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Wsop Kicks Off With 40k Bonanza
The tournament is the second event of the 2009 WSOP (the first is Wednesday's Casino Employees tournament) and is among the most highly anticipated. Its $40,000 buy-in was designed to commemorate the Series' 40th anniversary and is sure to attract many of the game's biggest names. "We wanted a tournament   More...

Added On: May 29th, 2009

Structure The Thing As Wsop 40k Hits Day 2
More than half of the 201 entrants in the $40k 40th Anniversary event busted out on the first day, thanks in part to a tournament structure that started with 120k stacks and blinds at 200/400 with a 50-chip ante. Antonio Esfandiari, Justin Bonomo and Chris Moneymaker were amongst the big   More...

Added On: May 29th, 2009

Hellmuth Talks Stimulus Special
The event is projected to draw as many as 5,000 entrants. The prospect of grinding through that many players isn't too appealing to some pros, but Phil Hellmuth embraces the challenge."It's a chance to set a record for one thing," said the 11-time WSOP bracelet winner. "Whoever wins that bracelet   More...

Added On: May 29th, 2009

Online Grinders Flock To Wsop S 40k Event
As befits an event with a $40,000 buy-in, Doyle Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey are attracting the lion's share of the attention. But a large subset of the tournament population is made up of young online grinders, many of them playing their first World Series. Justin Bonomo,   More...

Added On: May 28th, 2009

Phil Ivey Destroys Durrrr For 300k
Having lost over $600k worth of pots to Phil Ivey alone, Tom "durrrr" Dwan finished his latest high-stakes session by posting a loss worth over $340,000. As one would expect, Phil Ivey finished the night with a profit of almost $250,000. This session with Ivey is just the latest in   More...

Added On: April 6th, 2009

Poker Pros Say Foxwoods Stinks
"The tournament sucks," said outspoken East Coast grinder Will "The Thrill" Failla. "The structure sucks (and) the tournament's bad. Even the satellites haven't been as good as they normally would be." "People don't like Foxwoods," said Amnon Filippi. "It's in the middle of nowhere and the staff are semi-par." Only   More...

Added On: April 6th, 2009

Poker News In Brief March 30 April 5
As part of a weekly series we've compiled a list of stories that didn't quite make it into the main news roster but were worth mentioning. This week we take a look at an honored female poker player finally getting the recognition she deserves along with one   More...

Added On: April 6th, 2009

Markholt Running Like God At Foxwoods
"I have the worst table draw in the world," Kessler told PokerListings after players redrew for seats following Day 3 action. "Lee Markholt's to my left." Sunday was definitely Markholt's day at Foxwoods. The man who calls himself Seattle Set entered the day with 35,100 in chips, good for dead   More...

Added On: April 6th, 2009

Ecoop Iv Cranks Guarantees Up To 4 55m
Titan Poker's European Championship of Online Poker has certianly grown from its 2007 beginnings, when it was just 10 events and $2.5 million in guarantees. This time around the online poker site is spreading $4,550,000 in guarantees through 14 events for its fourth installment of the ECOOP. A $200+$15 No-Limit   More...

Added On: April 4th, 2009

Pilgrim Lands 2009 Wsop Main Event Seat
The 26-year-old former loans officer booked his ticket to Las Vegas with a win in the WSOP Circuit event at Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort near San Diego Tuesday, earning him a seat in the 2009 WSOP Main Event and a $125,775 payday. But the Rincon ring is just the   More...

Added On: April 4th, 2009

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