Day 5 of the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods was fairly short as the returning eight players had to get down to the final six for the televised WPT final table. That action didn’t take too long and by the end of the day, Steven…
On Monday, MarketWatch announced that MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming have joined forces with Bwin.Party to create a new company, which is unnamed, in what MGM Chief Executive Jim Murren calls an “anticipatory” move “to be prepared…
Day 4 of the World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods saw a field of 27 trimmed to eight players, leaving what should be a short Day 5 when the official six-handed final table is reached. Christian Harder enters Monday with a slim chip lead…
For years, poker room manager Rick O’Connell had dreamed of putting together a big tournament at Seminole Casino Immokalee near Ft. Myers, Fla. On the weekend of Sept. 24-25, his dream came true with two events featuring former world champion Scotty Nguyen in the casino’s decked-out Events Pavilion. The action started on Saturday, with an […]
The November Nine is here as poker’s most-coveted prize is on the line. This year, the moniker “World” Series of Poker is truly fitting as
The World Poker Tour World Poker Finals at Foxwoods, the first $10,000 buy-in of Season X, saw 189 players take their shots at poker glory and a piece of the $1,778,300 prize pool. With nearly $450,000 reserved for first place, the competition was…
While many businesses are feeling the downward force of the economic recession, the poker industry is continuing to rise. Ten years ago the biggest tournament
One of the World Poker Tour’s most prestigious and historic stops every year is the World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort and Casino. Past champions of this event include Howard Lederer (Season I), Hoyt Corkins (Season II), Tuan Le (Season III)…
With all of the cardroom competition in Northern California, we’re faced with a multitude of promotions. As a Bay Area poker player, I truly enjoy
I don’t get to play as much as I’d like to, or used to. Having a new baby last year and the near extinction of
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