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World Series of Poker grooves its way into a huge Day 1C

lAS VEGAS -- Almost 2,000 players filled the Amazon and Brasilia rooms Saturday at the Rio All Suites and Casino in Las Vegas, generating a buzz and sense of excitement that was missing during the first two days of the Main Event. The surge of entrants was a welcome relief for the WSOP after 2,455 players combined to play on Thursday and Friday...read more

From the WSOP rail: Moneymaker gets some love; cricket star chirping

To a certain degree, the modern poker industry is the house that Chris Moneymaker built. Moneymaker's victory in the 2003 Main Event helped launch the poker boom that ran from 2003-2006. An amateur player at the time, Moneymaker earned his buy-in through by winning a $39 satellite on PokerStars...read more

A dramatic change in attitude hits the WSOP Main Event on Day 1B

LAS VEGAS – As far as poker goes, two days couldn't be more opposite. Day 1A of the World Series of Poker Main Event on Thursday was filled with nervous energy. The tournament staff, which had worked diligently to make sure it had taken care of every detail, was placing Everest Poker cushions on seats until just moments before doors opened...read more

A day with the man who drives the WSOP machine

LAS VEGAS – The doors have swung open for Day 1B of the 2008 World Series of Poker's Main Event and Jack Effel is standing smack dab in the middle of the Amazon Ballroom. Bodies are coming at him from all directions and Effel looks a lot more like a traffic cop at a busy four-way intersection than he does tournament director of one of the most prestigious events in the world...read more

WSOP Main Event begins with a bang

LAS VEGAS -- The organized chaos that is the World Series of Poker Main Event began with a bang today in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suites Resort and Casino. The doors opened to players just after noon, and 1,297 people swarmed the floor, looking for their seats...read more

The potent 'poker psychology' of Phil Hellmuth

LAS VEGAS – You can read about it, talk about it and watch it on TV. You can even try it yourself when you visit a casino or sit down at your weekly home game. But until you're able to witness in-person one of the game's all-time best apply the power of "poker psychology" from a few feet away, you have no idea just how effective it can be...read more

From the WSOP rail: Luckboxes, mega satellites and eagle-eyed pros

Rooting for Tommy Hang After Phil Hellmuth was bounced from the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, the large crowd surrounding the table thinned quickly. And left in its place were about a dozen players rooting for Tommy Hang to beat James Schaaf heads up...read more

Poker pros and celebs discuss their respective trades at Ante Up for Africa event

LAS VEGAS – Poker and celebrities. It's a marriage that was consumated during the "poker boom" and the result has been events like Wednesday's Ante Up for Africa tournament that took place at the Rio All Suites and Casino at the World Series of Poker...read more

Hellmuth, Mizrachi add spice to World Series of Poker

LAS VEGAS -- What was supposed to be a sleepy little day at the World Series of Poker turned electric, with Phil Hellmuth pursuing his 12th WSOP bracelet and Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi chasing his first. The dual-bracelet chase took place at adjacent tables in the Amazon Room at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino...read more

Around the WSOP: A chat with a proud Phil Hellmuth Sr.

LAS VEGAS – Phil Hellmuth Sr. woke up Tuesday morning at his home in Wisconsin expecting it to be just another ordinary day in the life of a retiree. "I was planning on going for a swim and then going out to dinner with the wife," he says. Instead, Hellmuth and his wife Lynn got a call from their oldest son just after 7 a.m...read more