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WSOP Event #18: Phil Hellmuth Wins 12th WSOP Bracelet

June 11, 2012 at 5:28 PM |

Only 18 players were left when the cards hit the air on Day 3 of WSOP Event #18 $2,500 Seven Card Razz. Brandon Cantu started as chipleader with 298,500, followed closely by Brendan Taylor (288,500) and Phil Hellmuth (287,500). Of course, the greatest attention was paid to the performance of the 11 times WSOP champion.

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WSOP Event #16: Matt Matros Wins Third Bracelet

June 10, 2012 at 9:50 PM |

Day 3 of the WSOP Event #16 $1,500 No Limit Hold’em – Six-Handed started with Robert Muzzatti in the chiplead and Mike Matusow in 3rd place, going for a 4th golden bracelet. A total of 1,604 players entered Day 1 and amassed a prize pool of $2,165,400.

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WSOP Event #15: Friedman Wins Seven Card Stud, Ivey is 7th

June 9, 2012 at 10:31 PM |

19 players started Day 3 of WSOP Event #15 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, with Adam Friedman in the lead with 323,500 in chips. Event #10 $5,000 Seven Card Stud winner John Monnette was slightly behind with 314,500. A total of 212 players started Day 1 of the event for a prize pool of a handsome $996,400.

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WSOP Event #12: Brian Hastings Is Heads-Up Champion

June 8, 2012 at 4:34 PM |

Day 3 of Event #12 $10,000 NLHE Heads-Up in the World Series of Poker 2012 featured the semi-finals and the finale of the tournament with Tommy Chen against Brian Hastings and Jason Mo against Brock Parker.

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WSOP Event #11 - Vincent van der Fluit Delivers Bracelet to Holland

June 7, 2012 at 5:13 PM |

The final table of the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event got organized on day 3. The American Charles Tonne was chipleader, slightly ahead of Dutch player Vincent van der Fluit.

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WSOP Event #10 - John Monnette Wins his Second Bracelet

June 6, 2012 at 5:19 PM |

16 players were still in at the second day of the $5,000 Sevent Card Stud Event at this year's WSOP. Jeff Lisandro started the day as chipleader with 276,000 in chips.

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PokerStars have Announced MicroMillions Tournament Schedule

June 5, 2012 at 4:18 PM |

MicroMillions II will kick off on the 12th July at PokerStars, offering big money to the smaller stakes players. 100 tournaments will be organized during the 10-day event.

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Tweet-war at the 2012 WSOP

June 4, 2012 at 8:46 PM |

The 43rd annual World Series of Poker have only been going on for a week, but the first scandal already took place at the Series.

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WSOP 2012 Event #7: Andy Bloch Wins

June 3, 2012 at 7:30 PM |

Another starry finale was held on Day 3 of Event #7 $1,500 Seven Card Stud in this year’s World Series of Poker (WSOP). David Williams (493,500), Andy Bloch (296,500) and Barry Greenstein (254,000) led the field in the final table.

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WSOP 2012 Events #1 and #2: Ivey Out, Saechao and Hanks Win

May 31, 2012 at 5:36 PM |

Four days into the 43rd World Series of Poker (WSOP), two events have already been completed. Event #1 $500 Casino Employees NLHE was won by Chiab Saechao, while Event #2 $1,500 NLHE victory went to Brent Hanks. Phil Ivey was eliminated early in the tournament.

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The 43rd Annual WSOP Launches with Casino Employees NLHE

May 28, 2012 at 5:48 PM |

On 27 May, the 43rd Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) launched with Event #1 $500 Casino Employees NLHE. A total of 732 players registered, accumulating a prize pool of $329,400.

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WPT World Championship: Rettenmaier Wins, Mizrachi Finishes 3rd

May 27, 2012 at 6:37 PM |

Marvin Rettenmaier started the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 World Championship main event 6-handed final table with a major edge in the chiplead and he did not miss out on winning it either.

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Jens Kyllönen is also Playing the Big One

May 24, 2012 at 3:43 PM |

Finnish high stakes pro Jens Kyllönen (Jeans89) will also take part in the most expensive tournament of all time.

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The WSOP $1,000,000 Big One Might Reach Player Cap

May 11, 2012 at 7:34 PM |

The player cap for the most expensive poker tournament ever, the WSOP $1,000,000 Big One has been set to 48 players. It seems more and more certain that this cap will be reached, which can mean a $15,000,000 prize for the winner alone.

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EPT Grand Final 2012 - Superstars at the Most Expensive European Tournament

April 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM |

The €100,000 buy-in Super High Roller event of the PokerStars European Poker Tour has kicked off. Right now, Talal Shakerchi businessman is on top, followed by many poker pros.