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Heads up play to Resume Soon in WSOP Main Event
Since all but two players were eliminated over the weekend, Joe Cada and Darvin Moon will be returning shortly to the Penn & Teller theatre in Vegas to begin heads up play. Both will be competing for the coveted WSOP Main Event bracelet and this time Cada is holding the chip lead.
Win a Piece of Phil Ivey’s WSOP Main Event Winnings
In about a month the 2009 World Series of Poker’s Main Event will resume but you don’t have to be one of lucky final 9 players left in the event to get a piece of the prize pool anymore. Full Tilt Poker is running a new promotion and a few lucky players will be rewarded [...]
Oldest WSOP Player Leaves Main Event to Standing Ovation
At age 96, Jack Ury of Indiana is the oldest player to compete in the World Series of Poker Main Event. Ury started his Main Event journey on day 1B Saturday and advanced to the second day before he was knocked out of the competition by Antonio Maestro on Tuesday. When he was eliminated he [...]
2008 WSOP Main Event To Take Center Stage
After several months of mounting anticipation, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event is finally less than a week away, scheduled for November 9th. Appropriately deemed the “November Nineâ€Â, the final tablist are as hyped as ever. A quick change in plans has been issued for the most prestigious live poker event of the [...]
“Poker Brat” Phil Hellmuth Controversy Upsets The Poker World
They don’t call him the “Poker Brat†for nothing! Phil Hellmuth‘s often inappropriate behavior at the tables has once again caused a stir, this time managing to upset the majority of the entire poker world. During the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event, Phil Hellmuth was the butt-end of a $400,000 chip loss that resulted [...]
WSOP November Nine; From Unknown To Celeb Status In 117 Days?
In recent days, you may have learned that the 2008 WSOP Main Event’s final 9 competitors, affectionately termed the “November Nineâ€Â, will not return to battle it out until November. You’ve probably also heard that all 9 finalists are virtually unknown in the professional poker community. If WSOP Commissioner Jeff Pollack’s reasoning behind the extensive [...]
