With June 20th being Father’s day the World Series of Poker saw a bit of a slowdown with the nonstop action that has been going on at the Rio in Las Vegas, NV. There was only one champion crowned today from event #34, and just one new tournament kicked off. Event #34, which was the [...]

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At the 2010 World Series of Poker, June 15 was another eventful day. Claiming the top spot in the $10,000 Omaha 8 or better Championship, day 20, saw cash game pro Sam Farah, online poker room star, wins his 3rd WSOP of bracelet. With the win Farah denied James Dempsey, the winner of event #9 [...]

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At the 2010 WSOP in Las Vegas on Thursday, Carter Phillips won the Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em tournament. The 21-year-old finally earned his first gold bracelet and got a cash prize of $482,774. This victory become one for the papers because usually players make many appearances before winning a gold bracelet, but this was Carter’s [...]

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The 2010 World Series of Poker got underway on May 28th. The first event was the Casino Employees Event. Buy in for this event was $500 and the game is no-limit hold ‘em. 721 players rounded out the field, which was filled by casino workers from across the country. Hoai Pham from the Village Club [...]

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