $40k buy-in 40th Annual No-Limit Hold’em Event, the record for largest prize pool...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 31, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
So far it seems that the 2009 World Series of Poker could not have gotten off to a better start! Four tournaments have begun and three records have been broken. In Event 2, the $40k buy-in 40th Annual No-Limit Hold’em Event, the record for largest prize pool...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 29, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The first tournament of this year’s World Series is officially in the bag. Day 2 in Event #1, the $500 Casino Employees Event, began yesterday and continued on into the early hours of the morning. Emerging victorious from the melee was 39 year old bartender Andrew...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2009 | Live Poker Results, Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
As you could have seen reported by other FTR bloggers, The 40th World Series of Poker event is already underway! I would like to take a minute to tell you why you should qualify using PokerStars to play in these events if you do not happen to have $10,000 in spare...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 28, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The 40th World Series of Poker got itself firmly under way at noon yesterday with Event #1, the Casino Employees tournament. The contest was concocted by the legendary Benny Binion, as a thank you to all the staff that had made his fledgling WSOP such a success....
by FTR Poker Admin | May 27, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker 2009 officially starts today at noon in Las Vegas. Poker players from around the world have been arriving over the past couple of days in preparation for the world’s largest poker tournament series. Just as Vegas gears up for the...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 24, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Maybe it’s because the last World Series of Poker just finished up in November, but it seems hard to believe that the 2009 World Series starts Wednesday. Registration opens up on Tuesday, as well as tournament satellites and of course, plenty of cash game...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 20, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Qualify to play in the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event at Everest Poker and you could be taking home more than just what you win at the event. That’s right, Everest Poker is giving its players the chance to reel in some extra cash. So what is this...
by FTR Poker Admin | May 19, 2009 | Live Poker Results, Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
SunPoker is giving players a chance to qualify for some of the world’s best live tournaments through their online satellites. So far, SunPoker players have cashed for more than €300,000 in the Casinos Austria Poker Tournament series. Now, they want to give you...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Cheap Seat qualifiers running now; Four $12,000 World Series of Poker* Main Event prize packages guaranteed this Sunday, May 3. Apr. 30, 2009 – The rush is on for online poker players looking to qualify for the 2009 WSOP* Main Event—poker’s richest and most...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 30, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
That’s right folks, the 2009 edition of the largest poker tournament series in the world starts in less than a month. The series will start off with a bang this year in celebration of the 40th Annual No-Limit Hold’em event (this is actually Event 2, Event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 22, 2009 | Poker News, PokerStars, WSOP
20% Reload bonus! OH HAI DER! You know you want it, and PokerStars comes through for you once again. It’s one of those scarce PokerStars bonuses (which have been becoming less and less scarce lately, which is great) and its valid as of right now. All you have to do to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 19, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Looking for another opportunity to play your way into the 2009 World Series of Poker? Well, tomorrow night Bodog is giving you another chance by offering at least two seats to the New Orleans circuit event being held May 18th at Harrah’s in New Orleans. This...
by FTR Poker Admin | Apr 7, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
$1,000,000 bonus for ALL Everest Poker WSOP qualifiers – wherever you finish Everest Poker will match the WSOP Main Event winnings of their qualified players up to $1,000,000…and share it with all those qualified…even if you busted out in the first hour! Based...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Win a seat for the 2009 World Series of Poker at SunPoker! They want to bring as many people as possible to the 2009 WSOP and here is how you can be one of those people! Just win any one of SunPoker’s Super Satellites and you’ll be walking away with a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 21, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Titan Poker is offering up a chance for their players to compete in the World Series of Poker 2009! Starting at the end of March, Titan will be hosting super satellites and awarding first place prize packages to WSOP Pot-Limit Omaha, No-Limit Texas Hold’em, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 12, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
If you’ve set your sites on a piece of coveted WSOP 2009 wrist decoration, then you’ll likely be interested to know that pre-registration for this year’s series has officially opened. Buy-ins are now being accepted for every one of the 57 bracelet events, along...
