Poker Stars Welcomes US Poker Players
Poker Stars is the world's largest poker site and is endorsed by professionals like Daniel Negreanu and Chris Moneymaker. The site offers Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Omaha 8/b, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Stud 8/b, Crazy Pineapple, Crazy Pineapple 8/b, Triple Draw, Royal Hold'em. Table limits range from penny games up to $300-600. The competition leans to the more challenging end of the spectrum.
All In: The (Almost) Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker
by Jonathon Grotenstein
Jonathan Grotenstein and co-author Storms Reback, have done a remarkable job of research in writing 'All In: The Entirely True Story of the World Series of Poker,' using hundreds of resources, interviews and re-creations of hands and situations to take care of everything a poker buff might want to know about the most famous poker tournament in the world. Well-indexed, this is the story about how the game became popular, and of the people who helped and are helping promote it.
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World Series of Poker (WSOP)
The World Series of Poker is the most famous and popular poker tournament in the world. In 1970, Binion hosted the first World Series of Poker, then a small tournament of truly elite players.
The World Series of Poker is the biggest poker event of the year. Harrah's has since bought the rights to the tournament and is currently hosting it at the Rio. In 2006, players from more than 40 nations took part in the World Series of Poker, generating a prize pool that paid the Main Event champion, Jamie Gold, a record payday of $12 million. That win was not without its controversy with Gold being sued to relinquish half of his winnings due to a promise he made. There is also some speculation that the 2007 event may not break records again due to the clampdown on US online poker players. The 2007 World Series of Poker tournament began June 1st..
The World Series of Poker is the biggest poker event of the year. Harrah's has since bought the rights to the tournament and is currently hosting it at the Rio. In 2006, players from more than 40 nations took part in the World Series of Poker, generating a prize pool that paid the Main Event champion, Jamie Gold, a record payday of $12 million. That win was not without its controversy with Gold being sued to relinquish half of his winnings due to a promise he made. There is also some speculation that the 2007 event may not break records again due to the clampdown on US online poker players. The 2007 World Series of Poker tournament began June 1st..
The Latest World Series of Poker News
Harrah's Expands WSOP Circuit to Twelve Stops
Harrah's will launch the fourth season of its popular World Series of Poker Circuit with an expanded schedule of 12 tournament stops that will bring high-stakes poker action and excitement to players at nine Harrah's casinos around the country.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Psychologist Tops Field of 6,358 to Capture $8.25 Million at 2007 WSOP
Jerry Yang became poker's newest champion this morning by besting a field of 6,358 players from around the globe to win the $10,000 No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Day 3 Results
Day Three of the World Series of Poker saw play endeing at 12:30 am. The 806 players who started Day Three played down to the final 337 over the course of about 12 hours. Day Four will play 4.5 levels and will end at approximately midnight.
Friday, July 13, 2007
2007 World Series of Poker Draws More Than 54,000 Entrants
Despite the restrictions to online poker, the health of the game is strong as the 2007 World Series of Poker has attracted 54,288 total registrants, the most in World Series of Poker history.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Ante Up for Africa Raises Nearly $400,000
An astonishing thing happened at precisely 10:40 pm on July 5th, 2007 in Las Vegas. On the tournament floor at the World Series of Poker, with thousands of spectators and a global media watching, two poker players agreed to split first prize in one of the most illustrious poker tournaments ever held. The occasion was unprecedented.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Still Time to Register for Main Event at the WSOP 2007
A total of 1,287 players kicked off the first day's play. Thousands more already have paid the $10,000 buy-in for the No-Limit Texas Hold'em Championship, commonly referred to as the Main Event. Registration remains open until July 9 at 2 p.m.
Monday, July 09, 2007
World Series of Poker Inducts Barbara Enright, Phil Hellmuth Jr. Into Poker Hall Of Fame
The World Series of Poker bestowed the game's ultimate honor today on two of poker's premier players, inducting Barbara Enright and Phil Hellmuth Jr. into the Poker Hall of Fame.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Fourth Start Day Added to WSOP Main Event
The World Series of Poker has added a fourth start day for the WSOP Main Event, which begins July 6, WSOP officials said today.
Monday, July 02, 2007