It sort of feels like we just left the Amazon Room. We can still smell the burgers from the Poker Kitchen, see the thousands of players, and hear the countless bad beat stories. It feels like yesterday (instead of a couple of weeks ago). Well, now it's time to go back. If you live somewhere you can pick up ESPN, you'll be happy to know coverage of the $40,000 WSOP Anniversary tournament kicks off tonight. If you're a faithful reader (and if you're not, shame on you), you'll remember that PokerStars' own Greg Raymer and Isaac Haxton happened to be
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WSOP Event #2: I've got the monkey off my back, says Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker's superb run during day one of the $40,000 no limit yesterday impressed not just because of his chip count (805,000), but for the manner in which he got there. Since we watched in awe when he won the WSOP main event in 2003, he'll be the first to...more
WSOP Event #2: Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker storms day one
Chris Moneymaker was the guy who did more than any other player to set off the online poker boom, winning the 2003 WSOP Main Event after qualifying for just $39 on PokerStars. Since then he has been desperate for another big WSOP win, and this might just be his time....more
WSOP Event #2: Rousso chasing more high-roller success
The last level was not a good one for Team PokerStars Pro. Ivan Demidov went, then Gavin Griffin, followed by Joe Hachem and finally Dennis Phillips. Thank goodness, then, for Vanessa Rousso who is ducking and diving to keep her stack healthy. Only a few weeks ago in Monte Carlo,...more
WSOP Event #2: Moneymaker mission
Chris Moneymaker has the look of a man who means business. In fairness, he's had that look from the moment he sat down on the WSOP main event final table six years ago before going on to take the $2.5 million title, all for an initial outlay of just $39...more
WSOP Event #2: Lex flexes muscles
Poker in Holland is on something of a roll at the moment. First Constant Rijkenberg won the PokerStars EPT San Remo event in April, then a week later Pieter de Korver won the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo. Now countryman Lex Veldhuis, a member of Team PokerStars Holland Pro,...more
WSOP Event #2: The important numbers
WSOP bosses wanted a headline event to kickstart the 40th year, and with the $40,000 No Limit tournament they've got it. In all 201 players paid up generating a prize pool of $7,718,400. The top 27 will walk away with cash - and the winner will need a wheelbarrow to...more
WSOP Event #2: John Duthie gives Chan a close shave
John Duthie is a wiley old fox. Not content with having a successful TV career, he went on to create the hugely impressive PokerStars European Poker Tour. The only problem with that is he can not play in his own events, so has to watch jealously from the sidelines as...more
WSOP Event #2: Peter Eastgate gets us started
Back in 1971, when Johnny Moss won the World Series of Poker, few could have imagined how the annual showcase would develop. Moss won $30,000 for his efforts, a nice chunk in change in those days but peanuts in comparison to the modern day. This is the 40th WSOP, and...more
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