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Update: Day 1B of WSOP Main Event Finishes
A host of big players remain in the game
The latest update from the World Series of Poker Main Event is that the Day1B has been concluded. The top ten chip counts are the following:
1. John Hoang 180 000
2. James Schafer …
PokerStars Launches Its App in Spain
New mobile expansion for the online poker giant
An announcement arrived this week from online poker provider PokerStars, informing the public that it has launched its Android app on the recently legalized and liberalized Spanish this week.
The compan…
Update: WSOP Day 1B Sees Good Turnout
2,114 hopefuls on the second day of the main event
There has been a great turnout of players in WSOP main event Day 1B ndash; as many as 2,114 of them, which brought the total sign-ups so far this year to 3,160.
The ‘Shuffle and Deal’ call was given …
Update: Second WSOP Bracelet for Shulman
Successful end of Event 60 for young pro
This weekend saw the end of WSOP Event 60 – No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball World Championship, where 26-year-old Nick Shulman took down his second WSOP bracelet, along with a winner’s paycheck to $294,321.
On his w…
Poker Brain Crucial for Bluffing
Duke University research: a special region of the brain used for bluffing in poker
According to a research from Duke University, theres a specific region of the human brain that influences bluffing calls in poker, and reacts differently when a player …
WSOP Main Event Begins
43rd edition of the competition sees 1,066 entrants on Day 1A
Its official ndash; the 43rd World Series of Poker main event has begun, by the quot;Shuffle Up and Dealquot; conducted by pro Shaun Deeb’s 92-year-old mother, poker player Ellen Deeb.
On …
Update: Another Two WSOP Events Finish
Events 57 and 58 folded
After fierce battles, another two deserving players claimed their World Series of Poker bracelets as events 57 and 58 concluded at the Rio in Las Vegas.
In event 57 – the $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Six Handed competition,…
Update: Ray Bitar to Remain in Prison
FTP CEO to stay in detention until bail conditions are met
After he surrendered to US federal authorities on July 2, stringent bail conditions have been imposed on Full Tilt Poker CEO Ray Bitar, but were later on suspended by a New York federal court …
Pokerstars et al Case Forfeiture Notice Published
Bank Accounts of Bitar, Lederer and Ferguson listed in the document
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has filed a Notice of Civil Forfeiture published on the forfeiture website from April 18 to May 17, 2012, as per the lates…
Update: Canadian Ice Hockey Ace Joins WSOP Main Event
$10,000 buy-in sponsored by the British Columbia Lottery Corporation
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation announced sponsorship of the $10,000 buy-in to this year’s World Series of Poker main event for Vancouver Canucks hockey star Roberto Luongo …