First, some advice from the Poker Shrink to those in the poker media during the WSOP. Day 1a of the $1,000 NL Holdem Stimulus Special drew a full field of entries today as the WSOP tournament staff issued a press […]
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The $1,000 NL Hold\’em Stimulus Special looks to be a huge success, as day 1a appears to be sold out with at least 2,800 entered. There\’s still some room for tomorrow\’s day 1b, but it looks like that field will
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Today\’s $1,500 Omaha 8 or Better tournament drew a record (for Omaha 8 ) 918 participants, with the eventual winner taking home over $263,000. No clear chip leader has emerged from the field, but some notable players who won\’t take
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Earlier this morning, Andrew Cohen became the first bracelet winner of the WSOP as he took down the $500 Casino Employees event. Cohen, a bartender at the N9ne Steakhouse at the Palms, took down $83,833 and will take part in
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In a case of subtraction by addition, the last two players to register for the 40th Annual $40k NL holdem event cost the eventual winner almost $135,000. Going by the WSOP\’s payout structure, the winner would have taken 26.5% of
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Play officially began for the 40th World Series of Poker as Phil Hellmuth and Jeffrey Pollack bellowed the immortal \”Shuffle Up and Deal\” for event #1, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. A smaller than expected field of 866 entered the
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At noon today, the World Series of Poker officially gets under away with the first event, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. Yesterday, the Amazon Room officially opened for registration, cash games and satellites, especially the first of two $1,570 mega-satellites
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You, the poker fan, can participate in the nominating process for the Poker Hall of Fame for the first time starting today. Head over to worldseriesofpoker.com and nominate someone (one vote per email address). Here\’s the criteria for the Poker
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The WSOP unofficially starts at 9am today as the Amazon Room at the Rio opens for registration, cash games and satellites before the tournaments begin Wednesday with Event #1, the $500 Casino Employees tournament. That\’s as good a reason as
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Remember the good old days, when poker was in its boom period and the poker community was treated to shows such as Celebrity Poker Showdown, Hollywood Hold \’Em, Hip-Hop Holdem, WPT\’s Hollywood Home Game, etc. etc.? Celebrities playing poker makes
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