November 7th, 2009
It's 7:00 p.m. and that means it's time for our two-hour dinner break. Seven players remain and they'll need all the fuel they can get to make it through the day. We've got the hands of note for you below and the updated counts for you on the right ...
November 7th, 2009
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A pair of eliminations at the World Series of Poker main event on Saturday pushed the seven remaining players closer to the title and a $8.55 million prize. Kevin Schaffel, a 52-year-old cash game player from Coral Springs, Fla ...
November 7th, 2009
Tournament officials regularly call the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament poker's biggest stage, and they transformed a theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino - normally used by magicians Penn and Teller - to give nearly 1,500 fans a fitting ...
November 7th, 2009
Although the latest edition of The New Oxford American Dictionary doesn’t include the terms “flop,’’ “hold ’em,’’ or “Omaha,’’ poker, by most accounts, has become one of America’s favorite games. Invented 200 years ago in New ...
November 7th, 2009
LAS VEGAS — A pair of eliminations at the World Series of Poker main event on Saturday pushed the seven remaining players closer to the title and $8.55 million prize. Kevin Schaffel, a 52-year-old cash game player from Coral Springs, Fla., was ...
November 7th, 2009
The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, along with their finish or final table starting chip counts in parentheses. The finalists emerged from a field of 6,494 players and will compete Nov. 7-10 for the tournament's top prize ...
November 7th, 2009
Kevin Schaffel had pocket aces twice at the 2009 World Series Main Event final table, and both times his opponent had pocket kings. While this is ordinarily the stuff of poker players' dreams, Schaffel will have this down as a nightmare. The big news ...
November 7th, 2009
LAS VEGAS - A pair of eliminations at the World Series of Poker main event on Saturday pushed the seven remaining players closer to the title and US$8.55 million prize. Kevin Schaffel, a 52-year-old cash game player from Coral Springs, Fla., was ...
November 7th, 2009
Tournament officials regularly call the no-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament poker's biggest stage, and they have transformed a theater at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino - normally used by magicians Penn and Teller - to give nearly 1,500 fans a ...
November 7th, 2009
The final nine players in the World Series of Poker main event, along with their finish or final table starting chip counts in parentheses. The finalists emerged from a field of 6,494 players and will compete Nov. 7-10 for the tournament's top prize ...