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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 […]

Peter Feldman Wins 2006 WSOP Circuit Event at Harrah’s New Orleans

Peter Feldman captured his first major poker torunament victory on May 29th, defeating Gavin Smith for the title at the 2006 WSOPC New Orleans tournament. Smith came into the final table with a sizable chip lead, and looked poised to steamroll his way to victory. Feldman bided his time, though, and managed to make the […]

Bodog Announces 2006 WSOP Team Bodog Celebrity Players

Bodog has announced the celebrities that will be joining Team Bodog for the 2006 WSOP Main Event.
Team Bodog’s celebs, including comedian Brad Garrett, celeb DJ DJ AM, actors Mekhi Phifer (ER, 8 Mile), Matthew Lillard (Scooby Doo), Roger Cross (24), Paul Johansson (One Tree Hill), Dax Shepard (starring in the upcoming film Idiocracy with Luke […]

John Spadavecchia Wins WSOPC Caesars Palace

John Spadavecchia has won the World Series of Poker Circuit event at Caesars Palace.
Spadavecchia beat a field of 209 players, including poker pros Erick Lindgren, John D’Agostino, Ted Forrest, Scotty Nguyen, and Dan Harrington to claim the $648,320 first prize and the championship gold and diamond studded ring that event winners in the series get.
Spadavecchia […]

Inaugural $50,000 HORSE Event at WSOP Rescheduled

Originally scheduled for July 25th, the $50,000 HORSE event at the WSOP has now been moved to July 12th, 2006 and turned into a three day event, with the final table being played out on July 14th, 2006.
The move reportedly came at the request of ESPN, which hopes the scheduling change will ease the scramble […]