Hello 2012 WSOP (Goodbye November Nine?)...
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Seth Shafer in
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February 1, 2012 |
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Preliminary details have been released and Tweeted by the WSOP about the schedule of events for the 2012 World Series of Poker, with a little mystery surrounding whether or not the delayed final table of the Main Event will return again.
The November Nine format (where the Main Event played down to the final nine players in July and then paused until November when the final table was...
$8.7 Million for the winner – pret...
Hello from Las Vegas! I’m here at the Rio getting ready to work on the final table for the World Series of Poker. We’re actually airing the final table over the next few days on ESPN2 and ESPN on a ‘same-day’ basis – so with only a 15 minute delay! This is a pretty incredible development for the WSOP but it certainly means a lot more pressure on everyone...Next up is the WSOP final table...
I’ve been a bit quiet this month as most of my energy has gone into settling back into Santa Barbara and finding my new place. Yes, after 4 months of travelling, hotels and couch surfing; I am actually rejoining the adult world and getting a place of my own! I managed to find this quirky little artist studio/barn and I’m really excited to get moved in. My lease doesn’t start until...Is the WSOP a great place to earn some m...
Posted by
Lee Davy in
World Series of Poker on
August 24, 2011 |
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Whether you work in the poker industry, or are just a fan of the game, then I am sure the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has the same mesmeric pull as the FIFA World Cup does for anyone who likes to kick a ball about.
Since the early seventies poker players have flocked en masse to Sin City to match their luck, skill and judgment with the very best in the world.
This year, as the poker...
Tony G: November Nine betting – An...
Many of you have asked me about what I think about the WSOP Main Event and November Nine and that we have been living separate lives. Firstly, I have to say that the team at PokerNews did a fantastic job and that they are a credit to the industry. I was also impressed with the fact that the live action was shown on ESPN and think and hope it has done a lot of good for the game. With...13 PartyPoker cashes for $750,000+ total...
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Marko Saric in
World Series of Poker on
July 19, 2011 |
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Day 7 of the WSOP Main Event 2011 was played today. 57 players remained of the starting 6,865 and they were guaranteed a minimum of $130,997 each.
PartyPoker had two survivors, online qualifiers Nicolas Fierro from Chile with 3,800,000 and Jody Howe from Canada with 1,065,000. The average chipstack was at 3,613,158.
Early in the day short-stacked Howe showed all-in preflop with and...
Two PartyPoker qualifiers in final 57 of...
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Marko Saric in
World Series of Poker on
July 18, 2011 |
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PartyPoker was represented by 3 online qualifiers at the start of day 6 of WSOP Main Event 2011.
Among the final 142 players were Jody Howe from Canada with 1,062,000 chips, Nicolas Fierro from Chile with 672,000 and short-stacked Robin Colbin from Sweden with 380,000.
Fierro went to over a million early on as he found himself all-in preflop with dominating of his opponent.
Both...
Jody Howe Leads a Ménage a Trois of Par...
Posted by
Lee Davy in
World Series of Poker on
July 17, 2011 |
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You cannot understand the sheer magnitude of this competition until you are smack, bang right in the middle of it.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is huge, and as we pushed on into day five there were still 378 players remaining from our starting field of 6,865. 135 of those players qualified for the event through the online tournament gateway on PartyPoker. Of those 135 we...
The Magnificent 7 book their seats to WS...
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Lee Davy in
World Series of Poker on
July 16, 2011 |
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Day Four of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is a significant day because it is payday. 852 players squeezed into the Amazon room and 693 of them were guaranteed at least a small profit. 19 of those 852 players were wearing the PartyPoker patch today.
We had big stacks in the shape of Nicolas Fierro (754,500) and Andras Kovacs (694,500) and we had short stacks in the shape of...
Heart and commitment to travel 10,000 km...
A lot of you have been asking where I am in Vegas. I am in Europe with my family, have been busy looking for the Professor, and getting ready for the €3,000 + €300 WPT Slovenia which gets underway at Casino Portorož on the 17th July. I wonder how many players have the true heart and commitment to make the trip after their Main Event bust out. I have been to this area before – a...
