14 July 2008
TimDawg888 Wins Huge First Prize at PokerStars Sunday Million
They’re normally big enough already, but the 2x Promotion which
PokerStars is running means this weekend’s action was bigger than
normal. The promotion, which is running through the rest of this
month, saw all tournament guarantees doubled.
Amanda Leatherman Becomes New WPT Live Updates Hostess
Kicking off with the Bellagio IV Cup in Las Vegas, WPT fans will
have a new face presenting their live updates. Amanda Leatherman
has taken over as the World Poker Tour’s Live Updates Hostess,
where she will be following players and tournaments as it
11 July 2008
Bluff Europe WSOPE Madness - Still Time To Join Us!
As we approach the Bluff Europe Madness: WSOPE
Qualifier, there’s still time for you to take your chance and
join us at the biggest tournament outside of Las Vegas.
WSOP Day 3: The 'Mighty' Fall, while Champions Begin to Rise
Of the 1,307 players who returned for Day 3, only 666 of them would
end up going home with any money. On the first amalgamated day in
the Main Event, the monster chip leader was Brian Schaedlich, who
began with over 750,000 in chips.
Exclusive Coaching From Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth is well-renowned for his explosive bursts of temper
at the poker tables and his attitude to players he perceives to be
inferior (which tends to be most of them). However, there is no
denying that he is one of the most skilled No Limit H
10 July 2008
WSOP Main Event Day 2B Recap
A total of 2,378 players returned for what proved to be a gruelling
Day 2B at the Rio, with only 842 remaining at the end of the night.
They will now merge with the final 469 players that survived Day 2A
for our first unified day.
Evdakov Breaks Record Cashes in One Series
Russian poker player Nikolay Evdakov has officially broken the
record for the number of cashes in one World Series of Poker. His
cash in the $2k No Limit Hold’em event saw the player make the
money in his ninth event of the 2008 WSOP, breaking the pr
World Series of Poker – More Facts, More Records Broken
This year’s World Series has been the largest of them all, with
more entrants across all events than any previous Series. A total
of 52,720 players entered an event this year, an increase of 4,432
on last year’s previous record.
09 July 2008
WSOP Main Event Day 2a Wraps Up
Fast action from the kick off in Las Vegas as Day 2a sprung into
life from the very first flop. Even while players had plenty of
play available to them with the average stack containing a lot of
big blinds, it didn’t stop the small blinds feeling pre
WSOP Main Event – The Facts and Figures
With all of the Day 1 tiers played out, the men who crunch the
numbers at the WSOP have done their maths and told us what we all
wanted to know – how much will this year’s champion pick up?
First place for this year’s Championship event will see