For nearly two months the World Series of Poker casts a full eclipse on the rest of the poker world but there was plenty of action taking place towards the tail-end of the summer tournament series and in the immediate aftermath. In this column I’ll try to getRead Full Article
There was a lot going on at the 2012 World Series of Poker. From the controversies and complaints, to David “ODB” Baker’s Ben Lambish performance, to the Big One for One Drop tournament, to Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, to Phil Ivey’s five final tables in two weeks: ItRead Full Article
There’s a great line in the movie Major League where some Cleveland Indians fans are discussing the Indians roster when one guy says something to the effect of “I’ve never heard of any of these guys”; well, this is likely how many poker fans feel about the 2012 versionRead Full Article
There was a lot going on at the 2012 World Series of Poker. From the controversies and complaints, to David “ODB” Baker’s Ben Lambish performance, to the Big One for One Drop tournament, to Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet, to Phil Ivey’s five final tables in two weeks: ItRead Full Article
It was a strange week for poker pro Ryan Eriquezzo, first there was the very public breakup with his girlfriend, fellow poker pro Amanda Musumeci, that saw far too much dirty laundry aired on the Twitterverse; then Eriquezzo had to get ready for the $1,000,000 WSOPC National Championship invitationalRead Full Article
The 2012 World Series of Poker is rolling along towards the Main Event –which kicks-off this Saturday—with the poker pros dominating the first half of the WSOP, and a slew of first-time bracelet winners and the Big One for One Drop tournament dominating the second half of theRead Full Article
The 2012 World Series of Poker has seen its fair share of highs and lows, and we’re only halfway through the summer tournament series. In this column I’ll take a look at the five most impressive moments/accomplishments from the first half of the 2012 WSOP. #5 — AndyRead Full Article
After three weeks of the World Series of Poker the tournament series has started to settle in. The early controversies about declaring your actions at final tables, rescheduling a final day, and even questionable retweets on Twitter seem to have fallen by the wayside, and the tournaments andRead Full Article
Poker pots weren’t the only battles taking place at the WSOP on Friday, as there were two verbal confrontations at the tables yesterday; one involving Matt Stout and Erik Cloutier, and the other involving Jason DeWitt and Annie Duke. If controversy isn’t your thing than there was alsoRead Full Article
A pair of double bracelet winners, Brian Rast and Greg Mueller, advanced to the final table of Event #9, the $1,500 NLHE tournament with reentries. In addition to Rast and Mueller, Amanda Musumeci continued the good run of women at the 2012 WSOP, as she enters the finalRead Full Article