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 exclusiveRead 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 titlesRead 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, ChrisRead 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 ofRead 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 SitesRead 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 millionsRead 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 inRead 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 theRead 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 forRead 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;Read Full Article