In the opening week of their 2010 World Series of Poker coverage ESPN focused on the $50,000 Players Championship, which was eventually won by one of the two Mizrachi brothers that made the final table, Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi. This week attention will shift to the highly exclusive Tournament of Champions, which took a three year hiatus before the decision was made to bringRead Full Article

A stacked final table with a brother vs. brother confrontation was the likely catalyst for the 15% ratings boost ESPN’s 2010 World Series of Poker coverage garnered for the season’s opening episode. The action revolved around the $50k buy-in Players Championship, one of the most coveted tournament titles in poker. The big story at the final were the Mizrachi brothers, Robert (32) and MichaelRead Full Article

When the 2010 World Series of Poker began the Brunson 10 –Doyles Room’s collection of young online poker talent—had six members and was looking to fill its 7th spot on the roster that includes Steve “gboro780” Gross, Zachary “Crazy Zachary” Clark, Dani “Ansky” Stern, Amit “amak316” Makhija, Chris “Moorman1” Moorman and Alex “AJKHoosier1” Kamberis. Doyles Room decided on a competition during the 2010 WSOPRead Full Article

Now that the World Series of Poker has come to a close, and the city of Las Vegas can return to whatever passes for normalcy poker fans are prepping to watch the tournaments that so far have only appeared in print. ESPN will broadcast 2010 World Series of Poker episodes beginning July 27th. The Episodes will air every Tuesday at 8PM and 9PM untilRead Full Article

Even if you, or perhaps a player you staked, didn’t make the World Series of Poker Final Table you can still have a horse in the race if you want to lay a wager on who the eventual champion will be. One of the Best Online Betting Sites has put up the odds for each of the final 9 players left in the WSOP.Read Full Article

It looks like the high-limit poker pros will be sweating once again at the 2010 World Series of Poker, and not over their own results. After Tom Dwan failed to take down an earlier tournament, word quickly made it around the Rio that he stood to make millions in side-bets if he can capture his 1st WSOP bracelet in 2010. Well, the Bobby’s RoomRead Full Article

Coming into the 2010 World Series of Poker Hungarian players had a total of 1 WSOP win to their credit –Peter Trapley won the $5,000 No Limit Holdem Shootout in 2009—a total the Hungarians have already surpassed in 2010! One win will usually produce a quaint story in the local press; a second win will likely generate a number of stories on not justRead Full Article

The 2010 World Series of Poker has seen a number of longtime poker pros breakthrough and win their first WSOP bracelet, and yesterday the ranks of bracelet winners was swelled by two, with both David Baker and Eric Buchman collecting their 1st WSOP victories. Baker took down the $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship outlasting a tough lineup that included four previous braceletRead Full Article

In a tragic story, a poker hopeful on his way to the World Series of Poker passed away from an apparent heart attack. According to reports, Paul “Smalls” Kitsos (55), started feeling ill just 20 minutes into his flight from New York to San Francisco and called for the flight attendant. When Ken Pace got to Mr. Kitsos, he said Kitsos was, “sweating profuselyRead Full Article

Last year it was Finnish poker star Ville Wahlbeck who dominated the World Series of Poker Championship events with 4 Final Tables, including a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish in events with a minimum buy-in of $10,000. His results were 6th place in the $50k HORSE tournament; 2nd place in the No Limit 2-7 Lowball tournament; 1st place in the $10k Mixed GamesRead Full Article