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Nevada Jurisdiction News
Hellmuth denied again; Rodawig wins $10K Stud-8 title at WSOP
22 Jun 2011
Eric Rodawig, a relatively unknown poker player, defeated a final table of poker heaviest heavyweights — including runner-up Phil Hellmuth — to claim the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Eight or Better title at the World Series of Poker and $42,183.
Caldwell parlays home game satellite into $668K, WSOP title
21 Jun 2011
Kirk A. Caldwell won the latest $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker. The 31-year-old Canadian enjoyed the biggest score of his life collecting the fabulous sum of $668,276 in prize money after finding his way to the event after winning a home game satellite.
Stein wins PLO title at WSOP, claims $420,802
20 Jun 2011
Sam Stein, a 23-year-old pot-limit Omaha specialist, won the $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event at the World Series of Poker, claiming $420,802 in prize money and his first WSOP bracelet.
Youthful Hess wins WSOP Seniors title in record field
20 Jun 2011
James Hess, a 50-year-old talent manager from Encino, Calif., became the youngest player in World Series of Poker's history to win the $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em World Championship, defeating a record field of 3,752 players to claim the $557,435 first-place prize.
Lee wins WSOP's first 10-game mix event, $254,955
19 Jun 2011
Chris Lee became the first winner of the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed 10-Game Mix at the World Series of Poker, claiming $254,955 in prize money and his first WSOP bracelet. He earned $254,955 in prize money. Incredibly, this was the first time Lee has ever cashed in any WSOP tournament.
Wall Street trader turned poker pro wins WSOP bracelet, nearly $600K
19 Jun 2011
Andy Frankenberger won the latest $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker, overcoming a massive field size of exactly 2,500 entrants to claim $599,153 in prize money.
Idema improves on last year's runner-up finish, claims WSOP limit championship
18 Jun 2011
One year to the very day that he finished as the runner-up in the $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em World Championship at the 2010 WSOP, Idema returned to Las Vegas and outdid himself. Idema won the very same $10,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em Championship in 2011.
Ukrainian poker pro collects $689,739, WSOP title
18 Jun 2011
Ukrainian poker pro Oleksii Kovalchuk defeated Romanian Ionel Anton in heads up play to win the $2,500 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em championship at the World Series of Poker, claiming a WSOP bracelet and $689,739.
Viox denies Sexton WSOP title
17 Jun 2011
Chris Viox earned his first gold bracelet by coming out on top in the $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split Eight-or-Better championship at the World Series of Poker, winning $200,459 in prize money.
Rodaja joins list of elite players from Guelph, claims WSOP Shootout title
17 Jun 2011
Mark Radoja, a 25-year-old poker pro from Guelph, Ontario, won the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout at the World Series of Poker, claiming $436,568.
Monnette wins mixed games title at WSOP
16 Jun 2011
John Monnette, a 29-year-old professional poker player from Palmdale, Calif., won the world's largest eight-game mix tournament in history, beating a field of 489 players in the $2,500 event at the World Series of Poker held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to claim the $278,144 first-place prize.
Frenchman wins record-setting PLO tournament at WSOP, collects $292,825
16 Jun 2011
French poker players have struck again! They are looting Las Vegas of currency and treasure!The poker bandits reportedly landed at Las Vegas McCarran…
ElkY wins first WSOP title, $331,639
15 Jun 2011
Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier won his first World Series of Poker bracelet early on Wednesday morning, claiming the $10,000 Seven Card Stud title for $331,639.
Somerville completes the "wheel" with first WSOP win
15 Jun 2011
After finishing in second- through fifth-place in previous World Series of Poker events, Jason Somerville finally broke through for his first WSOP bracelet on Tuesday, claiming a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em title for $493,091.
Texas amateur wins WSOP title, $735,400 in record single-day field
15 Jun 2011
Foster Hays, a first-time player at the World Series of Poker, put in a solid week's work and managed to pull off a historic parlay, turning a $1,500…
Woods watches and learns, wins first WSOP title
14 Jun 2011
Three nights ago, Darren Woods was inconspicuously watching the final table of the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold’em tournament (Event #14). His friend,…
Nevada passes major gambling legislation
14 Jun 2011
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation to adopt regulations and grant licenses to casinos to be ready to offer online poker if and when the federal government approves it.
What a Steury! Sick call leads former online pro to WSOP H.O.R.S.E. title
13 Jun 2011
Sometimes, a single moment in time has a monumental impact on the outcome of something that is far bigger and greater.For Aaron Steury that special…
Convinced to play in WSOP by Esfandiari, Rast wins WSOP bracelet
13 Jun 2011
After arriving in Las Vegas on a red-eye flight Brian Rast planned on getting some sleep, but is now thrilled Antonio Esfandiari convinced him to play in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker, because he now owns his first WSOP bracelet as a result.
Hellmuth denied record 12th bracelet
13 Jun 2011
John Juanda played the part of spoiler when he defeated Phil Hellmuth heads-up to win the $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball World Championship at the World Series of Poker early Sunday morning. Hellmuth would have won his record 12 gold bracelet if he took down the event.
Juanda beats Hellmuth for fifth WSOP bracelet
12 Jun 2011
John Juanda defeated Phil Hellmuth heads up to claim the $10,000 No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball World Championship at the World Series of Poker title, his fifth WSOP bracelet, and deny Hellmuth from clinching his 12th to break his own record.
Bonkowski bonks Brongo in heads up match, claims WSOP limit title
11 Jun 2011
Canadian poker pro Tyler Bonkowski overcame a 12-1 chip disadvantage to win the $3,000 buy-in Limit Hold'em Championship at the World Series of Poker, claiming his first WSOP bracelet and $220,817 in prize money.
Chalk another one up for the newbies at WSOP
11 Jun 2011
Facing four former WSOP gold bracelet winners with six combined career wins amongst them, Andrew Badecker slayed the field at the final table, claiming $369,371 in prize money and becoming the 13th first-time bracelet winner in 13 events.
Cancer survivor gets second chance, wins WSOP Triple Chance event
10 Jun 2011
As a child growing up in Honduras, David Diaz beat cancer, something that most in his situation would have seen as a death sentence. On Thursday night, he fittingly won the $1,500 Triple-Chance No-Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker to claim $352,808 and a WSOP gold bracelet.
22-year-old Russian wins WSOP Omaha high-low title
10 Jun 2011
Viacheslav Zhukov, a 22-year-old professional poker player from Stary Oskol, Russia defeated a star-studded field of 202 players to win the $10,000 Omaha High-Low Split Championship and $465,216 at the World Series of Poker.
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