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WSOP 2011 By The Numbers

The show has begun! The 2011 World Series of Poker has started at the Rio in Las Vegas and, as always, it will be a numbers game. Who wins the most bracelets. Who wins the most money. How big are the...

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Will the Real Matt Jarvis Please Stand Up?

Event #4, the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em event is now under way. As expected, more and more pros are starting to pop up for the summer. If you walk through the tournament area you’ll see the likes of Liv...

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Matt Stout Talks WSOP and Post-Black Friday Plans

Despite great results live, poker pro Matt Stout spent the bulk of his time playing poker online. All that changed when Black Friday hit and he was no longer able to play on the three biggest online...

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$25K Fantasy Poker: Lind Puts Team Lindgren in Lead

With 11 events concluded at this year’s WSOP, a couple of teams are starting to pull ahead of the pack in this year’s $25,000 WSOP WSOP Fantasy Poker League. We had an in-depth article about the $25K...

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Paul "The Truth" Pierce WSOP Picture Book

If Shaquille O'Neal pulls a reporter over to tell him that someone is "the F****** Truth!" after a game, you know he's talking about one bad dude. He said that about Paul Pierce in 2001 and as Celtics...

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Audley Harrison WSOP Picture Book

We caught up with British Olympic boxing gold medal winner Audley Harrison today at the WSOP and we've got the pictures to prove it. Harrison is actually a legit poker player, having won more than...

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No Second for Sexton - WSOP Photo Blog

Mike Sexton came painfully close to his second WSOP bracelet this afternoon in Las Vegas but Chris Viox had other ideas. The two returned to the ESPN stage to battle it out heads-up in the $1,500 Stud...

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WSOP Photo by Numbers: PLOMG! 5-Way All-Inz!

Today's WSOP Photo by Numbers is another BJ Nemeth special, captured with about 80 players left in the $10,000 PLO Championship this afternoon. As BJ put it, "I've been covering major tournaments...

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Five Most Underwhelming 2011 WSOP Performances

As much as we love to give credit where credit is due, it’s getting around time to call a spade a spade at the 2011 WSOP. We’ve compiled a completely subjective list of five players who have been less...

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WSOP 2011 $25K Fantasy Poker League Update

On May 26, 2011, the WSOP Fantasy Auction Draft took place at the Aria Hotel and Casino. Fifteen teams coughed up the $25,000 entry fee for a combined prize pool of $375,000. Only four teams will get...

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Phil Hellmuth Made One Critical Error Today

The above photo shows Scotty Nguyen cracking up at fellow poker pro Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth. Nguyen is laughing because Hellmuth, who was severely short-stacked entering Day 2a, made one crucial...

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Pius Heinz: 2011 WSOP November Nine

22-year-old Pius Heinz (left) is the first German player to reach the November Nine, but as he told ESPN yesterday he wasn't exactly carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders to make it...

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2011 WSOP November Niner Sam Holden: Full Interview

He may be the short stack coming in to the 2011 WSOP Main Event final table, but with 24 big blinds left Sam Holden isn't just looking to get it in on the first hand and go home in ninth. If you...

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Poker Graphed: Which November Niner is Best for Poker?

We’re nearing the halfway point in this year’s November Nine intermission, meaning we’re closer than ever to determining the 2011 world champion of poker. But who are these champion contenders, and...

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Niall "onehandturks" Charlton Full Interview Transcript

Niall “onehandturks” Charlton is in Cannes playing the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe and he sat down with us to talk about the online grind and life outside of the game. Charlton plays high-stakes...

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Photo By Numbers: Seven Sharks and a Mark at WSOPE Main Event

You know that old poker saying, “If you can’t spot the mark in your first 30 minutes at the table …”? We're on location at the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe main event and this table brought that...

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(Video) Bryan "Devo" Devonshire is Clearly the Ron Swanson of Poker

Bryan Devonshire might be shaggy and wear a hat but it's clear he's the Ron Swanson of poker. Devonshire has the kind of calm and collected mastery of manhood that's only possible through a liberal...

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Griffin 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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Vojtech Ruzicka: 2016 WSOP November Nine Bio | World Series of Poker

There hasn't been a Czech player in the November Nine since Martin Staszko's runner-up run in 2011 but that changed tonight when Vojtech Ruzicka battled his way into the 2016 Main Event final table. A...

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The New WSOP: Rolling Out Our Best Bad Ideas

So here we are, a month into the World Series of Poker. We've seen a lot in our time at the tables - a lot of screw-ups. Rolling Out Our Worst.Oh, sure - it's the greatest contest of the cards to...

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