by FTR Poker Admin | Mar 11, 2009 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
The 2009 World Series of Poker gets underway in May, and FullTilt wants to help you get there. They offering up a slew of different ways to qualify for this year’s Main Event, including weekly cash qualifiers, shootouts, a 150 Main Event seat guarantee, and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Feb 5, 2009 | Online Tournaments, Poker News, WSOP
Every year, the WSOP begins with a circuit event in the Grand Casino Tunica in Tunica, Mississippi. At these events you do not win bracelets. Instead, you are given a ring if you are crowned a winner. The WSOP Circuit event is a series of smaller poker tournaments...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jan 27, 2009 | Poker News, WSOP
Organizers have released the schedule for the 40th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP), which will start on Wednesday, May 27 with the first of 57 gold bracelet events, followed the next day with a special $40,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament to commemorate the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Nov 11, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After waiting nearly four months to reconvene the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, everyone was excited to get the action going. None could have been more excited than the 22-year-old Peter Eastgate, who broke Phil Hellmuth’s record and...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 30, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
He might be leading the field right now, but 2008 WSOP main event chip-leader Dennis Phillips is not taking anything for granted. In addition to bringing in Roy “The Oracle” Winston to help improve his game, he has now organized a final warm up event on...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 15, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Although the sum of the media attention surrounding the members of the November Nine could not be described as a furor, as the resumption of the WSOP main event final table on November 11th draws ever closer the media circus is beginning to ramp up. Despite the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Oct 2, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Ivan Demidov has proven his skill in more ways than one. Not only is he part of the 2008 World Series of Poker’s November Nine, but he also made the final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Europe’s Main Event. That is amazing! This is the first...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 25, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With the obligatory opening hold ’em event out of the way it was time for the big guns to make their way to the Empire Casino in Leicester Square for the WSOPE £2,500 H.O.R.S.E tournament. The ultimate mixed game format is well known for attracting the best of...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The second annual World Series of Poker Europe began on Monday with the start of the £1,500 No Limit Hold ’em event. A total of 410 players contributed to the £615,000 prize pool, including many of the poker worlds brightest stars. Those famous faces gracing the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 24, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The second annual World Series of Poker Europe began on Monday with the start of the £1,500 No Limit Hold ’em event. A total of 410 players contributed to the £615,000 prize pool, including many of the poker worlds brightest stars. Those famous faces gracing the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 18, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The second World Series of Poker Europe opens its doors tomorrow as poker’s elite descend on London. The hub of European poker will stage the prestigious event at the Empire Casino, and promises to be an even greater success that last years inaugural event. The...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
In May, Harrah’s unprecedented decision to postpone the final table of the World Series by four months sent shock waves through the poker community. Over time the voices of derision have faded away, but they have been replaced by a mumbles of bemused...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
In May, Harrah’s unprecedented decision to postpone the final table of the World Series by four months sent shock waves through the poker community. Over time the voices of derision have faded away, but they have been replaced by a mumbles of bemused...
by FTR Poker Admin | Sep 3, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Last night the first 2 episodes of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event were aired on ESPN and ESPN HD. All of the world’s best poker players were on hand for the 39th playing of the $10,000 buy-in event. Because of the recent popularity of poker, the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Although the poker world will have to wait until November to crown a champion one player is already setting himself apart from the field. Dennis Phillips, chip-leader of the Main Event, has pledged to donate 1% of his earnings to putting “a Bad Beat on Cancer”. ...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 13, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After a disastrous May the release of the Nevada Gaming Control Board’s report on revenues in June has come as a ray of sunlight, despite still showing a marginal downturn. A worrying slide has been taking place in Las Vegas over the last few months, with...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 5, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Back when plans for the 2008 WSOP Europe were being announced there was plenty of discussion about holding the event in multiple venues as has been done in the past. And there were plenty of people who thought that this was a crazy and ridiculous idea. Many thought...
by FTR Poker Admin | Aug 2, 2008 | Online Poker News, Poker News, WSOP
Now through August 31, you can receive a $25,000 European Series prize package from Full Tilt Poker. Weekly qualifying tournaments will be running until the end date. The tournaments run each Sunday at 16:30 ET for buy-in of $500 + $35. Satellites are also available...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The majority of movies that Hollywood has made about the game of poker have been pretty big disasters. Often these films not only fail at the box office but they also fail to capture the essence of the game itself. Well the movie industry is preparing to take...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 25, 2008 | High Stakes Rail, Poker News, WPT, WSOP
The summer is halfway over, and as often happens this time of the year, live tournaments are in a bit of a lull. The 2008 World Series of Poker is all over, except for the final table of the Main Event, which won’t be going down until November. The next seasons of the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 22, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Some poker fans are under the mistaken impression that they will have wait till November to watch the world’s biggest poker extravaganza – the WSOP. The truth is that they will only have to wait till November to watch the final table of the Main Event play...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 19, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Undoubtedly the biggest scandal to emerge from this year’s World Series was the saga of Tiffany Michelle. The former Poker News employee became embroiled in a dispute with the site after seemingly backing out of a deal that involved Poker News staking her for...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 17, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Just before the start of the 2008 World Series of Poker, I wrote an article addressing fears that the struggling US economy might impact upon the turnout for the WSOP. Thankfully those fears seem to have been misplaced. Overall attendance was up 8% and main event...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Finally, nine people remain after a grueling 12 day battle in the 2008 Main Event where 6,844 began with hopes of joining the ranks of some of poker’s best as world champion. The problem is that these golden nine will have to wait until November 9th to finish...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 16, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Finally, nine people remain after a grueling 12 day battle in the 2008 Main Event where 6,844 began with hopes of joining the ranks of some of poker’s best as world champion. The problem is that these golden nine will have to wait until November 9th to finish...
by givememyleg | Jul 14, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
If there is one tournament that any poker player would like to go deep in, without a doubt it would be the main event. The 2008 WSOP Main Event saw the numbers jump back up from last year, with 6,844 entrants, and awarding one lucky player with an astounding...
