World Series of Poker Articles

The World Series of Poker. The largest poker tournament in the world. Players from hundreds of different countries converge on Las Vegas every year, hoping to claim their World Series of Poker bracelet. Here are some of the results and stories from poker's most storied event.

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Frank Kassela Has Stranglehold on 2010 WSOP POY Title Race

Thanks to his two bracelets, three final table appearances and five cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker, Frank Kass...

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Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis Tops WSOP Main Event Day 1d Leaderboard

2,391 players turned out for Day 1d of the World Series of Poker main event on Thursday, helping to create the second la...

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2,314 Players Turn Out For Day 1c of World Series of Poker Main Event

2,314 players turned out for Day 1c of the 2010 World Series of Poker main event on Wednesday, bringing the total number...

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1,125 Players Turn Out For Day 1a Of World Series of Poker Main Event

Day 1a of the 2010 World Series of Poker main event has just come to a close. Day 1a of the event had a total of 1,1...

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Early Start For Final Day of "Tournament of Champions"

If you are planning on following the final day of the WSOP Tournament of Champions on Sunday, then you should be aware t...

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Is That Jamie Gold?

A familiar name is sitting near the top of the leaderboard near the end of play in Day 1 of the $2,500 No Limit Hold’em ...

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Tournament of Champions Gets Under Way on Sunday Afternoon

After months of build-up (thanks to fan voting), the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions (TOC) will final...

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Phil Hellmuth Falls Short in Bid For 12th Bracelet

Phil Hellmuth’s 12th World Series of Poker bracelet is going to have to wait for another day. “The Poker Brat” put h...

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Phil Ivey is Closing In on Phil Hellmuth

A couple of years ago, Phil Ivey was basically nowhere to be found at the World Series of Poker. Why would I waste m...

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Phil Ivey Falls Short in Quest for His Eighth Bracelet

Phil Ivey’s eighth World Series of Poker bracelet is going to have to wait for another day. Despite getting off to a...

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Phil Hellmuth Falls Short, Phil Laak Still Going

1. Phil Hellmuth Falls Short. It wasn't meant to be for Phil Hellmuth on Friday, as the "Poker Brat" fell short in h...

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"The Grinder" Is Doing Well Again, and Phil Laak Reaches The Halfway Point

1. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi Leads $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship After Day 1. Michael Mizrachi, fresh of...

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Everest Poker Suing the World Series of Poker

According to the Las Vegas Sun (link below), the company that claims to own the Everest Poker brand, Ultra Internet Medi...

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WSOP Main Event Final Table Ratings Down From Last Year

So much for the "Phil Ivey effect". Pokernewsdaily.com (link below) is reporting that the ratings for the 2009 World...

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Joe Cada vs Darvin Moon Betting Odds

6,494 began play in the 2009 World Series of Poker main event way back in early July, and now only two remain. Joe C...

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Phil Ivey 4/1 at Bodog to Win World Series of Poker Main Event

Phil Ivey, despite the fact that he has of the shorter stacks heading into the WSOP final table in November, is currentl...

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Matt "hoss_tbf" Hawrilenko Leading WSOPE Main Event After Day 3

After three days of play, 36 of the original 334 entrants are still alive in the 2009 WSOPE (World Series of Poker Europ...

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Darvin Moon: Not For Sale

One of the biggest benefits (for players anyways) of having a four month pause in the World Series of Poker main event i...

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WSOP Day 8 Dinner Break Update

6,494 players set out on a mission to win the 2009 World Series of Poker main event nearly two weeks ago. Of those 6,...

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Ivey, Esfandiari Surge Higher in WSOP Main Event

Day 6 of the World Series of Poker main event is now in the books. 185 players were still alive when play began on Da...

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Six Former World Series of Poker Champions Still Alive in 2009 Main Event

There are a number of well-known names who are still alive in the 2009 World Series of Poker main event after three full...

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World Series of Poker Main Event Field Could Have Had 7,000+ Players

As I'm sure you've already heard, "hundreds" of people were turned away from the World Series of Poker main event on Mon...

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"Several Hundred" Players Shut Out of World Series of Poker Main Event

After the tepid turnout on Day 1b of the 2009 World Series of Poker main event (873 players), the possibility of either ...

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Still Think That Poker is a Game of Luck?

Do you still need convincing that poker is a game of skill, and not a game of luck? The results from the 2009 World S...

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Jeff Lisandro Wins For the Third Time at the 2009 World Series of Poker

A few years ago, many of the top pros openly wondered when Jeff Lisandro would win his first World Series of Poker brace...

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Sorel "Zangbezan24" Mizzi Narrowly Misses Out on a Bracelet Once Again

The final table of the $5k Pot Limit Omaha event at the 2009 World Series of Poker featured two of the most successful o...

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Phil Ivey's $5 Million Dollar Bracelet Bet with Howard Lederer

According to various people in the poker world, two of the richest poker players in the world agreed to a $5 million dol...

