https://www.onlinepokernews.org The lastest news from the poker world Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:05:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year’s WSOP will go down in history as the biggest in history, with a record 82,360 participants and amassing the biggest total prize pool yet, $227,712,923. Spanning 65 events, registrants represented 107 countries, with an all-time participation high, surpassing last year’s 79,471 by 3.6%, with the Main Event alone ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/record-breaking-year-for-the-wsop/4006 WSOP reporters refer to it as a “David and Goliath story,” which is so very fitting, to say the least. It could also be called “Daniels in the Lion’s Den,” as the final play came down to Daniel against Daniel. There are only a handful of other players that could ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/the-big-one-for-one-drop-daniel-vs-daniel/4004 Last year, Seattle, Washington’s semi-pro Andrew Rennhack was named the Player of the Series for the Carnivale of Poker. He said, “Winning the Carnivale Best-All Around was nice, but that wasn't my goal when I came out here last year. I came out here to win the gold bracelet. I had ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/andrew-rennhack-takes-a-bracelet/4002 Event #24 $5K NLH 6 Handed saw Kevin Eyster win his first WSOP bracelet after 37 overall major poker tournament cashes and a paycheck of more than $622K. Originally from Louisiana, but now living in Denver, Eyster has seen a great deal of success over the past seven years that ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/another-first-time-bracelet-winner-makes-a-mark/4000 Germany’s Dominik Nitsche caught his third bracelet this year, second for the 2014 season, in Event #21 $1K NLH, receiving more than $335K for his efforts. And the efforts were many, as he was faced against Dave D’Alesandro, who ended up the runner up. Also in Nitche’s way to his ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/dominik-nitsche-wins-third-wsop-bracelet/3997 Event #20 $3K NLH Shootout has wrapped up after a final table of all US players that included bracelet-winners Phil Galfond and Taylor Paur, both at their second final table of the year in this event, as well as Chris Bell, and Noah Bronstein (who went to one final table ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/kilpatrick-kills-a-table-stacked-with-experience/3993 A new event this year, Event #18 $10K 7 Card Razz, was the first of its kind in the 45-yar WSOP history. This is the highest buy-in for a Razz event ever, making it a championship event and attracting some of the best Razz players in the world, and even ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/first-timer-george-danzer-wins-the-18th-2014-wsop-bracelet/3990 “It means a lot. This is actually my very first tournament that I’ve ever won, period, and it just happened to be a World Series of Poker event. It meant a lot because I always thought, ‘When would I win my first one?’ But it is hard when you only ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/jc-trans-bff-wins-first-wsop-bracelet/3983 There are hundreds of satellite seats to the WSOP given away each year via online poker site promotions, and with the initiation of WSOP.com online poker, where better to earn your free spot to play in the biggest live poker series in the world? Satellite seats are awarded to multiple ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/poker-dreams-really-do-come-true/3980 The ideal model of a true poker face is exemplified in Dan Heimiller, who manages to keep it on just about 24/7, unless he’s just won a WSOP gold bracelet, then he makes an exception and cracks a smile for his fans. Over the past two decades plus, Heimiller has ... https://www.onlinepokernews.org/poker-news/participation-at-wsop-seniors-event-trumps-last-years-turn-out/3986