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While the Millionaire Maker tournament was setting records and causing logistical nightmares throughout the Rio the WSOP staff was also busy with several other tournaments that were in action, including two that crowned the first open-event champions of the 2013 World Series of Poker. In Event #2 it was poker pro Trevor Pope who picked-up […]

The Casino Employee tournament has been a staple at the World Series of Poker since it first landed on the World Series of Poker schedule in 2000, and has opened the WSOP every year with the exception of 2008 when the tournament was moved to the backend of the WSOP schedule for some reason. As […]

It’s that time of year again, and with the Casino Employee tournament set to kick-off just a few hours from now, I’ve decided to get my last minute predictions for the 2013 World Series of Poker up. Phil Hellmuth will make two final tables but wins ZERO bracelets This was a tough one to write […]

With the World Series of Poker Circuit Series National Championship now in its third year the yearly event is starting to gain some traction as a major event in the poker world each year. In addition to the 100 automatic qualifiers, the WSOPC National Championship has also been opened-up to some of the top poker […]

The 2013 running of the World Series of Poker Europe tournament series will be the seventh in its history and will be held at the third different location as the WSOPE moves from Cannes, France (home of the 2011 and 2012 WSOPE tournament series) to Paris, France, after four years of the WSOPE calling London, […]

During last week’s World Series of Poker Conference Call it was revealed that the WSOP would be adding another layer to the WSOP tournament schedule. In addition to the WSOP bracelet events and Daily Deepstack tournaments the 2013 WSOP would also the reintroduction of the Carnivale of Poker. The Carnivale of Poker isn’t a new […]

For the 44th consecutive year the poker world is getting ready for the World Series of Poker tournament series in Las Vegas, and another WSOP means another WSOP conference call for members of the poker media. Last year I sat through the conference call but this year I had to listen to a recording of […]

Over the past year or so there has been a tight battle raging for the all-time lead in World Series of Poker Circuit Series rings. The three men who have been vying for the all-time lead are tournament grinder “Bodog” Ari Engel (5), young gun Alex Masek (6), and 65 year-old Chris Reslock, who recently […]

The 2013 World Series of Poker is shaping up to be one for the record-books. Caesar’s Entertainment unveiled their 2013 WSOP schedule on Thursday and there were a few surprises in the press release and tournament schedule PDF. The biggest surprise for most poker players was the addition of a second One Drop event, a […]

Last week the World Series of Poker released the tentative dates for the 44th Annual WSOP tournament series, and while no specific details were given in the announcement we already have quite a bit of information on how the 2013 WSOP will unfold. The 2013 WSOP will kick-off on May 29, 2013 (ostensibly with the […]