LAS VEGAS, USA - The final nine players contesting the 2010 World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship are now known and the bookmakers have released odds on each of the contenders. The most famous player at the final table is Michael Mizrachi who won this year’s $50,000 entry Player’s Championship. However he is [...]
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2010 World Series of Poker entrants second highest ever at 7,319
LAS VEGAS, USA - It has been suggested that poker is a sport in decline. Try telling that to the 7,319 players who registered for the $10,000 no Limit Hold’em Championship – better known as the Main Event – this year. The entry was the second highest ever in the history of the World Series of [...]
California’s online poker bill fails to pass Senate
SACRAMENTO, CA – A bill to allow online poker in California was withdrawn by its sponsor before even going to a Senate vote, setting back the chances of legal online gambling in the United States. Roderick Wright, the California Democrat Senator for Inglewood, withdrew his intrastate poker bill after strong opposition from the state’s Indian gaming [...]
James Dempsey gives Brits second World Series of Poker bracelet
LAS VEGAS, USA - James Dempsey became the second British player to win an event at the 2010 World Series of Poker when he took down the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold’em tournament for a payday of $197,470. Dempsey, better known as “Flushy”, beat Steve Chanthabouasy heads up for the title in the ninth event of the [...]
World Series of Poker 2010 betting odds
LAS VEGAS, USA - Phil Ivey has been installed as the 80/1 favorite to win the World Series of Poker by bookmakers who fear the ‘Tiger Woods of poker’ after his final table appearance in 2009. Ivey is offered at 80/1 (bet $10 to make $800 profit) with Bet USA and Bet 365 and leads the [...]
UK player Neil Channing finishes second in $5k NL Shootout
LAS VEGAS, USA - UK player Neil Channing finished second in the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Shootout for a $273,153 payday after being beaten by 27 year old American Joshua Tieman. Channing, whose biggest win to date was the Irish Open, was a seven-to-one chip underdog when heads-up play commenced and he was soon eliminated when [...]
2010 World Series of Poker Europe schedule announced
LONDON, UK - The schedule for the 2010 World Series of Poker Europe has been announced. The event will again be played at the Casino at the Empire in London’s Leicester Square. The WSOP Europe will run from 14 September to 28 September and will consist of five events including the £10,000 entry main event and [...]
World Series of Poker to move to new venue?
LAS VEGAS, USA – The World Series of Poker may well have a new venue in 2011 according to our Las Vegas sources, following strong suggestions among investors that the Rio will be sold by Christmas. Harrah’s, the owners of the World Series of Poker, is seriously considering disposing of the Rio because its off-Strip location [...]
Horseshoe Casino announces Chicago Poker Classic schedule
The all $500 million Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, is excited to announce the return of the Chicago Poker Classic beginning on February 26 through March 7, 2010. The Chicago Poker Classic will be held in The Venue, Horseshoe Casino’s 90,000 square foot entertainment center, and home of the World Series of [...]
