2007 June 24 Poker News, Events and Happenings

With the return of the prestigious $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event on Sunday, there’s a buzz in the poker world. The event brings out the cream of the crop and many argue that it should replace the Main Event as the preeminent championship event…

After three days of chops, splits and pushes, John ‘Sir Scoopalot’ Guth scooped his fair share of pots en route to his first World Series of Poker cash, his first WSOP final table, and his first WSOP bracelet in Event #36, $5,000 Omaha…

Saturday’s action at the World Series of Poker saw two bracelets awarded, one in the culmination of an aggressively played event and the other a lengthy wrap-up to a three-day endurance test. Ryan Young and John Guth were the triumphant…

An enormous field of 2,780 runners took to the felt for Saturday’s $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #38, every one eyeing World Series of Poker immortality. With the event officially sold out and all available tables filled…

Ryan Young took the top prize in Saturday’s final of Event #35, $1500 No Limit Hold ‘Em, claiming his first WSOP bracelet, $615,955, and a Corum watch. Young went into Saturday’s final table as chip leader and maintained his lead…

45 players returned to action on Saturday in Event #37, $2,000 Pot Limit Hold ‘Em made a somewhat anonymous entry to the tournament floor, buried by the sea of entrants in the day’s no-limit hold’em tourney. The 45 were the survivors…

Part of the appeal of the World Series of Poker is that it allows players who have a smaller bankroll to explode onto the poker scene with a huge score. Many people see the WSOP as their opportunity to take a shot at the tournament…