Ever since The aptly named Chris Moneymaker won the World Series of Poker Main Event in 2003, part time and amateur players have been vying with experienced pros to claim some of the richest purses in a the game. The folks that run the most popular poker tournament in the world added some new wrinkles in 2015 to boost the popularity of the game, which has dipped in recent … [Read more...] about Adrian Buckley Wins WSOP Millionaire Maker
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World Series of Poker Finale Tonight
When you think of marquee sporting events, the Super Bowl, the Masters, the Kentucky Derby all come to mind. How about the World Series? Not the baseball game, but the richest and most prestigious poker event on the planet. The World Series of Poker, held at the Rio in Las Vegas. This fall classic actually got underway in July, when 6683 hopefuls began a grueling seven … [Read more...] about World Series of Poker Finale Tonight
A Million Dollar Poker Tournament at the WSOP
Most people who aren’t big poker fans are still aware of the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. The causal fans might not be realize that there are actually sixty different events that make up the annual poker orgy that is the World Series. The buy-ins to participate in the various tournaments range from as little as $500 for the casino employee events to as much as … [Read more...] about A Million Dollar Poker Tournament at the WSOP
The End of the Streak, and an Arizona Road Trip
The ongoing adventures of Steve Leventhal in Las Vegas 2012 Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four/Five/Six Day Four Finally, at long last the drought is over. Or as White Sox announcer Ken Harrelson would exclaim, “The drought is ovah.” At 1:15 PM PT, I was finally in possession of a winner’s share of a prize pool. It wasn’t substantial, but it was more cash than I … [Read more...] about The End of the Streak, and an Arizona Road Trip
The Bubble Boy in the City of Lost Wages
Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four/Five/Six part three of my odyssey in Sin City "The Bubble Boy" That is the one distinction that no poker player wants, yet I was one yesterday. The bubble boy is the moniker given to the unfortunate player who is the last one ousted from a tourney before the remaining players are “in the money.” I’ve heard players say they’d … [Read more...] about The Bubble Boy in the City of Lost Wages
