2008 WSOP Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 4: Erick Lindgren, Scotty Nguyen Head Final

Beginning Day 4, the 24 remaining players in Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., featured world champions, internet superstars, top cash game players, TV stars and one living legend. With over 30 WSOP bracelets among them…

2008 WSOP Event #48 $2,000 NLHE Day 2: Marco ‘CrazyMarco’ Johnson Heads Final

The 198 players that returned for Day 2 of Event #48, $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em, had all achieved their first goal, that of cashing in the tournament. With the money bubble bursting just before the end of play on Day 1, the eliminations…

2008 WSOP Event #46 $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed: Commisso Beats Lyndaker in Marathon

Going into the final table of the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed Event #46, Richard Lyndaker and Joe Commisso were one and two on the leaderboard. They would be the last two standing. By the end of their grueling, six-hour…

Poker Room Review: Hard Rock Tampa, Tampa, FL

The Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, run by the Seminole tribe of Florida, is a large, great room. They have 50 tables, spread $1/2 and $2/5 no limit hold’em with a $100 capped buy-in. They spread $2/4 limit hold’em and $1-5 limit stud…

World Poker Association Announces Membership Changes

As the World Poker Association (WPA) begins a new era under returning founder and current chairman Jesse Jones, the group has announced a series of changes to its membership plan, both to better serve its current 1400-member enrollment…

Three-time WSOP Bracelet Winner John Bonetti Passes

Three-time WSOP bracelet winner John Bonetti died of cancer on Saturday, June 28th in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Bonetti won his first WSOP bracelet in the 1990 No Limit Deuce to Seven Lowball event at a final table that included…

2008 WSOP Event #48, $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em: Eric Crain Leads, Money Reached

2,317 players spread throughout all playable areas of the Rio for Event #45, $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em. While attendance in some of the big-ticket events has held steady or decreased from last year, the smaller buy-in no-limit hold’em…

2008 WSOP Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 3: DeMichele, Greenstein, Negreanu Lead Final 24

Lyle Berman took the chip lead into Day 3 of Event #45, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, with 67 players returning to the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio All-Suites Resort & Casino. By the end of the day, Michael DeMichele had taken…

2008 WSOP Event #47 $1,500 Stud 8 Day 2: Jonas Klausen Leads Final 13

Day 2 of 2008 WSOP Event #47 $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Low, started with 117 players and shed enough of those players to safely make it into the money, which started at 56th place. The event was unable, however, to make its way…

2008 WSOP Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed: Lyndaker Heads Final

Ninety-six players spread around 16 tables began Day 2 of Event #46, $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed, and 15 hours later it was down to the final six. They will return to compete for the top prize money of $911,855 and the coveted…