June 2009

Erik Sagstrom chip leader as $50k HORSE reaches final table

Matthew Pitt / 30 June 2009 / Leave a comment

After four full days of play, 95 hopefuls have been whittled down to the final table of eight in Event#49 the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. Whilst there were 53 fewer entrants than last year, the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy is...Read more »

Greg Mueller wins second bracelet at WSOP Event#50

Matthew Pitt / 29 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Greg 'FBT' Mueller outlasted 571 players in Event#50 of the 2009 World Series of Poker, the $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout to become the fourth player of the series to win multiple bracelets. After a long ten hour Day 1, the...Read more »

Greenstein reaches final table of WSOP Event#47 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em

Matthew Pitt / 26 June 2009 / Leave a comment

After two gruelling days of poker, including a 13 hour long Day 2, the $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Event#47 is down to the final nine players and is preparing to hand out another coveted bracelet to the lucky winner. The first...Read more »

John Kabbaj running over the $10k Pot Limit Hold'em WSOP Event#45

Matthew Pitt / 25 June 2009 / Leave a comment

The penultimate $10,000 World Championship Event of the 2009 World Series of Poker is in the final stages and it is the English professional player, John 'Large' Kabbaj who leads the way with just 14 of the 275 entrants remaining....Read more »

2009 WSOP: Three championship events conclude while Mizzi goes close

Dave Allan / 24 June 2009 / Leave a comment

It has been a heartbreaking week for Betfair Poker's Sorel Mizzi. The Canadian professional played some outstanding poker to go deep in the $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha event at The Rio in Las Vegas and, as the final started, appeared...Read more »

Matthew 'mattg1983' Graham win second bracelet in WSOP Event#40

Matthew Pitt / 24 June 2009 / Leave a comment

When 295 players paid the $10,000 entry fee to take part in Event#40, the World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha Event they were informed 27 of them would make the money and earn at least $25,817 but each and every one of...Read more »

British duo miss out on WSOP bracelet in Event#41

Matthew Pitt / 23 June 2009 / Leave a comment

British professional poker players Barny Boatman and Neil Channing both made courageous deep runs in Event 41, the $5,000 No-limit Hold'em Shootout but fell short of claiming their first bracelet. The shootout is a unique tournament in that in order...Read more »

Jeffrey Lisandro - The Seven Card Stud

Matthew Pitt / 22 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Jeffrey Lisandro won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in 2007 when he took down the $2,000 Seven Card Stud Event for a cool $118,426 but he has come into his won at this year's series by doing what...Read more »

Sorel so close to WSOP bracelet...again

Matthew Pitt / 21 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Sorel 'Imper1um' Mizzi once again came within touching distance of winning a coveted World Series of Poker bracelet, but unfortunately finished as runner-up in Event#35, the $5,000 Pot-limit Omaha tournament. Eleven players returned for the third and final day but...Read more »

Sorel Mizzi deep in Event#35 $5000 Pot Limit Omaha

Matthew Pitt / 18 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Betfair pro Sorel Mizzi is on course for his third WSOP cash of the 2009 series in the star-studded $5,000 Pot-limit Omaha Event. Billed as the warm-up to Saturday's $10,000 World Championship Pot-limit Omaha (Event 40), Event 35's entrants are...Read more »

2009 WSOP: Britain's Got Bracelets

Dave Allan / 17 June 2009 / Leave a comment

We're in the second half the World Series of Poker right now and things have certainly taken a turn for the better for British poker players in Las Vegas. After a dry spell, early on in the festival, the British...Read more »

De Wolfe, De Wolfe, De Wolfe is on fire!

Matthew Pitt / 17 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Winning a bracelet at the World Series of Poker is no mean feat at the best of times never mind outlasting 197 entrants to win at a game that you have less than an hour's experience in! Just three days...Read more »

2009 WSOP: Almost at the half way point

Matthew Pitt / 10 June 2009 / Leave a comment

Since the last update there have been a further 13 coveted World Series of Poker bracelets awarded and many hearts broken as they fell just short of winning one of the most wanted pieces of jewellery in the game of...Read more »

2009 World Series of Poker: The Story So Far

Matthew Pitt / 03 June 2009 / Leave a comment

On May 27 the 2009 World Series of Poker began with the $500 No-limit Hold'em Event for Casino Employees, where N9NE Steakhouse Barman, Andrew Cohen won $83,778 and the first Corum bracelet of the series. However, it was the next...Read more »