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Zugwat Wins First WPT Alpha8 Event, JC Tran Second

August 28, 2013 at 3:19 PM |

Steven ’Zugwat’ Silverman won the WPT Alpha8 Florida event for $891,660. November Nine chipleader JC Tran finished runner-up for $526,890.

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Tournament Directors Revise Official TDA Rules

August 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

For the first time since 2011, the Poker Tournament Directors Association has revised its official rules and released the 1.1 version of the guidelines. Several changes have been implemented, corresponding to recent issues in major tournaments.

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Play from Spain and Win Your Seat Next to Ronaldo

August 11, 2013 at 12:00 PM |

Spanish players of PokerStars now not only have a chance to win a seat at EPT Barcelona but also to sit next to no other than the Phenomenon of football, Brazilian soccer ace Ronaldo.

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Final WCOOP 2013 Schedule Released

August 9, 2013 at 1:24 PM |

The 12th instalment of the series, this year’s World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) kicks off on 8 September.

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Presenting the November Nine

July 17, 2013 at 10:29 AM |

The finale of the 44th annual World Series of Poker kicks off in November with JC Tran in the chiplead. The American ace faces a stiff field that includes the following players.

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WSOP 2013 - Main Event - The Bubble Bursts

July 13, 2013 at 5:10 PM |

The field of 666 survivors that returned on Day 4 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event dropped to only 239. The money bubble has burst and Jon Lane leads the way to Day 5.

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WSOP 2013 - Main Event - Day 1B Finished

July 8, 2013 at 4:12 PM |

World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #62 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 1B kicked off on Sunday. A total of 1,942 entrants registered to the second starting day and about 1,300 of them survived to join the qualifiers of Day 1A, with Clement Tripodi in the lead.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #60 - Loni Harwood is Third Female WSOP Champion of 2013

July 8, 2013 at 2:18 PM |

Fifteen players lived to see Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #60 $1,500 No Limit Hold’em. Chipleader was Cy Williams with a stack of 1,372,000 and he also made it to the nine-handed final table.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #55 - Matthew Ashton Wins Poker Players Championship

July 5, 2013 at 1:23 PM |

The eight-handed Final Table of World Series of Poker Event #55 The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship was scheduled to the fifth tournament day. Don Nguyen was in the lead of the prestigious highlight event but the likes of Jonathan Duhamel and David Benyamine still had a say in what was going to happen.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #56 - Teichert and Maglio Play Heads-Up

July 4, 2013 at 4:55 PM |

The conclusion of the heads-up play in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #56 - $2,500 No Limit Hold’em is left for Day 4. Nikolaus Teichert is ahead of Vincent Maglio in the race for the $730,756 first prize.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #54 - Dana Castaneda is $1,000 NLHE Champion

July 3, 2013 at 1:13 PM |

Less than 0.5% of the original entrants remained in play by Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #54 $1,000 No Limit Hold’em. Barry Hutter had the lead with about double the amount of chips before runner-up Joseph Wertz.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #53 - Three Players Remain, Vamplew Leads

July 2, 2013 at 12:12 PM |

Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #53 $1,500 No Limit Hold’em started with 25 participants still in play. The field, which featured several notable pros, was led into the final day by Jonathan Cohen.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #51 - Kristen Bicknell Takes Down Ladies Event

July 1, 2013 at 3:21 PM |

The nine-handed finale took place on Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #51 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship. At the table was WSOPC champion Amanda Baker, among other players.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #47 - Gregg Wins, Esfandiari 4th

June 30, 2013 at 6:55 PM |

Only four players remained for an extra fourth day in World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #47 $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em. Bill Perkins had the chiplead but Antonio Esfandiari was also in play for a second One Drop title.

