Frank O'Dell Wins $2k Limit Omaha High-Low Championship
Frank O'Dell is the winner of the $2,000 buy-in Limit Omaha High-Low championship at the 2007 World Series of Poker. O'Dell has been playing tournament poker for about ten years and has amassed over $1.4 million in tournament winnings.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Auditions Planned for Calvin Ayre Wild Card Poker II
As thousands of poker players from around the world descend upon Las Vegas this July for the World Series of Poker, Bodog Entertainment will be in town looking to increase a few players' odds of becoming poker's next superstar and millionaire.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Freddy Deeb Wins $50,000 HORSE Championship at World Series of Poker
Poker professional Freddy Deeb, 51, laid claim to the title of world's greatest all-around poker player today by winning the $50,000 HORSE Championship at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Lukasz Dumanski Wins Inaugural Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split at 2007 WSOP
The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low championship was Lukasz Dumanski. He is a 24-year-old poker player from Toronto, Ontario (Canada). This was his first WSOP victory.
Friday, June 29, 2007
'AK' Barta Wins Over $500,000 at Borgata Poker Summer Open
The final three players at the Borgata Poker Summer Open (Andrew 'AK' Barta, Paul McCaffrey, and Hoa Minh Nguyen) were all on a rollercoaster of emotions on Monday as they swapped chips throughout the day and battled for control.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Bennett Wins 2007 Seniors Poker World Championship
The winner of the 2007 Seniors Poker World Championship is Ernest Bennett, a 55-year-old former business owner from Encino, CA. This is his first WSOP victory.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Who's The Greatest All Around Poker Player?
A record 148 high-stakes poker professionals took to the felt Sunday at the 38th Annual World Series of Poker to compete for a multi-million-dollar payday and determine who is the game's best all-around player.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Europe's Top Five Poker Cities
Bluff Europe, one of Europe's most widely read poker magazines, has named the top five European poker destinations based on a number of criteria and on the general level of poker enthusiasm in the city.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
List of World Series of Poker Playing Celebrities is Star-Studded
Thanks to the industry of Nolan Dalla, the press maven for the World Series of Poker, we now have a comprehensive list of the 'Celebrities Who Have Played in the World Series of Poker' (1970-present). You can be the judge as to how "famous" some of these people are.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Cheung Wins $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em; 'Poker Babe' Erica Schoenberg Places Third
After four times cashing, but not winning Robert Cheung took home all the marbles at the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Erica Schoenberg, spokesmodel for Mansion Poker, placed third.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
First Cash a Big One for South Korean Student at WSOP 2007
With players sitting face to face with a dealer in-between them, the vast tournament arena more closely resembled a series of chess matches than poker games. In the end Daniel Schreiber, a 21-year-old student from Seoul, South Korea took home the crown and $425,594.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Philosophy Student Wins $3k Limit Hold'em at 2007 WSOP
The winner of the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em championship was Alexander Borteh, a 24-year-old poker pro from Columbus, OH.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Lisandro Wins $2k Seven-Card Stud Championship at 2007 WSOP
Jeffrey Lisandro, aka 'The Iceman', won $118,426 and beat a stellar field to take home the gold bracelet at this year's $2,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Championship.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Hoyt Corkins Wins Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the 2007 World Series of Poker (WSOP)
The winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship was Hoyt Corkins, who lives in Las Vegas. This was his second WSOP gold bracelet.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Poker's All-Stars Compete for Over $7 Million in Prize Money at HORSE Championship
The World Series of Poker presented by Milwaukee's Best Light dealt in the biggest names in the game today, as a record 148 players each anted up a $50,000 entry fee to compete for one of the most coveted titles in poker.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Borgata Summer Poker Open Action Continues
Three hundred and seventy-eight (378) players marched into the Poker Room at Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa yesterday for the start of Event #9. Players took to the felt like fish to water for the $500 buy-in event, which offered a total prize-pool of $189,000 -- one of the largest to date in the 2007 Summer Poker Open.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Bluff Europe Magazine Announces 'Poker in the Park'
Bluff Europe magazine is celebrating summer and its crowning of London as 'Europe's #1 Poker City' by holding an afternoon of poker with the World Poker Tour (WPT) in the heart of London.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Ante Up For Africa Charity Event Gains Momentum at 2007 World Series of Poker
Stars Gina Gershon, Shannon Elizabeth, Willie Garson and Brad Garrett and top poker professional Jennifer Harman have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 5 at the 38th annual __World Series of Poker.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Pillai Wins $3k No-Limit Hold'em Championship; Hellmuth Marks Another Milestone
The winner of the $3,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship was Shankar Pillai, who takes home $527,829. During the event Phil Hellmuth overtook TJ Cloutier when he reached his 39th final table.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
World Razz Championship at WSOP 2007 Won by German Woman
The 2007 World Razz Championship was won by Katja Thater, from Hamburg, Germany. Thater's victory is the first for a woman in an open WSOP event in over three years.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Youth is Served at Heartland Tournament at Turning Stone
A young Internet poker pro, Tyler Reiman, 19, of Morton IL, demonstrated to doubters that he could win a live contest. Playing in his first live tournament, the young man captured the Heartland Poker Tour $1,000 buy-in Championship at the Turning Stone Casino, in upstate New York, May 16.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Milwaukee's Best Light to Give Away Seven Seats to 2008 WSOP Main Event
Milwaukee's Best Light, the official presenting sponsor of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), has kicked off its seven-week 'Online Virtual Poker Challenge' promotion, awarding one seat per week to the 2008 WSOP Main Event.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
$5,000 H.O.R.S.E. and $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em WSOP Champions Crowned
Event 26 ($5,000 buy-in H.O.R.S.E.) saw Ralph Schwartz from New York City take the championship. Event 27 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em) first place paid out $603,069 to David Stuke, a 33-year-old university professor.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Ponzio Takes Down Almost $600k in Poker Win at WSOP 2007
Ben Ponzio, who works for a major Chicago area radio station as the advertising sales manager, won the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em championship and took home a whopping $599,109 for his efforts.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Eli Elezra Wins Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship.
On Sunday, Eli Elezra won the Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Championship after an epic heads-up battle with Scotty Nguyen. He takes home nearly $200,000 with the victory.
Monday, June 18, 2007