Author: Jennifer Newell

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Merson Reps WSOP, Full Tilt Gear on Auction, Caesars AC Robbed

Greg Merson Represents WSOP.com Since the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event winner cut ties with Ivey Poker this ...


July 24 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Yang Watch for Sale, Negreanu to Celebrate 40, HOF Nominations Begin

Yang Championship Watch for Sale It has been no secret that 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jerry ...


July 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Diversification
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Faraz Jaka Expands Poker Knowledge to Options Trading

One of the poker players known best for taking poker winnings and investing in new businesses is Faraz Jaka. He ...


July 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Generosity Abounds

Poker Players Launch Charitable Group

Poker players are known for their generosity when it comes to various charitable organizations. A small group of those players ...


July 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Nine Play for $10M

WSOP Main Event Finds November Nine

When the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event began, it brought in a total of 6,683 players for the ...


July 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Mann Wins PPC Tampa, CPPT Choctaw Begins

Nick Mann Wins PPC Tampa Downs The 2014 PPC North America Championship Main Event wrapped at Tampa Downs with Nick ...


July 22 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Alpha8 Ready for Season 2, Strassmann Autopsy Results, SLYDE back with EPT

WPT Announces First Season 2 Alpha8 Stops The World Poker Tour is ready for its second season of its super ...


July 18 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Hellmuth is 50, Kornuth Wins Bellagio Cup, Phua Arrested

Phil Hellmuth Turns 50 The Poker Brat himself, Phil Hellmuth turned 50 years old on Wednesday, July 16. He took ...


July 17 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP November Nine So Close

WSOP Main Event Down to 13 at Level 34 If you’ll think back, this whole 2014 World Series of Poker ...


July 15 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Maria Ho Finished 77th

Women Out of WSOP Main Event

Through 65 poker tournaments at the 2014 World Series of Poker, women represented little more than five percent of the ...


July 15 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Cancer Charity Wins

Players Gather to Remember Chad Brown

Chad Brown was one of the most beloved poker players in the game. He wasn’t the winningest player in the ...


July 15 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Main Event Nears Final, Schemion Wins Aria SHR

WSOP Main Event Down to 37 by 9:30pm Things were getting very exciting at the 2014 World Series of Poker ...


July 14 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Main Event Thins, Yu Wins WPT500

WSOP Main Event Heads toward Money When the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event started, there were less than ...


July 11 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Ivey Leads WSOP Main Event, WPT500 Nears Final Table

WSOP Main Event Field Thins Toward Unified Field The 2014 World Series of Poker is in its last few days ...


July 10 2014, by Jennifer Newell

107 Nations Played

WSOP Reveals 2014 Series Statistics

As the World Series of Poker Main Event plays out in Las Vegas, the final registration numbers presented an opportunity ...


July 10 2014, by Jennifer Newell

$10M Cash for First

Fifth Largest WSOP Main Event Field Set

The largest poker tournament in the world is underway in Las Vegas. And the first prize is life-changing money for ...


July 10 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Sets Main Event Playing On, WPT500 Still Growing

WSOP Main Event Field Begins to Thin The $10K NLHE World Championship at the 2014 World Series of Poker, better ...


July 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Selbst Soars

Top 10 Women of 2014 WSOP

As soon as the 2014 World Series of Poker got underway, there was one woman who captured everyone’s attention. Event ...


July 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

UK in Close Third

Canada Trails US in WSOP Earnings through 64 Events

It happens each year. The World Series of Poker is held in the United States, and the vast majority of ...


July 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Sets Main Event Field, WPT500 Draws Big Crowds

WSOP Main Event Field Strong When the $10K NLHE World Championship began on Saturday, July 5, the first of three ...


July 08 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Updates as Little One for One Drop Begins

WSOP Event 56: Kachan Collects The $1K NLHE event that began on Sunday did so with 2,525 players and a ...


July 03 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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Two Daniels Battle for ONE DROP Title, and Other WSOP News

For the latest on the Big One for ONE DROP tournament, scroll down to Event 57. Then come back and ...


July 02 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Update, ONE DROP Nears Money

In the last 24 hours, a few things have happened at the 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. ...


July 01 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Update, including ONE DROP

The World Series of Poker continues, and the updates from Thursday evening through Saturday night are as follows: WSOP Event ...


June 30 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Update and Bellagio High Roller News

The World Series of Poker continues, and the updates from Thursday evening through Saturday night are as follows: WSOP Event ...


