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Tag: 2009 WSOP Main Event

  • Joe Cada’s Split with PokerStars foreshadows Grim Future

    The death of the sponsored poker pro is something that’s been discussed frequently over the past few years. But Joe Cada’s recent split with PokerStars has hammered the point home that sites are increasingly moving away from sponsored pros. In Cada’s case, all he wanted was 100% rakeback from PokerStars to continue representing them. And…

  • Leo Margets signs with PokerStars

    The world’s largest poker site has announced the addition of Leonor “Leo” Margets to Team PokerStars. Margets had previously been under contract with 888poker, but signed with Stars once that deal had expired. The 29-year-old is best known for finishing 27th in the 2009 WSOP Main Event, which earned her $352,832. What’s more is that,…

  • Joe Cada back in Online Poker, but has Bar shut down

    The past couple of weeks have brought a whirlwind of emotions for 2009 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada. First, he finally got a residence set up in Canada so that he could play at the world’s largest online poker sites, such as his sponsor PokerStars. But on a down note, he learned that his…

  • Allyn Shulman wins WSOP Event #29 – Breaks Women’s Losing Streak

    Many people who’ve been following the 2012 WSOP are well aware that it’s been a while since a woman has won an open entry event. In fact, we haven’t seen a female open WSOP champion since Vanessa Selbst did it in 2008. However, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman finally ended the drought by winning the Event #29…

  • Phil Ivey is Back – Wins Aussie Millions $250k

    Along with the rest of the Full Tilt Poker crew, Phil Ivey hasn’t exactly been one of the most popular figures in poker over the past eight or so months. And he probably won’t be popular again until former Full Tilt players get their money back. Even still, Ivey wasn’t letting any of this stop…

  • Ben Lamb’s Excellent WSOP continues in Main Event

    Ben Lamb has a lot of live poker tournament cashes, which includes a 14th place finish in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Even still, nobody remembers who finished 14th in a Main Event – unless it’s the last woman standing of course – and Lamb was largely unheralded going into the 2011 WSOP. But this…