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Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson will be feted yet again on Friday night, but not for any of his performances over his 50-plus year career in the game of poker.
The online giant drew 307,016 players on 42,814 tables Sept. 6, which was more than enough for a new world record.
Who will win the 2009 WSOP Main Event? Poker News Daily sought the insight of some of the other players who made incredible runs at this year's Main Event as well as a couple of our own writers who spent the summer keeping a very close eye on the action. You'll be surprised to read just how many of them did not opt for fan favorite Phil Ivey.
When Scotty Nguyen told PokerListings he would quit playing professionally if he didn't win $4 million at the 2009 World Series of Poker, there were people who doubted he would ever walk away from the game.
2003 WSOP Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker is absolutely dominating the World Poker Open in Tunica, Mississippi heading into Tuesday's final table.
There was a lot of hype behind NBC's "Face the Ace." It's made by the same production team as "Poker After Dark," "High Stakes Poker," and NBC's "Heads Up Poker Championship," which suggested that it would be worth watching.But, not so much.
Emma Wilson (A woman) discusses the merits of ladies only poker tournaments. Are they a great way to get more women playing the game or are they actually sexist?
As suspected, Russia’s recent decision to make poker a more-criminal offense really put a crimp in the EPT’s upcoming Moscow event. The makeshift solution … head to Ukraine. After all, this ain’t the USSR!
Will CardPlayer Magazine owner Jeff Shulman become poker's biggest villain?
Jordan Farmar is three years into his career as a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers but he's the ultimate rookie at the poker table. Nonetheless, just weeks removed from winning an NBA championship with the Lakers, Farmar is finding success at the 2009 WSOP Main Event.
After an eventful Day 1C that saw everything from politicians to Caesar, World Series of Poker (WSOP) officials are expecting the final field size for the 2009 Main Event to crack the 6,000 player mark with the last of four Day Ones to be played this afternoon.
The turnout in the $50,000 HORSE at the 2009 WSOP raised some concerns in Las Vegas.
He may be the godfather of Texas Hold?em, but Doyle Brunson, at least for the time being, is going to remain just one bracelet under Phil Hellmuth's record-setting 11 WSOP bracelets.
Brock Parker is trying to make his name the one everybody remembers from this year's World Series of Poker. With his second bracelet in less than four days, he is happy he has taken the gamble to play.
Is it just me, or is Daniel Negreanu going deep in practically every tournament that he plays these days?
Freddie Ellis defeated poker legend Eric Drache to win his first WSOP bracelet in his first WSOP event.
Some stories tell themselves. We all know Chris Moneymaker as the man who came to represent the dream of instant wealth for the everyman
2009 will mark the fortieth anniversary of the World Series of Poker. It was 1970 when Benny Binion invited a half dozen of the world's best poker players to come and play in a game of high stakes poker and decide by vote the world's best poker player.
If you're not familiar with PokerScout.com, the site tracks online poker room traffic according to cash game volume. Its owner, Dan Stewart, has seen a bevy of changes over the years as the industry has evolved in the United States and around the world.
"I played four or five tournaments with no results, I was down a bunch of money and was thinking, 'I suck at poker and I hate it'," Boeree told PokerListings. "So I took some time off and went back to England for seven or eight days."
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19th October 2009 3:08pmSource: Poker News HeadlinesIs SEGA Poker On The Way?
Video game provider SEGA could be set to launch their own poker and casino platforms following the granting of a gambling licence by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission today.
18th October 2009 10:25amSource: GoodLuck Poker BlogThe 5 Dumbest Things I Ever Did Playing Poker
As with anything new in someone's life - whether it's a new job, or a new recipe or even a new game, you have to learn about it before you can say you understand it. Same thing goes for poker.
17th October 2009 10:32pmSource: Poker News DailyFull Tilt Responds to Poker Bot Lawsuit
Online poker room Full Tilt Poker is known for keeping mum when it comes to its legal and business matters, but the company broke its silence to comment on a recent lawsuit by former customers Lary Kennedy and Greg Omotov.
16th October 2009 7:02pmSource: TJ CloutierFrom Canada to Texas: Football & Poker
Anybody who sees me at a poker table says that I look like a football player. And of course, that's what I was in my youth. After I got out of the Army, I signed on as with the Montreal Allouettes, where I played first string tight end until I was traded to the Toronto Argonauts.
14th October 2009 8:05pmSource: Poker News DailyDoyle Brunson Inducted into Hardin-Simmons University Athletic Hall of Fame
Legendary poker player Doyle Brunson will be feted yet again on Friday night, but not for any of his performances over his 50-plus year career in the game of poker.
13th October 2009 6:50pmSource: PokerListings.comWSOP introducing November Nine Academy
The final table of the World Series of Poker Main Event represents the pinnacle of a poker player's career, but every player has to start somewhere.
12th October 2009 10:05amSource: Poker King BlogA.J. Benza Out as Co-Host of High Stakes Poker
When "High Stakes Poker" returns for its sixth season in February of 2010, there will be one major change - A.J. Benza will no longer be a part of the show.
9th October 2009 5:18pmSource: Poker News DailyAaron Gustavson Defeats Peter Eastgate in EPT London
As the great wrestler Ric Flair said, ?To be the man, you gotta beat the man!? In this week?s finale of the European Poker Tour?s (EPT) London stop, Aaron Gustavson did just that, besting reigning World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Champion Peter Eastgate heads-up.
7th October 2009 7:04pmSource: PokerListings.comdurrrr Challenge: The half way mark and more
Possibly getting underway with the half-way goal in mind, the latest session in the durrrr Challenge only ended after a total of 1,063 hands were played.
6th October 2009 6:36pmSource: Poker News DailyDoyle Brunson Advocates WSOP Europe Venue Change
Even though he has more than 50 years in the poker world under his belt, poker legend Doyle Brunson continues to be one of the leaders in the community, advocating suggestions for improvements to the industry.
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