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Professional Greg Hopkins overcomes years of tournament futility to win event #37, while Eli Elezra leads a star-studded $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. field.

As part of our coverage of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the World Series of Poker, we’re examining each game played in H.O.R.S.E. in detail. Today we talk Omaha Hi-Low with T.J. Cloutier.

Interesting news and notes from the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the World Series of Poker.

The World Series of Poker $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament got underway this afternoon, and 148 players entered with hopes to take down the most prestigious tournament in poker. Oh yeah, and then there’s the $2.3 million first place prize.

Walking into the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino yesterday, you would never have known that the fifth-largest poker tournament in history was underway.

T.J. Cloutier fell just shy of reclaiming sole possession of the World Series of Poker record for final table appearances on Saturday night, finishing 11th in the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold’em event.

As part of our coverage of the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the World Series of Poker, we’re examining each game played in H.O.R.S.E. in detail. Today we examine Limit Hold'em with two-time WSOP bracelet winner Bill Chen.

Alan Smurfit, a 64-year old retiree from Miami, and Alexander Borteh, a 24-year old professional poker player who recently graduated from college with a degree in Philosophy, won bracelets last night at the World Series of Poker.

In today's installment, Jeffrey Lisandro wins his first bracelet, Chau Giang and Hilbert Shirley are battling for their fourth bracelets in the Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys final table, and David Pham is going for number three in the $3,000 Limit Hold'em final table.

In this installment, Hoyt Corkins wins his second bracelet, the heads-up event is down to the final-eight, Negreanu makes another final table and the Pot Limit Omaha with rebuys tournament is a zoo.

When Corum, the official designer of this year's 55 World Series of Poker gold bracelets, took one look at the massive bracelets of old, they decided to create something players could actually wear in public.

Katja Thater was the first woman to win a World Series of Poker tournament open to anyone since 2004, and Phil Hellmuth tied T.J. Cloutier by making his 39th career WSOP final table yesterday.

Stars Gina Gershon, Shannon Elizabeth, Willie Garson and Brad Garrett and top poker professional Jennifer Harman have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 5 at the 38th annual World Series of Poker.

Hellmuth's final table appearance in Event #28 moved him into a first-place tie for that mark, matching TJ Cloutier’s 39. Cloutier was in attendance Tuesday to congratulate Hellmuth.

WSOP Hold’em final tables traditionally seat nine, meaning Phil Hellmuth will need to survive one more bust out to officially own a piece of the entire WSOP Triple Crown (most bracelets, most cashes, most final table appearances).

Amatuers Ben Ponzio and Ralph Schwartz secure their first bracelets, while Phil Hellmuth chases number 12 and reaches the 60-cash milestone in Event # 28.

Eli Elezra won his first gold bracelet in Saturday night’s Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship (Event #24), defeating the “Prince of Poker” Scotty Nguyen in an epic heads-up match. Scott Clements won his second title, while 21-year old James Mackey won his first.

While no bracelets were awarded at the World Series of Poker yesterday, there was plenty of action, as one tournament played down to a final table and two events began.

Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Greg Raymer and Humberto Brenes highlighted Wednesday's WSOP final tables, but each came up short as a trio first-time winners took home gold bracelets.

Saro Getzoyan won the $5,000 World Championship Limit Hold’em event and Sally Boyer won the $1,000 World Championship Ladies No Limit Hold’em title to claim their first World Series of Poker bracelets Tuesday night.