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Phil Ivey: Good for Poker?
Each year, the Main Event final table rolls around and we look up and down the roster desperately searching for someone who is "good for poker." Someone who can take our game to new heights. Ever...
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Main Event Snapshot: Lindgren Plays Small Ball
The second batch of WSOP Main Event episodes aired on ESPN this week, covering the final two Day 1 heats. The latest feature tables see Daniel Negreanu, sick, sniffling and playing quite bad even by...
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Main Event Snapshot: Nielsen Punks Two Aussies
ESPN just waxed off its Day 3 coverage of the 2009 Main Event last night and naturally we have another Main Event snapshot. Last night's feature table had two notable Aussies: WSOP player of the year...
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Main Event Snapshot: Donations for Ivey
With ESPN airing two more episodes on Tuesday night we're now in the money and finished with Day 4. The Day 4 coverage saw two story lines: people playing ridiculously - almost embarrassingly - tight...
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Main Event Snapshot: Phillips Traps the Champ
Every year when the Main Event gets under 100 players, it still surprises me how many awful players have managed to get through. From the last two episodes on ESPN there are two mind-numbingly...
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Main Event Snapshot: Balmigere Makes World-Class Laydown
With the latest two Main Event episodes airing last night, we're now down to the final two tables. This week we saw Ivey looking ridiculously human mucking a flush with no action on the river (late...
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November Nine Profile: Phil Ivey
The 2009 WSOP Main Event final table is less than a week away and before we do the deed we wanted to get you in the mood with a fresh series of profiles. The first choice was obvious: Phil Ivey....
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Phil Ivey Busts WSOP Main Event Final Table
The poker world just had a knife plunged into its heart and that knife came in the form of a bad beat laid on Phil Ivey at the final table of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Ivey was the fan favorite, the...
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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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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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$1 Million Big One for One Drop at 2012 WSOP: Player List and Bios (UPDATED!)
In 2012 Guy Laliberté and the WSOP are taking tournament poker to astronomical new heights with the world’s first $1 million buy-in event. The maximum 48 players have now committed to playing, which...
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WSOP Photo By Numbers: Controversial $50k Hand
It takes more than a couple of raises to get deep stacks all in preflop in Pot-Limit Omaha. But that was briefly overlooked late on Day 2 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, and the resulting...
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Great Moments in World Series of Poker History Part 1
The 2013 World Series of Poker is entering its second week at the Rio in Las Vegas and, with a record-breaking start, promises to deliver another set of unforgettable poker moments. Now in its 44th...
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Great Moments in World Series of Poker History Part 2
Every year the poker world descends upon Las Vegas for the marquee festival of the year, the World Series of Poker. Over the past four decades the event has produced 40+ world champions, hundreds of...
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Great Moments in World Series of Poker History Part 3
In just a couple of weeks thousands of dream-filled hopefuls will take their seats in the 44th annual World Series of Poker Main Event. With its $10,000 buy-in and historic playing fields the Main...
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A Crash Course for World Series of Poker Rookies
Each summer a group of first time WSOP participants descend upon the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino looking to make their name in the game. But they quickly learn that playing in the WSOP is a...
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Full Player List and Bios for 2014 $1m WSOP Big One for One Drop
The 2014 WSOP Big One for One Drop is shaping up to be the richest poker tournament in history with a projected first-place prize of over $20 million. Before the event begins, and PokerListings.com...
View Article10 Years After 1 Night in Paris, Rick Salomon Spends $1m on Poker Tournament
Can you believe it's been 10 years since the famed Rick Salomon-Paris Hilton sex tape 1 Night in Paris hit the Internet? (Officially, that is; technically it was leaked in 2003.) Not that we've ever...
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November Nine What-ifs: Who Came Close to Changing Poker History?
Now that the 2014 November Nine is officially set, no matter where each of those nine players finishes there's one thing now guaranteed on top of that $730k payout: We're (probably) going to remember...
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The Watch List: Five High-Stakes Poker Pros and Their Luxury Watches
To most, spending five figures on a watch is unthinkable but for some high-stakes poker professionals it's an investment they can wear on their wrist. Noah Schwartz, Bryn Kenney, Eugene Katchalov,...
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