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Ville Wahlbeck Takes Lead in WSOP POY Race

To say that Ville Wahlbeck has had a strong start to the 2009 World Series of Poker would be the understatement of the y...

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Brock "t_soprano" Parker Wins Again

Brock "t_soprano" Parker took down the $2,500 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em tournament on Wednesday evening to capture his...

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Daniel Negreanu Cashes For Fourth Time at 2009 WSOP

Is it just me, or is Daniel Negreanu going deep in practically every tournament that he plays these days? Negreanu ha...

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Daniel Negreanu In Running For Fifth World Series of Poker Bracelet

The final day of the $10,000 Seven Card Stud is just about to begin, and there is a very familiar name still lurking in ...

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Thang Luu Wins Back-to-Back $1,500 Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-Better Bracelets

The best story of the 2009 World Series of Poker (so far) belongs to Thang Luu, who was able to win the $1,500 Omaha Hi/...

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$1,000 NLHE Event (Event #4) at the World Series of Poker Sells Out

Poker is officially dead. Ok, maybe not. The World Series of Poker juggernaut continues to roll on as Event #4 (th...

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Strong Turnout for Event #3 at the WSOP

So far, so good. Event #3 of the World Series of Poker (the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better event) had a total ...

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7,323 Entrants Projected For 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event

The World Series of Poker recently released their Staff Resource Guide for 2009 (thanks to Pokerati.com for the heads-up...

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The World Series of Poker Starts in Less Than Two Months

Have you made your plans for the 2009 World Series of Poker yet? Have you locked up your World Series of Poker main e...

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2009 World Series of Poker Numbers Will Be Strong Despite Poor Economy

I've heard some pretty dire predictions regarding the 2009 World Series of Poker over the past few weeks, in particular ...

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Ivan Demidov vs Peter Eastgate Betting Odds

The winner of the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event will (finally) be crowned in just a couple of hours. Heads-up ac...

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World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table (Finally) Gets Underway This Sunday

After a lengthy, months-long pause, the World Series of Poker Main Event final table will get underway this coming Sunda...

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Tiffany Michelle Thoughts

After watching Tiffany Michelle's "performance" at the World Series of Poker this past week, I couldn't help but wonder:...

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The Hunt For Jamie Gold

Jamie Gold has been the all-time leader in tournament cashes since taking down the 2006 World Series of Poker main event...

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Sorel Mizzi One River Card Away From Winning WSOPE Bracelet

Sorel "Zangbezan24" Mizzi was one card away from winning a World Series of Poker Europe bracelet in the 5k Pot Limit Oma...

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Scotty Nguyen on ESPN, Hoyt Corkins, the WPT and More

Apologies for the lack of posts in the past week or two - I've been on vacation. This is a pretty slow time in the poker...

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Betting Odds Released for World Series of Poker Main Event Final Table

If you've got an inkling as to who you think is going to take down the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event in November...

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News and Notes from the World Series of Poker

First off, I've been on a "mini" vacation for the past week or so. Articles have been uploaded sporadically over that ti...

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6,844 Players Enter the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event

The final numbers are now in. 6,844 players for the 2008 World Series of Poker main event is the official number that ha...

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Ten Well-Known Pros Who Still Don't Have Bracelets

Erick Lindgren and David Benyamine are two very well-known poker pros who each took down their first ever bracelets at t...

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Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond Leads $5k PLO Rebuy Event (WSOP) Heading into Final Table

Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond is currently leading the $5k Pot Limit Omaha Rebuy event heading into the final day of play ...

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Daniel Negreanu Adds Fourth WSOP Bracelet to His Collection

Daniel Negreanu outlasted 479 other entrants in the $2k Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker to take down hi...

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Rizen To UB, World Poker Tour Deadline, WSOP and More

We've been away for the past couple of days, so we thought that we would recap some of the more interesting stories that...

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First Final Table of the 2008 World Series of Poker Set

The second day of the $10k Pot-Limit Hold'em event has just wrapped up for the day, and the final table is now set.

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Michael Binger and Roy Winston Offering Coaching Services to One "Lucky" 2008 WSOP Main Event Final Table Participant

I came across an interesting article tonight while I was surfing through Google News.

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Bodoglife Releases 2008 World Series of Poker Betting Odds

Bodoglife.com have released some interesting betting odds and prop bets for the 2008 World Series of Poker.

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Final Table of the World Series of Poker to be Delayed by Three Months?

There is a rumor circulating that has gotten a lot of people talking over the last few days.

It see...

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Pokerstars Launches Their WSOP 2008 Qualifiers

Sometime late last week, Pokerstars' arch-rival Full Tilt Poker kicked off their 2008 World Series of Poker promotion. A...

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World Series of Poker Qualifiers Have Begun at Bodog Poker

Bodog Poker got a jump on their competition by launching their World Series of Poker qualifiers on February 4th. Acco...

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The World Series of Poker Is Right Around the Corner - Have You Made Your Plans Yet?

The 2008 World Series of Poker is just around the corner and will be here before you know it. It seems like just yesterd...

