World Series of Poker Comes to Choctaw

World Series of Poker Comes to Choctaw

Started from last friday…and for the next 15days the Choctaw Casino is going global! It’s playing host to a world-wide event. The stage is being set for the biggest poker tournament in the world and that stage is right here in Texoma. “They were looking for someone who had a facility... Read More....

Poker Tournaments for Police Memorial Foundation

Poker Tournaments for Police Memorial Foundation

Officials of the Chicago police are always there when you need it. Now is your chance to step when they need. The annual Texas Hold’em Poker tournament to benefit the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation will be held at 6:00 pm on November 18 in the Horseshoe Casino Hammond room. Chicago Police Memorial... Read More....

WSOP – John Dolan Finished at 6th Place

WSOP - John Dolan Finished at 6th Place

John Dolan, Student of Florida State University has not won this weekend’s World Series of Poker Main Event, but overall sixth place – and about 1.8 million checks that goes with it – was definitely reason to smile. Dolan, who left the former FSU at the age of 20 years to become a professional... Read More....

Adam Levy Finishes 12th in WSOP Main Event

Adam Levy Finishes 12th in WSOP Main Event

Nearly becoming the newest member of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event November Nine was UB.com pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy. The Los Angeles native finished 12th in poker’s most prestigious tournament over the weekend and collected a hefty $635,000 payday. Levy was largely quiet during... Read More....

UB.com, has three of its pros in Contention in WSOP Main Event

UB.com, has three of its pros in Contention in WSOP Main Event

Day 4 of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is in the books and the remaining players likely slept well last night, as they had all made the money shortly after Tuesday’s dinner break. Now is also about the time that the online poker rooms start to dream about their sponsored pros making... Read More....

James Carroll Leads WSOP Main Event After Day 3

James Carroll Leads WSOP Main Event After Day 3

After the day of rest on Sunday, the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Eventgot back underway on Monday, as for the first time in a week, the entire tournament field played at the same time.  2,559 players began Day 3 with high hopes, but with the knowledge that even if they made it through the... Read More....

Mathiu Sauriol Leads Main Event Day 1C at WSOP

Mathiu Sauriol Leads Main Event Day 1C at WSOP

Mathiu Sauriol ended the Day 1c as the chip leader, bagging up 168,900 chips at the end of four and a half levels. Sauriol will enter Day 2a third overall in chips, trailing Day 1a chip leaders Corwin Cole (228,000) and Dwyen Ringbauer (191,125). Close on Sauriol’s heels was two-time Main Event champion Johnny... Read More....

Peter Eastgate to take a break from live tournament poker

Peter Eastgate to take a break from live tournament poker

Conspicuously missing from this year’s big dance is 2008 WSOP Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate. The 24-year-old Danish pro said he is burnt out on tournament poker and taking an indefinite leave of absence from the game that brought him fame and fortune. “In the 20 months following my WSOP... Read More....

Ante Up for Africa event won by Phil Gordon

Ante Up for Africa event won by Phil Gordon

In a relatively subdued atmosphere compared to previous cycles, the Ante Up for Africaevent at the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) drew 83 players. The $5,000 charity poker tournament benefiting victims of the crisis in Darfur raised nearly $300,000. Ante Up for Africa founders Don Cheadle and Annie... Read More....

Daniel Alaei wins his Third Bracelet

Daniel Alaei wins his Third Bracelet

With the World Series of Poker Main Event just hours away, Sunday was originally intended to be a quiet day at the Rio Hotel and Casino. But with constant schedule changes to theTournament of Champions and two events adding an extra day of play, it turned out to be a rather eventful day in the Amazon... Read More....