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Now that we know the composition of the November Nine for the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, much of the attention of the poker community will shift from what has gone on in the tournament to what will happen during the three and a half mon

Everyone knew where this road was headed, we just didn’t know who would get there.  Just 22 players entered play at the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Tuesday with a chance to make the final table and come hell or high water, the f

The United Kingdom’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced plans for a major change to its online gambling regulations.  Under the new plan, any remote gambling operator that wants to offer its services to customers in the UK

Here we go.  One more day until we know the identities of the November Nine.  Day 7 of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is history and with 35 eliminations on Monday, just 22 players – less than three tables – remain.  And a

We’re at the point in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event where everyone left in the field can smell the finish line.  The coveted championship bracelet is now a realistic possibility, even for those at the bottom of the leader board.Â

With the eliminations of Claudia Crawford and Amanda Musumeci on Sunday, Erika Moutinho is officially the last woman alive at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. Moutinho, a native of Easton, Conn., finished Day 6 with just over 2 million chips and

Online poker players in the United States may have the chance to hop back onto a few rooms soon if all goes to plan.  It appears that the Merge Gaming Network intends to re-open its doors to new American customers by the end of the month. Our friends at

Georgia-based poker pro David Bach leads a field of 142 heading into Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Bach, best known for winning the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship in 2009, more than quadrupled his stack on “Moving Day” as the

Day 4 of the World Series of Poker Main Event brought a lot of excitement and several tense moments as the money bubble approached late Friday afternoon. A total of 853 players made their way to the Amazon Room knowing that only 693 would cash, and the ti

Day 3 of the World Series of Poker Main Event kicks off at noon PST Thursday, and for the first time ever poker fans will be able to watch the action in near-real time. ESPN will be providing tape-delayed coverage of the tournament for the next six days &

As some federal legislators are fighting to get online poker legalized and regulated across the United States, some lawmakers in North Carolina are trying to give gamblers more options in their state.  While nothing official was presented in writing, the

Enough of these split days.  It’s time to get everyone still in the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in the same room.  And that’s just what will happen tomorrow as all of the survivors from Days 2A and 2B reconvene as the field

In late June, Congressman Joe Barton (R – Texas) introduced a new bill in the United States House of Representatives aimed at legalizing and regulating online poker.  The bill, the Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection, and Strengthe

The first four flights of Day 1 of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, along with all the associated pomp and circumstance, are in the books, so now it’s time to get down to business.  Many players just wanted to get past Day 1, but t

Last week, PartyPoker announced that it was eliminating all multi-table tournament fees for the summer.  Now, perhaps in response to its closest competitor’s price slashing, Titan Poker, the most recognizable member of the iPoker Network, has annou

The final flight of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Day 1 wrapped up Sunday night with Charlotte, North Carolina’s Maynard “Mory” Little emerging as the chip leader of Day 1D, with a stack of 179,450 chips.  That total

For the third straight day, a former bracelet winner has finished atop the chip counts at the World Series of Poker Main Event. California-based poker pro Kevin Song joined Fred Berger and Ben Lamb in that regard by amassing a stack of 163,325 chips on Da

What a summer for Ben Lamb. The Las Vegas poker pro known as “benba” last month followed up a second-place in the $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha event by winning his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship. He

The World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off Thursday with 897 players participating on Day 1a, the first of four starting days in poker’s biggest showcase. The field was down about 20 percent from the 1,125 entrants that participated in 2010 

The $10,000 Main Event of the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is set to launch this week, but despite the thousands of players expected to compete, the electric atmosphere, and all the pomp and circumstance that comes with the biggest poker tournament i