Carlos Mortensen Wins 2007 WPT Championship

Carlos Mortensen added an impressive double double to his poker resume, taking down the nearly $4 million first prize in the 2007 WPT Championship tournament. Already a WSOP Main Event winner, Mortensen became the first player to ever win both a WSOP Main Event and a WPT championship. And he did it in impressive fashion, […]

The Pre-Flop Push: A Defense, Part 2

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So, in my prior post on this subject I promised a discussion about using this strategy when you’re an underdog to your opponents. What I mean here is that there are situations where you recognize right away that you are playing against people whose skills are superior to your own.
What? You’ve never been […]

NBC Heads-up Poker Championship - Brackets Announced!

The Poker Prof has announced the heads-up poker championship. If you’re interested in taking a look at the brackets and “who’s playing who,” head on over to the Poker Prof’s website. Here are the NBC Heads-up Poker Championship Brackets.
Interesting First round match-up include:
First round -

Carlos Mortensen […]

Chocolate and Poker finally

The good folks at Harrah’s has joined with Hershey for a new promotion.

Peter “Nordberg” Feldman Wins 2007 WSOP Circuit Event at Harrah’s Rincon

Poker blogger Peter Feldman notched another win in a major tournament, taking home first place and $280,859. He cruised through a tough final table that included Gavin Smith, Erik Cajelais, Davidson Matthew, Danny Wong, Yoon Kim, and Gavin Griffin.
Big slick held up for Feldman in his heads up battle with Davidson Matthew, who held A4 […]

Harrah’s Revises WSOP Advertising Policy

As reported by Amy Calistri at PokerNews, Harrah’s has revised their advertising policies for the 2007 WSOP. Some notable changes include:

The 2007 World Series of Poker venue will not contain advertising from dot.com sites that allow access to US residents, nor ads from dot.net sites affiliated with those entities.
Unlike in 2006, Harrah’s is going to […]

All Time WSOP Cashes

With his victory in Event #34, Phil Hellmuth not only tied the record for most WSOP bracelets won (10) but he also moved atop the list of most cashes all-time at the WSOP, with his record-breaking 55th money finish. Below are the standings for the top money cashes of all time at the WSOP:
Phil Hellmuth […]

2006 WSOP Leading Money Winners

Below are the leading money winners at the 2006 WSOP, as of July 28th:
David Reese - $1,784,640
Jeff Madsen - $1,467,852
Phil Hellmuth - $1,130,559
Andrew Bloch - $1,117,680
Phil Ivey - $846,444
Justin Scott - $842,262
Jeff Cabanillas - $818,546
William Chen - $810,740
Mark Vos - $803,274
James Gorham - $765,226

Phil Hellmuth Wins 10th WSOP Bracelet

Phil Hellmuth won his coveted 10th WSOP bracelet on July 26th, tying Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan for the most WSOP braclets all-time. Hellmuth entered the final table of the Event #3 $1000 NL (with rebuys) tournament.
Hellmuth entered the final table as the chip lead and managed to power his way to victory, overcoming Juha […]

Professional Poker Tour Announces Second Season Schedule

WPT Enterprises has announced today the field and the schedule for the Professional Poker Tour’s (PPT) second tournament season, which will begin in September 2006. The PPT’s Season II features a field of 265 and tournaments held at the Borgata, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Commerce Casino, and Bellagio.
The PPT features “freeroll” tournaments , inviting only […]