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Gary Trask Gaming Guru - Page 22  Around the WSOP: November Nine concept continues to help create 'brotherhood' among players13 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Other than poker, Neil Blumenfield has very little in common with the eight other players who made it to the World Series of Poker Main Event final table last year. "We're different people," said the 62-year-old from San Francisco, who ended up taking third place and cashing in for $3.4 million last November. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: High Roller for One Drop dramatics upstage first two days of Main Event11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The energy was back at the World Series of Poker Main Event on Sunday, but like the day before, it was the big names and madcap dramatics of the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em Championship that stole the show at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. It's not that the first two days of the Main Event have been a disappointment. ... (read more)
Top 10 reasons every poker fan should attend the WSOP11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The registration line at the World Series of Poker snaked out of the cage area and spilled into the hallways of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Sunday morning. There were people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds. But they all had three things in common: An eager smile, $10,000 in cash and a far-flung hope of winning the 47th annual WSOP Main Event. ... (read more)
Around the WSOP: Ivey returns, McKeehen surprises to kick off Main Event Day 1C11 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- The start of the largest single-day field in World Series of Poker Main Event history was highlighted by the appearance of two of the game’s most enigmatic players: Phil Ivey and Joe McKeehen. For McKeehen, who has been here all summer and is once again running hot, the story wasn't his presence at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for Main Event Day 1C, but what he had to say. ... (read more)
Ex-NFL stars use WSOP Main Event to keep competitive juices flowing9 July 2016
LAS VEGAS -- For 15 seasons, Antoine Winfield made a pretty darn good living because of his quickness, playing a game that was all about speed. Not surprisingly, when the ex-NFL defensive back started to take poker more seriously upon retiring from football three years ago, he needed something to fill the void of all the dead time there is when competing in a tournament. ... (read more)
Top 10 players we'd like to see at this year's WSOP Main Event final table5 July 2016
One year ago, Joe McKeehen was not a household name in the world of poker. Same goes for Martin Jacobson the year before, Ryan Riess in 2013 and Greg Merson in 2012. Today, of course, all of the above names are forever part of poker history after winning a World Series of Poker Main Event, instantly going ... (read more)
Jason Mercier in hot pursuit of one more WSOP bracelet5 July 2016
Jason Mercier has already done a career's worth of damage during this year's World Series of Poker, winning a pair of bracelets while making it to four final tables and cashing in 10 events.
But he is far from satisfied.
With the number of events remaining dwindling toward single digits and the Main ... (read more)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives OKs gambling bill29 June 2016
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved an all-encompassing gambling bill on Tuesday that would authorize online casino games and poker, allow slot machines at off-track betting parlors and airports, and regulate daily fantasy sports. The bill — HB 2150 — passed the House by a 114-85 vote one week after it was rejected by a 116-79 vote because of a video gaming terminal element. ... (read more)
Brexit vote causes chaos in the betting markets27 June 2016
Last week's British vote to withdraw from the European Union, commonly known as "Brexit," was an economic bombshell, distressing global financial markets and trade industries. It also sent tremors through the world of bookmaking. First off, a record-breaking amount of money for a political event was wagered on the outcome. ... (read more)
California online poker bill passes committee, heads to full Assembly23 June 2016
It's been nearly a decade in the making, but an online poker bill in California is finally heading to a full Assembly for a possible vote after passing through the California Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday. Assemblymember Adam Gray (D-Merced) The vote on AB 2863 was scheduled to take place ... (read more)
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