Chip leader going into the final table, Matt Perrins of Great Britain continued the heater on Day 4 of the tournament and took care of business capturing the title and $792,275 in cash. Final table was set at the end of Day 3 and had these players occupy the nine...

Today saw the making of two more bracelet winner, surprisingly enough, both of them are repeat WSOP champions and are very well known names in the world of poker. Event #57: No-Limit Hold'em The $5,000 buy-in No Limit Hold’em attracted 784 players and generated a...

One of the most anticipated events of the WSOP is the $50K Poker Players Championship which as usual attracts the top notch players who are willing to put up $50,000 each. This year 132 players entered this event, creating a $6,336,000 prize pool with almost two...

In the biggest draw yet of this year’s WSOP - 1,736 players – so big, in fact, that the heads up play had to be scheduled for Day 4; Nikolaus Teicherts needed a little help from the deck on the last hand to come through. He came from behind on the dominated ace to...

You really would expect the 4th of July to full of fireworks, and the WSOP hasn't disappointed. We had two final tables, a massive entry to the Little one for one Drop, and all the other action you'd expect from Las Vegas this time of the year. Event #55 We have a new...

Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...

2883 players took to the felt in No Limit Holdem Event #54, each putting up $1,000 creating a massive $2,594,700 prize pool. Three days later the final table was set and Barry Hutter was well in the lead with 2,408,000 chips, over a million chips ahead of Philippe...

Tuesday was a day that brought us bonus final table action when the final table of Event #53 ran over, and went into a fourth day of action. We also saw the aside action in the Players Championship start to have an effect, and all around the Rio, players busted out of...

Event #53 of the WSOP schedule, held in No Limit Hold'em format, saw 2,816 entrants pay $1,500 each, creating prize pool of close to $4 million. Taking the largest chunk of this prize pool home was winner Brett Shaffer, of Kansas, who walked away with $665,397 and his...

Bob Geldolf may not like Mondays, but I'm quite a fan after the action from the Rio on this particular Monday. I have a man I know leading the race to be a WSOP champion, and Doyle Brunson is back deep in the poker action at the WSOP, in short it was a busy day. Event...

  Topping a field of 954, Canadian Kristen Bicknell won her first WSOP bracelet and the $173,922 first prize. The final table about 5 hours and 120 hands and had the following starting players. Seat       Player                                   Chips...

The $25,000 6-Max Event #52 brought us a final table of six that could never be described as "soft." With Phil Galfond, Steve Sung, Dani Stern, Richard Lyndaker, Stepehn Chidwick and Max Lehmanski all making it, and all having WSOP final table experience, it looked...

Sunday's are traditionally a day of rest, but for us in the Poker Media, during the WSOP, days off are given the same standing as Unicorns and Bad Poker Players with limitless money reserves. I haven't had a day off in weeks. Given this, you would have thought I would...

The most diverse event of the WSOP in terms of games played is the six handed 10-game mix Event #50. Players compete in a rotation of 10 different games (Limit Hold'em, Omaha Split 8-or-Better, Razz, Stud Hi, Stud Split 8-or-Better, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha,...

4 days ago the biggest event of this years’ WSOP kicked off and it was Event #47, the One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em event. This, of course is no regular event, but a charity based event with a massive $111,111 buy-in, 3% of which would go directly to the ONE...

Saturday saw the One Drop Event #47 keep on grabbing the limelight, as it overran it's scheduled time, over shadowing some of the other smaller events. We still managed to grab the information to bring you all the important action from the Rio Event #47 We have a new...

  This was the ever first tournament of this type at the WSOP: no blinds and an option to bring in for the smallest chip in play, but players ante every hand. Greg Hobson outlasted a field of 939 players to claim the bracelet and $256,691 in cash. The extra chips...

Event #48 ($2,500 LHE 6-max) of the WSOP played down to a winner Friday night. That winner was Marco Johnson, of Walnut Creek, California, who was finally able to clinch his first career WSOP bracelet, after three second place finishes. In addition to the gold...

As you'd expect, the majority of the attention in the Amazon room on Friday was grabbed by the big buy in $111,111 One Drop Event #47. It was expected to play down to a winner, but life is never that easy. The other big event was the start of the $25,000 6-Max Event...

Event #45 of the WSOP is in the books and has crowned a victor in the person of Ben Volpe. The resident of Chicago, Illinois triumphed over a field of 678 competitors, each entering for $1,500, earning his first WSOP bracelet and $201,399. The structure of the event...

On the day of the Big One For One Drop Event #47 kicked off, the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better Event #46 also started and with all the biggest names in poker concentrated in the high roller event, Event #46 was a good chance for other players to shine. With...

Most of the attention on Thursday was grabbed by the $111,111 One Drop Event #47, but we also had our eyes on the two final tables booked for the day, and the two new events starting during the day. Event #45 The $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em Event #45 has played...

WSOP Event #44 that concluded early morning at the Rio had over a thousand entrants and featured many notables, including Randy Lew, Lauren Kling, Matt Marafioti, and Jason Mercier. Sandeep Palusani ended up being the most successful pretender and claimed the crown of...

Can you remember what you were doing 7 years ago, back in 2006? Jeff Madsen can - he was winning 2 WSOP Bracelets and gaining two 3rd places on his way to becoming 2006 WSOP Player of the Year at the age of just 21 years and 5 weeks. Even at that young age, Jeff...

