WSOPE Caesars Cup Predicts Confidence and Intimidation

The WSOPE Caesars Cup winner is hard to predict.  Obviously,  European poker players would be intimidated playing against Daniel Negreanu, Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Huck Seed, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, and Barry Greenstein in a 16 player tournament.  Likewise, Americans might feel a fetal position coming on playing against Annette Obrestad, Peter Eastgate, Dario [...]

WSOPE Proves Strange Poker Events

For those of you who were too drunk to watch the WSOPE after the Super Bowl last night, you missed some crazy, wild poker playing.  Here are a few things worth mentioning:
 Scotty Nguyen playing quietly without a beer or a “hey baby.” 
Phil Hellmuth acting like a gentleman.
Phil Laak playing the best hand post flop.  Twice .
Dealers [...]

WSOPE On ESPN

ESPN will be airing the WSOPE this Sunday on… ESPN.  Here’s the copy and paste schedule
The ESPN2 air dates listed below:  (ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN)
2/1:  10pm    Episode #1 & 11pm    Episode #2
2/8:  10pm    Episode #3 & 11pm    Episode #4
2/15: 10pm    Episode #5 & 11pm    Episode #6
3/1:  10pm    Episode #7 & 11pm    Episode #8
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John Juanda Wins WSOPE

John Juanda became king of the WSOPE in London yesterday.  The most amazing part of Juanda’s success… he didn’t beg for money in the online poker sites chat boxes for his buy-in. 
While jumping from table to table asking for ten bucks could land a freeroll, Juanda did it the old fashion way (circa 2005) a [...]

Looking for Poker Post WSOP…

World Series of Poker Europe Makes History

Harrah’s World Series of Poker kicked off it’s first annual WSOP Europe in London last week with some nice little record breakers.  First was Annie Duke who set a record as the first woman to win more than $1 million in official WSOP winnings yet that record was short lived (one day to be exact) [...]

Dealing in Jeffrey Pollack