Gifts for Poker Lovers – WSOP Academy

If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift for the poker player in your life, then what could beat spending a few days in Las Vegas learning the tricks of the trade from some of the greatest poker players in the world? The World Series of Poker Academy courses offer exactly that.  The WSOP Academy [...]

Online Poker Qualifiers Coming Up for WPT

Next month will see four major live poker events taking place in Prague, and you have a chance to be there, thanks to a series of online qualifiers being run by several major poker sites.  If you fancy a holiday in the Czech Republic, then you’d better get honing your poker skills, as the first [...]

Heinz Wins Big in Vegas

Pius Heinz, a 22 year-old professional poker player, has surprised the world by taking the top spot at the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Heinz beat almost 7,000 players to get to the final of the World Series of Poker, and managed to turn around his luck and end what had [...]

WSOP Circuit Hammond Main Event

The World Series of Poker Circuit Hammond Main Event is now well underway.  Day two concluded on Sunday after 12 levels of play, which lasted for 14 gruelling hours. 342 players sat down at the start of the day, but just twenty survived.  The chip leader is currently Eric Crain, who holds just over 4.4million [...]

Humbert Wins WSOP Bracelet

The 2011 World Series of Poker Europe has now begun.  The first of seven bracelet events concluded this weekend.  The event attracted 360 participants, an increase of more than 10 percent on the event’s figures last year. Phil Hellmuth attracted a lot of attention with his deep run, finishing in seventh place in the end.  [...]

WSOP November 9 Player Profile: Matt Giannetti

The World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event has reached the final table stages.  The remaining players can now enjoy a few months off before they return in November to face their fellow opponents in the televised final table.  These amazing pros, known as the November Nine, will likely spend the next few months by [...]

WSOP Main Event Day 7 Run Down

The World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event has now reached Day 7.  The day saw 57 players take their seats, and play went on until the field was narrowed down to just 22 players – not even enough to fill three tables.  Tomorrow, we should find out who the November Nine are. By the [...]

WSOP November 9 Player Profiles: Pius Heinz

The World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event has reached the final table stages.  The final nine players can now enjoy a much deserved break before play will resume in November.  It’s this break, before the players return to the televised final table in Las Vegas, that has earned the top nine players the nickname [...]

WSOP November 9 Player Profile: Anton Makiievskyi

The World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event final table has been decided, and now the lucky few players known as the November Nine can take a break for a few months, to plan their strategies, relax, and enjoy some of their winnings.  The players will return to Las Vegas in November to find out [...]

WSOP November 9 Player Profile: Badih Bounahra

The World Series of Poker November Nine has been decided.  The Main Event 2011 final table has been set, and play will now adjourn until November, giving the top nine players a much deserved chance to rest, relax, and consider their strategies.  Most of the November Nine are young players that have honed their skills [...]

WSOP November 9 Profile: Sam Holden

The World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event has reached the final table stages.  Play has now adjourned until November, and the lucky few in the final table, known as the November Nine, now have a few months to think, plan, prepare, and perhaps panic, while they wait for play to resume. So, let’s take [...]

WSOP November 9 Decided

The November Nine for the World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event has now been decided.  These nine players were the survivors out of the 22 that sat down at the tables today.  The unlucky 13 that were eliminated were sent home with a consolation prize that was a minimum of $300,000. A combination of [...]

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