The 25th of June saw a single final table in the form of the $3,000 NLHE Event 44, with the other events being over shadowed by the start of the first of the "Big Three" starting with the beginning of the $111,111 One Drop Event #47. Event #44 The $3,000 No Limit...

In the biggest starting or, should we say, startling, field of 2,100 in the 2013 edition of WSOP, Hungarian Norbert Szecsi took it all to capture the title, his first bracelet, and $345,037 in cash. At a relatively quick final table that lasted only 132 hands and less...

The 25th of June saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, so we have two new bracelet holders out there.  We also saw the start of two new events, as well as the continuation of Event #44. In all, it was a busy day, and yesterday also saw us post an interview of Max...

After battling his way through a tough and fearless crowd, each of whom put up $10,000 to play, Jesse Martin was crowned the No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball champion Tuesday night at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas, receiving a prize of $253,524. The event, #43 of the WSOP...

Exactly 400 players put up $5,000 each creating a massive $1,880,000 prize pool in Event #41. This was a six handed PLO event and many high stakes pro’s were right there gunning for the $488,817 first place prize. After three days of play only 7 were left, playing...

Jared Hamby, a professional player from Elkhart, Indiana, just collected a cool $525,272 for his victory in WSOP Event #40. This win marks Hamby's first career WSOP bracelet. The tournament featured a buyin of $1,500 and attracted a large field of 2,161 entrants,...

The 24th of June was the 26th day of the 2013 WSOP, and saw the culmination of two Events, awarding two bracelets. There was also action in three other events, and we have the round up of all the action below. Event #40 With 21 players heading into Day 3 of the $1,500...

7 Card Stud is a game that many professional players had to master to survive in the game year ago. Now in 2013 it is still going and the WSOP is the place where you will see the biggest 7 Card Stud tournament, not to mention 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo. This $1,500 was in fact...

566 people took to the felt in Event #38, a 4-handed No Limit Holdem Event that really requires some skill to compete in. With a $2,500 buy-in the prize pool ballooned to $1,287,650 with almost $350,000 going to the winner! Like many other WSOP events, this one had an...

You will rarely find a poker player that hasn’t heard of the WSOP, after all it is the place where every poker player should one day travel and where dreams are turned into reality. However, most poker players probably never heard of One Drop - a non-profit...

The 23rd of June 2013 saw the culmination of two WSOP Events, and the start of two more, including the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw event, that was bound to be full of big name players. As usual, we've brought all the action together for you in this handy daily...

Bulgarian Simeon Naydenov bested a field of 1194 to take the WSOP bracelet and $326,440 cash in WSOP event #36, $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout. This was his second final table at a shootout tournament at this year’s WSOP: coming up tenth in that event, he ended up at...

The $5,000 Limit Hold'em Event #37 played to a close Saturday night. The winner was 63-year-old Michael Moore, who finally realized his longtime dream of winning a WSOP bracelet. Along with the gold bracelet, Moore took home a prize of $211,743. The field for this...

The 22nd saw a large number of big name pros walking the halls of the Rio Casino, and saw a lot of them jump into the $5k 6-Max PLO event. We have the action from all the day's events coming up for you. Event #36 The final day of the $1,500 NLHE Shootout Event #36 has...

The 21st of June is the Summer Solstice, and on the longest day of the year, we saw some pretty impressive poker. It seems poker players are more likely to be sat in the Amazon Room of the Rio Casino rather than our on a hill top, dancing naked to celebrate the height...

Erick Lindgren has struggled to stay out the poker news in recent years, but mainly for the wrong reasons. However, he's back in the limelight for the right reasons after winning his 2nd WSOP bracelet in Event #32 - a 6 handed No Limit Hold'em event. After struggling...

Belgian pro Michael “Timmy” Gathy joins his countryman David Kitai as a two-time WSOP bracelet winner after beating a field of 1,629 in Event #34, $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Holdem, winning $278,613. The final table was reached late on day two and consisted of the...

Australian Jarred Graham just shipped his first WSOP tournament last night in Event #31, a $1,500 PLO Hi-Low tournament. The event drew 936 competitors, generating a prize pool greater than $1 million, of which Graham took home $255,942. Among the entrants were Daniel...

With the Player of the Year race starting to get pick up the pace, and with action spread over five different events, the 19th of June was always going to be a busy day for those of us in the Poker Media. The following is a condensed version of all the action of the...

The $1,000 No Limit Holdem Event #30 attracted an impressive crowd of 2,108 players, creating a $1,897,200 prizepool which awarded almost $350,000 for first place! After 3 days of intense action, 10 players gathered for the unofficial final table to decide the final...

This year's WSOP is seeing more final tables being delayed because of action taking longer than expected, and this Tuesday saw yet another one come to a close in Event #29. We have all the action from the Rio in Las Vegas, including the action from the two final...

The $5,000 HORSE Event #29 played down to a single winner Tuesday evening. It was the same winner as the previous $1,500 HORSE Event #15 – Tom Schneider. The pro player from Scottsdale, Arizona outlasted and outplayed a field of 261 to win his fourth career bracelet...

Jason Duval won his first WSOP bracelet yesterday in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event #28 when he beat Majid Yahyaei heads up for the bracelet and $521,202 in prize money. The final table was set up when Timothy Stickradt was busted in 10th place when he got it all...

Bob Geldolf doesn't like Monday's, and considering he didn't have the World Series of poker to keep him entertained, that may have been reasonable. We on the other hand have more delayed final tables, and another two bracelets handed out to cover. Event #27 I have a...