WSOP 2010 Final Table Is Set
7,319 players from 92 different countries started, and after eight days of battle we’re just down to the final table – the “November Nine“.
There will now be a 110 day recess allowing the television coverage to catch up, then the final table will be played in November, and we’ll have a new world champion of [...]
World Series Of Poker
The World Series Of Poker (WSOP) is the biggest, oldest and most prestigious series of poker tournaments. Held annually in Las Vegas, the tournament series has grown from a small invitational event in 1970 with just 6 players, to a massive event which now draws thousands of players each year, and is televised worldwide.
The series [...]
Only 78 Survive Into Day Seven
Of the 7,319 hopefuls at the start of the tournament, only 205 players sat down at the start of today’s play, and by the end of the day after four and a half levels of play, only 78 are left in contention for the title.
Chip leader at the end of the day is Theo Jorgensen [...]
WSOP Main Event Field Down To 205 Players
Day 5 of this year’s WSOP Main Event saw hundreds more players bust out, with only 205 players left in contention by the end of the day.
At this point the average stack size is now over 1 million, with blinds at the start of day 6 at 8,000-16,000 and a 2,000 ante.
All of last year’s [...]
In The Money – 574 Players Left In WSOP Main Event
Yesterday saw the bubble burst in this year’s World Series Of Poker Main Event. Of the 7,319 hopefuls less than 10% remain, with the field down to just 574 as we head into day 5.
Those 574 will each take home a share of the $70 million prize pool, and 9 of them will become the [...]
Revamped WSOP Ciruit Tour Announced
This year, for its seventh season, the WSOP Ciruit Tour is about to become bigger and better than ever, with 12 tournaments already scheduled, and several more to be announced over the coming months.
The format of this year’s tour includes a number of changes from previous seasons such as:
A ranking system covering the entire tour, [...]
WSOP Main Event Heats Up For Day 3
Of the 7.319 hopefuls to entered, only 2,557 players remain as the competition really starts to heat up today, on day 3 of the 2010 World Series Of Poker Main Event.
Roughly ten percent of the remaining field will finish in the money, with the top 747 finishers sharing a prize pool of almost $69 million, [...]
Fossilman amongst the first to fall
Yesterday 1,125 players sat down to day 1a of the 2010 WSOP main event, but by the end of the day only 873 remained.
Among the first to fall was “Fossilman” Greg Raymer. The 2004 champion actually set the event in motion with the official “Shuffle up and deal” but was eliminated within the first 4 [...]
WSOP 2010 Main Event Begins
Well it’s that time again. There have already been 56 WSOP gold bracelet winners this year, but there is still one event to be decided… The World Series Of Poker Main Event!
Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey and Allen Cunningham joint favorites to win at 100/1 according to William Hill, but it really is anybody’s game, with such [...]
Odds on – WSOP 2010
With this year’s World Series Of Poker due to kick off in a few days time, bookmakers have been weighing up the players and taking bet. William Hill are putting Gus Hansen, Phil Ivey and Allen Cunningham joint favorites to win at 100/1 but with such a big field it could be anybody’s title. If [...]
