Huge Laydown
Posted in Live Poker, TV, Tournaments, WSOP on Sep 11th, 2008
Incredible laydown from Day 1 of the 2008 Main Event
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Poker Legend Chip Reese Dead
Posted in High Stakes, Live Poker, Pro Circuit on Dec 4th, 2007
In unfortunate news, poker legend David “Chip” Reese died last night in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas. Details of his death are still unknown but it is believed that Reese called his doctor around 10pm on Monday complaining of pneumonia syptoms but never went to the hospital and passed away in his [...]
Amazing Hellmuth/Matusow Hand
Posted in Cash Games, High Stakes, Live Poker, TV on Aug 28th, 2007
High Stakes Poker season 4 started off with a bang last night. Here is one of the first hands between Phil Hellmuth and Mike Matusow…
High Stakes Poker Season 4 Begins Tomorrow
Posted in Cash Games, High Stakes, Live Poker, TV on Aug 26th, 2007
The 4th season of the extremely popular High Stakes Poker will begin tomorrow night at 9pm EST on the Game Show Network. The minimum buy-in has been raised to $500,000 for this season, which should provide for even more action than ever before.
The season premiere is said to feature Mike Matusow, Antonio Esfandiari, and Todd [...]
Flashback: Crazy Hand from ‘05 WSOP
Posted in Live Poker, TV, Tournaments, WSOP on Aug 18th, 2007
I was watching the 2005 WSOP Main Event the other night and re-lived this crazy hand…
Rhode Island Home Game: Part I
Posted in Cash Games, Home Game, Live Poker on Aug 8th, 2007
So yesterday my friend JC called and told me that he was going to a friend of his dad’s place to play a low-limit cash game. I haven’t really been in the mood for online poker much lately but a cash game intrigued me. So I went and met JC at his dad’s place and [...]
Jerry Yang Wins Main Event
Posted in Live Poker, Tournaments, WSOP on Jul 18th, 2007
It was certainly Jerry Yang’s night. He came out firing from the start of the final table and went on to eliminate all but two of the players himself to capture the most prestigious title in poker. Yang went heads up against Tuan Lam with a gigantic 117,425,000 to 10,050,000 chip lead. In the [...]
WSOP Main Event: Chip Leader Entering Out 9th
Posted in Live Poker, Tournaments, WSOP on Jul 17th, 2007
In a shocking turn of events the chip leader entering the final table Phillip Hilm was the first person eliminated from the final table. The action has been very quick thus far and Jerry Yang has been extremely aggressive knocking out 3 players already to take a commanding chip lead with 6 players remaining. Well-respected [...]
WSOP Main Event Final Table Set
Posted in Live Poker, Tournaments, WSOP on Jul 16th, 2007
The 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event table is set and will begin action Tuesday at noon to crown poker’s new champion. Denmark native Philip Hilm will enter the final table as the chip leader with over 21 million in chips. Close behind him though are Tuan Lam and Jon Kalmar, both with over [...]
WSOP Main Event: Money Bubble Bursts
Posted in Live Poker, Tournaments, WSOP on Jul 13th, 2007
At the end of Day 3, the money bubble has burst and 337 players remain in contention for poker’s greatest prize. Atop the leader board is a familiar face to the online world, Italian sensation Dario Minieri with 2,398,000 in chips. Dario plays in the highest games on Pokerstars and recently purchased an Aston Martin [...]