Roberto Romanello is one of the many young poker talents coming from the UK, and the young star will be eyeing his first World Series of Poker bracelet on Thursday, as he is one of the 10 finalists in the $3k No Limit Holdem Shootout tournament. Romanello alreadyRead 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
While Phil Ivey was busy locking up his fifth final table of the 2012 WSOP there were plenty of other stories going on all around the Rio. Here is a look at some of the stories that you may have missed if you’re not following Twitter and otherRead Full Article
It may not be an “official” open-event at the World Series of Poker, but with over 4,100 entrants the Seniors Tournament has everything needed to make Allyn Jaffrey-Shulman’s win on Monday good enough in my book to put an end to the bracelet drought that dates back toRead Full Article
We have reached the official halfway mark of the 2012 World Series of poker and the tournaments are coming fast and furious, making it very hard to pick which stories demand the most attention. Fortunately I have the WSOP Notebook to deal with the overflow, and today thereRead Full Article
Friday at the World Series of Poker probably looked something like an AARP convention for anyone walking by as over 4,000 Seniors (over 50 in the poker world) took to the tables to play in the Senior’s Tournament. The massive field set multiple records and I’m still tryingRead Full Article
With all eyes being focused on the Phils –Ivey and Hellmuth—there were a couple of interesting stories that came out yesterday but received very little coverage. In this installment of the WSOP Notebook I’ll fill you in on a potential new poker reality show, why Andy Frankenberger’s hatersRead Full Article
After skipping the entire 2011 World Series of Poker following the troubles at Full Tilt Poker post-Black Friday Phil Ivey doesn’t seem to have skipped a beat when it comes to his domination at the WSOP in recent years. After barely missing his 9th bracelet earlier this weekRead Full Article
With Andy Bloch scratching his name off of the “Best player to never win a bracelet” list at the 2012 WSOP, and with several big names like Gus Hansen, Gavin Smith, ElkY and Phil Laak also crossing their names off last year, I figured it was time toRead Full Article
While Phil Hellmuth was busy putting even more space between himself and the chase-pack of Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan (Hellmuth picked up his twelfth WSOP bracelet on Sunday night compared to Chan and Brunson’s 10 WSOP bracelets) the man many people consider has the best chance toRead Full Article