With the 2012 PCA Main Event playing down to the final table, the numerous poker superstars who failed to reach the penultimate day of the Main Event found another tournament in the Bahamas where the final table participants would all receive at least a six-figure payday, the $25k buy-in High-Roller event. The format for the tournament allowed for re-entries, and seven players did inRead Full Article

Joe Tehan will be taking a massive chip-lead into Saturday’s Day 4 action at the Epic Poker League Main Event thanks to an incredibly fortuitous hand that eliminated Vanessa Rousso and Faraz Jaka on the bubble. Before I explain precisely what happened in the hand I think it’s important to recall the ugly way Rousso was eliminated from the 2011 WSOP Main Event earlierRead Full Article

Day 2 of the third Epic Poker League Main Event began with Erik Seidel as the chip-leader, headlining the field of 61 of the world’s best poker players. However, Seidel was eliminated in 32nd place on Day 2, ending his chance to make his third straight Epic poker League Main Event final table. Taking Seidel’s place as the chip-leader at the end of DayRead Full Article

If Chino Rheem makes the final table of the Epic Poker League currently taking place at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas (UPDATE: Rheem did in fact make today’s final table) you can likely expect a larger than average rail, with many players who are owed money by Chino likely lining up to get paid. One such player will likely be Will Molson, theRead Full Article

The final table of Event #47 –yes the 2011 WSOP is nearing completion—a $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card-Stud hi/lo tournament, was one of the best of the 2011 WSOP with names like Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi, 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen, and high-stakes poker pro Abe Mosseri. But in the end it was an unknown player by the name of Owais Ahmed who would conquer all.Read Full Article

The second running of the $10k HORSE Championship saw practically no change in attendance from last year when 241 players entered the tournament –this time around 240 players registered for the tournament. As with all mixed-games and $10k Championship events the field was basically made up of poker pros, with a scant few amateurs and unknowns scattered amongst the tables. After a full dayRead Full Article

The full roster for the upcoming NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship was released today, and now that the entire 64 player field is known I thought I would take a look at some of the favorites amongst the field. First, here is a look at the complete 64 player field: The majority of entrants are poker players, including Phil Galfond, Sorel Mizzi, Patrik Antonius,Read Full Article

Mike “The Grinder” Mizrachi Started the final table of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event with a mere 14 million in chips; good for 7th place out of the nine remaining players, but “The Grinder” was able to steadily increase his stack, first by knocking out Matthew Jarvis, and then by applying pressure to the rest of the table. For much ofRead Full Article

The 2010 November Nine have been chosen. This year’s table has quite a large range of skill sets from complete newbie’s to day in day out poker professionals. Only one can walk away and make poker history by becoming the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champion as well as receiving just over 8 million dollars. Jonathan Duhamel – Jonathan is sitting asRead Full Article

After 12 hours of play Day 6 of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event has been complete with Danish professional poker player Theo Jorgensen leading the pack. At noon, Las Vegas time, on Thursday the 205 surviving players returned to The Rio Hotel and Casino each with a realistic chance of winning poker’s most coveted tournament and the staggering $8,944,138 first prizeRead Full Article