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Why Open Freerolls should be avoided
A common starting point for many poker players is open freerolls. As the name suggests, open freerolls don’t feature any requirements at all. Instead, anybody can register and play as long as they’re a member of the poker site. It seems like open freerolls are perfect for beginners because you can compete for real money…
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Mark Newhouse looking for Redemption at 2013 WSOP Main Event
Eight years ago, Mark Newhouse was on the path to poker stardom. Three months after final tabling his first WSOP event, the 21-year-old went on to win the 2006 WPT Borgata Poker Open along with $1,519,020. With a bankroll worth well over a million dollars, Newhouse took his game to the L.A. Commerce Casino. Newhouse’s…
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Loni Harwood has Record-Setting 2013 WSOP
Coming into the 2013 WSOP, Loni Harwood had gained a little bit of fame for herself in the poker world after winning two WSOP Circuit bracelets. However, the acclaim she earned for her small WSOPC victories was nothing compared to the attention she’s getting now. Last night, Harwood capped off a record-setting 2013 WSOP by…
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Sports Stars Roberto Luongo and Paul Pierce turn out for 2013 WSOP
It’s taken a while, but the sports stars have finally turned out for the 2013 World Series of Poker. Both 10-time NBA All-Star Paul Pierce and two-time NHL Second All-Star Roberto Luongo have descended upon Las Vegas in hopes of winning a gold bracelet for the athletes. Pierce is particularly notable because he’s already playing…
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Anthony Gregg – Biggest 2013 WSOP Winner with $4.8m Payout
Entering this weekend, Benny Chen was the biggest winner of the 2013 WSOP after he took down the Event #6 “Millionaire Maker” along with $1.2 million. However, this total has been blown away by Anthony Gregg since he recently won the Event #47 $111,111 One Drop along with $4,830,619. Gregg captured this prize after navigating…
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Vladimir Shchemelev steps back into WSOP Limelight
The 2010 WSOP was a breakout party for Vladimir Shchemelev. The Russian poker pro made four final tables, including a runner-up finish in the $50k Players Championship ($963,375). In all, he earned $1,144,617 along with the prestige that comes with so much WSOP success. Since then, he’s managed to do pretty well after final tabling…
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Ken Lind wins Record 2013 WSOP Senior’s NL Hold’em Championship
Poker isn’t just a game for young internet grinders. This much was proven when 4,407 players turned out for the 2013 WSOP Event #26 $1,000 Senior’s No-Limit Hold’em Championship. This turnout set the following two records: 1) Largest field in Senior’s NL Hold’em Championship history; the previous record was last year’s field of 4,128 players.…
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Gus Hansen loses Passport, prevented from playing 2013 WSOP
The 2013 World Series of Poker is one-third of the way finished and almost all of poker’s biggest names are in attendance…the keyword being “almost” every star player. Gus Hansen has been one of the most notable absentees from the 2013 WSOP thus far, and he’s got a very good reason for missing the early…
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ISPT Wembley Poker Tournament is a Huge Disappointment
Last year, International Stadiums Poker Tour made huge waves by announcing that they wanted to hold the biggest tourney ever at Wembley Stadium. Many players scoffed when ISPT claimed that they would offer a €20 million prize pool, with first place collecting €10 million of this amount. What seemed even more unrealistic was how ISPT predicted…
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Niklas Heinecker wins 2013 GDAM and $4.46m
The innagural GuangDong Ltd Asia Millions (GDAM) Main Event was a huge success after 71 players paid the HK$1,000,000 (US$130,000) buy-in. 54 of these grinders opted to rebuy after busting, and the buy-ins/rebuys combined to create a massive HK$119,375,000 ($15,376,897) prize pool. Germany’s Niklas Heinecker took full advantage of this giant pool as he won…