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Hellmuth fighting back from costly error

LAS VEGAS -- Phil Hellmuth made another late entrance at the World Series of Poker Main Event Monday. But this one wasn't planned -- and it almost knocked him out of the tournament.Hellmuth ended Day 1C on Saturday with 11,800 after making his usual highly choreographed late arrival...read more

Cheong, Jarvis come full circle at Main Event

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Two breakout stars of the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event, Matt Jarvis and Joseph Cheong, both began their quest to make it back to the November Nine on Sunday.Jarvis and Cheong burst onto the poker scene last year after reaching the Main Event final table...read more

WSOP Main Event draws third-largest field despite Black Friday

LAS VEGAS -- The World Series of Poker Main Event is like the Energizer bunny -- no matter what you do to it, it keeps on going. This year's Main Event drew 6,865 players, the third-largest field in the event's history. The Main Event champion will win $8,711,956.And while that first-place prize money is significant, what the size of this year's field says about the strength and stability of the WSOP is even more important.When the U.S...read more

Player banned from Harrah's properities may lose WSOP seat

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The unfortunate predicament of Carter Gill was a topic of discussion among some poker players late in Day 1D of the World Series of Poker Main Event.Gill competed on Saturday and advanced to Day 2A. He’s scheduled to be seated in the Pavilion at table 23, seat 10, with 49,000 in chips.But his chances of sitting at that table, or even entering the Rio, are in serious jeopardy...read more

What's so bad about splitting pairs of 10s in blackjack?

The most frequently occurring pairs in blackjack are 10s. The probability of receiving such a pair is 9.40 percent. Against a dealer’s 10, it’s 2.85 percent, against any other rank it’s 0.73 percent individually and 6.55 percent collectively. The “book” decrees standing on the 20 and not splitting the pair...read more

Poker players find reason to unite

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If anything positive has arisen in the three months since federal prosecutors imploded the Internet poker world, it's that the subject is no longer taboo.A few members of Congress -- Democrats and Republicans -- support legalizing and regulating Internet poker...read more

Hellmuth, Negreanu headline large Day 1C WSOP Main Event field

LAS VEGAS - Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu began their quests for World Series of Poker Main Event glory Saturday as 2,181 players turned out for Day 1C of the $10,000 event.Saturday's large field gives the Main Event 4,056 players with one Day 1 remaining...read more

Language issues lead to bizarre play at WSOP Main Event

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The World Series of Poker Main Event is attracting more and more players from outside the United States. And that influx is leading to more and more opportunities for bizarre hands because of language barriers.One such hand occurred in the Pavilion during the first level of Day 1C...read more

The World Series of Poker is all grown up

LAS VEGAS -- Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Main Event saw another 978 players begin their quest to win poker's biggest tournament. While Friday's field was bigger than Thursday's Day 1A flight of 897 players, the atmosphere was remarkably similar -- quiet and studious.The new mood in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is a marked departure from the poker boom era Main Events from 2003-2006.Those tournaments had an almost carnival quality to them...read more

Multi-talented Maria Ho focusing on poker goals

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Maria Ho burst onto the poker scene in 2007 after finishing in 38th place in the World Series of Poker Main Event and earning the distinction of being the last woman standing.She burst onto the national scene in 2009 when she competed on the hit CBS reality TV show The Amazing Race with fellow poker player Tiffany Michelle.She has appeared on American Idol, played in the World Mahjong Championships, appeared as a guest on Anderson Cooper 360 and worked for her family real-estate business.But poker is where Maria Ho’s heart is, and you know that’s the case when she says the biggest cash of her career is one of the toughest losses she’s ever had in the game.Maria Ho burst on the poker scene after her deep run in the 2007 Main Event...read more