The Big Rail for One Drop
The $111,111 High Roller for One Drop is one of the largest tournaments in the world. Its buy-in, prestige and multimillion dollar first-place prize attracts the largest rails and players in the...
View ArticleWorld Series of Beards? Hipster Style Invades World Series of Poker
Las Vegas is pretty far from Brooklyn but you wouldn’t know it from taking a quick trip around the tournament floor of the 2015 World Series of Poker. A plaid platoon of bearded hipster mountain men...
View Article100k High and Rising: Crunching a Few 2015 World Series of Poker Numbers
As the old Mark Twain expression goes, "There are lies, damned lies and statistics." But what a crazy old coot that guy was! Everyone knows there's something about cold, hard numbers that's absolutely...
View ArticleJersey Watch 2015: Patrick Kane, Andrew Luck Most Popular at WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event is the Super Bowl of Poker. The big difference is that everyone can play in the tournament -- so long as they have $10,000. There’s also no dress code. That allows...
View ArticleBubble Bursts as 1,000 Players Lock Up $15,000+ (Photo Gallery)
The World Series of Poker Main Event bubble is a stressful time. One ill-timed move at this point of the tournament could mean the difference between going home with $15,000 or absolutely nothing....
View ArticleHumans of the WSOP 2015 November Nine – Inspirational Poker Memes
Don't let the fact that Daniel Negreanu narrowly missed the WSOP Main Event final table get you down. Look on the bright side.With Negreanu's towering persona gone, the 2015 WSOP November Nine will...
View ArticleDaniel Negreanu’s Dramatic Final Day at the 2015 WSOP (Photos)
It was the river card heard ‘round the poker world. A fateful queen of hearts completed a straight for the unheralded Joe McKeehen and ended poker icon Daniel Negreanu’s incredible run in the 2015...
View Article5 Defining Phil Hellmuth Moments at the World Series of Poker
On the eve of the 2015 WSOP Main Event debuting on ESPN, who better to showcase than the poker player most defined by World Series of Poker success? Love him or hate him when Phil Hellmuth is on...
View ArticleBlink and You Missed It: Photos From Rapid-Fire Colossus II
If you transported a grizzled grinder from the 1985 WSOP and plunked him/her into the monstrosity that is the $565 buy-in Colossus II there’s a chance they wouldn’t believe this is still a poker...
View ArticleWorld Series of Poker or Casting Call for TV's Vikings?
Beards are everywhere these days but at first glance it's hard to tell the difference between poker players and the extras on the History Channel show Vikings.Sporting styles that would make Ragnar...
View ArticlePoker at the Table, NBA on Telly and Baseball on the Noggin
Poker might be the only sport where you can wear another sport’s uniform and not cause any confusion.Baseball hats, NFL Jerseys and basketball shoes are all common sights at the poker tables. Very...
View ArticleSeven WSOP Tag Teams of Our Dreams (And Nightmares)
This WSOP Tag Team event is winding down, but Photoshop gives us a preview of next year's teams. Every elimination in the tag team event breaks more than one bracelet dream. Players could form teams...
View ArticleWSOP Main Event Day 1 Chip Leader Feels Power of Porzingis
The Golden State Warriors made the free agency splash of the summer with Kevin Durant but the Phil Jackson-led New York Knicks made some big moves, too.In the door for the 2016-2017 season came...
View ArticleFootball Narrowly Edges Baseball as Most Popular Jersey at 2016 WSOP
The World Series of Poker Main Event enjoys a unique relationship with professional sports. Famous athletes including Paul Pierce, Roberto Luongo and most recently Brad Lidge have all taken a turn at...
View ArticleKyle Bowker Makes Bonkers Fold, Lays Down Quad Sevens in Main Event
Kyle Bowker won his first WSOP bracelet last week, but everyone was talking about him today because of what he threw in the muck.Bowker folded quad sevens on the river of a K♠ 9♠ 7 x 7x T♠ board....
View ArticleCliff Josephy: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker
If there's a poker pro in the November Nine that has the support of the majority of the professional poker world, it's Cliff Josephy. A legendary backer along with Eric "Sheets" Haber," the man known...
View ArticleGordon Vayo: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker
If there's a poker player who can say he's almost literally been working most of his life for this moment, it's Gordon Vayo. The now San Francisco-based Vayo, originally from Bloomington, Illinois,...
View ArticleQui Nguyen: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker
With just $52,986 in career live earnings and only one WSOP cash - for less than the $10k buy-in to the Main Event - Las Vegas resident Qui Nguyen doesn't immediately stand out as a threat at the 2016...
View ArticleKenny Hallaert: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker
With Belgium's burgeoning poker scene and a stellar track record at the WSOP for Belgian players, despite its tiny population, it's no surprise to have another Belgian member of the November Nine this...
View ArticleGriffin Benger: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker
A legend in the video game world for his Counter Strike prowess. Former #1 ranked player in online poker tournaments. $1m winner of the first season of PokerStars' Shark Cage. It's safe to say Griffin...
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