A twenty-five year old attorney from Brazil, Alexandre Gomes walked into the Rio a complete unknown, and left just three days later a world champion of poker and a hero to his hometown of Curitiba , Brazil. This most impressive victory has earned Gomes not only a gold bracelet and $770,540, but…
The United States economy was in a recession in 1992, and because of that the main event field shrunk for the first time in its history (the second time came in 2007). There were 14 less players in the world championship field in 1992 than there had been in 1991, taking the total number down to…
The Bellagio Cup IV begins on Wednesday, July 2, and with numerous satellites and tripled starting stacks for all events, the eight-event series that culminates in a $15,000 buy-in World Poker Tour main event will be an attraction for any player in Vegas looking for big prize pools and lots of…
Winning a World Series of Poker bracelet is the hardest part of any professional poker player's job. Winning two bracelets is what distinguishes a job from a career. Ryan Hughes picked up his second career WSOP bracelet in event no. 47, one year after winning his first bracelet in the very…
Erick Lindgren said after he won his first bracelet at the 2008 World Series of Poker that he would be happy with his poker career if it was one that the late Chip Reese could be proud of, in reference to the fact that Reese was his hero. Lindgren may take a major step toward boosting his career…
It took two days to thin the field of 2,317 entrants into Event #48 down to the final nine, but it took just a few scant hours for Alexandre Gomes to blow through the final table en route to his first World Series of Poker bracelet…
A few days ago I was walking through the 2008 WSOP at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino and literally stopped in my tracks, as I noticed one poker player on the end seat in a cash game. Simply put, I couldn’t believe my eyes…
Another pair of bracelets found worthy owners in action on Saturday at the World Series of Poker, while one of the two most illustrious events on the WSOP schedule, the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. World Championship, settled on its…
A sellout crowd of 2,718 players descended on the Rio for Day 1 of Event #49, $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. Before kicking off the event, the crowd paused for a moment of silence for the late John Bonetti. Then it was time to start…
Beginning Day 4, the 24 remaining players in Event #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E., featured world champions, internet superstars, top cash game players, TV stars and one living legend. With over 30 WSOP bracelets among them…
