2010 July 08 Poker News, Events and Happenings
PokerStars has just released the schedule for the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker, if you played in the 2010 World Series of Poker, you are part of a record breaking field, and if you played yesterday, you missed quite the entrance from…
Starting on September 5th, the 2010 World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) will play out on PokerStars. A total of 62 events will be held and, while the guarantees have not yet been announced, over $50 million was given out last year when 45 tournaments were run.
Phil Hellmuth‘s entrance at the WSOP is now a yearly event and the 2010 edition definitely did not disappoint. The UB sponsored poker pro made his way into Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event in lavish style with a dance routine and loud music introducing his entrance into the tournament. Our camera was strategically placed next to Joe Sebok, Mike “The Mouth” Matusow and Gavin Smith and picked up their hilarious commentary of this epic event which drew hundreds (if not close to a thousand) people. We captured the festivities outside the Rio and followed up with a quick interview with Hellmuth in this video.
When Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event began, it was tough not to notice a very familiar blonde sitting at one of the tables. Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh, who has been largely missing from the poker scene for the past two years is…
The World Series of Poker (WSOP) set numerous attendance records in 2010, so even amidst the trials and tribulations poker players have endured during the UIGEA enforcement, it isn’t surprising to see the WSOP Main Event attract so many players this summer. With 2,314 players participating on Day 1c, the 2010 Main Event will officially go down as the second largest poker tournament in history. The total was up from 1,696 entrants on Day 1c last year, an increase of 36%. And with Day 1d registration still open and a max capacity of around 3,800 in the Rio this year, the total could eclipse 8,000 entrants. The 2006 Main Event had 8,773 players.
More than just a sick name, “Sippin_criss” also has sick skills. In this customized replayer video, we review some especially interesting hands, considering our opponents ranges, our perceived range, as well as natural table dynamics which are often hard to assess. This video comes to us from CardRunners.
Rumblings around the Amazon Room, site of the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, have Liv Boeree and UB.com parting ways. However, Poker News Daily can independently confirm that the two sides are actively renegotiating Boeree’s contract.
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