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WSOP Vegas 2009- I want to marry a poker something!!!

Poker somethings I want to marry Poker affiliate, poker operator, poker player, poker magazine owner- I don't care. This life is glamorous!! Well, at least the lives of the male dominated poker somethings that I know are glamorous...read more

Capacity Day 1D field forces WSOP to turn away players

LAS VEGAS -- When a sporting event "sells out," it generally means that there are no more tickets available for spectators to buy. In poker, however, that's not quite the case. When a poker tournament sells out, it means there are no more seats in the tournament field for players to buy into...read more

Frank 'optimistic' repeal of UIGEA will pass

LAS VEGAS -- Barney Frank (D-MA) sharpened his rhetoric against UIGEA proponents and promised to move forward on bills that would suspend and ultimately repeal the UIGEA when he visited the Main Event at the World Series of Poker Sunday. Before ushering in play with the traditional "Shuffle up and deal call," Frank called the UIGEA the "stupidest" bill ever and implored poker players to write their Congressmen and Senators and ask them to repeal it...read more

Excalibur poker room removes electronic tables

LAS VEGAS – Less than year after going all-electronic in its poker room, Excalibur is going back to live dealers and real chips and cards. A MGM Mirage spokesperson confirmed that the company planned to remove the 12 PokerPro electronic poker tables on Monday and hoped to have its live poker room back in action by as early as Friday. It was just last August that Excalibur became the first casino in Las Vegas to host a poker room with exclusively electronic tables...read more

Top-10 changes we'd make to the WSOP

LAS VEGAS – The changes that have been made to the World Series of Poker since Harrah's took over the brand in 2004 have not only been numerous, but they have been quite effective. Participation in the event has increased by more than 300% in the last five years, going from 13,036 player registrations in 2004 to 58,720 last year, which was an all-time high...read more

Entrances and pros dominate Day 1C of the WSOP Main Event

LAS VEGAS -- It was a day for entrants and entrances at the World Series of Poker Main Event Sunday. Nearly 1,700 players hit the felt for Day 1C after Days 1A and 1B combined produced 1,989 entrants combined. An even larger field is expected to play Monday, though it is unlikely that the 2009 Main Event will match last year's field of 6,844 players...read more

Playing It Smart: Why almost everyone questions at least some blackjack pair splits

Bettors are allowed to split pairs in blackjack and play each side separately. This is among the features of the game that moderate the otherwise huge edge dealers would have by acting last. But many solid citizens question at least some of the splits dictated by Basic Strategy...read more

Day 1B restores 'normalcy' to WSOP Main Event

LAS VEGAS -- When Day 1A of the World Series of Poker Main Event ended Friday night, we seemed to be in a place Jason Alexander could appreciate -- Bizzaro World. Gone from the Main Event were Andy Bloch, Allen Cunningham, Freddy Deeb, John Phan, Mark Vos and Isaac Haxton...read more

Massaging chairs big hit at Poker Palooza

For the last two years, strip clubs have dominated the scene at exhibit shows that have accompanied the World Series of Poker Main Event. One year, there was dunk tank set up so patrons could try and knock strippers wearing white t-shirts into the water...read more

Bach 'still walking on air' days after big H.O.R.S.E. win

LAS VEGAS – For a guy who hadn't slept more than a few hours over the last couple days, David Bach appeared to be in pretty good spirits Friday afternoon at the World Series of Poker. We're guessing that being the new owner of the handsome David "Chip" Reese Memorial Trophy – and the $1.2 million that goes with it – can go a long way in helping cure the after-affects of being sleep deprived. After almost 19 hours of final table action, David Bach won the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E...read more