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We knew it would be a tough fight to the finish. It should be tough, considering the money, prestige, and history at stake. But we didn't expect October Nine play to span 399 hands over more than 19 hours!
Who are these guys, again? This year's WSOP Main Event final table didn't have any marquee names, but they played their hearts out. And who knows, maybe one of them will be the next Phil Ivey...
This wasn't just another big poker tournament. It was a life-changing event for all final table players, even if the prize money meant nothing. The bustout hugs had real emotion, and there was plenty of heart all around.
Day 2 of the Big One was a day of attrition. Painful, crushing bustouts happened rapidly, including the biggest cash bubble in history. In just 12 hours, the day 1 survivors were whittled down to the TV table 8.
The World Series of Poker's biggest buy-in event is underway. The $1 million buy-in Big One for One Drop started at 1:11pm on July 1st, and $111,111 of the each buy-in will go to the One Drop charity. The field was capped at 48, but only 37 survived the first day.
Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference rolled into the City By the Bay last week, and although we didn't score a ticket to the event, we hung out and snapped a few photos of some well-known Apple bloggers and developers.
The Bay 101 "Shooting Star" bounty event is always a huge draw for local railbirds and players. None of the Shooting Stars made the final TV table this year, but two local players did, and went extremely deep...
The Epic Poker League Series 3 Main Event final table play concluded with an unusual best-of-three heads-up series. There was plenty to fight for 5-handed, with $801k for first and just $89,680 for fifth. Not to mention the beautiful Champion's Ring for the winner.
Day 4 play was fast and furious, eliminating 7 of the day's 12 starters in less than five hours. But the stage is set for the Epic Poker League Main Event final table. Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger leads with 1.74+ million, Scott Clements trails with 130k.
The Epic Poker League is off to a flying start, and Palms once again has a televised poker event. We took plenty of photos of Series 3 Main Event day 3 action, including quite a few of the last hand of the day aka "The Hand."
Ahhh. Autumn in Vegas...
Rocker chicks, dragons, elephants, and brand new poker-made millionaires were just about everywhere. We saw all that and more (but we weren't allowed to take pix of the "more.")
Heinz vs. Lamb vs. Stasko. German vs. American vs. Czech.
The World Series of Poker's biggest event is over, and its biggest prize has been awarded. And unlike last year, the final day of the 2011 WSOP wasn't a one-sided cruise. There were swings, meltdowns, and many chip lead changes...
The World Series of Poker's biggest event is over, and its biggest prize has been awarded. And unlike last year, the final day of the 2011 WSOP wasn't a one-sided cruise. There were swings, meltdowns, and many chip lead changes...
The boys are back in town, they're rested, they're ready, and there's $23 million at stake.
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event resumed on Sunday, and the November Nine put on a great show.
There were huge swings, desperation plays, and a whole lotta run-good for one player in particular.
There was plenty of poker to watch last summer during the WPT Championship and WSOP. But that's not all we did. And we've got pix of lions, babes, and volcanoes to prove it!
It's another diverse November Nine.
The players' ages range from 21 (Makiievskyi) to 49 (Bou-Nahra).
They are from Belize, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Ireland, Ukraine and the USA.
Some made it look easy.
Others struggled as they survived wild chip swings.
And 13 unlucky bustouts said hello to Kara Scott and goodbye to their chance to win millions.
Play on day 7 continued for five full levels for ten hours of actual play.
Each elimination became more crucial as survivors moved the up the pay ladder.
And earnings started to ramp up into serious money.
But after winning all those hands and making it this deep, every remaining player had to be thinking about at least making the November Nine.
The Main Event. The Big One.
The tournament every poker player in the world, pro or amateur, wants to win.
This year's field of 6,865 hopefuls was reduced to 57 by the end of play on day 6.
Among them were established pro Erick Lindgren, phenomenal cash game and tournament player Ben Lamb, and the last woman standing, Erika Moutinho.
There was no drunk and disorderly conduct, and no foul language at this year's Poker Players Championship final table.
But we are certain that there was plenty of heartbreak.
All 8 players who busted at the final table handled it with dignity, class, and mutual respect.
We congratulate everyone who played this year's $50k event.
Especially the winner!
Every WSOP $50k Players Championship tests its player's breadth, depth, stamina, and heart.
Only one name is engraved on the David "Chip" Reese Trophy every year, and every poker player wants that name to be theirs.
Of the 128 players in this year's event, we'd bet that Phil Hellmuth wanted it the most.
But how deep could he get?
Another year, another Champion.
The World Poker Tour is still going strong after nine years, and this season finished with a bang.
Scott Seiver played a nearly perfect game to win the WPT Championship in around six hours of actual play.
He actually made it look easy despite the murderer's row of tough players he faced.
No miracles, no Cinderella stories at this WPT final table.
Plenty of huge pots, hero calls, and shocking river cards.
The level of play at this TV table was consistently high, as we have come to expect.
We can't wait to see those hole cards when the episodes are aired...
6-handed play continued until we had our TV six, and some of them have just made history.
The nearly unstoppable Vivek Rajkumar has become the sixth person to make two consecutive WPT TV tables, the WPT's own Mike Sexton will be playing instead of commenting, and Mike Matusow has made his first Bay 101 Shooting Star TV table.
Day 2 saw the field drastically reduced, from 170 to 24.
And as per tradition at the Bay 101 Shooting Star event, the final 36 players switch to a 6-max format.
Only three Shooting Stars remain: Kathy Liebert, Mike Matusow, and the WPT's own Mike Sexton.
The World Poker Tour returned to Bay 101 Casino in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Bay 101's unique "Shooting Star" bounty tournament is a player and fan favorite.
415 hopefuls started, up nearly 25% from last year's field, for a prize pool of over $3.9 million.
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