June 29 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP End-of-Week Update and Strassmann News

Here’s what happened at the World Series of Poker late Wednesday night and Thursday: WSOP Event 46: Three Remain in ...


June 27 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Tuesday/Wednesday Update and News

Catch up with everything that happened on Tuesday and a few early Wednesday developments here: WSOP Event 44: Morgan Wins ...


June 26 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Monday Update

A lot can happen in a day. From Sunday mid-evening to Monday mid-evening, here it is… WSOP Event 42: Mr. ...


June 24 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Weekend Update

What a weekend! Let’s get caught up to mid-evening on Sunday night. WSOP Event 39: Dempsey Does It The $3K ...


June 23 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Set the DVR or TiVO

Changes to Poker on Television

The World Poker Tour has been on television for more than a decade, paving the way for many other shows ...


June 22 2014, by Jennifer Newell

First Woman at GPI #1
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Another Poker First for Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst is one of the fastest rising stars in poker. She quietly came to the live tournament poker scene ...


June 22 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Friday Update

WSOP Event 38: Danzer Did It When the $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Low championship tournament began, there were 134 players ...


June 21 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Thursday Update, Poker Night For America

WSOP Event 35: Yoon Takes Second Gold The $5K NLHE Eight-Handed event started with 550 players and a $2,585,000 prize ...


June 20 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Wednesday News

WSOP Event 35: Yoon Leads Final Four The $5K NLHE Eight-Handed event started on Monday with 550 players and a ...


June 19 2014, by Jennifer Newell

$1M Buy-in Required

Big One for One Drop Tournament Filling Up

The first $1 million buy-in tournament was held in 2012 at the World Series of Poker. Antonio Esfandiari won it ...


June 19 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Poker Behavior

The Mike Matusow Incident: Celebration or Tantrum?

Mike Matusow is an outspoken poker player. This is also an understatement. He is known for being very vocal and ...


June 19 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Tuesday News, PokerStars Drops Philip

WSOP Event 33: Down to 3 It started as a simple $1K NLHE tournament at the 2014 World Series of ...


June 18 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Weekend Catch-Up, Charity News

WSOP Event 24: Eyster Defeats Neuville Event 24 of the 2014 World Series of Poker was a $5K NLHE Six-Handed ...


June 16 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Season of Generosity

Stout Starts Charity Series of Poker

Poker players are known for their generosity. Ask most of them to play in a charity poker tournament or donate ...


June 16 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Boudreau is Back

Player Returns to WSOP Against Medical Odds

Before the summer of 2013, the poker community was familiar with Kevin Boudreau, a young poker player nicknamed Phwap. He ...


June 16 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Players Over 50

Top 10 Seniors at 2014 WSOP

Poker is a game that has been around for many years. Those who often have the most dedication and passion ...


June 12 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Players Under 30

Top 10 Young Guns at 2014 WSOP

The young players under 30 years old in poker are typically referred to as young guns. They are often fresh ...


June 12 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Big WSOP Bets

Players Bet more on Bracelets than Buy-ins

Poker players tout the skill part of the game as the most important, but that doesn’t mean players don’t have ...


June 12 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Day 15: Polk Wins, HORSE Featured

WSOP Event 21 Update – Four in Play at 9pm The $1K NLHE started with 2,043 players and a $1,838,700 ...


June 11 2014, by Jennifer Newell

US on Top so Far

Top 10 Countries Performing at WSOP

Out of the 65 tournaments on the schedule for the 2014 World Series of Poker, only 20 have been completed ...


June 11 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Day 14: Gillis Wins

WSOP Event 19 Update – Gillis Beats Hennigan The second $1,500 NLHE of the Series started with 2,086 players and ...


June 10 2014, by Jennifer Newell

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WSOP Day 13: Third Gold for Kitai, Hospital for Woods

Actor James Woods has been all over the 2014 World Series of Poker this summer, and he played in Event ...


June 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Actor Hospitalized

James Woods Leaves WSOP on Stretcher

Quite a few celebrities play poker, and James Woods is one of the most well-known of the actors in the ...


June 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Passport Issue Fixed

ElkY Finally Arrives at WSOP

Bertrand Grospellier has been known as ElkY for many years, from his days as a World Cyber Games champion to ...


June 09 2014, by Jennifer Newell

Olympian Watches WSOP

Michael Phelps Votes for Volpe

One of the winners of the first week of the 2014 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas was Paul ...


June 07 2014, by Jennifer Newell