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Vin Narayanan Gaming Guru - Page 8  PokerStars settles with DOJ, buys Full Tilt Poker31 July 2012
PokerStars has a reached settlement agreement with U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that includes the purchase of Full Tilt Poker. PokerStars will pay the DOJ $547 million to settle bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering charges. Part of that money will be used to pay money owed to American players by Full Tilt Poker. ... (read more)
Sylvia leads the way to WSOP Main Event final table17 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- The final table for the World Series of Poker Main event is set, and Jesse Sylvia is the runaway chip leader with 43.875 million. Joining Sylvia at the final table are Andras Koroknai (29.375 million), Greg Merson (28.725 million), Russell Thomas (24.8 million), Steven Gee (16.86 million), ... (read more)
Top 10 observations from the World Series of Poker Main Event16 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Walking around the floor at the World Series of Poker Main Event, you notice a lot of little things that remind you why this game -- and this tournament -- is so interesting. Here's a list of 10 things that caught my eye at this year's Main Event: 10. The waffle I'd never heard anyone call ace-queen "the waffle" until this year at the Main Event. ... (read more)
27 players still vying for WSOP Main Event final table16 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Day 6 at the World Series of Poker Main Event is best described as friends and family day. This is the day where players who are still left in the Main Event have enough in guaranteed winnings that they can afford -- or want -- to have friends and family fly in (or drive in) to watch. The ... (read more)
Four women poised to make deep run at WSOP Main Event15 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- As the World Series of Poker Main Event field narrowed from 282 players to 97, four women put themselves in position to make a run at the final table -- something that hasn't happened since the Moneymaker boom ushered in the modern poker era. Kevin Pollak eliminated Daniel Negreanu before busting out of the tournament himself. ... (read more)
WSOP Main Event gets more excitement than it bargained for14 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- The money bubble burst early Friday at the World Series of Poker Main Event. But that was just the beginning of the excitement in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Shortly after the bubble burst, a player accidently released pepper spray into the air while the tournament was being played. ... (read more)
Day 3 success doesn't guarantee big money at the WSOP Main Event13 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Grabbing the chip lead, or sitting on one of the top chip stacks after Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event, doesn't guarantee you'll reach the November Nine. It doesn't guarantee you'll finish in the top 50. But it does give you a really good chance of winning at least $65,000. ... (read more)
Why (real) dogs playing poker stole the show at World Series of Poker Main Event12 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- At some point, no matter how humble, obscure or subversive its origins might be, every successful movement or organization becomes the establishment. It happened to rock and roll and hip hop. It happened to Google, Apple and Facebook. And it's happened to the World Series of Poker. Being the establishment isn't necessarily a bad thing. ... (read more)
Negreanu rises, Pollak survives at World Series of Poker Main Event11 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- During the early days of the World Series of Poker Main Event, it's sometimes easy to forget that this tournament is more than just a big poker game. Especially when you see players like Daniel Negreanu (277,200) and Jason Somerville (332,700) rocketing up the leaderboard. And with almost 6,600 players entering the event, it's easy to get caught up in the culture of poker banter. ... (read more)
Dutch player knocks out Georges St. Pierre at the WSOP Main Event9 July 2012
LAS VEGAS -- The early days of the World Series of Poker Main Event are about more than winning and losing. Yes, players care about winning. But for most, cashing is a pipe dream. So playing in the Main Event becomes a bucket list item -- the experience of a lifetime. Stephan Patz is getting the most out of his experience of a lifetime. ... (read more)
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