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WSOP Day 1A news and notes
6 July 2010
Casino City's Dan Igo wraps up the action on the first day of the World Series of Poker Main Event.
Karma isn't kind on Day 1A of WSOP Main Event6 July 2010
Former Main Event champion Greg Raymer told everyone to shuffle up and deal before Day 1A of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Less than 90 minutes later, Raymer was out of the tournament.
It's grow time for the World Series of Poker5 July 2010
The World Series of Poker has seen explosive growth since Harrah's Entertainment acquired the tournament back in 2004. Nearly 65,000 players from 115 countries are expected to participate in this year's 57-event tournament, which runs through July 17.
Taylor wins WSOP gold bracelet, $184,9504 July 2010
Brendan Taylor won the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout championship at the World Series of Poker on Saturday morning to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet and $184,950.
Villanova student wins WSOP title, $1.3 million3 July 2010
Dan Kelly, a 21-year-old student at Villanova, won the $25,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em championship to pick up his first WSOP gold bracelet as well as over $1.3 million in winnings.
Patriots' draftee's brother wins WSOP event, $559,3712 July 2010
Ryan Welch, whose brother Thomas played college football at Vanderbilt and was drafted by the New England Patriots earlier this year, won the $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em championship at the 2010 World Series of Poker on Thursday night to claim his first WSOP bracelet and $559,371.
Las Vegas Sands sees stock jump2 July 2010
The casino operator saw its stock value climb 11.12 percent in the month of June, according to a report from Applied Analysis.
Vanessa Rousso holding boot camp in Vegas2 July 2010
The poker pro is holding her "Big Slick Boot Camp" at Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on July 5.
WPT returning to Vegas for Bellagio Cup VI2 July 2010
The World Poker Tour's Bellagio Cup VI will take place July 11-15 at the iconic Bellagio Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Colorado poker pro wins WSOP title, $508,0901 July 2010
Chance Kornuth won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha championship at the World Series of Poker on Thursday morning, claiming his first WSOP bracelet and $508,090.
Cal-Poly student wins WSOP event, collects $609,4931 July 2010
Michael Linn, a 22-year-old student at California Polytechnic State University, won the seventh $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker on Thursday morning. Linn won $609,493 and his first WSOP gold bracelet.
21-year-old poker pro wins WSOP bracelet, $485,7911 July 2010
Shawn Busse won the fifth $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker on Wednesday night. A 21-year-old poker pro from Massapequa, N.Y., Busse had gone 0-for-15 in WSOP events this year before winning the gold bracelet and the $485,791 first-place prize.
Black Gaming reorganization plan approved30 June 2010
A U.S Bankruptcy Court judge approved Black Gaming's reorganization plan, which sets the stage for the casino operator to emerge from bankruptcy.
Norwegian pro wins WSOP mixed event, $260,49729 June 2010
Sigurd Eskeland won the $2,500 Mixed Games championship at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday morning, claiming a WSOP gold bracelet and $260,497 in prize money.
Down-on-his-luck N.C. pro wins WSOP title, $327,04028 June 2010
Chris Bell won the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split championship on Monday morning to take home a WSOP gold bracelet and $327,040 in first-place prize money, and it couldn't have come at a better time.
Top-10 things to watch for at the WSOP Main Event28 June 2010
The World Series of Poker's Main Event starts on Monday, July 5. Casino City's Vin Narayanan provides his top-10 list of things to watch for at poker's biggest event of the year.
Northern California online poker pro wins WSOP title, $721,37328 June 2010
Twenty-four-year-old online poker pro Jesse Rockowitz from Petaluma, Calif., obliterated a field of 3,097 players to capture the sixth $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em title (Event #45) at the World Series of Poker for a $721,373 payday.
Matt Matros wins bracelets, writes books, loves wife28 June 2010
Last year, eight days after his own wedding, Matt Matros was in Las Vegas trying to win a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet, and his wife was back home in New York. What a honeymoon.
Gavin Smith wins first WSOP bracelet, $268,23827 June 2010
The “Best Poker Players Never to Win a World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet” list got one player shorter over the weekend, as Gavin Smith won the $2,500 Mixed Hold’em championship (Event #44) to earn $268,238 and his first WSOP bracelet on Saturday night.
Montana poker pro wins WSOP H.O.R.S.E. title, $611,66626 June 2010
Ian Gordon won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship (Event #43) at the World Series of Poker. Gordon, a 24-year-old poker pro, earned a well-deserved, and some might say surprising breakthrough victory, collecting $611,666 in prize money.
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