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WSOP 2013 - #47 - $111,111 Little One Started

June 27, 2013 at 7:47 PM |

The WSOP Event #47 - $111,111 Little One tournament is the (considerably) smaller counterpart of the famous $1,000,000 Big One, this year's high roller tournament at the world series. 3% of the total prize pool will be donated to the One Drop foundation as a charity effort.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #39 - Daniel Idema and Phil Hellmuth Celebrate

June 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM |

Despite not making it to the top 17 players to return on Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #39 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Phil Hellmuth celebrated his historic 99th WSOP in the money finish.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #37 - Michael Moore Scoops in $5,000 LHE Title

June 23, 2013 at 2:17 PM |

With 442,000 in chips, Todd Witteles led the final 12 players to Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #37 $5,000 Limit Hold’em. He was accompanied by the likes of Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #34 - Gathy wins, Reason Second

June 21, 2013 at 5:19 PM |

By Day 2 at the WSOP Event #34 - $1,000 NLHE Turbo (due to the turbo structure) only 35 players were remaining. The 9-handed final table was set by the 22nd blind level and lead by Daniel Bishop.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #33 - Bryan Campanello Takes Down $2,500 Seven-Card Razz

June 21, 2013 at 1:11 PM |

World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #33 $2,500 Seven-Card Razz Day 3 saw 14 players taking their seats at the tables. The chiplead was David Bach’s and play continued to grab the $178,052 first prize.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #31 - Jarred Graham is PLO Hi-Lo Champion

June 20, 2013 at 11:09 AM |

Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #31 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better saw only 14 players returning to the tables. The chiplead belonged to Perry Green but Barry Greenstein and Eric Rodawig were also in the field.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #30 - Chris Dombrowski Takes Down $1,000 NLHE

June 19, 2013 at 4:52 PM |

13 players sat back to the tables on Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #30 $1,000 No Limit Hold’em. Bulgarian Dimitar Yosifov led the field, competing for the $346,332 first prize.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #22 - Josh Pollock Wins $1,500 PLO

June 16, 2013 at 10:20 PM |

Day 3 of the WSOP Event #22 - $1,500 PLO tournament was held on Friday with 9 remaining players. WPT champion Noah Schwartz held the majority of the chips, 1,144,000.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #20 - Calen McNeil Wins Heads-Up

June 14, 2013 at 12:47 PM |

World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #20 $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better did not conclude on Day 3, as scheduled. The final hands of the heads-up had to be postponed with Calen McNeil in about a three times lead over Can Kim Hua.

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WSOP 2013 - Remembering Jerry Buss

June 14, 2013 at 11:56 AM |

Basketball and poker legend Dr Jerry Buss passed this February. This year’s WSOP Event #23 $2,500 Seven Card Stud, his favourite game type, is dedicated to his memory with Kobe Bryant opening the tournament.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #20 Heads-Up Continues Today

June 13, 2013 at 5:52 PM |

The WSOP Event #20 - $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo tournament's 3rd day started on Wednesday with 22 players still battling for the bracelet. The 9-handed final table formulated on the 24th blind level (10,000/20,000).

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WSOP 2013 - Event #15 - Tom Schneider Brings Home Third Bracelet

June 10, 2013 at 6:29 PM |

Mark Klecan led the 21 players, who returned on Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #15 $1,500 HORSE, with 518,000 in chips. He also made it to the eight-handed Final Table.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #6 - Benny Chen Becomes Millionaire

June 5, 2013 at 12:31 PM |

Ten players returned on Day 4 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #6 $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker to play it down to the winner.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #3 - Charles Sylvestre Wins First $1,000 NLHE Event

June 3, 2013 at 12:37 PM |

38 players returned on Day 3 of World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #3 $1,000 NLHE and they played it down all the way to the winner. The nine-handed final table was led by Ruben Ybarra with 2,250,000 in chips.

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WSOP 2013 - Event #1 - Chad Holloway Wins

June 1, 2013 at 3:35 PM |

Chad Holloway won the $84,915 first prize of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2013 Event #1 $500 Casino Employees NLHE in the nine-handed finale.

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Isildur1 Wins SCOOP Main Event

May 28, 2013 at 2:13 PM |

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom won the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) #43-H $10,300 NLHE Main Event. The Swedish pro took down the tournament for a $1,096,200 first prize. The medium stakes victory went to ‘nicofellow’ and the low stakes champion is ‘MLiz’.