Joseph Hachem Prepares to Defend His Title
Monday July 31, 2006
Last year's poker champion, Joseph Hachem, has waited until the final "First Day" of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker to start. A lot of people ... Read More
Celebrity Poker Players at the World Series
Monday July 31, 2006
Well, as we head into day 1D, or Day 4 of Day 1 of the Main Event of the World Series of Poker, we've already seen a lot of famous ... Read More
Amazing Runs at World Series of Poker
Friday July 28, 2006
Well, the cards are in the air and the first players are already gone over at the Rio. So before I get all swept up in World Series of Poker ... Read More
Drew Barrymore to Keep Playing Poker
Friday July 28, 2006
I've always felt a link to Drew Barrymore -- we're the same age, and I met the ET star when I was 8 years old and thought that we could ... Read More
World Series of Poker Main Event Begins
Friday July 28, 2006
At last, the big dance will begin. Today is the first day of the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Main Event at the World Series of Poker. There will actually be ... Read More
Focus on: Jennifer Tilly
Thursday July 27, 2006
So I was just watching Jennifer Tilly on "The Best Damn Sports Show Ever" or whatever it's called, and I found her entertaining as always. Say what you will about ... Read More
Chris Ferguson to Challenge 6 Poker Amateurs
Thursday July 27, 2006
Today, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson is going to challenge 6 poker amateurs to a 'virtual poker tournament' via Xbox at the World Series of Poker's Gaming Life Expo, which kicks off ... Read More
Phil Hellmuth Wins 10th Bracelet
Wednesday July 26, 2006
Woot! The Poker Brat did it! When I went to bed, Phil Hellmuth was solidly ahead, but sometime while I slumbered, he let Juha Helppi take the chip lead. Luckily, ... Read More
Hellmuth Makes 3rd Final Table at World Series
Tuesday July 25, 2006
Well, he did it -- Phil Hellmuth made it through the night and kept the lead going into the final table of the $1000 buy-in with rebuys no-limit Hold'em event. ... Read More
Focus On: Phil Hellmuth
Monday July 24, 2006
10:21 EST
Phil Hellmuth is having an incredible run at this year's World Series of Poker. It is like watching the montage sequence of The Karate Kid at the end, ... Read More
James Richburg Razzes The Matador
Monday July 24, 2006
Just a few hours ago, one of my players-to-watch this year, Carlos 'The Matador' Mortensen, gave up a World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 Razz tournament to James ... Read More
Friday Poker Fun
Friday July 21, 2006
Even though I suggest not boozing it up at the poker table as one of my top 10 poker tips, I sometimes ignore my own advice. It's not that I ... Read More
Photos: Poker Pros at the World Series of Poker 2006
Wednesday July 19, 2006
So, I've sorted through another batch of photos, and here's a gallery of pros I saw within the first two hours of arriving at the World Series of Poker over ... Read More
Las Vegas Poker Rooms & More
Tuesday July 18, 2006
Ouch. My...everything hurts. While I loved being in Vegas and being at the World Series of Poker, Vegas does take its toll. I spent a lot of time in my ... Read More
HORSE Event Final Table Set at World Series of Poker
Friday July 14, 2006
Originally, the final table of the $50,000 buy-in HORSE event here at the 2006 World Series of Poker was supposed to get underway at 3 pm... little did they know ... Read More
2006 World Series of Poker HORSE Event
Wednesday July 12, 2006
The first thing I thought when I saw the opening field of 143 players for the first ever $50,000 buy-in HORSE event at the World Series of Poker was: Wow. ... Read More
World Series of Poker Ladies Event
Monday July 10, 2006
Yesterday, the Ladies event at the World Series of Poker got underway at an earlier-than-usual time of 11 am, with me among the record 1,128 entrants. It was something else ... Read More
Kid Beats Brat
Friday July 7, 2006
While it looked very, very promising for Phil "the poker brat" Hellmuth to capture his 10th World Series of Poker bracelet last night, it was not to be. When the ... Read More
Amazing Final Table Set for No-Limit Hold'em Event
Thursday July 6, 2006
Out of the original 622 players in the $5,000 no-limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker, it's gotten down to a final 9, and what a group it ... Read More
Negreanu Makes a Final Table at World Series of Poker
Wednesday July 5, 2006
Huzzah! One of my fave, fave, fave players, Daniel Negreanu (right), has made the final table in Event 8 at the World Series of Poker which is a $2000 ... Read More
Atlantic City Casinos Shut Down
Wednesday July 5, 2006
If you live on the east coast and were hoping to play some poker today, you'll have to head to Foxwoods Casino and their Poker Room in Connecticut or way ... Read More
Poker Partners
Monday July 3, 2006
Taking a break from all this World Series of Poker talk... Today, I'm thinking about poker partners. No, I don't mean partnerships between professional poker players and online poker sites, ... Read More
Russ "Dutch" Boyd Beats Joseph Hachem
Sunday July 2, 2006
The $2,500 no-limit Texas Hold'em event of the World Series of Poker has just finished up in Las Vegas, and while I shouted at the computer screen "Aussie Aussie ... Read More
Rafe Furst Wins First Bracelet
Saturday July 1, 2006
Full Tilt team member & pro Rafe Furst (pictured right) outlasted 1,102 players in the World Series of Poker $1,500 pot-limit Hold'em event to take home a nice 1st prize ... Read More