by givememyleg | Jul 14, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
If there is one tournament that any poker player would like to go deep in, without a doubt it would be the main event. The 2008 WSOP Main Event saw the numbers jump back up from last year, with 6,844 entrants, and awarding one lucky player with an astounding...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 12, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After the burst of the money bubble yesterday, Day 4 of the 2008 World Series of Poker came and went at some pace. With the fear of not making the money lifted from their soldiers the 474 strong field played fast and loose, attempting to build up a stack at make a run...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 11, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Thursday was the day to make or break a poker player in the World Series of Poker Main Event this year. It’s where players had to buckle down or miss making the bubble and a shot at the November Nine, the term for the last 9 players who will sit at the final...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker main event is now in full swing with Day 2b of the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em championships coming to a close early this morning. Two of pokers greatest players and most recognizable names, Johnny Chan and Phil Helmuth, have both survived...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 10, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 World Series of Poker has proven to be the largest series, both in entrants and prize money, in history. Official records were released yesterday evening confirming the achievement. The number of this year’s entrants beat out 2007 WSOP’s by 4,432...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 9, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
With only half of the World Series of Poker Main Event done, there is still plenty of time for players to make a move. In fact, they are still playing split days at the Rio with day 2a coming to a close early this morning. But Brian Schaedlich isn’t waiting to...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 7, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
So, the Day 1’s are over. Now it’s break day before Day 2A begins. Of course, I am talking about the World Series of Poker’s 2008 Main Event. There was much speculation as to whether this year’s Main Event would have more entrants than last...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 5, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
There are not many accolades as significant as winning the World Series main event, but to be named the WSOP Player of the Year must come close. With the established pros doing so well across the board this year, the POY race became one the most hotly contested in...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Ask any poker player what their dream is, and more often than not, you’ll hear to win the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. That’s just what thousands of players are attempting to do as this is written, as Day 1B is currently going on, with Day 1A in the books,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 4, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
James Schaff has overcome a poker great in the vein of Phil Hellmuth to take the bracelet and the prize money in event 51 which was a H.O.R.S.E. tournament. This is pretty impressive considering the sheer quantity of fans and cameras that follow Hellmuth are often...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 3, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The final championship tournament before the Hold’em main event concluded yesterday with Event #50, the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. After all was said and done the event was taken down by Marty Smyth of Belfast. I’d like at this point, if I may,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
After the Intense H.O.R.S.E. event that saw many of poker’s top players battling for over $7 million, some stars made the insane decision to jump right into the Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo tournament and play. Among them were Chris Ferguson, Tony G, Kathy Liebert,...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jul 1, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
For those who thought that the major money would all be seen in the Main Event of the 2008 WSOP, they were proven wrong in a big way with the World Championship H.O.R.S.E tournament. That’s because 148 players paid the mind-boggling $50,000 buy-in to make the...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event #43 of the WSOP drew a surprisingly decent number of players for a Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better tournament. In all, 720 players paid $1,500 to get into the tournament that had a prize pool just under one million dollars. Chris Ferguson, Barry...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 WSOP continued its trend of offering something for nearly everyone in the Seniors No Limit Hold’em World Championship. 2,218 seniors came calling with their $1,000 bets upfront and their buy-ins created a prize pool of $2,018,380. Even though this was a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The 2008 WSOP continued its trend of offering something for nearly everyone in the Seniors No Limit Hold’em World Championship. 2,218 seniors came calling with their $1,000 bets upfront and their buy-ins created a prize pool of $2,018,380. Even though this was a...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event 46 of this years World Series of Poker was the largest buy-in 6-max No Limit Hold’Em tournament of the series. The $5,000 tournament drew 805 entrants for a total prize pool of $3,783,500. 6-max No Limit Hold’Em is a different beast than full-ring...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 29, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Event 46 of this years World Series of Poker was the largest buy-in 6-max No Limit Hold’Em tournament of the series. The $5,000 tournament drew 805 entrants for a total prize pool of $3,783,500. 6-max No Limit Hold’Em is a different beast than full-ring...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Among the myriad hold’em events at this years world series was Event 44, the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys. 879 potential champions turned out and, in a practically unprecedented occurrence, the victor was not an established pro. In fact there...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Among the myriad hold’em events at this years world series was Event 44, the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em w/Rebuys. 879 potential champions turned out and, in a practically unprecedented occurrence, the victor was not an established pro. In fact there...
by givememyleg | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Rich “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been known to be one of the toughest players on FTR, and now he is very close to his largest payday ever! He has outlasted 799 other players and now sits as the chip leader of the final table in event 46, $5,000 shorthanded....
by givememyleg | Jun 28, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
Rich “nutsinho” Lyndaker has been known to be one of the toughest players on FTR, and now he is very close to his largest payday ever! He has outlasted 799 other players and now sits as the chip leader of the final table in event 46, $5,000 shorthanded....
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker does an amazing job of providing tournaments for every type of player. Whether it be buy-in, age, or gender, no players are shut out from the World Series of Poker. This was demonstrated by the wildly successful $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold...
by FTR Poker Admin | Jun 27, 2008 | Poker News, WSOP
The World Series of Poker does an amazing job of providing tournaments for every type of player. Whether it be buy-in, age, or gender, no players are shut out from the World Series of Poker. This was demonstrated by the wildly successful $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold...
