Tag: Mark Newhouse

  • Mark Newhouse’s Nightmare: 9th Place at WSOP Again

    Mark Newhouse captured quite a few poker headlines this summer when he made his second-straight final table in the WSOP Main Event. Last year, Newhouse battled through 6,352 players to make the final table, only to bust out in ninth when it resumed four months later. At the 2014 Main Event, he survived an even…

  • Maria Ho not Worried about Last Woman Standing Honor

    Back in 2007, Maria Ho took 38th place in the WSOP Main Event, which made her the “Last Woman Standing.” Now, seven years later, Ho has earned this honor once again since she’s the only female player alive in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. Going into Day 6 of the Main Event, there are just…

  • 2014 WSOP Main Event Unkind to Early Chip Leaders

    It’s commonsense that you want to build your chip stack in the early stages of the WSOP Main Event. But for the superstitious types out there, you might consider that being in the lead of the 2014 WSOP Main Event is almost like a curse. Don’t believe us? Just take a look at what’s happened…

  • 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…