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Online Poker News
Top-10 off-the-felt highlights from the 2014 Main Event
13 Jul 2014
Casino City's Dan Podheiser lists his 10 favorite moments from the Main Event that didn't happen at the tables.
Mark Newhouse poised to make history at WSOP Main Event
13 Jul 2014
Newhouse grabbed the chip lead Saturday on Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. If he reaches the final table this year, he'll be the first player to reach consecutive final tables since Dan Harrington did it in 2003 and 2004.
Vancouver home game taking over WSOP Main Event
13 Jul 2014
Matt Jarvis finished eighth in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event and won a WSOP bracelet the following year. In 2013, Jason Mann won $285,408 for his 25th-place finish in the Main Event. And on Saturday, Darlene Lee put herself in contention for a deep Main Event run before busting out in 113th place on a crazy, four-way all-in pot.
Patience pays off for Baranowski
13 Jul 2014
Casino City's Dan Podheiser wrote a human-interest story on Dean Baranowski and his wife, Colleen, on Day 1C of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Dean was still in the tournament by Day 5 thanks to patient play and a string of good timing.
Ronnie Bardah cashes in fifth-straight WSOP Main Event as players reach the money
12 Jul 2014
Phil Ivey busted out of the Main Event Friday. But he wasn't the biggest story at the World Series of Poker Main Event Friday. Not even close. That honor belonged to the money bubble -- and Ronnie Bardah.
Main Event Day 4 post-bubble action makes for crazy swings
12 Jul 2014
Phil Ivey was cruising along, but busted shortly after the money bubble. And Brian Hastings jumped from 170,000 to 2 million chips.
Money bubble bursts at the 2014 WSOP Main Event
11 Jul 2014
John Dwyer, Kori Hunter and Zhen Cai were the three players who busted on the bubble. The three players split the 693rd-place prize of $18,406 three ways, then played a game of "high card" to determine who would earn a seat to the 2015 Main Event (awarded every year to the "bubble boy.") Cai won the seat.
Slyde partners with APPT to become official watch sponsor of PokerStars LIVE Macau
11 Jul 2014
Slyde will be supplying specially designed watches to both the winner of August’s Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Main Event and 2014 Asia Championship of Poker Main Event.
Ryan Riess eliminated as WSOP Main Event closes in on the money
11 Jul 2014
Defending champion Ryan Riess busted out of the Main Event Thursday as the field dwindled from 1,864 players to around 750 players. Only the top 693 players will win prize money.
ESPN makes a mistake by not filming early days of Main Event
11 Jul 2014
ESPN won't begin broadcasting Main Event coverage until Day 4, and Casino City's Dan Podheiser thinks that's a mistake.
All American Dave food truck transforming the way poker players eat
10 Jul 2014
Dave Swanson wanted to help people eat better and get in shape. But with his All American Dave food truck that sits outside the Amazon Room at the Rio all summer, he's transformed the way thousands of poker players eat during the World Series of Poker.
Casino City Gang: Main Event edition
10 Jul 2014
Casino City's Vin Narayanan and Dan Podheiser join Aaron Todd live from Las Vegas to discuss the latest news from the World Series of Poker's Main Event. With Phil Ivey leading the field heading into Day 3, a 5.2 percent increase in the field over last year, and five days of play so far, there will be plenty to discuss.
Player appreciation weekend event with $100,000 guarantee Delaware Poker Championship IV event at Dover Downs Hotel & Casino
10 Jul 2014
The buy in is $500, and preregistration is available in the Crown Royal Poker Room.
Intertops Poker tournament champion headed for CAPT Velden
10 Jul 2014
Poker manager promises VIP treatment at luxurious Austrian casino’s $1,000,000 tournament weekend.
Phil Ivey takes over chip lead at WSOP Main Event
10 Jul 2014
Yes, it's early. But poker's best player, Phil Ivey, is sitting at the top of the leader board at the World Series of Poker Main Event and there was only one player within 90,000 chips of him Wednesday.
Win iPad Mini prizes and get cash rewards in the Poker at bet365 Road To Rio
10 Jul 2014
Go to the poker lobby to find out all about Road To Rio, and check your current position.
Seven random questions to spark some fun into Day 2C
10 Jul 2014
I asked John Juanda, Haralabos Voulgaris, Rick Raisman (father of Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman), Byron Kaverman, Nick Schulman and Jonathan Aguiar a series of seven random questions to get a better idea of their personalities outside the game.
EPT set to break qualifier records for 100th event in Barcelona
9 Jul 2014
The historic 100th EPT kicks off mid-August and numbers already look set to beat last year’s EPT Barcelona Poker Festival record of 378 qualifiers.
Players find a way to keep Day 2 atmosphere light at the WSOP Main Event
9 Jul 2014
Thanks to Germany's thrashing of Brazil in the World Cup, the atmosphere remained light at World Series of Poker Main Event, even as hundreds of players busted out of the tournament.
At the Main Event, amateurs take different approaches to playing with pros
9 Jul 2014
Some amateur players enjoy the challenge of playing with the pros. Others shake in their boots.
Massachusetts limo driver carries memory of son with him to Main Event
8 Jul 2014
Raffi Boyadjian, a limo driver from Waltham, Mass., is playing in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event as a "Father's Day gift from his son," who passed away 14 years ago.
PokerStars guarantees $5 million and adds "MicroMillions Challenge" to 8th championship
8 Jul 2014
The highlight will be the $22 No Limit Hold’em Main Event tournament on the final day of the championship, which has a $1 million guarantee.
Phil Ivey dominates record Day 1C Main Event field
8 Jul 2014
A record Day 1C flight of 3,768 players pushed the total field of the World Series of Poker Main Event to 6,683 players, making it the fifth-largest Main Event. The tournament champion will win $10 million. And Phil Ivey is among the chip leaders.
For the Baranowskis, the Main Event is a shared experience
8 Jul 2014
Dean Baranowski made it to Day 4 of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event with his wife, Colleen, by his side at every juncture. This year, the Dallas couple is back at the World Series reliving a wonderful experience.
Main Event players seated at Buzio's have mixed feelings
7 Jul 2014
Fourteen tables were placed outside Buzio's seafood restaurant on the Rio casino floor to start Day 1C of the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Some players enjoyed the convenience of the location, while others missed out on being among the masses.
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