Since 2002 the World Series of Poker Main Event Champion has been decided by fairly anonymous players. These players have left as WSOP Main Event champions or runner-ups, with huge expectations heaped upon their shoulders, but since 2002 very few winners or runners-up have lived up to theseRead Full Article

In the first part of this column (https://pokernewsboy.com/wsop-news/my-take-on-the-poker-skills-of-the-october-nine/13236) I examined the final table play of the six men who were eliminated on Monday night. Now it’s time to offer up my thoughts on the play of the final three players in the WSOP Main Event. But, before IRead Full Article

This year at the World Series of Poker there will be a renewed emphasis on “Fun” according to WSOP officials, and perhaps the biggest indicator of this will be the changes that have been announced to long-standing rules like the “No talking about your hand rule” and theRead Full Article

The World Series of Poker held an hour-long conference call on Tuesday detailing the 2012 WSOP, and answering questions from the poker media on a variety of topics. After talking about their expectations for the 2012 WSOP, the newly announced WSOP APAC in Australia, and the new eventsRead Full Article

Earlier this year the World Series of Poker announced that the Big One for OneDrop million-dollar buy-in tournament had reached the 22 player threshold that was set to make the event a certified WSOP bracelet tournament. Now it appears the Big One for OneDrop is gaining even moreRead Full Article

Julian Thew has long been considered one of the UK’s top poker pros, and his recent record-setting win at the GUKPT in Coventry. The win marks Thew’s third such victory, making him the only player with three GUKPT titles. Thew had previously won on the GUKPT at stopsRead Full Article

The months after Black Friday is probably not the best time to be starting an online poker venture, but the fact that the US market has basically been cut-off from online poker didn’t deter 2006 World Series of Poker Champion Jamie Gold from launching his latest project: FreeGoldPoker.com.Read Full Article

As I checked the chip-leaders for the final preliminary event at the 2010 World Series of Poker this morning you can imagine my surprise when the 4th name down was none other than 2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold! Gold has never come close to reliving hisRead Full Article

In one of the biggest upsets of the first day of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship, 2003 World Series of Poker Champion, Chris Moneymaker, was able to dispatch Patrik Antonius in about 30 minutes. Antonius, who frequently plays heads-up cash games online, was a huge betting favorite inRead Full Article