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Festa Al Lago Kicks Off at Bellagio in Las Vegas
October 22, 2008 - No Comments Despite skipping the popular venue during season six, the World Poker Tour hit the the Bellagio’s Festa al Lago this season, as action began Monday at the $15,000 buy-in Main Event. Day 1A featured a particularly stacked field, as 153 of the world’s top players joined the action. One of the most notable players in the field was Olympic stud Michael Phelps. The world’s best swimmer and 14-time Gold Medalist was escorted around the.... Read More
Phil Ivey Destroys High-Stakes Cash Game
October 10, 2008 - No Comments For the second time in the three-year history of the event, Pro’s-pro Phil Ivey has taken down the Full Tilt Poker “Million Dollar Cash Game.” The event is a two-day high-stakes cash game that is filmed in London and pits many of the top poker players in the game against one another. Just a few of the players involved in this year’s event were Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Tom “durrrr” Dwan, Chris “Jesus”.... Read More
Annette Obrestrad vs Doyle Brunson in a Heads Up Poker Duel
September 25, 2008 - No Comments It’s going to be a match-up of the young and the restless vs. the old and experienced when Scandinavian poker goddess Annette Obrestrad takes on the godfather of poker, Doyle Brunson, in a best-of-three heads-up no-limit Hold’em match on September 26. Organizers of the event, which will take place at the World Series of Poker Europe, are billing the match as the “King” vs “Queen” of poker. The heads-up match will get.... Read More
Men The Master Living Up To His Name
August 18, 2008 - No Comments Men Nguyen is not the most recognized poker player in the world — that title certainly belongs to Doyle Brunson, “the Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth, or even Gus Hansen. In fact, Nguyen is likely not even the most notable of his namesake, with that title beholden to the always entertaining Scotty Nguyen. Still, Nguyen’s name is tantamount with success, and his nickname, “The Master”, is completely appropriate. At this.... Read More
Trickett Out-tricks Competition to Win GUKPT Leg Six
August 14, 2008 - No Comments The young guns are at it again as 22-year old Sam Trickett emerged victorious in the sixth leg of the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tournament (GUPKT). The tournament took place in Luton at the G Casino and Trickett had to maneuver through a field of 376 players to earn the win and the £106,000 for first place prize. The final table included a myriad of big names including Martin Green, David La Ronde, Stuart Rutter and well-known darts expert.... Read More
Day 6 of Main Event Proves Tough on Pros
July 14, 2008 - No Comments Day 6 of the 2008 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas proved a tough one for the biggest names remaining in the field. The action began at noon yesterday (July 13) and 79 players were cut to 27 as the field preps to be cut to the illustrious final table. As of yesterday, all but a few of the big names have been bounced from the field, including Phil Hellmuth (45th place–$154,401), Kido Pham (41st place–$154,400), and Mike Matusow (30th.... Read More
2008 World Series of Poker Main Event Enters Day 5
July 12, 2008 - 1 Comment Day 5 of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event is in full swing, with chip leader Jeremy Joseph wielding a big stack for the second day in a row. Joseph was the chip leader coming into day 4, and he’s maintained that chip lead going into day 5. There are 189 players remaining, and all of the players are guaranteed close to $40,000. It’s been an exciting main event so far; there are many big names remaining. Those players include Brandon.... Read More
James Schaaf Wins First Bracelet, Tilts Phil Hellmuth
July 3, 2008 - No Comments The $1500 H.O.R.S.E. event at the 2008 World Series of Poker attracted 803 players, including James Schaaf, who decided to make it the very first WSOP tournament he’d ever enter. As luck would have it, he took down the whole thing, earning $256,412 in the process. Schaaf’s win is overshadowed by the bigger story; Phil Hellmuth’s 12th bracelet. In these huge fields, it’s extremely hard to capture gold. The fact that Hellmuth.... Read More