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Time To Start Making Plans for the 2008 World Series of Poker

In case you didn't hear, Harrah's released the schedule for the 2008 World Series of Poker today. The entire schedule

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Should the Buyin to the WSOP Main Event Be Increased?

As everyone knows, the current buy-in to the World Series of Poker main event is $10,000. This has been the buy-in amoun...

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Jerry Yang Is Indeed a Terrible WSOP Champ for the Industry

Back in July, I wrote this article in which ...

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Thomas Bihl Takes Down First Ever WSOP Europe Bracelet

Thomas Bihl certainly earned the first ever WSOP Europe bracelet, taking down the 2500 pound H.O.R.S.E. event which feat...

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2007 WSOP Europe Begins Today in London

The WSOP Europe is going to be a fairly small event (just three major events), however the tournament is still attractin...

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Exclusive WSOP and WPT Deals For Cardplayer.com and Pokernews.com Are Not Good For Anyone

In case you haven't heard, Cardplayer.com has inked a deal with the World Poker Tour to be the exclusive update and chip...

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Chris Moneymaker Should Be Applauded, Not Hated

Chris Moneymaker takes a lot of flak from people, and I never understood why. First off, people can't stand Chris Mon...

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World Series of Poker Europe Bracelet Events Set to Kick Off September 6th

Just in case two months of the World Series of Poker wasn't enough for you, you will be pleased to know that the World S...

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What Kind of World Series of Poker Champion Will Jerry Yang Be?

Jerry Yang, for those of you who don't know, took down the World Series of Poker this past week, taking down over $8 mil...

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Ram Vaswani Wins World Series of Poker Bracelet; Ivey Waiting with Collection Plate?

Late last night, Ram Vaswani took down the $1500 Limit Hold'em shootout, winning $217,438 and a WSOP bracelet. The qu...

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World Series of Poker Thoughts: Poker is Alive and Well, Harrah's Still Screwing Up

I have had two overwhelming feelings since the World Series of Poker started. Number one, based on the sheer volume o...

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Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie Allowed to Play at the World Series of Poker After All

It seems as though the public outcry worked. Just a short while after being banned from the World Series of Poker and...

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Thoughts on the World Series of Poker and How to Fix Some of Their Problems

The World Series of Poker is off to a running start. The WSOP this year is offering many more events than in previous ye...

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Pokernews Coverage of the World Series of Poker - So Far, So Good

Actually, the coverage of the World Series of Poker by Pokernews.com so far has been outstanding. The site sunk a lot of...

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Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh to Play the 2007 World Series of Poker in Her Lingerie

The online message boards are buzzing about a recent interview that Jennifer "Jennicide" Leigh did, in which she stated ...

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The First Bracelet of the World Series of Poker Is About to Be Handed Out

The first of many bracelets is about to be handed out at this year's World Series of Poker, as we are now down to four-h...

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The "Socially Awkward" Descending on Vegas for the World Series of Poker

Call it the "Revenge of the Nerds." The kids that were picked on in high school cause they were really good at math o...

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Phil Ivey To Only Play Main Event and $50k H.O.R.S.E. Event at This Year's World Series of Poker

Phil Ivey has publicly stated that he only intends on playing the Main Event and the $50k H.O.R.S.E. event at this year'...

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Jamie Gold's Urinal Mint From 2006 WSOP For Sale On Ebay

As "poker-kitty", the seller of this item on Ebay says, this is the "Ultimate Poker Collectible. You can view the "ur...

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Jamie Gold Wins 2006 World Series of Poker

Plenty of people seem to dislike Jamie Gold. Not only people who were watching the World Series of Poker event live, but...

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Jamie Gold is Chip Leader Going into Final Table of World Series of Poker

The winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker will be determined on August 10th. We are down to 9 players from an incredi...

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World Series of Poker Day 4 Update

With about 6-7 hours left of play in Day 4 and 308 players left, it is becoming apparent that Internet players are in fa...

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Top Five WSOP Beats of All Time

Here is an incomplete list of some of the worst beats of all time in World Series of Poker history, in no particular ord...

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World Series of Poker Update: Days 1A - 1D Completed

Days 1A through 1D of the World Series of Poker are now complete. A total of 8,773 entrants took part in this year's Wor...

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Dutch Boyd Wins World Series of Poker Bracelet

Controversy abound this weekend after Dutch Boyd captured a World Series of Poker bracelet and over $400,000 in cash aft...

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World Series of Poker Kicks Off on Sunday

The World Series of Poker just seems to grow in popularity. In 2003, when Chris Moneymaker won the main event, there wer...

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$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Event to Be Offered at This Year's WSOP

The World Series of Poker is offering a wide range of events this year. One of the most interesting tournaments will be ...

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The WSOP Is Going to be PACKED this Year

The World Series of Poker main event this year is going to have an absolutely insane amount of people entered this year....

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Full Tilt Poker Announces Their World Series of Poker Promotions

Full Tilt Poker, the poker room which features such prominent names as Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and Erick Lindgren, jus...

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