Tag: 2013 WSOP

  • Doyle Brunson’s Montana Summer Home featured on ESPN

    For years the poker world has heard about Doyle Brunson’s Montana summer home. The 10-time WSOP gold bracelet winner visits this beautiful piece of property to get away from the craziness of Las Vegas. Now we get an in-depth look at Brunson’s summer getaway thanks to ESPN. The world’s leading sports network featured the house…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Jason Mercier offers 3-1 Odds on WSOP Bracelet Prop Bet

    Jason Mercier is on an incredible heater in May thanks to his performance at the 2013 EPT Grand Final. He won a €2,000 Open Face Chinese Poker tournament ($62,940), placed seventh in the EPT Grand Final Main Event ($179,642), and took second in the €98,000 Super High Roller ($1,462,964). Perhaps fueled by all of this recent…

  • Phil Ivey having Tough Year in Online Poker

    Often referred to as the “Tiger Woods of Poker,” Phil Ivey is regarded by many as poker’s top all-around player. His past results definitely back up this sentiment since he’d earned $19.24 million in online poker before 2013. However, the key word in this statement is “before” since Ivey is having a miserable time on…