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David Schoen Gaming Guru - Page 3Haixia Zhang wins ladies Hold'em championship30 June 2014
Haixia Zhang of Los Gatos, Calif., won the Ladies No-Limit Hold’em Championship at the World Series of Poker on Sunday at the Rio Convention Center. Zhang, who was nearly knocked out of the tournament on Day 2, took home $153,470 and her first career gold bracelet. Zhang is a recreational player and the ... (read more)
Ivey wins historic 10th WSOP bracelet, highly publicized side bet30 June 2014
Before the start of the World Series of Poker, Daniel Negreanu went on Twitter and offered an even-money bet that he or Phil Ivey would win a bracelet this summer. Anyone who wagered against the duo lost late Friday. “There’s gonna be a lot of broke people in the poker world,” fellow pro Mike Matusow declared. ... (read more)
Hennigan wins Poker Players Championship, third WSOP bracelet30 June 2014
John Hennigan won the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship early Friday during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center. It was the third career gold bracelet for the renowned high-stakes cash-game player known as “Johnny World,” who earned more than $1.5 million. Hennigan also will have ... (read more)
Mizrachi wins first-ever $1,500 buy-in Dealer's Choice23 June 2014
Robert Mizrachi won the first-ever $1,500 buy-in Dealer’s Choice event Saturday night during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center. It was the second career bracelet for Mizrachi, who collected $147,092 for the victory. Aaron Schaff, who entered the six-handed final table as the chip leader, finished second following a heads-up duel that lasted nearly two hours. ... (read more)
German pro Danzer wins second bracelet at WSOP20 June 2014
This was expected to be the year of the Germans at the World Series of Poker, and so far the players from Deutschland have lived up to the hype. George Danzer became the first two-time bracelet winner at this year’s WSOP as he won the $10,000 buy-in Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better event late Thursday at the Rio Convention Center. ... (read more)
Joe Cada breaks jinx by winning second WSOP bracelet17 June 2014
A little-known bit of World Series of Poker trivia is that none of the past 12 Main Event champions has won a second bracelet. Joe Cada changed that on Monday night. Cada, the winner of the 2009 Main Event, survived a loaded final table to win the $10,000 buy-in Six-Handed No Limit Hold’em tournament at the Rio Convention Center. ... (read more)
Selbst eschews gender labels, eyes broader goals in WSOP12 June 2014
The darn “f” word. It always gets in the way, turning the sentence into some sort of backhanded compliment. The word is a grammatical cooler. And it leaves Vanessa Selbst slightly conflicted. Certainly, there’s nothing wrong with being identified as the best female poker player in the world, which, by almost any measure, Selbst is. ... (read more)
Nitsche becomes youngest three-time winner at WSOP11 June 2014
Dominik Nitsche of Germany became the youngest three-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner late Tuesday as he won the $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold ’em tournament at the Rio Convention Center. Nitsche, 23, passed Phil Ivey as the youngest three-time champion. Ivey was 24 when he won his third bracelet and has nine overall, which is tied for fourth all time. ... (read more)
World Cup grows in popularity among bettors11 June 2014
Jay Kornegay realized how much the World Cup has grown in the U.S. during a family vacation in 2010. Kornegay, the LVH sports book director, was with his son at Disneyland and wanted to watch the Americans play Ghana in the round of 16. They arrived at a sports bar 20 minutes before kickoff figuring that was enough time to grab a table and settle in. ... (read more)
Las Vegan wins WSOP Seniors event9 June 2014
Dan Heimiller of Las Vegas won the $1,000 buy-in Seniors No-Limit Hold ’em Championship late Sunday during the World Series of Poker at the Rio Convention Center. Heimiller defeated Donald Maas of Norway, Iowa, on the sixth hand of heads-up play. It was the second career WSOP bracelet for Heimiller, who ... (read more)
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