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Rast overcomes massive deficit to defeat Hellmuth, win WSOP $50K

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Wednesday was supposed to be Phil Hellmuith’s day. It was supposed to be the day Hellmuth answered critics who said he wasn’t one of the greats anymore -- that he couldn’t hack it in non-Hold’em events.And for most of Wednesday (and early Thursday morning), Hellmuth looked to be firmly in control of his quest to win the World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship...read more

Hellmuth having a good time in $50K Poker Player's Championship

You know it’s a big tournament when Phil Hellmuth’s wife is in the building.Hellmuth, who already has two runner-up finishes at this year’s World Series of Poker, entered Day 4 of the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship in fifth chip position, holding nearly twice the average chip stack with 29 players remaining...read more

WSOP Poker Player's Championship notebook: The 'F Bombs' were flying

For 15 minutes Tuesday, F bombs were flying at the WSOP $50,000 Poker Player's Championship. In fact, the only thing missing from the event was Cee-Lo Green singing his hit song F**k You (Warning: Link includes adult language).The fireworks began when Scott Seiver dropped an F bomb with just three tables remaining in the tournament...read more

A cash game pro fits right in at the $50,000 Poker Player's Championship

You’ve got to give it to Abe Mosseri. The man knows his strengths and his weaknesses.While playing in the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship at the World Series of Poker, Mosseri was asked by another player if he was going to sit out the entire round of pot-limit Omaha and wait until the game changed to 2-7 Triple Draw, one of his best games."Well, I’ll play a hand if I get dealt aces," Mosseri quipped.A few minutes later, sitting in the big blind and facing a raise from middle position and a call from Doug Booth in the small blind, Mosseri announced a re-raise and put nearly half of his chips out in front of him...read more

Top-10 tweets from the $50K at the WSOP

Even though I’m at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to cover the World Series of Poker’s $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship, I can’t be everywhere at once. Which is why Twitter is amazing.Many of the players who entered the Poker Player's Championship have a significant following on Twitter, and beyond chip counts and bad beat stories, you get a good insight into the players by reading what they post.Here are the top-10 tweets and/or exchanges via Twitter after two days of the Poker Player’s Championship.10...read more

Youth being served at WSOP $50K event

LAS VEGAS -- When a $50,000 buy-in event was held during the World Series of Poker for the first time in 2006, the tournament’s registration list was littered with players who are already in the Poker Hall of Fame, along with those who are destined to be inducted someday down the road.The final table of that tournament was one for the ages: Andy Bloch; Doyle Brunson; T.J...read more

To win big bucks, parlays can beat playing the slots

More casino visitors, by far, play slot machines than table games. One reason is that the slots are simpler and less intimidating. Almost anyone can figure out just what to do, with hardly any – often no – instructions. Another reason, arguably more important for solid citizens who gamble often enough so the investment in learning strategies and etiquette would be worthwhile, is that small bets can bring large returns...read more

Jonathan Epstein gets just reward for making final table of WSOP ladies event

It turns out there is booing in poker. And that's a good thing.For the past two days, Jonathan Epstein has been the target of derision at the World Series of Poker for making a deep run in the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em tournament. And he deserved every bit of it, from the "bust that dude" chants that rang out just before he finished ninth in the tournament Sunday to the being loudly booed during every hand he was involved in Saturday night.In fact, there were more people lining up to jeer Epstein in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino than there were watching Phil Hellmuth, Doyle Brunson, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu and Tom Dwan play in the marquee $50,000 Player's Championship.Epstein is hardly the first man to play in a ladies event...read more

WSOP Poker Player's Championship quieter, but bigger than last year

Maybe the players are worn out from more than a month of grinding through a grueling World Series of Poker schedule. Maybe, with the proliferation of high-roller events at nearly every stop on the poker circuit, the novelty of a $50,000 buy-in event has worn off...read more

Black Friday and the WSOP: An in-depth look at the poker economy

LAS VEGAS – Just 47 days before the 2011 World Series of Poker got underway, the owners of the three largest online poker rooms that allowed Americans to play real-money games were indicted on charges of money laundering and bank fraud, and PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker subsequently shut their doors to U.S...read more