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Bling Bling: Batista Wins Caesars Indiana Main Event

This World Series Poker Circuit Event is over, and it's certainly been an interesting one. Although common courtesy is expected at the poker table, it's not too often that players go so far as to show...

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Extreme Bustification: Day 2 at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs

The second day of competition at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event from the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs Iowa has reached its logical end with a final table of nine players being...

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Get Your Minds Right: 2007 World Series of Poker Looms

Last summer, PokerListings.com tore the roof off of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with our blockbuster coverage of the 2006 World Series of Poker. And while most of you readers are still reeling...

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Fool's Gold: The Tale of Jamie Gold

One of the biggest interviews I conducted at the 2006 WSOP was with Jamie Gold on the fateful day he took the lead in the Main Event. As most of you know, Gold would never relinquish that lead and...

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My First WSOP Tournament Experience, Part I

Friday, June 10, 2005, marked the first time I ever played in a WSOP event, the $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em tournament. I managed to take 102nd place, beating 1,300 players in the process and receiving...

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Phil Hellmuth - Man on a Mission at the 2005 World Series of Poker

Phil Hellmuth is one of the biggest stars in poker and he knows it. So far, he hasn't made any magic in the 2005 World Series of Poker (in the money twice) and I must say that I expect more of this...

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Top 10 Biggest WSOP Draws

There is a great deal of speculation and argument regarding who is the best, smartest, richest poker player at the WSOP. Today I wanted to put the spotlight on a slightly different category. I'm...

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Beware of Sharks: High-Stakes Cash Games at the WSOP

The tournaments here at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) certainly take up most of the spotlight and get the majority of the public's attention. What's less publicized but no less thrilling are the...

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Ten Commandments of Poker - Circa 1959

An extremely interesting book recently came into my possession: "Poker According to Maverick." Written by, and based on, the fictional character Bret Maverick who was played by James Garner in the...

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10 is Big for Hellmuth and for Harrah's

Phil Hellmuth won his 10th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet tonight amidst a massive crowd and an electric atmosphere. Hundreds of fans packed the Amazon Room, jamming close to the feature table,...

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Selling Sex at the WSOP

Today the World Series of Poker officially exploded. What I thought was a zoo a few days ago now looks like single cow dairy farm compared to the absolute madness that is going on all over the Rio as...

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What if You Held a Tournament and Nobody Covered It?

A few days ago, I used this blog space to talk about the introduction of Events 40-45 at this year's World Series of Poker (WSOP), the "Loser's Brackets"; low buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournaments that...

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The Jamie Gold Story - A Different Kind of Fairy Tale

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came to the final table hoping to create a great piece of drama and to cause another classic upset. Instead they found themselves in a Gold mine where their ferocious...

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Southern Comfort: Holding it Down with the WSOPC

A little more than two weeks ago, PokerListings.com kicked off its expanded tournament coverage with a focus on the World Poker Tour Season 5 Festa al Lago event at Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las...

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Bling Bling: Batista Wins Caesars Indiana Main Event

This World Series Poker Circuit Event is over, and it's certainly been an interesting one. Although common courtesy is expected at the poker table, it's not too often that players go so far as to show...

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Extreme Bustification: Day 2 at the Horseshoe Council Bluffs

The second day of competition at the World Series of Poker Circuit Event from the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs Iowa has reached its logical end with a final table of nine players being...

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Get Your Minds Right: 2007 World Series of Poker Looms

Last summer, PokerListings.com tore the roof off of the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino with our blockbuster coverage of the 2006 World Series of Poker. And while most of you readers are still reeling...

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Fool's Gold: The Tale of Jamie Gold

One of the biggest interviews I conducted at the 2006 WSOP was with Jamie Gold on the fateful day he took the lead in the Main Event. As most of you know, Gold would never relinquish that lead and...

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Moonlandings, Etc: A Walk on the Trashy Side

As loyal PokerListings.com readers, you're already aware that Phil Hellmuth won his record 11th WSOP bracelet last night, hidden behind a shroud of black felt that enraged Mike Matusow and delighted...

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Winning Tournament Hold'em - You Can't Kill Phil

Playing consistent, winning tournament Hold'em poker is no easy feat. But there is one player who does it at the World Series of Poker better than anyone else on the planet.I'm speaking, of course,...

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