Despite a law passed in the Nevada legislature the World Series of Poker has decided to not ban men from entering the Ladies-Only tournament –WSOP lawyers advised against this after reviewing the law—so it’s possible that a female poker player may not win a single bracelet at theRead Full Article

There is a perfect way to sum up the 10-Level Rule/Hard-Stop Rule at the 2011 World Series of Poker: Good in theory but terrible in practice. The rule has come into play far too often at the 2011 WSOP, and in most cases the rule has reared itsRead Full Article

The most mindboggling number to come out of the 2011 World Series of Poker thus far hasn’t been the marked attendance increase in many tournaments despite Black Friday, or that women have finished runner-up in two open events thus far and made four final tables, or even theRead Full Article

Cross another big-time poker pro off of the list of “Best poker player without a bracelet” as Bertrand “ElkY” Grosspellier took home his first WSOP bracelet in the $10k Seven-Card-Stud Championship at the 2011 World Series of Poker. In the process ElkY became the fourth member of poker’sRead Full Article

 Kim Nguyen –who was somehow named Stephanie Nguyen on Sunday???—just missed becoming the first women to win an open World Series of Poker tournament on Monday when she fell to Darren Woods in heads-up play at the $2,500 6-Max Limit Holdem tournament on Monday. Nguyen’s runner-up finishRead Full Article

Heading into the final table of Event #10, the $1,500 No Limit Holdem 6-Max tournament, all eyes were focused on players like Scotland’s David Vamplew, who was looking to win the UK’s fourth bracelet in the first 10 events at the 2011 World Series of Poker; Eddie Blumenthal,Read Full Article

Two players have already crossed their names off the “Poker Pros without a bracelet” list thus far at the 2011 World Series of Poker. Eugene Katchalov won his first bracelet in the $1,500 Seven-Card-Stud tournament (Event #5) and now Allen Bari has joined him after his win inRead Full Article

Two of the first five tournaments at this year’s World Series of Poker have already fell victim to the new rule that was implemented in an effort to keep tournaments from running into the morning hours, known as the Hard-Stop Rule. The first tournament that saw an additionalRead Full Article

The 2011 EPT Grand Finale may have seen a 20% drop in attendance –thanks a lot US government—but the field is as star-studded as ever – thanks European poker sites -, and with a €1.5 million first-place prize on the line you can bet that every player remainingRead Full Article

The action was fast and furious at the EPT Grand Finale as players jockeyed for position on Day 1a, and when the dust settled it was a number of well-known poker pros that found themselves at the top of the leader-board. With a total field of 302 playersRead Full Article